Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-26
ISSIONARY BISHOP.
BURN CHOSEN BY THE METHODIST con-
FERENCE.
Warm Contest Over the Election Of Book Agents
The India BishOpric Question Settled
AfRrnadvsly, and the New
Bishop Elected.

New YORK, May 25.-Bishop Andrews
presided over to-dsy's session OF the
General NJ. E. Conference. The first
business that came up was continuation
of the discussion on the temperance ques-
tion. The inevitable wraDgle wasprecipi-
tated by the question Of placing the
church on record as opposed to the laws
licensing liquor traffic, and in favor Of
complete legal prohibition. The Discus
sion was finally ended by a resolution con-
demninp high license and warning the
people against political parties that allow
ed themselves TO be controlled by the
liquor element.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The election of general officers was then
taken up and ballot was ordered for
choice OF book agents for New York. Five
names we're placed in nomination. j. M.
Phillips and Sandford B. Hunt, the present
agents, Homer Eaton, OF the Detroit Con-
ference, T. W. Duration and ID. l. Carroll,
of Baltimore. While this ballot was be-
Ipv counted another ballot was taken for
book agent of the Western Book Concern at
Cincinnati. The nominees for this of1ce
were Earl Cranston, W. P. Stowe, ID. s
Monroe, Leroy A. Bell, d. F. Barnes, DR..
Harrington, of Oregon, j. z. Hammond,
Robert Forbes and William KoenDicke.
The election of J. NJ. Phillips aud Sand
ford B. Hunt as book agents for New York
was then announced. The vote received
was 432, of which J. NJ. Phillips received
So votes and H. b Hunt 3i4. Earl Grams.
ton, of Colorado, and W. p. Stowe, Of Wis
consin were elected western agents. DR..
Cranston received 1888 votes and W. P.
Stowe 1873. The whole number Of votes
cast was 362.
Pending the count of this vote the ques-
ton as to missionary bishop for India
was discussed. DR.. Llnahan again vigor-
ously opposed such action and said he was
suspicious of sudden conversions. DIR.
Robinson, of India, answered him in
scathing tones, Wise men," said DIR.
Robinson, "chauge their minds often, but
fools never. This is an old saying, but
evidently true one"
He then spoke upon the needs OF mis-
sionaries for commander who was not
5000 miles away, and his speech was
ELoQUENTLY SECONDED
by DIR. J. f. Wilson.
Sia Sex Dung, the delegate from the
Foo Chow conference, made brief speech
in his native tongue in opposition to the
appointment OF missionary bishop. Sea
Sex Oung's remarks were put into En-
/ glish by the Rev. DR.. Sites. In spite Of
the opposition the report was adopted.
DIR. Wheeler then moved that the con-
/ ference proceed to ballot for the election
of a missionary bishop, which was car.
ried. 10 half an hour the tellers returned
and announced that the Rev. j. NJ.
Thoburn had been elected.
The election of DR.. Thoburn gave general
satisfaction. There were 4l0 votes cast, Of
which he received 2S6. The election of
/ missionary secretaries 10 succeed DIR. j. K.
Reed aud Chaplain c. C. McCabe was then
proceeded with. The Conference ordered
the election of three and the names put in
nomination were: Y. +, Neely, J. o. Peck,
John W. Hamilton, A. r Leonard, Jacob
Todd, VIM. H. Olin, ]. X. Graw, c. c.
McCabe, w. A. Spencer, ]. M. Reid, Geo.
/ S. Hare, d.. Bentley and Horace Reed.
When the tellers had retired, Bishop War
rem announced that the conservation OF the
bishops elect would occur on Tuesday next
at noon.
/ The result of the ballot will be announced
tomorrow.