Evening journal., 1920-06-03
)R. DAVENPORT
NAMED BISHOP
lew York Man Named For
Diocese of Easton by
Convention
Or. TRAPNELL
is VOTED FOR

SUDLERSNILLE. Md. June 3-The
eN. George W. Davenport, secretary
I the Seamen's Institute, New York
liy. was elected bishop OF the Diocese
! Easton yesterday afternoon at the
pnvention IN session at st. Andrews
hurch. Sudlersville. He was reared In
heen Anne's county, not far from
here he was elected bishop. He Will
hceed. II he accepts. the late Bishop
lillian Forbes Adams
Mr.. Davenport was IN every sense a
dark horse on the first ballot he
tceiVed but two votes from the
lergy and six from the lay delegates.
le forged ahead steadily, however,
ntil on the eleventh ballot he receiy-
d ministerial votes and q lay.
On this ballot he would have re-
pired 10 votes from the clergy and
B from the laiiy 10 be elected. How
yer. several ministers withdrew from
he voting The Rev. William Dunbar
lould. Of Cambridge. who came with
1 two votes OF winning the election
D the seventh ballot. complained Of
lellng m and left the convention,
I'D several other ministers did not
bie. on the twelfth ballot Mr.. DaV-
np0rt received the same vote as on
he eleventh ballot-elght clergy and
] lay-but with the withdrawal Of
he ministers this was enough to
lect him.
Mr.. Gould led in the balloting at the
hginnlng. and it appeared a foresone
Dnclusion that he would be elected.
te received s votes from the clergy
nd "a from the laity on the first bal
bt. and steadily gained strength uniil
he seventh ballot, when he received
. votes from the clergy and Is from
be laity. TWO more Noies from the
after would have elected him, From
his ballot. however, he lost strength.
delegates. apparently thinking the
ote was deadlocked, began to SHIFT
b Mr. Davenport
The new bishop Is the son Of The
ate Rev. William G. Davenport, Of
fermont who was rector In Sudlers-
hlle at the church where The election
n0k place today from islrtse3 and
n Emanuel Church, Washington, Tor
5 years from 1888 The elder DaNen-
tort died az the general convention IN
Deiroit last fan. The hishop-eects 5
bother lives In Washington.
Mr. Davenport was born NJ Burning
on. VT. ~ 1870 and was educated az
he Washington High school, WASH
ngion ST. pauls Episcopal school
baltimore: Hobart College. Bishop
Paul Theological school, baltimore
nd the General Theological seminary
rew York
He was ordained deacon rs
Paul in 1898 and also ordained as
,riest by TIE same bishop IN 1890 hls
lrst charge was al John The Baptist
~s-.--.l t,.1li..,,,ra x..hrra hr WAS rec
Or from 1898 10 1895. From here he
rent Ia 81. Mathews Church, New
fork. as assistant rector. He next be
,ame rector OF the Church OF The
kpsurreclion Richmond Hin, Lon.
Island remaining there from 1895 e
eoq. He left TO 60 10 the Church o
me- Redeemer. Astoria. Long Island
Nhere he remained from 1899 TO 1902
-5is. next charge was ST. James, Dan
bury. Conn. i902-t9i3.
In f9ii-iqi5 he was missionary sec
fefary OF the Province OF New Eng
and, composed Of the seven New Eng
land States. This was his trst ni.
aosi In 1916 he was rector OF -
bauis parish. Burlington. W., th'
nrgesf I'M Vermont. He remained
there until 1919 when he was made
national secretary Of seamen's worh
ior the United states, with headquar.
lers in New York city.
Mr.. Davenport was married TO Mis-
Jennie platt Briggs, OF Vermont, early
IN life and has three children. lie ha:
been successful In an his work. Dele.
gates are an OF the opinion that a wis'
Selection has been made.
nihfr nominees for the otilce. were
bishop A. s. Lloyd, New York; IN.
RtN. William II. Burkhart, RICHMOND
Va. Arcldeacon Claiborne, or Ten
nessee. the Rev. Richard lrapnen, o
Wilmington. Del, and tne Rev. hu
ward n. Hclfenstain. OF Ellicott City.