Omaha daily bee., 1892-05-19

mitted ii Dr. Buckley would undoubtedly
have been elected by rising vote, but
the rules provide that ballot must
be taken on all elections. The ballot
Tor editor OF the Christian Advocate was
then taken,
The fact that the conference was trying to
carry on two kinds of busiGes at the samc
time sapdwlching them In, made the session
somewhat irregular. The elections moved
along as fast as the two sets Of tellers could
count and return with results, and between
ballots the conference took up resolutions
aud committee reports, cutting them short
of whenever the election machinery cleared
its cogs for an other whirl.
Some Others Elected.
The tellers came in with the result OF the
election for editor OF the Methodist Review.
DR. j. w. Meudenhall vas elected by very
large majority. He has been editor of the
Review during the last quadrcnnium.
DR.. ID. IL. Moore was nominated for the
editorship OF the Western Christian Advo-
cate, pu blished at Cincinnati His Eomina-
tion aroused almost as much enthusiasm as
that of DR.. Buckley for the New York editor
ship.
Dr. Moore has been the special champion Of
the women IN the great discussions that have
been waged in the church for several years
upon the admission of women rs delegates to
the general conference. HIS nomination for
the editorship of the Western Advocate vas
heartily seconded by ascore OF delegations.
After the ballot was taken the tellers re-
tired and the report of the committee on itin-
erancy regarding the ttme limit was
again taken up. Rev. Mr. Ackerman of
Tennessee made a speech in which he
made some pretty lively thrusts at the pre-
siding elders and bishops. The speaker Gre
ated good deal of merriment. The confer
ence guved him by yelling "louder' when he
was yelling at the top Of his voice.
A minority report from the committee was
then presented, opposing the abolfshment OF
| the five year limit.
Favors Life Pastorates.
DR.. Casw ell of southern California was
| In flvor of a majority report He
| held that the needs OF the church and the
| judgment OF the bishops and presiding elders
| should decide upon tho appointments and not
| the almanac. what would tho country
have thought Of President Lincoln, II he had
| removed General Grant, at tho end OF tho
| second year of the war, TO place somebody
| else at the head simply on account of some
| trivial rule that called tor changer the
| speaker asked.
| Such an action as that would have been
| just about as wise, the speaker SAID, as the
| present method OF moving Methodist minis
| ters at the end OF every five years without
| regard to tho condition OF work they were
| dong. He believed in keeping men in the
! places where they could do the most good,
| regardless Of the number of years. He liked
| the idea of life pastorates.
| Then the result OF the ballot for editor OF
| the New York Christian Advocate came in.
1t was read as follows: Total number OF
votes cast 4G2. DIR. J. NJ. Buckley got 1863
DIR. j. H. Potts. 81; Frances e. Willard, ID
| -lapplause and the rest scattering. There
were several frivolous votes cast. One
was cast for Amanda Smith. Or. Buckley
was declared elected.
The election of an editor for the North
western Christian Advocate came next.
The nominees were DIR. Arthur Edwards
and DR.. h. ID. Whitlock. DR.. Edwards has
been editor of the Northwestern Advocate
for twenty years.
After the ballot was taken, the telers re-
tired and the chairman announced the resul,
of the ballot for editor of the Western
| Christian Advocate at Cincinnati. DR.. D.
H. Moore received 395, r. B. Neely TO- j. #
| Goucher 4, and the rest scattering. DR.. d
II. Moore was declared elected