The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-24
THE METHODIsTs.

Dr. ]. W. Joyce Chosen To the BtshOpic-Tho
Other Selections Not Yet Made.
New YORK, May 23.-The election of bishops
was continued this morning at the General NJ.
E. Conference. The result on the fourth ballot
was made known Immediately after reading the
journal. 1t resulted in the election Of DR.. I.
W. Joyce, pastor Of st. Parls Church, Cincin-
natl. by q vote of 1926, out OF 449 votes cast.
Only 300 votes were necessary to . choice, but
DR.. D. A Goodssll fell IA short Of the number.
getting but 2S6 votes On the same ballot DR..
John r. Newman received 237, Charles Fl.
Payne l67 and Earl CrAnston ll9.
Bishop Bowman presided. and read the result
Of the ballot. The devotional exercises were
led by Colonel Ray of Indianapolis.
The fifth ballot was ordered. and the vote was
cast in less than half an hour.
While the tellers were out counting the vote
the committee on revisals reported several pro-
posed changes in the Discipline. One of these
changes. relative to the relations Of church
choirs to the government Of the church. occa-
sioued considerable debate. The present tsndsn-
cy to introduce operatic and other "highfalutin"
music into the church service was deprecated,
and on motion of Col. Ray the item relating to
church music was amended so a. to make tho
music committees amensble to the quarterly
conferences.
On the sixth ballot 437 votes were cast. Of
which 2s2 we're necessary to . choice. There
was no election. DR.. J. p. Newman received
252 votes, Dr.. g; A Goodseli 200; DR.. r. Z.
Payne 145, DR.. Earl Cranston 1873. The vote for
DR.. Newman, when announced, was greeted
with an outburst of applause, which drew q re-
Duke from the presiding officer, Bishop Bow
man.
On the seventh ballot there Was no election.
There were AL votes cast, of which 294 were
necessary to q choice. Dra Newman ano Good
sell each received 253; DR.. Cranston, 156; Dis.
Exayue, 135.
The eighth ballot Was taken q little before
noon, and. when counted, resulted in no election.
!Ths same vote was cast, but Earl Cranston
gained 20. DR.. Newman gained 8, and DR.. Good
sell gained 4, while DR.. PAYNE lost 80!
Something OF a sensation was created when
the tsllers returned with the result Of the sixth
ballot. 1t was oceasionsd by one OF the tellers
announcing evidences Of repeating. Two votes
were found on the sixth ballot that we're thrown
out. One consisted of . slip of paper nearly
torn through the center into Two ssrips. The
names Of two candidates were written on each
slip in the same handwriting. The other SEEM
| ingly fraudulent ballot consisted Of W pieces Of
| paper. with the corners turned down. so that
the two could be cast as one, and then become
separated in tho hat The two pieces Of paper
| were identical in size. had the same corner
turned down, and contained the same candi-
dates names, and were in the same handwriting.
A resolution commencing the action OF the
| teller in throwing out the suspicious ballots was
passed.
DR.. Edwards tried to explain how the sus-
picious ballots might have been cast, but the
conference would not hear him. The majority
Of the delegates seem TO think fraud had been
attempted.
On the ninth ballot DR.. Cranstou gained 26
votes, DR.. Newman gained 10, DR.. Goodsell
gained 10. and DR.. Payne lost 81. The result Of
the ballot was as follows: Number cast. 439;
necessary to . choice, 293. Dr. John P. New
man, 272; DR.. Goodssll, 267; Dr.. Cranston. 2ll;
When this ballot was announced the time for
the session had nearly expired, and the limit was
extended by unanimous consent
The tenth ballot was then taben. and the con-
ference adjourned. The tellers took nearly an
hour to complete the canvass OF this ballot, and
denied any information whatever as to the re-
suit. It 10 probable. however. that there was
no election. DR.. Newman. II is understood, has
got a. far as he can hope to get unless be and
Dr.. Goodsell sombiue.
DIR. !. W. Joyce, one OF the newly-elscted
bishops Of the NJ. E. Church, is q native of In
diana. having been born near Lafayette, Tippe-
canoe county, about 1888. He began his career
as q minister in the Northwest Indiana Confer
ence, where he remained until 1875, when he CO.
cepted q cali to the passionate OF the n. E.
Church of Baltimore. Nd. He remained in Bal
timors but one year, when he returned to his
native State. and in September. 1878. accepted a
call of the College avenue Church at Grsencastis,
where he remained three years, attaining ex-
cellent success and giving the highest satisfaction.
In the fall of 1880 he was called to the St. Paul
NJ. E Church of Cincinnati. where he 10 at
present located. this being his second call from
that church. DR.. Joyce is an earnest and elo-
quent speaker. and as . minister OF the Gospel
has few equals. In his social life he lie affable
and pleasant, and he has many warm admirers
throughout the State who will be pleased to
/ hsar of HE annnasS