The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-20

CLEVELAND, May 19.-The deadlock
in the NJ. E. general conference over
the election of two bishops was broken
today by the selection of Dr. Charles
c. McCabe of New York, and Dr. Earl
Cranston of Cincinnati. 1t was apparent
when the delegates assembled this morn
ing that they were tired of the bailotins
and were determined to bring nic-ters
to an issue. The ball was set rolling by
Rev. c. L. Stafford of Iowa, who moved
that the election of bishops be iDdeti-
nitely postponed. This precipitated
lively discussion and the motion was de-
feated. Then DIR. a. 3. Leonard CT Gin
oinnati moved that in future ballots the
name of no candidate be announced who
received less than ten votes. That mo-
ton carried, and it smashed the dead
lock. From the first the conference had
been voting for two candidates on each
ballot; that is, each delegate had TWO
votes on each ballot.
On every ballot from one to twp hun
dred votes Were scattered among { score
or more of candidates who had no chance
of election. As soon as it was decided that
candidates must receive more than ten
votes TO be counted. the delegates saw
that the time to do something had ar
rived. A commission was quickly formed.
On the fourteenth ballot, DR.. MGCaoe's
vote jumped to 25S from 100, what he
had received on the ballot taken last
night, and Dr.. Cranstons from 240 TO
261. That indicated clearly who the lead
ers were, and on the fifteenth ballot.
DR.. McCabe's vote rose TO 344, or more
than were needed to elect, while DR..
Cranston polled 32S, or eight less than
were needed. The next ballot gave the
victory to DR.. Cranston and the west
and east had both elected their. candi-
dates.
WHO THEY ARE.
Bishop-elect Charles c. McCabe was
born October II, 1898, at Athens. o. In
1862 he became chaplain of the twenty
second Ohio volunteers infantry. At the
battle Of Winchester, Va, June, 1853, While
looking after the wounded, he was .captur-
ed and taken to Libby prison, where he
remained a captive over four months.
After his release ne rejOined the regiment,
with broken health and was sent back
to the hospital at Washington. Since the
war he has been in the service of the
Ohio Wesleyan university and the board OF
church extensions. In 1884 ne was elected
missionary to Turkey. Through! his ef-
forts the cry of "a million for the mis-
sions." once a prophesy, is now one OF
the brightest facts in the NJ E church.
DR.. Earl CrantOn was born June z,
1910. at Athens, o. He enlisted in the
United States service and rose to the rank
of captain. His first service in the church
after the war was in the Ohio conference.
He was transferred finally TO Denver,
Colo, where he was presiding elder.
Since 1854 he has been book agent at Gin
cinnati. He is a pulpit orator tof high
rank.
CHURCH EXTENSION.
Some of the delegates are working to
have the staff Of the Church Extension
society increased. This cropped out at d
meeting of the committee on church eX-
tension today. The committee recon-
mended that work on state and national
law as it applies to the holdings Of
churches be included in the course of
reading of theological students 1t was
voted that where a church asks aid in
building and accepts it, the building must
conform with plans approved by the
church extension board.
There was a hot discussion before the
committee on missions on the PROPOSE
lions that persons may specify the pur-
poses for which special gifts to the
churches shall be used. Bishop Thoburn
is exceedingly anxious that this he done.
A few days ago he said that If better
support was not given the mission work
in India, one out of every six missionaries
there would be compelled to return home.
Today he said that while that might not
be the result. a continuance of present
conditions might prevent his returning to
India. The change proposed met the OPP
position of Dr. McCabe and DR.. Leonard.
The matter was held over. The book
committee today recommended subsidies
amounting to S1S,2S0 per year for several
of the church papers.
Bishop Walden, speaking OF the result,
said it was an Ohio day. Both Of the
bishops elected are natives of the Buck
eye state, and six of the sixteen bishops
now or the board were born in Ohio.
They are Bishops Merritt. Walden, Joyce,
McCabe Cranston and Thoburni Bishop
Foster, who was retired, is also an Ohio