Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-22
THE NJ. E. GH0B0H.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE GENERAL CoSFER-
EEoE AT CINcINNz I'll
C1NCNNArI. MY Is. 1850.


favor Of electing four new Bishops. The
discussion on this report occupied about
two hours, and was participated in by
nearly all the representative men in the
Conference. A minority report was pre-
scented, signed by Drs. George, Curry, and
twenty-five Others, recommending the cleo
ton of only three new Bishops, and as the
debate progressed General Fiske of New
Jersey made an effort to substitute the
minority report by the recommendation OF
himself and others that six be elected. The
substitute was soon tabled, and on rather
close vote, on which the ayes and noes were
called for, the report of the minority in
favor of three was also adversely disposed
Of Then followed the adoption, by an
other close vote, of the majority report of
the Committee on Episcopacy which calls
for four Bishops. The next day, Wednes-
day, came
THE TUG OF WAR
Between the contending hosts. To witness
the interesting operation of Bishop-making,
there had gathered in the Opera House per-
haps the largest and most distinguished au-
dience that ever. assembled there. Standing
room was at a premium. On the stage
were the nine Bishops of the Nj E. Church,
three Bishops of the M. L. Church,
South-Bishops Kavanaugh, Daggett and
Mc1eyere Revs. William Arthur and f.
w Mcdonald, the distinguished fraternal
representatives of the British Wesleyan
Church, and many others almost equally
renowned In ecclesiastical circles. In the
body of the hall there must have been at
least 700 ministers, for they had come from
far aud near, by railroad and by steamboat,
the attraction drawing them being the
curiosity they felt to witness the n3Odus
ogeraadi of converting common men into
Bishops, though in a few instances proba-
bly, they had come to do q little log-rolling
for their iavorite candidates. The voting
was done by ballot, aud to guard against
confusion and mistake the following order
was observed The Secretary from the
platform called the names OF the Annual
Conference delegations in alphabetical or
der. Thus the names of the in
dividuals comprising the delegations were
called, each man responding to his
name by rising in his place and
depositing his ballot. Nominations being
prohibited, the voting was apparently done
IN the dark, and yet, SO admirably had the
machine been operated, or So perfectly
agreed were the brethren as to the fitness
OF these men, or something, that the cleo
ton of Drs. Warren, Foss and Hurst on
the first ballot was regarded by all as
foregone conclusion. Hence, when the re-
suit of the count was canvassed at the af-
ternoon session nobody was surprised, not
even the gentlemen themselves, for that
they had expected to be elected is shown
by the fact that they, with the existing
Bishops of the church, had sat for their
portraits since coming to Conference, the
whole galaxy OF dignitaries being
PLACED ON EXHIBITION
In the show-window of the Book Concern
within an hour after the new Episcopates
had been declared elected. Thus, seeming
uncertainties are sometimes not so uncer-
tain after all, and we occasionally know
whittier we are journeying even " hen we
are walking in the dark. These three hav-
ing been elected ON the first ballot, those
who had previously advocated the election
of only three renewed their fight ON this
point, by moving that the taking of further
ballots he indefinitely postponed. Once
more the ayes and noes Were called for,
and the Conference decided to proceed with
the election by about the same vote by
which it adopted the majority report OF the
Committee on Episcopacy. The problemnow
was, Who shall be the fourth man p The
ballot ON which Drs. Warren, Foss and
Hurst had been elected showed four dis
tinguished gentlemen to have about an
equal following. These were Drs. Z. o.
Haven, j. M. Walden, c. II. Fowler and
j. ?. Newman. 1t was tolerably certain,
therefore, that one of this distinguished
quartet would carry off the prize, and for
many reasons it seemed probable to impair
tial lookers-on that tine happy man would
be DR.. Walden of Cincinnati. His fitness for
the office was known to be above question,
asa representative Western man. The Con-
ference having already elected three men
from the East, it was felt by mary that
DR.. Walden had strong claims upon the
honor. But the star OF empire had evl.
IDENTIFY taken its way Eastward and hence,
when two ballots had been taken, the name
of the fourth new Bishop was announced to
be Dr. E. O. Haven of New York, result,
allow me to add, which is not regarded
with entire satisfaction by the people in
these parts not, however, that any objec-
ton in the world can be alleged against DR..
Haven, but simply because it is difficult
for us to see the justice of an election of
four men to this highest Office in the
church, in which complete Indifference is
shown to the claims of candidates of the
western section of the work.
1T is INTERESTING
To note how near the Bishops-elect came
to receiving an equal number of votes.
The vote was as follows: DIR. Warren,
26O; DIR. Haven, 256; DIR. Foss, 254 DR..
Hurst, 253 there being a difference of
seven between the vote of the one who
heads the list and that received
by Dr. Hurst, who, viewed from this
standpoint, occupies the bottom of the list
From the South there has come in numer-
GUS memorials asking the Conference to
elect Bishop of African descent. This
matter is now in the hands of the SUBJ
Committee on Episcopacy. 1t is by no
means certain the request will not be
granted, for the colored delegates are very
urgent in their demands on this point, some
of them going so far as to say that to deny
tnls request VIII pe W uIift many OF bne
colored members of the Nj. E. Church into
the fold of the African M. E. Church.
The discussion of this subject was precip-
itated upon the Conference on Wednesday,
Just before the election took place. On
that occasion Rev. Mr.. Hammond, of the
Lexington Conference, made most elo-
quent appeal to the Church to be true to its
traditions as the friend of the colored man
by opening to him the doors of the episco-
pacy. He was replied to by DR.. Queal, of
| New York, and the matter was then ia
bled for the time being.
This (Thursday) morning the Conference
elected two Corresponding Secretaries of