New-York tribune., 1896-05-26
DIR. HARTZELL ELECTPn
CHOSEN MISSIONARY BISHOP or .,,.
BY THE METHopIsrs A
"A"i oF THE CONSTITUTIONAL coxaxr-
pisccssEp-AN EXCITING ArrERsoox
SESSION OF THE GENERAL oox-
FERENCE IN CLEVELAND

p'ScossED-AN EXCITING ArrERSoox
SESSION OF THE GENERAL cox
FERENCE IN CLEVELAND
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rK,prv.,
cleveland, Ohio May 25.-with. Bishon ro..
siding, the General Conference entsrsd -. pN
week OF its session to-day. As a erss, n. %s hT
reports are waiting for consideration n, $50.
to hold to-day and thereafter sfternoon s...,'S
ginning at o'clock and closing by motion .' rSa
minute rule was modified so as 10 lim,, al, @~
to five minutes each except charmen of co,.,7 1870
who are to have ten II they 50 desire On r,..,sS
Dr. j. b. Graw the publishing agents were r.on...'.
10 put the nymnal at as low price as poss,h,.
When the time arrived for the election =,
s!onary Bishop OF Africa, vartous rro,,.. aA
made. one to postpone. another to esc, ~, wen
jority instead OF the two-thirds rule aro,. ~ e No
consider the action by which II wa. ,a..,.m " 70
elect, ETC., but all were voted down and nan.
taken. No nominations were made. bur :, NV W
derstood that DR.. Hartzell OF the Freedr...- - -
Society," would be voted for and also an. ~
colored men. The name Of DR.. HartzelI h.a '"
canvassed over Sunday. and there was -.
agreement that he was the man for the .,,ss..
The first ballot showed that he was vsl =.
lead, having z23 votes out Of 4l; the Rev N
Mason, also OF the Freedmen's AID soc,...
the Rev. H. A. Munroe, both colored had 49,. 49,. $40
and seventy-three. respectively. There w.s y. s
votes for DR.. J. w. Hamilton and thirtss, ." sa ~
Cue, both white. The second ballot s,v. rr W.
thirty more than the necessary two-thlra. -
Hartzell, and he was declared elected N, NJ. ~"
received sixty and Mr. Munroe ffty-three n, u.'.
zell was by vote invited TO take a seat on N. ,..
FORM to which he was escorted by Bshou Ana,...
the Conference rising and sauting the bi,hor...'s.
with cheers and waving Of handkerchief. n. w..
heartily greeted by the bishops, and the yenerahl.
Bishop Taylor stretched out his hand TO grasu ,b,,
of his successor There were calls Of Taylor Tay,
lor," but the veteran merely bowed and said
Amen" thus indicating his satisfaction with IA.
choice of the Conference.
THE NEW BISHOPS CAREER.
DR.. Hartzell Is fine specimen OF compact and
vigorous manhood. Although his crcwn OF ahund,n,
hair is white, suggesting the glory OF the late Fred
Douglass he is only ffty-three years OF age. Hs
was born In Illinois and was educated AZ Ir,nols
Wesleyan University, taking his theological training
at the Garrett Biblical Institute in Evanston. Bs
welt to the South in 1870 and became member Of
the Louisiana Conference. TO which he has bs.
longed ever since. although 1t has been for many
years almost entirely colored For six Year, hA
served assistant secretary OF the Freedmen's AN
Society. being promoted eight years ego 10 be asso-
clate corresponding secretary. He served eight years
with DR.. Rust and four years with DR.. Hamilton
He was reelected last week as senior secretary
He has made a thorough stidy Of the condition and
needs OF the coored race, and It Is believed that he
will be worthy and efficient successor Of Bishop
Taylor When he goes to the African Coast he will
take his wife with him. He will be consecra,M
with tho two other bishops-elect tomorrow The
oaior cd iaiaQates altogether p.eaged with
the resul, Of the ba.lotng. They thought thsy
ought to have had one OF their number elected -
Bishop OF Africa. One OF the white delegates re-
marked that their looks were decidedly black when
their defeat made known.
