The Washington herald., 1908-06-17

1t is the opinion OF many Of the Epis-
copal clergy Of this city that Bishop
Brent will be asked by the convention.
which meets this morning at the Epiph-
any Church. TO reconsider his declination
to accept the bshoprlc Of Washington.
An effort will be made by some OF the
clergy to elect a local man TO the posi-
tion.
The argument advanced by those who
favor Bishop Brent is that he acted has
tily, and without due consideration Of
the matter. They contend that the many
private letters sent Bishop Brent VIII
have influence upon him to accept the
high church office
First Order OF Business.
The question of asking Bishop Brent to
reconsider his election Will be the first
order Of business transacted. II they
fail In this endeavor. a motion TO adjourn
will be made. Failing in this. an cleo
tion Will probably result in the choice
of a Washington man to succeed the late
Bishop Satterlee.
Rev G. Ernest Smith, ID. D.. who was
largely instrumental in the election Of
Bishop Brent at the recent convention.
will again work for Brents election. He
said last night: Il will again make a
speech nominating Bishop Brent. for
am sure his declination was based merely
upon the cable message sent him, and
not upon the official letter conveying IN
structions from the convention. Had he
received that letter. as we'll as the pri-
vate correspondence OF several Of the
local clergy. he would not have acted so
declsively. Should he be reelected, l am
sure he would accept"
Aside from the possible reelection of
the Bishop Of the Philippines, the candi-
dates for the position are Rev. Or. Ran
dolph H Mckim, Rev. George Calvert
Carter, and Rev. G. G. f. Bratenahl. all
of this diocese
According TO several prominent EpiscO-
pal clergymen. Rev. Dr. Mckim will have
large following az this convention. and
1t is thought by many that he will be
elected.
Speaking Of the possible outcome OF
the assembly. Rev. Alfred Harding. d. D..
rector OF St. PauTs Church, said last night
that consideration of the situation Gre
atod by the declination Of Bishop Brent
would be the first and possibly the only
question to come before the delegates
While / have not conferred with other
delegates, it seems to me the convention
will be a short one said the clergyman,
owing TO the fact that some of the
delegates are away on their vacations.
This may cause the convention to ad-
journ until fall, after having first asked
Bishop Brent to reconsider his decision.
Should the reelection of Bishop Brent
fail we may expect some definite action
before the session ends"
Rev. Mr.. Carter's Opinion.
1T is hard to tell what the conven-
ton will do" said Rev. George Calvert
Carter. Some Of the delegates favor
Bishop Brents reelection, while others
think 1t a mistake TO again offer him
the charge as Bishop Of Washington,
in view Of his decisive declination. In
my opinion the convention will be more
divided than the last one. Rev. Or. Nc
Kim VIII, no doubt. be renomlnate,.. and
he should make n stronger showing than
al the convention Of May s. last"
Rev. William NJ. Morgan-Jones, rector
OF the Church OF Our Saviour. said the
acceptance OF Bishop Brent's decllnation
would probably take place and another
named to take the bishopric OF WASH
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