Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-05-20
SELECTING EDITORS
For the Various Methodist Publications.
Many Matters of General Interest Dis
cussed in the Conference.

Shinkle introduced resolution which
provided that during the election pro-
ceedings all but delegates should be ex-
lcluded from the Conference floor, and
that in voting all the delegates standing
until the tellers passed them with
their collecting ballots, thus doing
away with the call of the roll
in voting. The resolution was adopted.
The election Of editor Of Central Chris
tiGn AdUOc tte was taken up and several
names place in nomination. Before q
ballot was taken Bishop Merrill an
nounced the election of DR.. Arthur
Edwards as editor of the Northwestern
Christian Advocate by the last ballot
taken on the previous day. DR.. Ed
wards got 3O7 votes ont Of total Of
ass. The result appeared to be emf
nently satisfactory TO the conference.
DR.. c. w. Smith was the only man
nominated for the editorship Of the
Pittsburg Advocate. His election was
practically unanimous.
The conference decided to reconsider
the motion by which the call for the
presentation of resolutions was shut off
on May IS. 1t was decided to have one
more full roll call for the introduction
Of resolutions.
A report of the committee on consol-
idatiou benevolence was shot into the
proceedings by u suspension OF the reg
ular order. IL recommended that the
Educational society and the Freedmen's
Aid and Southern Educational society
be not consolidated. The report was
adopted and again the friends OF con-
soidation suffer defeat.
Then the regular order was taken up.
II was the discussion of the time limit
resolution touching the itinerancy.
Rev. K. j. Gray, OF Pennsylvania,
was opposed to the adjustment of the
five year limit. Itwould be drifting to-
ward congregationalSm he said, and
would break up the whole plan Of
itinerancy. He said the aboliShment Of
the time limit might help the better class
of the churches but would be hard on
the weaker churches. 1t would create
an oligarchy despotism composed of the
bishops and Presiding Elders, he said,
to abolish the five year limit. He there
fore offered II substitute for the minority
report providing for the submission Of
the question to the annual conferences.
Bishop Frank, Of New Hampshire, got
the floor and made a stirring speech in
favor OF abolishing the limit on the
pastorate. He said the time limit plan
was a corpse and should te buried.
Two ballots were taken for editor Of
the Central AdUOcGte, and the second
gave DR.. jesse Bowman Young the
election by vote Of 800 ballots out of
469.
Bishop Merrill announced the result
OF the ballot for editor of the Northern
AdU0cdte. DIR. J. L. Sawyer was elect
ed by a very large majority.
Now the coiored people were in it..
The election of an editor for the South
lCeStern Christian Advocate, which is a
paper published especially for colored
MethodistS, interested them deeply.
DR.. A. f. p. Albert, the editor for the
past four years, is a colored
man, He was renominated by
Rev. Shumpert. Mr.. Knox, OF Ken
tuck, nominated DIR. +. w. s. Ham
mond. The ballot was taken and then
Mr. Field, of Philadelphia, got the floor
during ballot which ensued and deliv-
cred a scorching little speech, in which
he deprecated the tendency OF some Of
the delegates to trifle with matter Of
electing official editors. 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 casting trivial ballot with
her name upon it. He called upon the
delegates to desiSt from any such nom
sense. He was unanimously applauded.
The election OF an editor for the
Methodist ApOlgete, the German paper
published at Cincinnati, was taken up.
DIR. VIM. Fast, for many years editor OF
the ApolgCte. had decided to retire from
the editorial chair. His son, Professor
A. J. Mast and DR.. J. l.. KeStler, were
nominated for the position. Prior TO
taking the ballot Bishop Merrill an
nounced the result of the ballol for the
Southeastern Advocate. E. w. $. Ham
mOnd got PA votes and DR.. Albert 231.
Hammond was elected.
The committee on Church extension
brought In report favoring the cleo
tion Of an additional Secretary for the
work. A minority report also came In
recommending that three assistant Sec
retarieS be elected. After some debate
il was finally decided that the matter be
laid over until the next day.
A. j. Mast was announced as the
successful candidate in the election for
editor OF the Methodist apologize. DR..
Hart was elected editor OF the Hans
UHdherd, another German paper. DR..
c. II. Payne was nominated as cores
ponding Secretary OF The Board OF Edu-
cation. DR.. Bridgeman and DR.. L. b.
Neeley were also nominated. Tim oal-
lot was taken and then the conference
adjourned.