The New York herald., 1921-04-19
DR.. DRURY ELECTED
TRINITY'S RECTOR
Head of st. Paul's School,
Concord, N. H., Unanimous
Choice Of yestry.
HE IS ONLY 43 YEARS OLD
DIR. Milo H. Gates and DR.. w.
w. Bellinger Said to Have
Been Candidates

The Rev. DR.. Samuel Smith Drury,
now rector of ST. Paul's School, Con-
cord, II. H., was elected yesterday
rector of Trinity parish to succeed the
Rev. DR.. William T. Manning, who on
May II will be consecrated Protestant
Episcopal Bishop of the diocese OF
New York.
Eighteen of the twenty-five men,
bers Of the vestry of Trinity Church
attended the meeting in the parish
house, 1877 Fulton street. They had
been in deliberation behind closed
doors almost two hours when the
session closed and Bishop-elect Man.
ming announced that DIR. Drury had
been made the unanimous choice OF
the electoral body.
The vestry appointed Church Wardens
Hermann II. Cammann and Richard
Delafcld, Justice Vernon NJ. Davis OF
the Supreme Court and George F. Crane
Of the vestrymen a committee TO wait
upon DR.. Drury in person and invite him
to accept the office. This formal notin-
cation will occur al the convenience OF
DR.. Drury, who will be consulted by
letter. Though 1t is generally believed
he will accept the election. neither
Bishop-elcct Manning nor any member
Of the vestry was willing 10 De quoted
to that effect.
DR.. Drury. though he is 'he first non
resident in many years to be chosen for
the head of New York's Oldest parish. is
no stranger to this city. He is distin-
guished among churchmen not only as
an able administrator and organizer. but
as a powerful preacher He is ~ years
old. Personally he stands fully six feet,
has a stalwart frame and Is gifted, 50
his friends say. with magnetism, charm
Of manner and spirituality as marked as
are his intellectual attributes.
During the recent Lenten season he
occupied the pulpit of Trinity at the
midday service daily during Passion
week and his sermons attracted large
congregations.
The rector -elect was born in Bristol.
r. l.. in 1873. He was ordained a
deacon by Bishop McVicker in 1905 and
priest by Bishop Charles +. Brent. now
Bishop OF Western New York, in 1908
pr Drury was graduated from Harvard
University and also attended the Berke-
ley Divinity School.
He served as chaplain to Bisnop Brent
in the Philippine Islands from 1905 to
1907 and had there wide missionary
experience In 1908 he became rector OF
st. Stephens Church. Boston, and In
1910 was elected vice-rector OF ST. Paurs
School, Concord. DIR. Drury becane head
Of the school the following year. st.
Paups School has roster of about 400
pupils and is one OF the leading college
preparatory institutions N The country.
Should the newly eieoted rector ac-
cept. the date OF his induction into office
viii be at his own convenience. u is
likely. however. to follow closely upon
he conservation of DR.. Manning as
Bishop. who will not resign ~ rector
until all details are arranged.
Or. Manning presided over yesterday s
meeting Of the vestry. Though his offi-
cial statement made no mention OF any
other candidate for the office OF rector.
Il is known that In the earlier delinera-
tions considerable strength was devel-
oped by two other nominees. These were
the Rev. DR.. Milo Hudson Gates. vicar
OF the Chapel of the Intercession, and
the Rev. Or. w. w. Belllnger. vicar OF
C'hannl