New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-14
Slaiprnnanl and
Lloyd Named
Manning, Aids
Episcopalians of New York
Diocese Choose Two
Bishops Suffragan by
Close Vote i'm Convention
Disarmament Is Urged
Resolution Calls on u. S.
TO Gut Down Military
and Naval Expenditures

rector Of st. Bartholemew's Church.
White Plains, and the Rev. DR.. Her.
bert Shipmen, rector of the Church Of
the Heavenly Rest, Manhattan, yester-
day were elected by the annual conven-
ton of the Protestant Episcopal Do
cese of New York to be bishops suf-
fragan to Bishop William T. Manning.
The choice was made from among
eleven nominees. In the case of DR..
Shipman the vote was unusually close.
tie defeated his runner-up. the Rev. I
LOUIS Sutton, vicar of Trinity Chanel.
by i've clerical and three lay votes.
thirteen nominees had been put for
ward at the convention on Thursday.
put prior to the start of the balloting
Yesterday afternoon the Rev. William
n fott, former archdeacon, and the
Rev. Duncan Fl. Brown, rector of Christ
Church, New Brighton, S. I. withdrew
Three ballots were necessary to elect
blshop Lloyd. DR.. Sutton also was his
runner-up, DR.. Shipman attaining no
strength until after Bishop Lloyd had
peen declared elected on the first set
of ballots. 4'N9' SCI
Wlt II; threw enough votes to
" ohlpman to give him lust one vote
ever the 100 necessary clerical votes
iof election. His lay vote was Az.
just half vote over the required nun.
Der. aD'i'u Auiii-
Election Made Unanimous
1T was moved and seconded that the
election of DR.. Shipman be made man
lmous, as is the custom in the election
of bishops. Bishop Manning named
the Rev. William N. Guthrie and the
Rev. Alexander Cummins to conduct
Or. Shipman to the platform. When
the applause had subsidized Bishon
Manning said:
You have chosen one toward whom
! can feel from my heart as a true
TREND and brother; one whom have
known and for whom have always had
true affection"
DR.. Shipman said:
ITO say that | am overwhelmed nv
the result of this election is but to
speak the truth. My mind goes back
to-day to the election of Bishop Burch.
who at that time said no man without
great and serious reasons might nut
aside call as bishop suffragan of this
diocese" VIA
The second successful nominee spoke
OF the duties to devolve upon him. He
referred to Bishop Manning as h;s
commanding officer and said he felt
mat ms election was q command to
him to obey his commanding officer.
After Bishop Lloyd has been declared
elected and the vote made unanimous
bishop Manning named the Rev. Homer
+. Taylor and the Rev. H. Percy Silver
TO conduct the first elected candidate to
the platform. An impressive ovation
said:
ut is not necessary for me to say
what are my feelings. | welcome this
cholce as one from whom I shall re-
ceive not only assistance, but fellow
ship, counsel and spiritual help"
Aid Offered to Bishop
Bishop Lloyd responded:
"A man would not be a man WIN
would not appreciate what YOU
have done," addressing the assembly
Il have been associated with you in the
work of this diocese for twenty wears.
MY desire is to help your bishop make
GOOD; MY services are bis. I pray God
you have made no mistake"
Following the brief remarks of each
OF the newly elected bishops the Doxol-
ogy was sung.
Both the newly elected bishops are
subject to the procedure taken with
regard to the election of DR.. Manning
as blshops. except that DR.. Shipman will
nave to be consecrated and Bishop
Lloyd will not.
stephen Baker, chairman of the COM
mlttee on diocesan finance, moved a
resolution of his committee to the eff
fect that the salaries Of the bishops
sutfragan should be $4,000 a year each.
outstanding among the resolutions
adopted between the counting of bal
lots was one urging the Senate and
house OF Representatives of the United
States, "by legislative, diplomatic
representation or other appropriate
means" to obtain an international
agreement for the immediate reduc-
tlon of ornaments. The resolution
said that upon the United States rests
an especial obligation both to curtail
It's own military and naval expenditures
AND to commend such policy to other
nations. Prolonged applause greeted
the reading of the resolution.
Diocese Committee Named
Elections to the standing committee
of the diocese were announced during
the session as follows: Glass of 1925,
clerical, DR.. William M. Gilbert; lay,
Justice Vernon NJ. DAVIS; class of 1924,
toyy lhoHiaS .. MClLaHC. NEW deputies
to the provincial nynod are: Glass of
1924, clerical the Rev. Stanley Brown
Serman and the Rev. w. w. Davis; lay,
G. S. Baldwin and Hamilton Fish.
Trustees of the cathedral were elected
as follows: Glass of 1927. clerical. the
Rev. DR.. Fl. Percy Silver; lay, Nicholas
M. Butler and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Other elections, the results of which
were announced yesterday, included
those of members to the board of man
ayers of the Diocesan Missionary and
Church Extension Society, Social Serv-
ice Commission, board of religious ed
ucation and the Provincial Synod-pro-
visional deputies.
Both of the successful nominees for
suffragan bishop have attained I'M
usual prominence in the work Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church. Bishop
Lloyd was born in Alexandria County,
Va, May 8, 1857. He received his
degree Of Doctor of Divinity at the
University of Virginia and was also
graduated from the Virginia Theo-
logical Seminary. He was ordained a
priest in 1881 by Bishop Whittle. He
was consecrated BIsnop on October
20, 1909, by Bishops futile, Peterkin,
Randolph, Gravatt, Gibson, Tucker,
Teese, Harding and Courtney. He mar
ried Lizzie Robinson Blackboard in Alb
bington, Va, June 80, 1880.
He was rector of ST. Luke's, Norfolk,
Va, from 1885 to 1880; general secre-
tary of the Domestic and Foreign Mis-
sionary Society of the Protestant Epis-
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