Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-21
SOUTHERN MRTHODlSTS.
Tenth Days Proceedings of Their Con-
ference in the City of st. Louis.
Two Bishops Elected, DR.. A. G. HaygoOd and
Dr.. o. P. Fiizgerald-The VOte-Brief
Biography.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May l9.-The session Of the
Methodist church South to-day was devoted to
the election of two bishops. After some prelim-
nary business Bishop Cranberry, presiding,
called the special order and requested the
delegates to enter upon the election prayerfully
and with due sense of the
Importance of the occasion. DR.. Rogers of Bal
timore prsyed that all unholy ambitions would
be forgotten, that there would be no
strife, that the choice of bishops be
made for the good of the church. The fol-
lowing tellers were appointed: X. M Powers,
North Texas; A. c. Miller North Alabama;
R. B. Smart, South Carolina; Z. w. Peaurose,
Virginia: P. T. Dixon, North Carolina, and J.
., Branch. South Carolina. There were no reg
ular or formal nomination. but each delegate
voted for whom he pleased. There are 2J5 dele
gates in conference, but only 252 votes were cast
IN the hrst ballot, which was announced rs loI-
lows: A. G. Haygood. III; D. +. Fitzgerald, 90
David Morton, y; H; G.. Morrison. p; P A
20; W A. Chandler. Il; f. E. Hass, Is; V. D.
Barbee, l6 f. NJ. Bounds, Y. Scattering votes
were also cast for about twenty other persons.
The announcement of votes was received with
The second ballot was as follows:
o: p: Fitzgerald, 81 David 1yi II Nor g
Morrison, rs; P. A. Peterson, IS; Z. z. Hass,
10; d. NJ. Messick. Il; w. T. Harris, S; W. A.
Gambler, Z. There were also number OF scat
As t required la7 votes to elect the third bal
lot was taken, which gave Mr.. Fitzgerald l5o
NOleS. sui not enough 10 elect.
A fourth ballot was taken follows: o. P.
Fitzgerald, lJg; R. NJ. Sedd. 81; David Morton,
Is; W. 7. Harris, g. H. c. Morrison, /; G. D.
Andrews, l.
Concerning the successful candidates, the fol-
lowing brief statement is furnished by
prominent members of the conference. 1t will
be remembereg that DR.. Haygood was elected to
this office in 1852 but declined because he could
not then Law down the educational work he had
in hand being at the time PRECEDENT Of Emory
college, Oxford. Ga. He has been conspicuous
advocate OF education and OF the evangeization of
the cOlored people of the South, being author of
a book called ''Our Brother in Black and,
since 1883 agent of the John F. Slater fundB
for the education of the freedmen of the South.
He received to-day the largest majority ever CIV
in an election tor Methodist bishop He is thei
second man in the history OF American MSthod-
ism who has been elected to a bishoprlcfwlce
having refused the first offer of the office,
Joshua Soule being the first DIR. Hay
good is not member OF the general conference,
and mis- elevation to episcoDacy under all the
circumstances by one of the most representative
bodies in the United States is very significant.
DR.. Fitzgerald has for twelve years past been
editor of the Nashville Christian Advocate,
the organ of. his church. He has seen
service in the West, having been for years a
leader among the Methodists of California. He
is a native of North Carolina, of Irish
extraction, and is a most genial gentle
man and popular writer. His books have
obtained wide circulation, and under his admin
istration the Christian Advocate has advanced
from circulation Of 1000 in 1878 to $4,000 sub
seribers in 1890. :,