The Committee on the Epworth League reported
in favor Of allowing the General Conference dele
gates OF the various General Conference districts
TO select one member each for the Council OF the
League. DR.. Doherty. OF New-York. opposed II In q
vigorous speech. He said that the young people
ought to be allowed TO elect their own representa-
tives in their district meetings. The proposed
change would take away an important right IRON
them, and would shake the League to Its sounda'
ton. Chairman Mills. DR.. Berry. OF The Epworu
Herald" and others advocated the change, deca'
ing that the young people could not be gott1
gether in many districts In nine OF the dsncu
they had not been able to hold anything fkstfs fsp
with little dissent.
CONSIDERING THE CONSTITUTION.
The rest OF the morning session was occupies
with the consideration OF the report Oh the 'o~
mission on the Constitution. II Is not new e'H
stftution which Is reported. nor docs u pr0pSe'
any constitutional changes. 1t Is ratner an "
tempt TO gather into a compact form 'he p0''V4'
OF the discipline which are believed to have ns
and haV
the constitutional process TO be the Cohslituuo]
The subject was considered by commission AZ
pointed by the General Conference OF iS~ in.
commission reported to the General conference "
1892 Its work was considered and pos'pohea' aHN
was referred to q commission by the present "es'
eral Conference. The Constitution repo''ea - -. ~
stantially that reported IN 1892 II opens WIN -.
declaration that the government o. inc ~s" n-,
Episcopal Church shall be vested IN IN, aa.,.sSns ys
Conference which shall be composer Oh n. Az, n,l
and lay delegates, to be chosen as cs. treat Of
vided" The second and third articles VT " ther
ministerial and ay deiegates me ,gs ,Ss Conference
the sixth seventh eighth. ninth ana 'snt snS resc.
organization, quorum voting psnSsr powTs Of making
amendments minority report signed % Mission. .sDs'
shaw and four other members or tne Sgr s,.s ssnsr.
proposes change IN Ap,sis instead Of Sens submitted
70 the ministers only In the annual eoa,ssIec. y. sIec.
shall also be submitted 10 the laymeh ~ Wv
toral conferences. a.. r.o,,,;,u,.rr for a1op
tion, article by article. When ArtcH .IIov M he
reached motion 10 amend 50 as ,,s ~ rsnresenta-
membership OF each church TO elect lts vsstins
tive 10 the electoral conference. insesn " noC vas
this right in the quarterly conference d. INV
made and lost by only -FOUR votes
A LIVELY AFTERNOON SESSION
Tho ,naciaI session of the afternoon. unae, a.
presidency of Bishop Hurst was one u .,,,u,on
vet held. The third article OF toe n.,aa,.. oo
relative to lay representation was uD'e' , rso,e.
ton An amendment providing f0r etoa, n,.,rs the
sentation was proposed and discussed. ts,on % over
discussion the house got into some o'A. S,. A c,l
a motion to lay the amendment on s,ch s he chair.
was made for yea and nay NJ, Tss,s VAS much dis
man decided came TOO late. Thete wHs hv a motion
satisfaction, which was nnaiiy Ssng taken from
TO reconsider The amendment pe..sSA peL...sSArsC n with
the table. the mover consented 70 ~ aoua repre-
the understanding that the Ques.o. .ha annual con-
sentation should be submitted " ,,an -
ferences as an alternative propoe ch exctemen.
The other matter causing SO I'D ,J been elected
was motion that as Or. Hartzeil a AZ secretary
Missionary Bishop OF Africa, ms ps.SSoud be filed
OF the Freedmen's Aid Society ,hick and fast
Motions and points Of order came nany delegates
and there was much confusion demanding
being on the floor and voc.mnen. indefinitely tns
recognition. A motion TO pos.wnn an the ground o..
question OF a second secretasr brilliant speecns'
economy was voted down ai1T' ne = Rowen cololso;
by DR. c. J. Little and DR.. J. "; economy did nos
declaring that the question aor ~ AZ A black . ms.
occur 10 any one until the snauv, Mace The So"
an. "a