Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-25
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The Last Two of the Vacant
 Methodist Bishoprics Filled.
NEWMAN AND GOODsELL CHOSEN.
A Sharp Contest Over the Election of Dr. Newman Because He Had Once Filled n Congregationalist Pulpit-who the Lucky Candidates Are.

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 NEW YORK, May 25.-In vain the oppo- nents of Dr. J. P. Newman in the Methodist general conference yesterday argued that he was Congregationalist and not Methodist His strength increased steadily until the end of the fourteenth ballot it was sufficient to elect him bishop, with twenty eight votes to spare. It took two more ballots to elect the fifth and last of the new bishops, the Rev. Dr. Daniel A. Goodsell
 The first business of the body was to hear the announcement of the result of the tenth ballot, taking just before the adjournment on Wednesday. The result was generally known to the delegates in advance of the formal announcement, and it had been pretty accurately foretold in the newspa- pers. Delegate Gillette, of Jacksonville, Ills, wanted to know how the information that was supposed to be locked secus ely in the bosoms of the thirteen tellers had leaked out.
 Tellers Cogshall and Knight declared that it hadn't leaked Teller Cogshan made an explanation that was greeted with derisive laughter. He said the room in which the tellers counted the ballots was ''full of cracks" and there was reporter at every crack. The tellers had gone so far in the way of precautionary measures as to look under the tables and benches for reporters, but somehow the reporters had the result figured out before the tellers had arrived at it.
 Three more fruitless ballots were taken. The result of the fourteenth ballot was fore gone conclusion in the minds of all who wis ited the Hobbies while it was in progress, and the formal announcement of Dr. New mans esction was merely the signal for the release of a round of applause that had beer under long and impatient restraint. .
 When the excitement succeeding the cleo tion of Dr. Newman had subsided another ballot was taken, in which Dr. Goodsell led with 237 votes, not @ sufficient number, how ever, to elect. One more ballot brought the end, Dr. Goodsen receiving SIS votes He was duly declared bishop elect, and the an- nouncement was greeted with @ tremendous cheer.
 The Rev. John F. Newman, D. D., who was elected a bishop of the Methodist Episco- pal church yesterday, was born in New York city sixty years ago. He was educated at Cazenovia seminary and commenced his min istry in central New York Twenty-Five years ago he came to New York city and ac- quired fame a pulpit orator.
 In 1864 he went to New Orleans, where he established The Southwestern Christian Ad- yocate, of which he was editor for time. In the course of his five years residence in the south he also founded the New Orleans uni versity, the Orphans Home and University | at Bayou Tesche, and three annual confer ences in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas His popularity in the south was shown in the ceived the votes of all the colored delegates except Assistant Secretary Crogman. Dr. Newman was transferred to the Balti- more conference in 1869, and became pastor of the Metropolitan church at Washington He remained three years. President Grant was a member of his congregation, and they soon became fast friends Through Gen. Grants influence Dr. Newman was made chaplain of the senate, and was afterward sent by Gen. Grant on tour of the world as Inspector of the United States consulates n
 In 1882 Dr. Newman assumed a supernum- erary relation to the church, to do literary work, as he professed- The pulpit of the Madison Avenue Congregational church was vacant, and he was iRrited to occupy it He accepted the invitation, and preached to the Congregationalists for two years Naturally he came to be regarded as Congregational | igt, and this fact was the chief argument ad- vanced against his election as Methodist | bishop.
 In 1884 Dr. Newman went to California, and was temporarily filling pulpit in San | Francisco when he was summoned to the bed side of his friend Gen. Grant, then in his last illness He was with Gen. Grant at Mount McGregor, and preached the funeral sermon over his remains Two years ago he was again called to the Metropolitan church in Washington, and is now serving his third | term there.
 The Rev. Daniel A. Goodsell, D. D., the other bishop elected yesterday, is native of Newburgh, N. Y. He is 4s years old, and has been member of the New York eas, conference for twenty-n mine years. His father was the Rev. Buel Goodsell, we'll known in this vicinity in his day. Dr. Goodselrs work | as a pastor has been almost entirely confined to Brooklyn, New York and New Haven. He is now secretary of the Church Educational | society,