New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-12
THE METHODIST c0SFLREACE

FOUR BISHOPS TO DE rLECrED-TnREE REPORTS
FROM TIE COMMITTEE on EPisCoPAcY-TnE
ELECTION OF FROM THREE TO ELEVEN URGrD.
lBY TELEGRAPH 1Hg TRIbCSRI
CINCINNATI, May 11.-T0-day's session Of
the General Conference the most spirited yet held
aud att, acted throng Of spectators TINT hlyd Che
Opern HOUSE to OvcI lOwluR The unusual interest vas
due TO the report OF the Committee op H. l'r"rary,
which, By special CIDER wns 20 b unlimited at 10 a. "a;
The event showed thai the cOhmitcc bad not agreed,
ana q majority report and two minority reports Tc!c
submitted
The nliori,y report was as iOlloRs; Tho Commit
tee on Epscopacy recommend. to tire General '0r-
ference The election Of four additional Bishops" Ills
/. port WAS submitted IS nc Nv DR.. II inhr. Tue
reading Wa, immediately followed by te p.os-nt",,oa
OF minority report @urd hJ The Ecv. DR.. Cnry AMI
twcnty-t.rcc oticts, Wls.ci - riblO,hcd:
We he minority OF ~" Cammtirc on Eg-co.IcY
feel lcs COMPELLED 10 r"I"r @GNct-l} 90 tur "A
hei B.si"ls :c,",.ueu"ed 20 h. 'icrt hy thc Int
iu.ity sui Ut hrsi.nS 10 Oy"rhur!rn III ic AT gu.
itiru ard VII ling Bi-hop>, nud desiring thar ~"
C.nrci rhtl reeci'" ~ al h"r Gvf,h n,s i"r VAIN
l, uvur-islt after .uc VuHrrrrt'ilu ~ we Ui ;ur
nrn,1n TIA; b. str myth, MIN - Ln'', ltcy hy Gc
udIIlon of three y!go.uae a. W rlru ths W' ran i
fly trt We, therefore. Ouirhu mat tHI"r ana ~
more be- elected % toe Office of Bis 20 ~ tis Cen IL"
Conference.
hcrl of The committee. General Clptp r. FIX ur,-
r. nrd IT, aud move ;hat e tc dcd sul>t.ttr
for tho whole questipa. Tie notion declared out
Of order by BisEop Harris who wrs in the chair. The
r, port pres Ned by General Fisk rccoiHuendtd the
eirCinn Of Sax isnOlS.
The discussion ~ Tho reports hrongh, ~ their feet
some Of the best spcaErr3 f. tho Conference. The Row
Dr. Wheeler Of TIE Eric Conference, favored the rlcr
ton OF three Bishops only This the number winch
the bishops recommended 10 he c.oA,n Tie Rev. Dr.
Woodruff urged the election " eleven additional
Bishops, making the whole number twenty. He
would have them stationed in special districts
during the Quadrennrmn. and require Of them
min "a
LOW gwen. Several OF the speakers who fol
lowed spoke Of the election Of eight bishops by the
Church at large, ho said did not recognize the
Bty for so great IN incrcHse In the num-
Oh the Book Concern Of Upward OF 100000
The Rev. Dr. Curry wished the number OF Bishops
pemcudency Is to remain the same for the four
greater number II taken away. Each Bishop super
intend ftCru AInua, Conferences which Will
10 20 abroad out OF the present force Tie Church would
gladly paw the salaries OF BahOpl they could
follow the plan OF having each Bhop csta6sItd I'm the
centre small number Of conferences, which he
would have tho suIcrnendencY, but at The time
money eoad be Tased II this was to be done hS pre-
ferred twenty Bishops butf the matter remained AS at
present three would bc enough.
Inc discussion ended IN the adoption of the majority
report
PROMINENT CANDIDATES FOR THE EPISCOPACY.
The talk among the delegates this evening
is oil about tho forthcoming election Of Bishops
There Ia O good deal Of caucusslng going
on The four most likely to DO elected are Dr. prcsi
de of the Wesleyan University, Dr. Warren pastor
the Arch street Church, Philadelphia, Dr.. IIutst
president OF Drew Theological Seminary md d.
Walden, one Of tho agents Of the Western Book
Concern. Against oil OF these men there IS
the consideration. which Is frequently expressed
by delegates, thar men so well qualified Tor the
position which they now filling ought not TO be taken
away from them even 10 I'LL the Bishops Office. II IA
generally believed TINT the four named will DC elected
In the order which their names are given.
II was announced to-day that DR.. Fowler, Editor OF
The Ne York Christian AdpOcde had decided to run for
bishopric, and his friends who include many of he
Western delegates working hard for his election A
dlsnositiOn ~ oppose Dr. FOWlers reelection ia Editor
of The Advocate has nrtted bin, It Is said and leu him
10 make the race for Bishop.
The Committee on Episcopacy dld not intend in re-
commendnS the election Of four Bshops that Of them
Conference that q Bishop ought to BIZ elected
for Liberia, In that event cO!ocd man viii DO chOsen
bnt It will be after tho election OF tho four recon-.
mend 81 by the committee