Morning journal and courier., 1888-05-24
DIR. JOYCE ELECTED BISHOP.
DIR. Go0dsell Falls Fourteen Vote
short of am Election.

DIR. Goodse1l Falls Fourteen Votes
short of am Election.
NEW York, May 23.-The election of bish-
ops was continued this morning at the gene
raj Methodist Episcopal conference. The re-
suit of the fifth ballot was made known inn
mediately after the reading of the journal.
It resulted in the election of DR.. I. w. Joyce,
pastor of st. Paul's church, Cincinnati, by
vote of 1926 out of 449 votes cast. Only 300
votes were necessary to q choice, but DR.. D.
A Goodsell fell IA short of the number get
ting but 2S6 votes. On the same ballot DR..
John P. Newman received 227; Charles II.
Payne 1877 and Earl Cranston 119. Bishop
Bowman presided and read the result of the
ballot The devotional exercises were led by
Col. Ray of Indianapolis. The sixth 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 revivals reported
several proposed changes in the discipline.
One of these changes relative to the
relations of church choirs to the government
| of the church occasioned considerable debate.
The present tendency to introduce operate
and other "highfalutin' music into the
church service was deprecated on motion of
Colonel Ray, the item relating to church
| music was amended SO as to make the music
committees amenable to the general confer
ence. On the sixth ballot 439 votes were
| cast, of which 292 were necessary to a choice.
There was no election. DR.. j. z. Newman
| received 252, DR.. Goodsell $50, Dr. E. q.
| Payne 145, DR.. Earl Cranston 13S. The vote
| for DR.. Newman when announced was greeted
/ with an outburst of applause which drew q
rebuke from the presiding officer, Bishop
Bowman On the seventh ballot there was
| no election. There were AL votes cast,
of which 294 were necessary to choice.
Drs. Newman and Goodsell each received
253, DR.. Cranston 156 and DR.. Payne 1856.
| The eighth ballot was taken just before
| noon, and when counted resulted in no cleo
ton. The same vote was cast, but Earl
| Cranston gained 80, DIR. Newman gained 8
and DR.. Goodsell gained 4, while DR.. Payne
lost 80. Something of a sensation was
created when the tellers returned with the
result of the seventh ballot. They an
nounced AL votes cast, 294 being necessary
to choice. Drs. Newman and Goodsel1 re-
ceived 253 each, G. 81. Payne 1876 and Earl
Cranston 1856. AS none received the number
required there was no election. The sensation
referred to was occasioned by one of the tel
lers announcing evidences of repeating. Two
votes were found on the seventh ballot that
were thrown out. One consisted of slip OF
paper, nearly torn through the center into
two strips. The names of the candidates were
written on each slip, in the same
handwriting. The other seemingly fraudulent
ballot. consisted of two pieces of paper with
could be cast as one and then separated in
the hat. The tive pieces of paper were iden.
tical in size, had the same corner turned
down and contained the same candidates
names and were in the same handwriting.
The votes cast on the ninth ballot number
ed 439, making 293 necessary for choice
Again the result was the same almost as the
three previous ballots. The Rev. DR.. New
man of Washington is gradually creeping up
having received in this last ballot 272 votes
| while DR.. Goodsell received 267. Balloting be-
gan again for the tenth time. After the tellert
had collected the ballots the conference ad
l journed. The result of the ballot will b'
made known tomorrow.
The Book Concerns New Building.
| New YORK, May 23.-The corner stone o
! the new building for the Methodist Bool
Concern, Fifth avetfGe and Twentieth street
) was laid to-day with religious ceremonies
Bishop Bowman, General Fiske, Bishop Eos
and other dignitaries conducting the services
in the presence of q large crowd including