The record-union., 1896-05-23
METHODIST CONFERENCE.


CLEVELAND, May 22.-Bishop An
drews, the senior Bishop of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, presided at this
mornings session of the General Con-
ference. Portland, Or, was selected as
the place for the last of the Eplseopal
residences.
1t was decided, after much discussion,
that the Bishops should select their
places of residence in the order or SEN
iority.
Bishop Goodsen was granted leave of
absence in order to so to Europe on a
tour of inspection. He will look after
the consolidation of the two churches
in Germany.
A memorial TO thirty-two different ma
tions and rulers on the subject OF ar
bitration was adopted.
When the election of DR.. Buckley as
editor of the Christian Advocate was
announced the delegates and the gal
leries gave him an ovation. 1t was
fully ten minutes before the house could
be quieted.
DR.. c. w. Smith of Pittsburg. DR..
Levi Gilbert of the First Church, CleVe-
land, and Rer. DR.. Muller, Presiding
Elder of the North Ohio Conference,
were placed in nomination for editor OF
the Pittsburg Advocate" The last two
named represented two different fac
tions in church circles, and are not on
very good terms personally. DR.. Muller
withdrew, and DR.. Smith was elected on
the first ballot.
The following officers were elected: Sec
retary of the Sunday school Union and
Tract Society Merritt Hulburd of Will
mington; Secretary of the Board of Ed
ucation, Charles H. Payne of Cincin-
natl; editor Of the Methodist Review
w. V. Kelly Of New York; editor of the
Christian Advocate" Rev. DR.. j. NJ.
Buckley of New York; editor of the
Western Christian Advocate David
II. Moore of CINCINNATI; editor of the
Central Christian Advocate" jesse
Bowman Young OF st. Louis.
In the election for editor of the Cali
fornia Advocate" a contest arose. DR..
Matthews has served as editor, but the
laymen came on with the determination
to elect DR.. Milton d. Buck. DR.. Mat
thews received 80 votes and DIR. Buck
104. For editor of the "Apologist'' of
Cincinnati, DR.. A. j. Vast, the former
editor, was the only nominee.
This leaves but two officers to be cleo
ted, and this will be done tomorrow
morning.
BAPTIST MISSIONARY UNION.
ASHBURY PARK IN. j., May %
The second of the Baptist anniversaries
that of the American BAPTIST Missionary
Union, was held to-day. The President
of the union, Henry f. Colby, ID. D., of
Dayton, o., called the session to order.
His address was an eXhortation to in
creased activity in missionary work AT
the close of his remarks the usual COM
mittees We're appointed and the report
of the Executive Committee was re-
ported by the Foreign Secretary.
The following members We're elected
to the Board of Managers: w. T. Stott,
II. NJ. King, w. T. Chase, George C.
LOrrimer, r. NJ. Boteat, Wayland Hoyt.
John HumpstOne. b. L. Whitman, Ed
ward Judson, c. II. Hobart, w. p. Wal
ter and j. S. Holmes.
The Rev. W. f. Thomas, a Ia tely re-
turned missionary from Buumah, gave
q glowing account of mission work in
the East, and Professor Gilmore of the
Rangoon College spoke of the import
! enCc ( educational work in Burmah
Pittsburg was named as the place of
next years meeting, and Indianapolis
was suggested for the meeting in 1898.