Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-16
FOUR NEW BISHOPS.
rur ooSrEREsoEs B,a DAYS wuKK,
rive naiiots Required Before tho Quota was
Completed -sKetohes OF the men
who were kiscted

rive haiiots Required Before tho Quota was !
Compitted-sRetoh OF the men
Who were kiected.
Bishops Walden, Nindc, Mallalieu and
Fowler were added to tho board of bishops
of the Methodist Episcopal church Thurs
day after the hardest days work that the
general conference has been called upon to
perform. 80 great diversity of choice
was there among tho delegates that five
ballots wero necessary to complete the
election and probably quarter of tho
members upon tho floor received the COM
pliment Of ono or more votes. Tho crowd
OF visitors gathered to witness this ecclo.
slastical contest SO uncomfortably packed
III Association hall when Bishop Andrews
called to order that many Of tho delegates
protested vigorously against the cnoroach.
ments upon their space and a motion was
made to clear the aisles 1t was not
pressed, however, and the conference good
naturedly settled down to its work as best
1t could. n few trihng matters of rou-
tine were impatiently hurried over and a
murmur of appreciation went up when
Rev. DR.. Leonard arose and moved that
the order OF the day bo taken up. The
vote III its favor was unanimous. The
bishop warned delegates against mention.
ing any names upon tho floor or conduct
dates-a warning that was hardly needed,
however. OF the new bishops Drs. Nindo
and Mallalieu have taken so little part in
the proceedings as to be unknown to many
of tho delegates, and Messrs. Walden and
Fowler have not been uuduly prominent.
Twelve tollers were appointed, who sta
toned themselves in the aisles, and as the
secretary read oil the list Of conferences
and delegates IN alphabetical order each
man cast his ballot, containing four names,
into the hats eItemporized into ballot
boxes. Threo.quarteTs of an hour were
consumed in this tedious process and in
the counting of the ballots, SO that IL was
after noon before the tollers returned.
Four hundred aud seven votes, the bishop
announced, had been cast, and no candidate
had received a majority. The vote being
read in detail, Rev. Dr. w. x. Ninde was
found to have received the highest
vote, ls2, and Rev. DR.. J. NJ. Walden the
next, l67 Other votes were: Rov. DR..
Vincent, l42 Rev. DR.. G. II. Fowler, 1886;
Rev. Cr. w. F. Mallalieu, l2S Rev. DR..
4. 5. Hunt, 100 President II. A. Buttz,
9S Rev. j. NJ. King, 81; Rev. \. J,
hynett, Sc; Chancellor G. n. Sims, IS /;
Rev. DR.. David Dorchester, 40 /; Rev. Dr..
W. II. Din, 80 ; Rev. DR.. L. w. ). Peck
"a, Dozens of other delegates received
votes under these figures aud all the mem.
bers Of the delegation from the New York
east conference were made candidates.
Another ballot was Immediately taken
aud an adjournment had until , o'clock.
When the conference mot at that hour
the tellers were ready with their second
report, which was listened to with the
| deepest interest. DR.. Ninde again led tho
list, with 272 votes out of 4O3, and Book
! Agent Walden pulled through with 2l4.
DR.. Vincent had crept up to III, DR.,
Fowler to l5T, DR.. Mallalisu to 1917, DR..
Hunt To Ill and DR.. Buttz to III. Sec
retary kynett fell to Ga and Chancellor
Sims to IS. Applause greeted the an
| nOuncement of the elections of Messrs
Ninde and Walden, and they woTc warmly
| congratulated.
| Ma'Ialisu and Fowler Elected.
\ third ballot was at once taken aud
Presiding Elder Mallalieu, of Boston,
reached the bishopric by 206 votes, foul
moro than WAS necessary 20 elect. Rev
DR.. Vincent followed him with l75 anC
Rev. Dr.. Fowler with 1872 No time wa.
spent in unnecessary talk and again thl
delegates dropped their ballots into the
hats. The tellers soon returned with tht
news that Rev. DR.. TrImble, one OF theil
number had accidentally mixed up thC
votes with those of former ballot auC
there was nothing 10 be done but taxi
| another.
1t was now six o'clock. Many of th,
delegates, tired by the long confinement
had left tho hall and tho weary worl
| began 10 show its effects in irritabIlity AM
a tendency TO recrimlnation. A motion L
postpone the vote until to day WAS voted
down, however, by 1913 to l43, and agail
the secretary lifted up his voice. Mucl
confusion prevailed aud as the call b.
conferences proceeded II was found tina
fully quarter of the conference wa
absent. The usually good natured Dr
Buckley became unusually indignant owe
aa imagined reelection upon him and tn
tellers by Rev. Dr.. Hare, Of New York
aud everybody was anxious to get away
Finally it was agreed that the chairman {
the tellers should present the result OF tn
ballot ct the evening meeting, in the Arc
street Methodist church, and the conGe
+ ence rushed away TO supper.
? Ia the evening, after the reception I
, the fraternal delegates from the Method,
, church South, Bishop Harris announce
that Of 3G6 votes cast Rev. Dr.. Fowls
! had received 2l2, just a majority Of I'll
total number OF delegates IN the confe
, cnoe. The other votes were widely scat
! tering, with DIR Vincent leading
. Comparatively few delegates we're preser
, at the reception to receive the announc
ments, as Mr.. Fowler's election had bee
= generally expected.
, The fraternal delegates to whom th
reception was given, were Senator Co
quit, Of Georgia, and Rev. Dr.. Carter, 0
, | New Orleans, from the Methodist churc
r South, and Rev Dr.. Aylesworth from th
Canadian Methodist church. The Mett
q odist church South represents tho branc
q Of the church that seeded in 1874 on o.
i count of differences upon the slavery que
I tion. An earnest effort is now being mac
a to heal up old troubles, and the speech,
I Of MessEs Colquitt aud Carter we're conci
. iatory and full of fraternal feeling.
a About the Now BIshops
! OF the new bishops, Rev. DR.. Walliai
y Xavier Ninde, the first elected, is a nati'
c OF Cortland, n, Y, where he was born
1882. ilo learned the printers trade an
when quite young edited political weel
o ly. He graduated from Wesleyan Unive
. sity 10 1856 aud entered the ministry
n the Rock River conference, In which
= has since been stationed. In addition
It numerous pastorates he has been profe
d sor in the Garrett Biblical institute
i. Evanston, III, of which he is now pres
}, dent.
?. Bishop elect John NJ. Walden, now h
r agent of the Cincinnati Book Concern,
, | on nhip man basipu haan hnrn I'm I,ah