New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-21
GETTING READY TO VOTE.
THE sENERAD CONFERENCE ELECTIONS.


THE GENERAL CONFERENCE ELECTIONS.
uAxv cAxnrpArFs FOR BIsHor-DoUBTy AS TO
now THE NEW Two-THIRDs kULr WILL WORK.
/ Many of the delegates to the Methodist General
Conference were cut Of the city yesterday. Those
who remained were busy with religious services
and had little time to engage in much discussion
IN relation ia the candidates for Church Offices who
viii be elected tomorrow. But in the large con-
,rreratiou of Church people who assembled at the
services in the Metropolitan Opera House yester-
dav afternoon, there were many who gathered IN
groups for a few moments in the corridors to dis
'cuss the prospects Of these candidates.
The main interest is centred in the election Oh
the Bishops, the highest officers IN the Church In
s6d,tion to these are the Editorial offices, which
are filed every four years the agents OF the Book
Conccrn. East and West and the secretaries OF the
;scveral church boards The method Of clecting
the Bishops has generally been BY majority OF
tho votes of the delegates The Committee on
Episcopacy, having received from the Board Oh
Bishops its suggestions to the number OF new
officers which the Episcopal work requires, makes
It's own recommendation to the Conference, wnich
is voted ON and determined by majority In
this instance the Bishops have recommended the
election of four but the committee reported IN
favor of five, and tho Conference has approved
that number. Another element introduced IN inns
election is the passage OF q resolution making
10 twothirds majority necessary for the eiec'ioh o,
"a Kjshop. It was introduced with the avowed
purpose Of checking any combination ior iavorl'e
candidates and the delegates are not funy satiSneo
tbenselves az to the result of the measure,
CANDIDATES FOR THE EPIscoPAcY
{ xmopr thoss who are named for Bishops are Che
nav hrs Earl Cransten, Of Cincinnati John IL.
tNincsno. Chancellor of the Chautauqua School;
a.. M. King. Of New-York; j. n. Fitzgerald, secre-
ISary Of The Mission Board; d. A. GoodselL OF tne
Church Board Of Education: Alpha j. kyAett, Oh
philadephia, secretary Of the Board of Church Ex-
sensscA; c. Fl. Payne, president of the Wesleyan
university of Ohio: c. G. McCabe, John W. Ham
Alton and Daniel Dorchester, OF Boston; D. M
Buckley Jacob Todd, of Delaware; Charles N.
Sims chancellor, of Syracuse University; Henry a..
SButtz, president of Drew Theological seminary J
10. G. TrusdeI of Illinois: Thomas B. Nicely and
William Swtndells, Of Philadelphia; " W. Joyce
of>Ohis; T. G. Carter of Chattanooga; and John T.
Newman. Of Washington.
Among the secretaries efthe Church Board there
will probably be a number Of important changes
In the Missionary Society there now two
secretaries the Rev. DE-. j. M Reid and Chaplain
C. G. AtcCabe. third is spoken of, and DE- j. ~
Eiszgeralu, who is secretary of the Mission Beard
ibe M ssr y Secretary Dr. fitzgerald and Chap,
lain 'Melabe shoaid beth be elected Bishops there
will be two vacancies, ond the Rev. Or. j. "
Peck Of Brooklyn, and the Rev. Dr.. George 3
Hare .re nensisnod for the Offices. The Rev. Dr.
Rust Is sesrttary Of the Frcedmen's AID SOCIETY,"
whish has its shisss in Cincinnati and the Rev.
DR. RHaoeu is montsesed rs a second secretary
for that society. or the Church Extension So
ciaty al PhilsdslpAia the Rev. Or. Kynett is the
SECRETARY and the Rev. Or. J. T. Spence, OF knex-
willie, Tenn., Is spoken Of as second secretary
tDr. b. A. aesdsoh secretary Of the Church Edu:
ieatisn Secretly via be resIeoted to that Office il
he saoSn rot not hs MADE Hl.soe Sork NJ Philip.
and pr. Ssefcrd Hurt are the agents The kev:
n Ss aEn sss Book Ssns s0ea
Stowe sse the agents By the election OF Dr
ICranston as Bishop vaeancy wal BE MADE; ana
,the Rev. DR. Barnes, Of Detroit and Dr. Leroy
Belt. Of Ohio, are prominent candidates for the
Office
AMONG THE REVEREND EDITORS
Among the periodicals the Rev DR.. CROOKS and
Drs Alfred Wheeler, of West Virginia, and d. H.
Wheeler are eonsiappea the most prominent candi-
dates from when will be selected the Editor OF
saThe Quarterly Review the Office flied by Dr.
,Curw until his desth Dr.. J. NJ Buckley is the
only canaidate seriously spoken Of as the Editor
of "The Christian Advocate an office which he
has filed ably for eight years. OF "" The Michigan
Christian Advocate" the Rev. DR.. Warren is the
present Editor, and he will probably be reelected
DR. j. H. Bayliss, Editor Of The Western Chris
tian Advocate" IN ClnoInnat is the only one spoken
of as ilscly to succeed himself OF The North
western Christian Advocate" the Rev. Dr. Edwards,
the present Editor wSn be reelected; OF The
Central Christian Advocate DR.. T. ST. James
Fry; Of The Southwestern Christian Advocate
DR. A. p. Albert Of New. Orleans who now holds
that office will be reslscsed DIR. William Mast,
rhe Editor for so many years Of q" The Christian
ApoiogssteS in oincinnati had been thought
likely TO retire from that office, and the Rev. Dr.
Jacob Krahbiel has been mentioned as his sue
cesser but Dr.. Mast will be NEGLECTED. by the Con-
ference.
THE LAST OF TEE CONFERENCE SERMONS
The last Of the series Of Conference sermons In
the Metropolitan Opera Houss was preached yester
day BY bishop Cyrus D. Foss. All the seats In the
building were occupied and the boxes fIied. On the
stage wore Chaplain McCabe. who led the singing
Bishops Walden and Fowler. the Rev. Drs. T. L.
Flood Thomas B. Eeely. General Clinton B. FISK
DR. Lanahan. Of Baltimore; the Rev. DR.. A. d.
Palmer and tho Rev. DE- Dennis Osborn. Bishop
Foss opened his sermon with reference TO the moon
and an fnquiry whether its inhabitants II i had
any lived lke the people Of this EARTH He referred
to Dr. Hux4cy's eeF1snent that religious speculanons
lie usr pellss q specimen Of tie ssa ag5os
asrt bSro x ne At tho close Of the ser.
vices she bsnsdIeten was delivered by the Rev. sia
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