Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-05-20


met 1T $40 4. m. Thursday, with bishop
Mallalieu in the chair. Ii was decided
that diplomas from Methodist schools
BE- accepted in lieu of the conference
course OF study from candidates for
the ministry.
Inc reports of the committees on
Episcopacy were presented by Rev. DIR.
Buckley.
Report No. l recommended the retire
ment of the senior bishop. Thomas W.
Bowman, and of Bishop Randolph :.
Foster on account of non-effccsivcneSs.
a most impressive scene followed the
reading. Bishop Foster arose and
amid the almost breathless silence, said
that he wished TO relieve the confer
ence from any deiicacy in acting rs
their judgments dictated. lie asked
permission to retire.
bishop Bowmen also asked to be re-
tired. as Il have just learaed.' he said.
that am non-effective."
Rev. George Ill. Bridgcman offered n
substitute, which provided that Rishop
bowman and Bishop Foster be not re-
tired and that the board of bishops be
asked to give them light work. After
an exciting debate the bishops were
dropped.
DIR. Buckley read report No. = from
committee on episcopacy. 1t said that
in the selection of bishops there should
be no discrimination ON account OF race
and that the time has now come to
elect "A bishop of African descent
Rev. DIR. Wilson, of Baltimore, Of
fered the following as substitute for
tft.af .,rts -. q n
bishops the delegates should be un-
trammeled, and therefore the race
or nationality of a bishop is not a
proper subject for legislation"
The substitute was tabled.
DIR. Buckley read report No. from
the committee on eriscopncy, which de-
clared that there should be three more
bishops selected.
The report was amended by making
the number of bishops to be elected to
be two instead of three. The report
was then adopted.
CLEVELAND, o., May 10. Bishop Jas.
y. Fitzgerald, president of the Ep-
worth league, presided at the session
OF the Methodist general conference
Friday Fraternal greetings were or
dered sent from the conference to the
general conference of the Methodist
Protestant church, which met Mt Kan
sas City Friday.
The order of the day, the election of
bishops, was taken mp.
DIR. Buckley, of New York, asked
unanimous consent that the presiding
officer might appoint one of the bish-
ops to offer up n brief prayer, or one
of I., 80
ately, as the delegates joined in gen
eral laugh at his expense.
a ballot for bishop was taken. Two
thirds of all the vost cast are necessary
TO election. The first ballot resulted
as follows:
Whole number OF votes cast, sci:
necessary To choice, CAS- At least 30
candidates received votes j. w. Ham.
ilton received 107; Earl Cranston 1l5;
c. c. McCabe, l4l; j. w. l.. Bowen,
(colored), i47.
The result of the vote was received
with great applause. Another ballot
was taken. j. Il. Grow moved to adj
| journ to p. m. To- receive the report OF
the tellers. In the midst of much con.
fusion DIR. Buckley intimated that
the tellers could not keep the
ballot to themselves and moved
TO amend by making 2:30 p. m. the
hour of meeting instead of 3 p. IN. Rev.
DIR. Leonard said it was disgraceful
that the tcllers could not be trusted 10
do their duty. They had been tested
and the conference must place conf
| dence in them. IT was decided that
the conference meet at 2:30 p. m. to re-
ceive the result of the last ballot
The second ballot resulted as fol.
lows: c. G. McCabe, 21s; j. w. T..
Bowen, colored, IT'S; Earl Cranston.
1877; A. w. Hammond, 161. Conceded
that G. C. McCabe will be elected, with
n struggle between others Third bal
lot was taken and will be announced
Saturday morning.