Religion: Spirit’s Difficulty

Deadlocked after 17 ballots and seven hours of vote swapping, a special convention of the Episcopal diocese of Chicago last week failed to elect a successor to the late Bishop George Craig Stewart, postponed the election to Oct. 25. Commented the Living Church, High-Church Episcopal weekly: “It is difficult for the Holy Spirit to exercise effective guidance in the choice of a bishop when the clergy play politics instead of listening for His voice.”