The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-23
The Selections Reached on Third Ballot. DR..
Joyce Being Next Highest on the List
Extension Of the Pastoral Time Limit.
Rev. Or. Woodrow Defends His Doctrines
Before the Southern Pre~sbyterians,
And an Interesting Debate Follows. in Which
the Doctor Finds q New Friend-Dunk-
ards Conference at North Manchester.
HI METHoDIsTs.

Vincent and Fitzgerald Chosen Bishops-The
Pastoral Time Limit Extended.
New YORK. May 22-For the first time since
the twentieth General Methodist Conference be-
gan every seat in the vast auditorium of the
Metropolitan Opera-houss was filed to-day,
when Bishop Mallalieu opened the session.
The question Of selecting . second bishop to
India came up Immediately after the reading of
the journal. and DR.. Flood made an earnest
appeal for such . bishopiic. DR.. Lanahan OPP
posed II. but marveled at the sudden CONVEX
sion of some Of the BRETHREN He believed in
sudden conversions, bat held that conviction
must precede it. He could not understand how
it was possible that the brethren who, in one
breath, opposed such an appointment, should in
the next turn and advocate it
The result of DR.. Lanahans opposition was
that the matter was temporarily laid on the
table.
General Fisk then moved to hold o special
session OF the conference on Thursday evening.
for the purpose Of considering the report Of the
committee on temperance and prohibition,
which was passed.
Bishop Bowman then prayed especially in
reference to the order of the day, after which
SsSe~Pc ~S0e
-Four sections Of ~tellers, consisting of three
each and one at large, were announced
by Bishop Andrews, and took their places
in the aisle. Before the actual voting
question % to whether ballots containing less
than the required number of names should be
counted or thrown out. After much discussion
IL was decided to count them, and the voting
began in earnest. The total number of votes
cast on tho first ballot was AT. and the number
poeoaaaru for n ehoipa WAS DOB Tho vofaS east
for the leading candidates were az follows:
DR.. j. n. Vincent, 215; DIR. James n. Fitz-
gerald, 1875; DR.. IA. Goodsell. 158; DR.. j. P.
Newman, 1856; Dr.. j. w. Joyce, l45; DR.. Payne,
l28 each; DR.. Kynett. ll9; H. A. Butts, lis.
There were twenty candidates who received less
than one hundred votes, and over fifty who re-
ceived but one vote each.
On motion the time in which to elect bishops
was extended.
A second ballot was taken, and the conference
then took a recess until Z o'clock this evening.
The vote on the second ballot was: Vincent,
283; Fitzgerald. 274; Newman. 229; Joyce. 2l7;
Goodsell, ZIP; Cranston, l44; Payne. 137, Butts,
1l6; Kynett, Ito. No one having received a
sufficient number Of votes to be chosen, another
ballot was ordered
At the evening session ballotiug was resumed.
Neither of the two afternoon ballots had secuved
ballot at the evening session two bishops were
selected. There were 459 votes cast, and BOG
we're necessary for q choice. Tho vote was:
Vincent. 3ll; Fitzgerald. 80; Goodsell. 250;
Newman, 227, Joyce, 26O; Payne, l48; Cranston,
143, Kynett, l08; Butts, Ill. and King, II. The
others were scattering.
Tho two bishops elected were, therefore, Rev.
DR.. j. II. Vincent, OF the Rock River Confer
ence, and Rev. j. W. Fitzgerald, Of the New
Jersey Conference.
After the election of these two bishops, a
fourth ballot was taken. but an adjournment
was taken before the count, and the result will
be announced tomorrow.
While the ballot was being counted, Rev. DR..
Frank Birstol, of Chicago, addressed the con.
ference In favor Of the adoption Of the report OF
the minority OF the itinerancy committee pro
viding for the extension of the pastoral limit
from three to five years. This report was
adopted after a spirited discussion.
The name Of j. H. Vincent is associated ev
erywhere with all that pertains to CHATEAU
qua. Years ago he established on the shores Of
the beautiful lake of that name the summel
school that has grown into q school of philoso
ply. of which DR.. Vincent il chancellor, with 9
literary and scientific circle having branches in
almost every city and village in this country
and even countries rs far distant as Japan and
Russia. DR.. Vincent has been identified with
the Sunday-school work of the Methodist Church
for twenty-five years. He is editor of all the
ouuody-bcuool lesson leav06 ouo JOurnhlS puD-
lished under the authority OF the church. and is
secretary Of the General Sunday-school Society.
He has written many works on religious sub
iecrs. and is . very popular platform speaker
He has escaped elevation to the bishopric II
former years only because h was thought hs
could not be spared from his work in the Sun
day-school Society. DR.. Vincent was born a
Tuscaloosa, Ala. Nov. %, 1882, is ffty-hve
and lives at Plainfield. n. j
DR.. James N. Fitzgerald, recording secre.
tary of the General Missionary Society. is
genial companion and a steadfast friend, a pro
found ~loeician and an accomplished orator. He
was educated a. q lawyer at Princeton. and
studied for . time ia the Office Of the late Sec
rotary of State. Frederick T.. Frelinghuysen.
He coon abandoned the bar for the pulpits. ant
spent twenty years as pastor and preridine
elder in the Newark Conferences. He w.l
elected to his present office five or six years ago.
His knowledge OF law has given peculiar value
TO his services, and in legal matters his advic,
is frequently sought by tho authorities of thu
church. He has pronounced convictions, and
stands by them to the end, even IL be mus,
stand alone. DR.. Fitzgerald Is forty-nine, and
In yigoroue health. that gives promise of many