The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-05-19
NJ. E. CONFERENCE.
No RESIDENT BISHOP FOR INDIA,
The Manner BY Which the Scheme MAJ KIil.d-Th,
Opposition ofths Eplscopsi Boald-Ptn Pictures
ofthe Newly ELECTED Bishops-Lssl.iAtlon
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marks the end Of the second week OF tn
Conference, brings US to tho close OF a grea
struggle on the bishop question. On Fri
day last the Committee on Episcopacy
following the lead Of the Committee or
Missions, decided to recommend tho Hxinl
of episcopal residences in India and
Europe. The idea was, not to elect mis-.
slonarv bishops for those countries, but to
send there bishops having equal power
with the other members OF tho episcopal
board, and liable with the rest to take their
turn in meeting annual conferences in the
home work. On Saturday this recommen-
dation cama before the conference for. de-
bate. Thes struggle was upon the first
proposition, and it was understood that an
adverse decision upon that would involve
the defeat for the present OF the other pro.
posal. The discussion lasted through the
whole OF Saturdays Bession and was
renewed with increased vigor on Mon.
day. Nor was 1t finished even then,
but went over to Wednesday, and absorbed
the entire attention Of the Conference on
that day also. Finally, alter one OF the
most exciting and able debates that has oc.
cured in the General Conference for sew.
eral quadrenniums, a vote WAS taken. The
laymen asked that tho vote be by orders-
that is, that the ministers and laymen vote
separately, which was done. This move
made 1t necessary, in order to the adoption
Of the new plan, that the opposition should
be sustained, not only by majority Of the
whole house, but by q concurrent majority
Of the two parts into which tho house was
divided. Upon this rock tho measure
came to grief, the vote being as follows:
Ministers in favor Of sending bishop to
reside in India, Ia; against, ITO; majority
in favor, 81. Laymen in favor, so; against,
81; majority OF laymen against, %. Thus,
on the total vote tho report was carried by
y votes, but the two orders not uniting in
its favor, it was not adopted.
INSIDE HISTORY.
These arc the surface facts in the case;
but I must give your readers glimpse Of
the inside history. When the measure first
came up, it was apparent that q largo ma.
jority Of the Conference favored it. It
soon became evident, however, that the
members Of the Episcopal Board were op.
posed to it, and as matter Of fact, it was
the influence exerted by the occupants Of
the platform which secured its defeat. The
bishops were asked by vote, to give their
godly judgment as to the expedisncy Of the
new departure. and, as everybody antici.
pated, this judgment was unfayoreble. But
besides delivering this formal and public
condemnation, it is we'll known that the
members Of the Board brought private and
personal in1uepes te hear against the
measure. What their motives we've your
readers must judge for themselves 10
suppose that, as some have suggested, the
occasional, trips around the world which
the present method oil episcopal superyis.
ion Imposes Hpon those worthy officials has
anything 10 Do wifi their action, would be
not only ungrcuious, but, probably, Contra:
ry to fact, and warn your readers to not
entertain this supposition.
PROPHETIC euEssEs.
With reference to what has transpired
piuee tae ahoYe act:an your correspondent
can complacently remark to your rcade,y
that hs tod them ao.. Just az ! predicted,
the bishops themselves recounn,eade, tba
addition to their force Of three new men,
and as l also foretold, the conference con.
cluded to 70 them one better and elect
four. Three weeks ago I said that the ma.
jority Of the new bishops would be Western
men, and SO, sure enough, they are. Still
later 7 had the honor of informing yout
readers that out OF the super.abundance OF
available men at their disposal the dele
gates we're gradually concentrating their
favor upon six individuals, viz: Dr.. Ninde,
DR.. Walden, DR.. Mallalieu, DR.. Vincent,
Or. Fowler and Dr. Buttz, and so close was
the guess that this list not cnly conteius
the names Of those elected, but the names
also Of the tgo men who received the
highest number Of votes among the many
who were entered for the race and we're
not elected. Finally, to inaks 10Y claim to
the gifts Of phophecy complete, I may men,
ton that gave you warning OF very
scattering vote on the frat ballot, and told
you to not be surprised, if, az the result has
bhovn, the first effort Of the conference to
bring forth new kisaopa snoaid pro7e stor.
tive. .a.}t