New-York tribune., 1921-10-22
Stetson, Former
Vicar, Elected
Trinity Rector
Washington Minister Named
to Succeed Bishop Man
ming, Who Has Continued
10 Serve Since Elevation
/ lth on Roll Since 1897
Date for Installation Will
Not Be Set Until After
His Official Notification

new rector of Trinity Parish, the
eleventh in the roll of Trinity rectors
since tho church was chartered in
1897, was elected by the vestry yestcr-
day afternoon. He is the Rev C.
Rockford Stetson, formerly vicar of
Trinity and now rector of St. Marks
Church, of Washington, D. c. Providing
he accepts tho nomination, Mr.. Stetson
will succeed Bishop William T. Man
ming, who has continued to act as rec
tor Of Trinity Parish since his eleva-
ton to the bishopric.
The vestry met in the offices of
Trinity Church. in st. Paul's rectory,
1877 Fulton Street, and was in session
for about two hours, Bishop Manning
presiding. At the close Of the meet
ing Bishop Manning sent telegram to
Mr. Stetson informing him of the re-
suit OF the election and soon afterward
the following statement was prepared
for publications:
"At q meeting Of the vestry Of
Trinity Church held this afternoon. the
Rev. c. Rockford Stctson was unani-
ish.
Vicar for Number OF Years
"Mr. Stetson was vicar of Trinity
Church for a number Of years. first un
der the Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix and after
ward under the rectorship of Bishop
Manning, and is we'll known to the
clergy and the people Of the parish.
"ln 1911 Mr.. Stetson accepted the
rectorship Of st. Marks Church, Wash
irgton, where he has remained until
this time.
"Mr. Stetson was born in Boston in
1871. He entered Harvard University
and was graduated in 1894. After
spending some time in the Virginia In
Theological Seminary, in New York,
whence he was graduated in 1898.'
Present at the meeting were Bishop
Manning and Hermann H. Cammann
and Richard Delafeld, church wardens,
and these members of the vestry
Stuyvesant Fish. Nicholas f. Palmer, S.
Edward Nash, Henry C. Swords, Will
liam Barclay Parsons, George F. Crane,
Ambrose S. Murray Jr., Vernon M.
Davis, Egerton L. Winthrop jr., John A.
Dix, Pell W. Foster, John B. Lawrence.
John Erskine. Lawson Purdy, Samuel A.
Tucker and Frederick II. Moore. Colo
Crane will make the official notiiica-
ton.
Mr.. Stetson is the second clergyman
of the Episcopal Church 80 receive the
designation Of rector since DR.. Man
ming became bishop of the diocese.
DR.. Drury Declined Offer
With the confirmation Of Bishop
Manning the church vestry elected the
Rev. DR.. Samuel Drury, headmaster Of
St. Paul's School at Concord, n. H, to
succeed the Bishop, but DR.. Drury de-
clined to accept. There were other
candidates at the time, among them
DR.. Joseph p McComas, vicar of st.
Paul's Chapel; Dr. Milo H. Gates, of
the Chapel of the intercession, and DR..
William Bellinger, of ST. Agnes Chapel,
all of the Trinity parish.
DR.. Drury having declined, there was
no further action of the vestry on the
vacant rectorship until yesterday.
Bishop Manning held the rectorship
Of Trinity for thirteen years. AS it
is the oldest and wealthiest Episcopal
ian parish in America, the rector Of
Trinity occupies one Of the most re-
sponsible Of ecclesiastical positions.
Trinity parish was chartered by the
British crown In 1897, and the first
rector was the Right Rev Henry Comp
ton, Bishop of London, who did no.
take up his actual residence in the
distant colony of New York. In the
same year the Rev. William Vesey
was named resident rector, and the
street bounding ST. 'Paul's Chapel on
the north, was named for him. Then
came the Rev. Henry Barclay, and in
his honor the next street above Vesey
was given his name.
No date will be set for the installa-
ton of Mr.. Stetson until after his Of
fetal notification by the committee.