The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-05-25

editor of the Central Christian Ad-
Uocate, as follows: DIR. Young, oil; DIR.
Creighton, 70; Coke, 81; Smith, IS; DR..
McElroy, 81; Dr. Marsden, 26; DR.. Good
win, Is; rest scattering; no election. A
second ballot was then taken on the
Central Advocate.
A report from the judicial committee
was then run in. A question was asked by
the bishops relating to the meaning of the
rules where they provided that one-third
OF sither order could call for vote by
orders. The question was whether the
rules meant one-third OF all the members,
one-third of all present, or one-third of
all the members visiting. The committee
decided that the rules meant one-third OF
all the members in the house at the time
OF the call whether they voted or not.
The report was adopted.
The FiVe-Yssr Limit.
Then the regular order was taken up.
1t was the discussion of the time-limit res
olution touching the itinerancy. The
Rev. L. j. Gray of Pennsylvania was op-
posed to the adjustment of the fve-year
limit. 1t would be drifting toward con-
gregationalism, he said, and would break
up the whole plan of itineraucy. He said
the adjustment of the time limit might
help the better class of churches, but
would be hard on the weaker churches.
1t would create an oligarchy despotism,
composed of the bishops and presiding
elders He therefore offered a substitute
for the minority report, providing for the
submission OF the question to the annual
conferences.
Elder shank of Nebraska got the floor
and made a stirring speech in favor of
abolishing the limit on the passionate. He
said the time limit was q corpse and
should be buried.
The second ballot for editor of the Cen
trail AdCOcdte was announced. 1t gave DR..
Jesse Bowman Young the election by a
vote OF 300 ballots out OF 462.
The conference took up the election of
an editor for the California Christian i'd
UOcate. The nominees were DR.. B. +.
Crary, the incumbent, and DR.. w. s..
taking the ballot Bishop Merrill an
nounced the result of the ballot for editor
OF the Northern AdUocdte. DR.. ]. +. Saw
yer was elected by very large majority.
Aa Inning for OoIored People
Now the colored people were in it. The
election OF an editor for the Southeastern
Christian AdcOcdte interested them deeply.
DR.. A. Z. p. Albert, editor for the past
four years, is colored man. In fact, it is 8
paper published especially for the colored
methodists. The Rev. Mr.. Shumpert NOM
mated Dr. A. L. p. Albert to succeed him.
self. The colored delegates had the con-
ference all TO themselves for half
an hour. Mr.. Knox of Kentucky made
a speech that sailed away into the
clouds and part of it never came down
again. He nominated DR.. +. w. S. Ham
mond OF Kentucky. The contest lay be-
tween DR.. Albert and DR.. Hammond. The
samples of oratory presented by the
colored brethren were very creditable TO
them. They spoke vigorously and plainly
and were heard all over the house, The
ballot was taken and then Mr.. Field of
Philadelphia got the floor during ballot
which ensued and delivered a scorching
little speech in which he deprecated the
tendency of some of the delegates to trifle
with the matter OF electing official editors.
Votes had been cast, he said, that could
mean nothing but a joke. Delegates had
voted for Amanda Smith, the colored
evangelist, and Mr.. Field said he was
mortified to think any member of the
conference would ridicule this good woman
by costing a trivialsballot with her name
upon it. He called upon the delegates to
desist from any such nonsense. He was
unanimously applauded. TIE question
of publishing the names OF the bishops
who received scattering votes for the dill
ferent edltOrships WIS also discussed.
Some wanted the names omitted from the
list. but the conference thought that it
would not hurt the bishops to see their
names printed in the list of those re-
celvlng votes.
Other Editors Elected.
The election OF an editor for the metho-
dist Apologete, the German paper pub
lished at Cincinnati, was taken up. DR..
William Mast. for many years editor of
the apologize, had decided to retire from
the editorial chair. His son, Prof A. ].
Mast, was nominated for the position. DR..
j. l.. Kestler was also nominated. Prior
to taking the ballot Bishop Merrill an
nounced the result of the ballot for the
Southeastern Aduocate. +. w. s. Hammond
got 241 votes and DR.. Albert 227. Ham
mond was elected. The ballot for the
editorship of the apologize was then taken.
The committee on church extension
brought in a report favoring the election
of an additional secretary for the work. A
minority report also came in recommend
ing that the assistant secretaries be
elected. The conference got into a snarl
in trying to discuss the recommendations.
Some held that to elect three secretaries
instead of one would involve a change in
the law of the church, and that would
have to Law over one day and be printed.
1t was finally decided that this was the
situation and the matter had to be laid
over until the next day. A. ]. Mast was
announced as the successful candidate in
the election for editor of the Methodist
ADOiogete. DR.. A. j. Leibhart was elected
editor of the Hdus und Herd, another
German paper. DR.. @. II. Payne was
nominated as corresponding secretary OF
the board of education DIR. Bridgem an
and DR.. L. B. Nicely were also nominated.
The ballot was taken and the conference
adjourned.
THE PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY.
CONSERVATIVES Win the Mod orator IN the
Preliminary Fight.