Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-18
AGAIN ELECTS BRENT
Diocesan Convention Names
Him Bishop of WASHINGTON.
CHOSEN ON FIFTH BALLOT
Delegates Place Seven Churchmen in
Nomination.
EXPLANATION OF THE ACTION
Assertion That Head Of Episcopal
CHOSEN ON FIFTH BALLOT
EXPLANATION OF THE ACTION
Assertion That Head Of Episcopal
Church in Philippines Acted Be-
e fore Receiving Advices.

Ri. Rev. Charles Henry Brent. Bishop
of the Philippines, was again elected
Bishop of Washington by the diocesan
convention in Epiphany Church late yes
terday. Five ballots were cast, Bishop
Brent leading in all. He gained by each
successive ballot until he received the
required majority. both clerical and lay
After the announcement of the re-elec-
ton of the Philippine bishop to the local
episcopate the convention authorized
Rev. DR.. Randolph H. McKim. president
of the convention, to send the following
cablegram to Manila:
"Rt. Rev. c. H. Brent: You have
again been elected Bishop Of Washington
today. Affectionate greetings. Mckim,
president of convention"
Seven prominent churchmen were
placed in nomination at the beginning OF
the afternoon session yesterday. In ad-
dition to Bishop Brent and Rev. DR.. NC
Kim. whose nominations were mentioned
in The Star, the following were placed
before the conventions: Rev. George
Calvert Carter. pastor of st. Andrews
Church. this city; Rev. DR.. Alfred Hard
ing rector of st. Paurs Church. this
city: Rev. William Morgan-Jones, rector
of the Church of Our Saviour. Brook
land; Rev. William Mercer Grosvenor,
rector of the Church of the Incarnation,
New York city. and Rev. Philip NJ
Rhinelander. professor OF the 81 Episco opsl
votes were cast were Rev. c. E. Buck.
rector of st. Pauls Church. Rock Creek;
Rev. T. P. Packard. rector of Christ
Church, Rockville. Md. and Rev. DR..
Du Moulin. dean Of the Cathedral, Cleve-
land. Ohio.
Three Leading Candidates.
The three leading candidates were Bish-
op Brent, DIR. Mckim and Rev. Mr.. Car
ter. On the first ballot Bishop Brent re-
ceived % clerical votes and q lay votes;
on the second. 33 clerical and % lay; on
the third "a clerical and "a lay; and on
the fourth. 35 clerical and 81 lay; and on
the fifth. 81 clerical and 80 lay. The ma
jority required for election was "a clerical
having. three clerical and two lay votes
more than were necessary.
DR.. Mckim received on the first ballot
"a clerical and D lay votes; on the sec
ond, "a clerical and % lay; on the third,
"A clerical and 26 lay: on the fourth, 81
clerical and % lay votes. Mr.. Carter re-
ceived on the first ballot ) clerical and 10
lay votes; on the second, 8 clerical and II
lay; on the third. 8 clerical and Z lay; on
fifth, clerical and lay. The other votes
were scattered.
Seconds for Brent.
Bishop Brent was nominated by Rev.
DR.. William l.. DeVries, rector Of ST.
Marks Church. who presented his name
to the convention at the time of his cleo
ton last May. The bishops nomination
was seconded by Rev. G. F.. Dudley of ST.
Stephens Church. Rev. C.. Ernest Smith
of st. Thomas Church and Rev. H. n.
Bovine.
The speakers declared that at the time
Bishop Brent sent his eablegram declin-
ing the honor he had not received the let
tiers from officials and members of the do
cesan convention and from others of the
city, sent him shortly after his election,
May 8, expressing the feeling in his favor
throughout the diocese and the needs of
the Capital city. They maintained that
he should have had those in hand to un-
derstand exactly the situation in the do