Bridgeton pioneer., 1892-03-24

quesNons asked, with official COM
ments thereon, by the Bishop.
After the address by the Bishop the
following candidates were passed in
character and admitted: John II.
Race, Holmes F. Gravatt, Curwen B.
Fisher, John Allen, Jr., William R
Wedderspoon, BENZ. G. Lippincott,
Jr., Henry f. Parker, William s
Mitchell, Verona A. Lonier, James A.
Lumley, John W. Nickelson, Daniel
Johnson, W. G. Meyer.
Joseph F. Shaw was, at his own re-
quest, continued on trial for another
year. He had strong recommendation
in the Conference favoring his admis
sion into full connection, but Confer
ence granted his request
Samuel M. Hudson was also contin-
ued in supernumerary relation with
the Conference, his name having been
omitted from the original list pub
lished.
DIR. Breckenridge presented the in
terests of the Brooklyn Methodist
Episcopal Hospital to the Conference,
and was applauded in the manner of
his presentation.
Rev. j. L. Hurlbut,.. D. D., of the
Sunday School Union, also addressed
the Conference on the subject of the
publications of the society.
The order of the day--the election of
delegates to the General Conference
was taken up about II o'clock. Messrs.
J. 8. Heisler, Levi Laren, H. M. Brown,
D. B. Harris, John Handley and Rev.
Mr.. Hancock were appointed as tellers.
The Bishop then read the instructions
relative to the manner of voting, and
announced that the Conference was
entitled to a representation of five
delegates.
| The first ballot was then taken, and
the tellers retired to count the vote.
The result of the ballot showed that
DR.. J. B. Graw, of Camden, had re-
ceived 101 votes; DR.. Thomas Hanlon,
of Pennington Seminary, 1902 votes,
and DR.. George B. Wright,of Trenton,
also 102 votes.
James Moore received 96; Edmund
Hewitt. IA; D. B. Harris, 40; Dr.. B. @.
Lippincott, s27 and number of Others
received small vote.
! Ninety eight votes being necessary
to a choice, the Bishop announced
that the first three named-Drs. Graw,
Wright and Hanlon--wcre elected land
a second ballot was postponed until
8 O'Clock this afternoon.
At that hour, after two ballots had
been taken, DR. James Moore of Asbury
Park, and Edmund Hewitt, OF Cam
den, were elected, the former receiv.
ing III votes aud the latter 109.
The Conference contributed $3.50
toward a memorial window to the
memory of the late General Clinton B.
Fisk, to be placed in the new Metho
dist Episcopal Church at Seabright.
The vote on the admission of women
to the general Conference as lay
delegates was go for aud 1Os against.
The Lay Conference convened 1875
and was called to order by w. H. Bo
dine, of Williamstown. chairman of the
last Conference.
Mr.. Bodine was again made chair
man, and Major James 8. Yard, editor
of the Monmouth Democrat, of Free
hold, was chosen Secretary.
A permanent organization was eff
fected by the selection of the Officers
already in charge.
Rev. VIM. I. Gill, local preacher ir
charge of West Park Church, new
charge at Asbury Park, was admitted
as delegate.
A communication from the Philadel
phia Laymen's Association of the
Methodist Episcopal Church was read
to petition the General Conference fol
equal lay representation, and for sep
arate action of the two bodies on al
matters of finance, change of discipline
the Episcopacy, the itineracy and the
election of salaried officers, and in al
matters except those of merely rou
tine character, and that mass meet
ing be held In Omaha the first week
of the General Conference to further
this idea.
The disp osition of the paper created
considers BILE discussion, in which Gen
eral Ru-ling, ex-senator w. I'll, Carter
of Burlington county; Mr.. G. w. Shoe
maker, of Bridge:on, and others par
ticipated, and q motion finally pre-
vailed that a committee of three be
appointed to consider this. subj ect
The committee is as follows: DR.. John
Wilson, of Ocean Grove; 8. ID. Quigg
OF Bu1dstown, and General j. F. Rus
ling, of Trenton.
The Conference reassembled at !. 81
o'clock, and, in the absence of Major
Yard, J. F. Truitt, of Bridgeport, was
made Secretary pro tenn,
Upon motion of George w. Ireland
| of BriGgeton, the Conference pro