Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-23
TWO BISHOPS CHOSEN.
DRS. FITZGERALD AND VINCENT ATTAIN
THE HIGH HONOR,
The Successful Ones Chosel Oh The Second Ba!l9.-A
Day Of Lively EectoHesriDg-Nsly
Scattering VOtss-The New
Bishops Careers.

NEW YORK, May 22.-For the first time
since the Twentieth General Methodist
Conference began, every seat in the vast
auditorium of the Metropolitan Opera
House was filled to-day, when Bishop
Mallalieu opened the session. The mis-
sionary bishop to India question came up
Immediately after the reading of the Jour,
nal. DR.. Flood made an earnest appeal
for such bishopric DR.. Lanahan oppos,
ed 1t and marveled at the Sudden conyer,
sion of some of the brethren. ~
He believed in sudden Conversions,
hut held that conviction must
precede It, He could not understand how
it was possible for the brethren, who in
one breath opposed such an appointment,
should 10 the next turn around and adyo.
cate it. The result of DR.. Lanahan's oppo-
sition was that the matter was Temporarily
laid on the table. General Fisk then
moved TO hold special session OF the con
ference on Thursday evening, for the pur
pose of considering the report of the com
mittee on temperance and prohibition,
which was passed.
Bishop Bowman then prayed especially
in reference to the order of the day, after
which the election of Bishops began.
-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 began
much time was taken up in settling the
question AZ to whether ballots containing
less than the required number of names
should be counted or thrown out. After
much discussion 1t WAS decided to count
them and the voting began in earnest
No ELECTION ON THE FIRST BALLoT.
The total number of votes cast IN the
fret ballot was Al. The number neces.
ssry for choice was 29S. The votes cast
for the leading candidates vas as follows:
DR.. J. II. Vincent 2l5; Dr. James y. Fit2-
gerald ly5; Dr. J. 4. Goodsell l5S; DR.. J.
2. Newman 1876; DR.. J. W. Joyce li5; Dr.
Payne l3O; Drs James NJ. king and Earl
CransLon l25 each; DR.. Wynett ll9; u. A.
Butts llj. There were 20 candidates,
who received less than 100 votes and over
-, who received but one vote each. On
motion time in which to elect Bishlps was
extended.
A second ballot WAS taken and the Con.
ference then took a recess until : o'clock
At the evening session ballOting was re-
sumci. Neither of the two afternoon
ballots had secured to any candidate
cnoagh Of votes, hut 90 the third ballot at
the evening session two BishOps were
selected, hut there were |, i59 votes cast
and 3CG we've necessary for choice. The
vote was VincentI 81; Fitzgerald 30
Gocdsel 2jO, Newman 2.7, Joyce goo,
Payne It's, Atwell los, Butts I'll aud
King Il.
The others were scattering. The two
Bishops elected wer5 therefore Rev. DR.. J..
H. Vincent, of the Rock River Conference,
and Rev. J. W. Fitzgerald, Of the New
Jersey Conference.
Dr.. Vincent was horn at Tuscaloosa, Al.
ALBANIA, November %, 1892 In 1888 he
moved to Pennsylvania. He WAS educated
at the Aiilton aud Lewisburg SemiuRnee,
nnd at the Newark Wesleyan Inetituts.
Rev. DR.. Fitzgerald is fifty years old and
was born at Newark, n. J. A fourth bal.
lot was taken, hat the Conference adjourn.
ed before the Itsult was announced