Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-19
No SUFFRAGAN
BISHOP NAMED
Episcopal Diocese Clergy and
Laymen Adjourn Session
After 10th Ballot

TRENTON, Oct. 19.-Having
taken ten ballots without any of the
nominees for the position of Suffra-
gan Bishop of the Episcopal diocese
of New Jersey receiving the required
majority of both the clerical and lay
vote, the special convention of the
diocesan delegates adjourned here
late yesterday afternoon. On the
final roll call the venerable arch
deacon, II. Bowden Shepherd, of this
city. led the other names in both the
clerical and the lay balloting. as he
had on all the other nine counts. 1t
required As votes from the laymen
and sixty-two from the clergy to
elect. On the tenth ballot the arch
deacon received thirty-nine lay votes
while thirteen were cast for Rev.
Clarence s. Wood, rector of st.
Luke's Episcopal church, Roselle,
and two for the Rev. c. s. Lewis,
Trenton, canon Of religious education
in the diocese and former rector of
st. Mary's church. Burlington. On
this final roll call the clerical ballot
stood as follows: Shepherd. SO;
Wood. IS, and Lewis, Z. In each
vote there we're a few scattering bal
lots for several other anne
Several times prior to the tenth
vote there were attempts made to
adjourn but on each occasion they
were voted down by a division OF
sentiment present. When it became
apparent that no selection could be
made and that a number of delegates
would be forced to leave for their
homes another motion to adjourn
received the endorsement of the con-
vention by a large vote.
The Rt. Rev. Bishop Paul Mat
thews, head of the Diocese of New
Jersey, which includes the counties
south starting at Union, with the
exception of Summit in that county.
and ending at Cape May. presided
over the convention and, it is under
stood, has the authority to call an
other special convention to elect the
suffragan bishop. The work of the
latter will be to assist Bishop Mat
thews in the conduct of the diocese's
affairs.
About ninety clerical and sixty-five
lay delegates participated in the
voting for the assistant bishop. The
Rev. Charles B. Du Bell. rector of
St. Johns church, Camden. who was
expected to have a prominent place
in the voting, did not develop his
expected strength. He received five
lay and two clerical votes on the
second ballot, which was about the
highest support given him. Follow
ing the sixth ballot the Rev. Mr..
Lewis, of this city, withdrew his
name from consideration, but he
still received some votes until the
final moments of the convention.
Some of his support after the sixth
ballot apparently went to Rev. Mr..
Wood, of Roselle, who, it was ru-
mored about the convention, was
being supported by the advanced
or so-called high church delegates
at the convention. The Rev. Hamil-
ton Schuyler, rector of Trinity
votes on the first ballot from the
clerical side and twelve lay votes.
After this his vote was nil in the
balloting. On the fifth ballot arch
deacon received forty-seven votes
from the laymen, or one short of the
required majority of forty-eight,
which was the nearest any candi-
date came to being accorded a ma
jority of either class of delegates.
On this ballot also he had fifty-seven
of the required sixty-two ballots
from the clerical side.
The special convention was held
in historic old st. Michael's church.
this city. During the day a resolu-
ton was unanimously adopted en-
dorsing President Harding's call for
the coming disarmament conference.
Counties represented at the con-
vention follow, Atlantic, Burling-
ton, Camden, Cape May, Cumber-
land, Gloucester, Hunterdon. Mer-
Ger, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean,
Salem, Somerset and Union.