The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-12
SUFFRACAN
 BISHOP HAS
 BEEN CHOSEN
Rev. S. S. Drury, Head of St. PauI's School, Named on
 Sixth Ballot


 Smith Drury, headmaster Of St. Paul's school. Concord N. H., former rector of St. Stephens church, Boston, after 1 two hours balloting was last night elected suffragan bishop of the Episco- pal diocese of Connecticut on the sixth l ballot. MT. Drury is about 36 years of age, a graduate of Harvard and while there he served as superintendent of the Sunday school of St. Stephen church, Boston, one of the high church pazishes of Boston
 He is 4 graduate of the Berkeley Divinity school of Middletown. where he received his B. D. degree. He also received a B. L. degree from Trinity college of Hartford. He served three years in the Philippine Islands under Bishop Brent, as an instructor in the Episcopal schools of the island. At the end of his career there he was called to the rectorship of St. Ste- phenss church, Boston. and three years and a half ago he accepted the assis- tant rectorship of St PauFs school Concord, and a short time ago upon the retirement of Rev. Henry F. Fer guson, as rector, succeeded to the Of flee. MT. Drury was born in Bristol, R. L. is married and has one child
 The election of MT. Drury is looked upon in some quarters as a, victory for the so-cal1ed hfgh church sec ton Of the church and in a manner likewise a victory for the fAction In the church, who opposed the s11ffragan bishop plan, and advocated the plan of a division of the diocese, for it is suggested by these persons he may not accept the office, and then there will be no suffragan bishop until the an nua1 convention next year, leaving the question open again
 There is no doubt that the senti- ment of the Episcopal gathering if szf7- f.fI V Vrf111Id favor bishop coadjutor, but such prelate cannot be appointed until Bishop Brewster asks for one and the bish- op has never yet out and out express ed a desire for such an assiEta1ft, but as far as can be learned from his tude in the convention yesterday, he favors a suffragan bishop
 Before the convention at T:30 o'clock last night, got down to nominating men for the Office after the question of dividing the diocese was lost ear of 152 to 151, ten ministers were nom mated; Rev. J. c. Linsley of Torring ton; Rev. w. B. Gardiner, seer etary of the educational board of the Episco- pal church; Rev George T. Lfnsley of Hartford, elected last year suffragan bishop, and who subsequently, resign ed: Rev Theodore Sedgw1cEx Of Cal
 
 M Thompson of Greenwich; Rev El c. Acheson, Of Middletown; Rev. Samuel s. Drury, Of Concord, N. H., nominated by Rev. Philip Sidney Irwin. Of Christ church, Pomfret; Rev. Lewis V. How ell of Norwalk; Rev. John T. Plumb. Of New Milford; Rev. George W. Da- venport, secretary of the New Emg- land Department of Missions.
 On the first ballot, MT. Gardiner re- ceived the largest number of votes, 35, and continued to increase them until the fourth ballot when he was seen in favor until the sixth ballot, when he received 77 votes, 21 more than the req ufred number necessary to cleo ton. Other candidates were entered in the race. Rev. s. R. Co1Ioday, dean of the Cathedral at Salt Lake City; Rev. E. B. Sniffen, of Stratford; Rev. George T. Linsley and Rev Ernest deF Mie1 of Hartford, but their votes had little effect upon the final bal loting which sirnmered down to race between Rev. MT. Gardiner and Rev. Mir. Drury.
 Tn the sixth ballot the election of MT. Drury was made unanimous and the result communicated to the lay body of the church, whose delegates retired to an ante-room and voted unanimously to endorse the election of the clergy. Rev. Philip Sidney IT, win. who nominated Rev. Mr. Drury, General B. D. Bradley of this city, and Rev. Dr. Ferguson of Hartford, formerly head master of St. PauIs Concord, whom Rev. MT. Drury sue ceeded, were named by Bishop Brew ster as a committee to inform him of his election.
 At the conclusion of the bA11otine Bishop Brewster congratulated the convention upon the election of a man of national reputation to the office of .ae4.A AH-.- &1 election seemed in general to meet with approval. Rev. MT. Drury was backed by the strong Goodwin faction of Hartford, and while outside the dio- cese his academic affiliations with fl are strong, there was no possibility in the minds of many that he could be persuaded to relinquish the position he now holds, this being a reason for abandoning his candidacy as the bal 1oting advanced.