The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-07

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REV. r. r. FORD. PRESIDING ELDER.
on; the words ''forty-hve" in the fourth
line. section ?. paragraph 81. OF the discl-
pline. and insert the words 'sixty-iVe,
so that the clause as amended shall read.
'"The general conference shall not allow
OF more than one ministerial representa-
tive for every fourteen members or an
annual conference. nor OF a less number
than one for every slxty-fve.
Great Victory for the Women.
When the propositions were submitted,
TO the surprise OF nearly everybody not
a single remark was made in the way or
discussion of the subject, and through
misunderstanding as 70 the way the ques-
ton was put, 1t al first seemed that there
was not an affirmative vote on the nrst
proposition. But when finally voted on.
IL was rejected by a large majority, the
vote standing 70 ayes. a noes, the result
being received with great applause by the
many women and their friends present.
Among those voting in the affirmative
were Rev. w \. Shankln, of this city.
and Rev A. H. Keeler. Of Tacoma. All
the presiding elders voted In the negative.
The vote on the second proposition was
nearly the same. II being, ayes 20. noes II.
The vote on the third proposition was 81
ayes. 81 noes.
Hot Rivalry for ONCE.
The selection OF two delegates TO the
general conference to be held in Cleveland
next May was then taken up. There had
been a great deal of electioneering for
this honor. and nearly every delegate was
a candidate The contest developed con-
siderable quiet bitterness and charges OF
a resort to machine political methods were
not unheard. There were no nomina-
lions, and the result OF the first ballot
was as follows:
r. b. Ford presiding elder Seattle dis
trict. Il. s. s. Sulliger. presiding elder.
Chehals district. Is; r. J. Massey, presid-
ing elder New Whatcom district IS {:
George c. Wilding. Vancouver =: Samuel
Moore. presiding elder. Tacoma district.
10: c. r. Thohurn. chancellor OF Puget
Sound university. at Olympia. II; +. +.
Drake Centralia. .. y. +. Tedrick, Seat
tie. I. d G. lie Sourd, Snohomish. .; ". I.
Cosper. Montesano. /; c. +. Fulmer. Kent,
l: s. a Bright Aberdeen. &: George a.
I.auden Sumner I. ]. NJ. Marlett, Tacoma.
.. W. \. Shanklin, Seattle 4: Isaac Dillon,
New Whatcom, ;; \. J. Hanson. Puyallup,
3. A. j. Joslyn, Olympia . John Finn,
Fruit Valley. I. As Rev Ford had more
than majority. he was declared elected.
and the conference proceeded to ballot
again for the second delegate.
The second ballot resulted as follows; T.
J. MASSEY. 50; C. c. Wilding. %; S. :. Sui
Tiger 10 Samuel Moore. s: c. r. Thohurn
?, Isaac Dlllon. T. There being no choice
further balloting was postponed until this
morning
While the ballots were being counted
other business was transacted. g. w
Frame Marysville: O. J.. Doane Sultan:
Robert 9. Lee. Dungencss. Ira Mills. Had
lock, ". 7. Rule, Salkum. and George a .
Sheafe. Tacoma. were admitted TO preach
on trial.
Dr =. ". Cue. presiding elder Of Port
land district. gave short talk about the
Portland Methodist hospital and explained
that the appointment Of receiver FOR y
was q matter Of eNpedicnCv. He then went
into details about the financial embarrass-
mepts ~ that institution The debt was
reduced from $So 90 20 ti0oo0. and last year
D. closed up work With 81 2N In the trCa 81
ury. The hospital IS now safe. and IL has
been uohly backed up by Puget sound. lie
alluded ~ the quarrel between the differ
emf schools of medicine and the replacing
~ the allop9ths bv the homeopathic lie
appea'r3 20 the Nethoijsts Of Puget sound
- sustain tho institution by a liberal
Thirkzgivi dav collection.
committee was appointed q examine
ana report uron blank church record got
ten Np bE " a Burgess
The class in third wear studies was call
ci. and III" following disposition made of
the members: J. 7. Parmenter Ferndalc.
advanced Il. g. Butler. Oakvil1a r00tfn-
uc3. = II. Fulle~ Tacoma. continued. W
w. GRAY Chicago. excused 10 attend
school. John Tonkius. Skamokawa. an,ri.
cation for Withdrawal referred - commit
tee en- conference relations. Fred : pie~-
son. sidney. advanced William u Leach.
Nasho1. advanced. Osborn \. Curry. az
vanccf
Next Conference NJ Vancouver.
Vancouver was unanimously chosen MS