The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-20
CHAPLAIN M'CABE
NOW A BISHOP
Selected on the Fifteenth Iallot at NJ. E.
Conference Yesterday.
BISHOP BOWMAN'S LAST SESSION
Earl CranstOn is Also Elected Bishop
ON the Sixteenth Ballot. Result Of
the VOtes..SclcctiOn Of Book Agents
aud Other Business Transacted.

Cleveland, Ohio. May 19.-Bishop Bow
man, the venerable senior bishop of the
Methodist church, presided over the
general conference, probably for the
last time this morning. This Is the six
teenth day Of the conference. None Of
the great questions to be settled by the
conference have yet been discussed on
the iloor. The great question Of time
limit, lay representation, amuSements,
temperance, recognition of Methodist
Christian Endeavor societies, foreign
Episcopal residences, location Of Epis-
copal residences In the United States.
and many other equally important
questions are yet to come up.
Rev. Charles l.. Staffor, Of Iowa put
the conference in great uproar by
moving that the election Of bishops be
Indefinitely postponed. This was OPP
posed by DR.. Buckley and supported by
James r. Mace. Of New Jersey. After
further discussion during which 1t was
proposed to drop the candidate receiv-
ing the lowest vote on each ballot, the
motion to postptone was defeated.
Rev. DR.. A. j. Palmer then started an
exciting discussion by reporting from
the committee on that of the church
u resolution authorizing the licensing
OF evangelists and for the placing of re-
strictions upon travelling evangelists.
Rev. DR.. Forbes, Of Duluth, said that
people were getting converted too fast.
In some places all you have to do Is to
hold up your hand and shout Come to
Jesus and you are saved. 1t will be
soon so that you may get saved by
sending your cabinet photograph and
hiving II baptized. Salvation will soon
be on sale by telephone and telegraph" !"
The report was adopted.
a \, hal 70 oh
suited as follows: {. G. McCabe, 25S;
Earl Cranston. 261: J. w. Hamilton,
l49; II. A. Butts, l2S; II. B. Neeley, liz;
J. w. F. Brown, 35.
CHAPLAIN M'CABE ELECTED.
Chaplain c. c. McCabe was elected
bishop ON the fifteenth ballot and Earl
Cranston came within nine votes Of
election.
The announcement Of the result was
greeted with great applause and loud
cries Of "McCabe."
The vote: Necessary to a choice, 1886;
e. c. McCabe. S44; Earl Cranston, 32S;
II. A. Buttz, liz; ]. w. Hamilton, 100;
T. b. Neeley 5v; ]. w. L. Bowen, 80.
Chaplain McCabe was invited to the
platform where he received the con-
gratulations Of his brother bishops.
BishOp-elect McCabe led the confer
ence In singing the old missionary
hymn. From Greenland's Icy Noun
tains." .t-. -f-
Earl Cranston was elected bishop on
the sixteenth ballot.
The vote: Necessary to a choice, 1886.
]. w. Hamilton, 36; #. b. Neeley. TO-;
scattering. 10.
1t was decided to proceed with the
election Of book agents at New York.
The following were nominated: Homer
Eaton, c. r.. MCGEE, w. NJ. Swindells,
r. X. Doherty, G. p. Mains. W. w.
Evans, John ID. Hammond. +. NJ. King,
and J. h. Grow. j. u. Grow declined to
serve. "A ballot was ordered. 1t was
also decided to proceed at once with
the election of agents at the Western
book concern.
SCENE OF CONFUSION.
After the announcement of DR..
Cranston's election to the episcOpacy,
the conference proceeded to make nom-
nations for the Office of New York
publishing agent. two to be selected.
For at least ten minutes there was the
greatest scene of confusion that has
yet been witnessed on the floor Of the
conference. Twenty or thirty delegates
We're on their feet at one time, each
shouting for recognition or believing
the name of his favorite candidate. At
last Bishop Bowman managed to se-
cure order and the nominations were
proceeded with. There were only nine
candidates for the two offices. and as
the majority was sufficient to elect, the
matter was much more simple than the
election of the bishops On the first
ballot Homer Eaton, the present agent
was reelected. Another ballot was
then taken. o. r. McGee, G. P. Maines
and w. NJ. Swindell. are the leading
candidates. The result will be an
nounced in the morning. Nominations
were also made and ballot taken for
two western publishing agents. It is
altogether probable that DIR. Lewis
Curtis Is reelected.
There are thirteen candidates and the
chances to fill the vacancy caused by
, the elevation of DIR. Cranston lie be-
tween Samuel Dickey and H. c. Weak
eley, ministers, and George p. Johnson
laymen. The editorial positions have
| not yet been considered. Tonight the
anniversaries of the missionary So