Evening journal., 1888-05-23
BISHOPS ELECTED.
THE rHETg0DpST EPISCOPAL
GENERAL CONFERENCE.
The Rev. hrs. John M. Vincent
and y. N. Fitzgoraid chosen for
the Highest onicc in the Church.
Ten Candidates EAlloted For.

NKw YoRK. May a2 Bishop NallAIieu
was the presiding officer OF the General
Conference and tho devotional exercises
were conducted by Rev ID. G. Olmstead or
the Wyoming Conference. After the rend-
ing Of the journal the untlnished business
OF yesterday--the question Of electlna a
missionary hishop TO lndla-was taken M
Tbs creation Of such bishop was warmly
oppoeed by Dr.. Llnahan and ths result
was that the qaestion sas temporarily laid
on the table.
At o'clock sharp tho preliminaries for
the election Of bishops were begun. Bishop
Bowman, the senior bishop, led tho cor fer
ence in prayer, and te,lers we're then ap
pointed A resolution was passed proyii
Ing chat the names Of os many candidates
aa are TO be elected be placed 90 each bal
lot. Any ballot containing lesa than the
right number Of names not to be- counted
aud any ballot containing an excess to be
referred back to the delegation from which
It came. Balloting began at half-paat 10,
and waiting Tor the announcement OF tho
tellers someroutine buainets was transacted
Before the debate was closed the tellers,
having completed the counts OF the votes.
appeared on the platform. 1t was rs r.
m. Tho secreterg announced that Ar votes
had been cas-. and that e9s were necessary
for choice. None Of TIE candidates re-
ceive1 this number and the Hrss ballot
therefore resulted n no election.
The votes cast for tho leading candidetee
we're as folowr; DR.. J. IL. Vincent, 215;
Or. James n. fitzgerald, 1876; DR.. J.. A.
Goodsell, l5S; DR.. .. r. Newman, 150; DR..
J. w. Joyce. ii5 Dr.. G. a, Payne, ls0; DR.
Jtmss NJ. King, ies; DR.. Earl Cranston,
i2s; Dr.. A }. Kynett, li9; Il. a. Butts.
li5.
The are twenty candidates who received
less than lo0 votes ard over fifty who re-
ceived bus ore vote esch.
AZ the evening pelsinn rf the confer.
ence, after preliminary religious exercises,
balloting was resumed Neither Of TIE
two afternoon hallots bad secured to any
candidate enough Of votes. but on the third
ballot at the evening session two bishops
were selected. There wera 45o votes cast,
aud 800 were necessary for a choice. T.e
vote VAS Vincent. 81; Fitzgerald, 8i0:
Gnodsell 2soi Newman, e37: Joyce, og0,
Payne, iiS: CTanstou, la3; Kynett, Ios.
Butte, Ill, and Klnz, n. The Others were
scattering. The two bishops elected we're
therefore Row. Or. Il. vincsnt. of tire
Rock River Conferences. and Rsv. DR. J. n.
Fhggesald, Of tha New jersey Conference.
Rsy. John II. Viaotns. y d., wrs horn
10 Alabama Ia 1882 At the ngs Oh 20 years
ho entered the Methodist ministry. At an
early period IN bis ministerial rbors he be-
came greatly interested ia Sunday school
operations. and, ns soon az opportunity o.
fersd, he visited the Holy Land 10 order to
bo better prepared Tor services In that
branch Of the publishing department
OF the church which prepa-es
resdinz for young people. He Yves ap-
pointed sEsut Of the Methodist Episoopal
Sunday School Union in 1905. and three
years afterwards was elected by the Gen.
eral Conference editor Of the Sunday
School Journal and Of tho books Of ins, rue
tion Issued by the union. In 1872 Or. VIM
cent was made editor Of the Sunday school
books, papers and tracts Of his church, ard
corresponding secretary OF iA Truct
Scclesy and Sundsy School Union.
DR.. Vincent enjoys a national reputation
as Sunday scAool worher, aud as chanosl-
lor Of the Chautauqua Literary and Eclen-
tiHc Circl'.
Rev. ]. ". Fitzgerald is 50 years OF sge
and was horn 1T Newark, n. J. He studied
It tbs Newark Academy and then at
Princeton College. On leaving college he
studied law with Chancellor Runyan aud
Secretary FrelinghuYsen, and was admitted
TO the bar, He was admitted 70 the church
30 years ago. He was progidiag elder Of
the Nes arb Conference until seven years
ago, when be ives elected recording secfe-
tary Of the Missionary soclstY.