The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-05-27

e already been wired all ever chris
D tendon. Sketches have appeared
s in the dailies and perhaps that
e determination of all modern newspa-
: per practices, pictures. have been
D published showing what handsome
s men we have chosen for our chief
e pastors. l am delighted with the
{ balloting. The first ballot was cast
: for over eighty men. This showed
: that no resort to the methods OF
electing men had prospered, but
J that the delegates had maintained
an Independence worthy the sacred
} franchise committed to their trust.
1t also showed that our Zion is in
no strait for men worthy of these
high honors. At least twenty-five
were PTominent-men who would
have filled the place with credit to
the church. The second ballot
showed clearly that no party spirit
controlled the conference, but that
its members held themselves ready
to follow the indications of the
mind of the conference. Hence on
the second ballot three of the four
were. chosen. The third ballot re-
suited in the election of the man
nearest the election on the second |
The bishops elect are good men.
DR.. William Wallace Duncan led |
The ticket. He is lovely man, in
the prime of life. By the way !
will do him the justice to say that
we are not related. 1 met his
brother, DR.. Jas. Duncan, in Louis
vile at the General Conference in
1874. He asked some questions
concerning my ancestry and ask
ed some questions concerning his.
1t was really refreshing to see how
willing he seemed that l should
prove the kinship but 1t was evil
IDENTIFY beyond my power Two
days before the election / made a
speech (?) on the conference floor.
The Daily Advocate came out next
day attrlbuting my speech to w.
w. Duncan and he was the first
man elected bishop. What load
he had to carry!
DR.. Galloway was the second on
the ballot He is the youngest
bishop the Methodist Episcopal
church south has ever had. But
he is worthy. l first met DIR. Gal
loway at the Sea Shore camp-meet-
ing. He captured me. He is a grand
man, and let me tell you, he is one
of the strongest prohibitionists in
the south, and has been in the fore
front Of this work in his own state
and in the New Orleans Christian
Advocate to the editorship of which
he was elected on the election of i
Linus Parker to the Episcopacy
four years ago. Bishop Galloway s
is tall, erect and manly. If Brother !
Collier would throw away his to-
bacco and touch it not for year or
two he would be taken for Bishop !.
Galloway in almost any crowd.
Why don't he? 1 could beat him
and Haynes.
DIR. Hendrix is in at last. Four
years ago he received very com
piimentary vote for bishop. He is '
e-eminently a college man. He
will doubtless be the Wightman of
the present college of bishops. The T
chief objection to DR.. Hendrix, /
believe, was his wealth. 1t was :
overcome by the argument that +
though wealthy it was a heritage I
and not fortune gained by the I
worlds methods of money getting :
so strongly condemned by the pull
pit Of to day-perhaps by many
who have not declined wealth when
thrust upon them.
DR.. Key will be the st. John of l
the college. A weeping prophet {
filed with the motion of the Holy s
Ghost he Will go in and out among
US stirring preachers and people to
higher attachments in spiritual life.
He supplies "a long felt want
clamor that some of US have made {
for "field hand"
Where do you think DR.. Fitzger-
aid was when all this was going on i?
I'll tell you, when DR.. Key was
elected DIR. Fitzperald was close at
his heels. Almost out of breath,
tits true, but hardly. If defeat left ,
q sting in his heart the election for
editor of the Nashville Christian
Advocate which takes place to-mor-
row will doubtless extract it. A
lady friend Of his near me while the
balioting was going on with an anx-
ious look on her face said, "Now [
won't you vote for dear DIR. Fitzger- ,
aid? He will be so sweet and good
to you preachers. Let it go to re-
cord that DR.. Fitzgerald has been
elected to the highest office in the
gift of bis fellows-a warm place IN
the hearts Of good people.
The committee on missions move
slowly. 1t has the hardest work
of the General Conference. 1t is
composed of wise and good men
and the result of it's labors will be
satisfactory to the church. The
discussion yesterday, on the gener-
al rules, as to whether preachers
should be required to read them
annually was holly discussed. OF
course the conference by an over
whelming majority said read them.
True there are some minor matters
contained in them, the observance
of which has passed away, but
touching moral questions they will
be preserved in tact. BY the way,
[ am about to omit one thing that l
had as well tell: 1 am the only
clerical delegate from the Tennes-
see conference who received not a
single vote for bishop. The vote
Of the Tennessee delegation stood
on the first ballot as follows: Young
sc, McFerrin s, Kelly 5, Brown l,
Hill 1. On the second ballot 10 of
YOung's, z of McFerrin's, of KeI-
ly's, l of Browns and l of Hills
scampered away while Duncan's
''stood like a stone WALL" 1t has
been a source OF amusement in the
delegation that was left out and
my only defence has been that 1
have ever had Conscientious seru-
pies about voting for myself. 1t