Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-23
Two Bishops Chosen.
Balloting in the Methodist Epis-
copal Conference.
VINCENT AND FITZGERALD ELECTED

The Pastoral Limit Extended to Five Years
Southern Presby terians Discussing Evo-
Iution-Baptiat Anniversaries Come to a
CIoss-PrOceedIngs :at Philadelphia
Jewish Rabbi on George Washington.
New YORK, May 23-The fact that yester-
day was the day set by the Methodist confer
ence for the election Of bishops brought to-
gether an audience that filed every seat in
the Metropolitan Opera house Bishop
Malallieu presided, and the first business
brought up was the appointment OF bishop
for India and Malaysia. The project was OPP
posed by DR.. Lanahan, and was finally laid
over without action. A resolution was
adopted for a special session Thursday even
ing to discuss the subject of prohibition.
The order of the day was then announced
the election of bishops-and the proceed
ings opened with prayer by Bishop Bowman
Tellers were appointed, and it was decided that
all ballots be counted, whether they con-
tanned the names of the whole number OF
bishops to be elected or not, and the voting was
commenced 1t took 306 votes to elect, and
the first ballot resulted DR.. j. ii. Vincent,
2l5; DR.. James N. Fitzgerald, 1876; DR.. j. A.
Goodsell, 1853; DR.. ]. p. Newman, 1856; DIR.
J. w. Joyce, las; DR.. Payne, 100; Drs. James
NJ King and Earl Cranston, l2o each; Dr.
Kynett, ll9; H. A Butts, us. There were
two candidates who received less than 100
votes, and over fifty who received but one
each On motion the time in which TO elect
bishops was extended
A second ballot was taken and the confer
ence then took recess until o'clock In the
evening, when the result of the count will
be made known.
At the opening of the evening session the
second ballot for bishops was announced as
follows: Vincent, 2S3; Fitzgerald, pa; New
man, 900, Joyce, 2l7; Goodsell, PIG; Grams
ton, l44 Payne, 1877 Butts, ll8; kynett, ITO.
No one having received u sufficient number
of votes to be chosen, another ballot was or
dered
While the ballot was being counted Rev.
DR. Frank Bristol, of Chicago, addressed the
conference in favor of the adoption of the mi
nority report of the itinerancy committee
providing for the extension of the pastoral
limit from three to five years. This report
was adopted after spirited discussion.
The result of the third ballot was then an
nounced as follows: John ii. Vincent, OF
Illinois, 81; J. H. Fitzgerald, Of New Jer-
sey, 3l0 j. z. Newman, 300; j. w. Joyce,
go; d. A. Goodsell, $50; Il. Cranston, l45;
B. H. Payne 14S; H. A Butt, III; A. J.
Kynett, l0s
Revs Vincent and Fitzgerald were de-
clared elected, and ballotiny for the remain
ing three bishops to be chosen was proceeded
with The fourth ballot resulted in no choice,
and the conference adjourned before the re-
suit of the fifth ballot was announced,
Bishop Vincent was born in Tuscaloosa,
Ala, Feb %, 1892; was educated at Newark
Wesleyan institute and the Milton and Lewis
burg academies; has held pastorates at Nc
Veytown, Pa, and various places in Penn
sylvana, New Jew Jersey, and Illinois. He
was last located at Rock River, Ills. and
represents that district in the conference. He
resides at present at Plainfield, New Jersey.
He is one of the most learned men in the
ministry, a noted authority on religious an
tiquities. author of various works, and was,
with Lewis Miller, founder of the Chautau-
qua assembly.
Bishop Fitzgerald has for twenty years been
presiding elder of the Newark conference. He
was educated as lawyer at Princeton, and
studied in the office Of the late Secretary
Frelnghuysen, but abandoned the law for the
pulpit. He is about 45 years old, and very
ieaf'RRfhEtlA BbRehpHrA, May 23-Home missions
was the subject that occupied most of the day
in the Presbyterian general assembly yester'
day. The first proposition was one to change
the time of the week of prayer, but 1t was de-
cided not to do So committee of seven
was reported to act with the Methodists on
the subject of Sunday observance.
long and interesting document on the
operations of the board of home missions was
then read by DR.. Norris, in which it was
stated that the board had succeeded in liquidat-
ing debt of ,6s1 during the past year,
and had small cash balance to carry over
An increase of receipts of $780,
600 overthe preceding year was
cd Tha Of ,i,e;op rio
aided by the board was 1885, and 17,277
members were added to the churches under
the boards care The report was accepted
and members of the board whose terms ex-
pire this year were reappoin ted.
A recommendation was adopted that a
committee be appointed to revise the proof
texts of the standards Rev. s. T. Lowrie
of this city, was appointed chairman