Evening star., 1943-11-22
Convention SET
For Election Of
New Bishop
Nominations From
Floor Likely at
Session Tomorrow
BY HAROLD B. ROGERS.

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BY HAROLD B. ROGERS.
When the special convention Of
the Washington diocese, Protestant
Episcopal Church, meets tomorrow
to elect successor to the
late Right Rev. James E. Freeman.
Bishop of washington, it will have
before 1t not only four names pre-
sented by its Nominating Committee.
but also the names of some Wash
ington clergymen nominated from
the floor, it was indicated today.
The four candidates selected by
the Nominating Committee will be
laid before the convention at st.
Stephen and the Incarnation Church
by Chairman owen j. Roberts, asso-
ciate justice of the Supreme Court.
of local clergymen will
be made by friends and hackers.
Names of some of the District men
who were recommended to the
Committee are expected
to be presented.
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A canvass of sentiment among
church leaders here today pointed
to likelihood of election of one Of
the four recommended by the Nomi-
mating Committee. There will prob
ably be a strong showing for one
or two District men on the first
ballot. however, it was predicted.
The greatest opportunity for
District man would develop, 1t was
indicated, if there should be a dead
lock in the balloting over the four
nominees from the conventions
Nominating Committee.
Among District men who are ex-
pected to be nominated are at least
some from the following list which
he Nominating Committee said had
been presented to it for considera-
ton:
The Rev. Clyde Brown, diocesan
missioner; the Rev. Armand T.
Eyler of ST. Margaret's Church,
who already has withdrawn his
name; the Rev. W. Curtis Draper,
jr., canon at Washington Cathedral;
the Rev. Albert J. Dubois of st.
Agnes Church, now an Army chap
lain; the Rev. Edward Gabler,
Christ Church, Washington parish;
the Rev. c. Leslie Glenn, rector Of
st. Johns Church, Lafayette Square,
now Navy chaplain; the Rev. DR..
Charles w. Sheerin of Epiphany
Church, the Rev. F. Bland Tucker,
st Johns Church. Georgetown,
brother of the Right Rev. Henry
st. George Tucker of Richmond,
Va, presiding bishop of the church;
the Rev Charles T. Warner, st.
Adams Church; Canon Theodore
o. Wendell, warden of the College Of
Preachers at Washington Cathedral,
and the Rev. DR.. Howard S. Wilk-
inson of st. Thomas Church.
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Others with former local connec-
tions who had been recommended
included the Rev. Charles E. Nc
Auister, formerly of this city, now
dean Of the cathedral at Spokane,
Wash: the Rev. Gerald v. Barry.
formerly Of Oxon Hill, Md; the Rev.
DR.. Anson Phelps Stokes of Lenox,
Mass. formerly canon of the Wash
ington Cathedral; the Rev. William
R. Moody Of Baltimore, formerly of
st. Marks here, and the Rev. Fred
erick M. Morris of Newton Center,
Mass. formerly of Grace Church.
Silver Spring, Md.
Justice Roberts could not be
reached today to indicate how he
will present his report. Associates
said he planned to be there in per-
son and probably would lay before
the convention the names in the
order Of the choice of the committee
This puts in the No. position
the Rev. Angus Dun. dean and pro-
lessor OF systematic theology in the
Episcopal Theological School, Cam
bridge, Mass. The rest, in order of
choice, are: The Rev. DR.. Donald
Bradshaw Aldrich. rector of the
Church OF the Ascension. New York
since 1925. who now is a chaplain
IN the Navy; the Rev. DR.. Dudley
Scott Stark, rector of St. chrysos-
toms Church. Chicago, and the Rev.
Or. Sidney Edward Sweet. dean of
Christ Church Cathedral, st. Louis,
Chaplain Would Be Released
II DR.. Aldrich were elected. thu
Navy would place him on inactive
duty" status as Reserve chaplain.
1t was said today at the NAVY De-
partment, so he could accept the
bishopric.
II the man elected by the conven.
ton should decline to accept. the
convention, under its rules. would
have to be called back into session
to elect another. When new
bishop is chosen by the diocese. his
name will have to be presented to all
the Episcopal dioceses of the
country, which will refer his name
to their standing committees for ap-
proval. The new Washington
bishop could not be consecrated
until after the presiding bishop of
the church has notified the Wash.
ington diocese that sufficient mum.
Der of dioceses has approved the
bishop-elect. This usually takes
several weeks.
The new bishop would be conse-
Grated in a church of his own
choice. The late Bishop Freeman
was consecrated in the Church Of
the Epiphany. of which he was
rector at the time of his election.
Bishop Freeman was elected on the
18th ballot in convention which
lasted for two days, May 3l-June /,
1928. He served as bishop for about
20 years.
Services at st. Stephen and the
Incarnation will open at 8 am. to-
morrow with holy communion,
The business session will be called to
order at 10 am. by the Rev. DR..
j. F. Bohanan, president of .he
convention.
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