Evening star., 1923-05-10
BISHOP OF EASTON
. WILL ORDA|N FOUR
Dr.. G. w. Davenport Obtain
ed for Service at Cathe-
draI on May 27.

Dr. George w Davenport, Bishop OF
F.aston, has consented to, ordain four
men to deacon's orders and to the
priesth ood at II am. Trinity Sunday,
May -, at the Washington Cathedral
AS there is no Bishop of Washing
ton. it became necessary to go outside
tho local diocess for enc who would
meet the requirements OF the church.
The ordination ceremonies May
-, four days before the convention
10 be held May 81 at the Church of
the Ascension to elect ii new Bishop
of Washington, point to the ditiicui-
ties being encountered by the local
Episcopal Church in administering
its affairs
Rev Harold V. Lounsbury OF this
city. now stationed at Prince Georges
county. Nd. and Rev. Clyde Brown,
assistant minister at Hyattsville. VIII
be ordained priests and :. Janney
and j. Manly cobb of this city as
deacons MIR. Cobb took highest
scholastic hpnorS at the Virginia
The eolnsical Seminary. IT Alexandria,
and Mr.. Hutton the highest honors
a the Theological Seminary of New
York city.
Other Bishops to Aid.
Davenport it will be possible for
these men to be ordained, it was
pointed out. The diocese has ar
ranged with other nearby bishops for
combinations until June IS.
Without the election of 4 bishop of
Washington this spring or summer
the local diocese would be without
any one to ordain or confirm. or to
sign papers requiring the signature
Of the bishop.
I.,t
in touch with the affairs of the great
diocese. which it has grown to be- de-
clare that the convention. May 81.
must elect Il bishop, and are. there
fore, dismiSsing any consideration of
the election of a bishop Suffragan in
this diocese.
Believe Delay Unvise.
1t is inconceivable. according TO
these authorities, that the diocese
would wait until 1925, when the next
presiding bishop of the Episcopal
Church in America will be elected. in
order to make the local bishop both
head of the whole church and of the
local diocese.
Let nothing he done without the
bishop was the dictum OF st. Icna-
titus Of Antioch. in III AID. who was
pupil of st. John the apostle.
This is declared to be still the
underlying law of the church, and
the diocese seems determined to Sc
lect its new bishop as soon as pos
81 BILE.
Persons eligible and not eligible for
the hishopric here are being dis
Cussed. Generally speaking, all
Preshyters of the Episcopal Church
In the United States in good stand
ing are eligible. All missionary
bishops. whether domestic or foreign
who have been in their territory for
AT least five wears, are eligible. All
bishops suffrasan are eligible.
Many of CIerg. Eligible.
No diocesan bishop or coadjutor
bishop is eligible OF the 5000 clergy
in the United States about 1900 are
elig BILE for selection.
Ihe election of "a new bishop is
not done in a hurry. - When the
clergy and lay delegates come to-
Eether at l am, May 81. at the
Church Of the Ascension. 18th and
massachusetts avenue. it will be but
the hrSt step in a process that will
take two months or more to complete
Nominations Will be made from the
floor. Then the clergy and lay dele
gates Will vote separately. and con-
tinue until some person gets u major
fty Of both clerical and lay votes.
Then the standing committee of the
diocese will submit the name of this
person To all the bishops an1 stand
ing committees of all the dioccses
within the United States. The stand
iHS committees represent the clergy
and laity OF the country
Needs Majority Approval.
II the person voted upon gets a ma
Jorlty OF both the bishops and the
standing committees, then the presid-
ing bishop. Bishop Gregg of Dallas,
Tex. will take orders Tor the con-
secration Of the new Bishop of Wash
ington.
The new bishop does not succeed to
his authority or enter into his duties
until the day of conservation, usually
held in the see city. At least three
bishops must perform the consecra-
tion
The ecclesiastical authority during
the vacancy is lodged by canon law
IN the standing committee of the dio-
Cese, who, however. may perform no
Episcopal acts, properly so called.
but may invite other bishops to act
IN such matters ad interim.