The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-22
DEADLOCK
IS BROKEN.
Methodist General Conference
Makes a Choice
OF Two New Bishops on the 18th
Ballot.
EDITOR ID. HI. MOORE.
Of the Western Christian Ad-
YOcate Selected.
Women Admitted to Seats IN
All Conferences.
EDITOR D. II. MOORE.

Chicago May 22.-Dr. J. w. Hamilton
and D. H. Moore were elected bishops py
the NJ. E. general conference today on
the seventeenth ballot.
Belief that today's balloting would
end the long drawn out Episcopate con-
test attracted a large audience TO To-
days meeting of the Methodist general
conference, nearly every seat IN the
auditorium being occupied when Blsh-
op H. w. Warren raped for order Al
ter devotional exercises conducted by
Rev. w. F. Oldham of Ohio and the
reading of the journal the result of the
sixteenth ballot taken yesterday was
announced as follows; u. ii MOoIS,
426; J. w Hamilton, Al; J. R. Day, l98;
H. Spellmeyer, 80; J. F. Berry, rs; T B.
NeeIy As. Necessary to a choice 43S-
At $3.50 o'clock the seventeenth ballot
was taken. Consideration OF changes IN
the organic law of the church interrupt
ed several days ago by the debate over
the pastorate time limit, was then re-
sumed
Various changes recommended by the
commission on revision We're adopted
with little debate until DR.. Buckley re
ported that the committee was unable
to agree upon any recommendation as
to sections 1 and 5, article j. THESE
involve the question of admitting wO-
men to annual conferences, but recess
cut off debate.
During recess rumors were current
that an election had been reached ana
at the conclusion of the recess the sew
enteenth ballot was read.
DIR. d. H. Moore received 534 votes
and is elected announced Bishop
Werne and great applause enSued. "Dr
j. W. Hamilton received $40 votes and
IS elected and again the hall rang with
applause.
Bishops Elect Hamilton and Moore
were escorted to the platform and amid
nnniguEa and flp waving of han0ker-
chiefs were introduced to the general
conference. The final ballot was as fol-
lows:
Moore, 534: Hamilton, $40; J. r. Day
314; II. Spellmeyer, Il; T. b. Nicely, A.
J. F. Berry, p.
Necessary to a choice, 444.
SKETCH OF NEW BISHOPS.
John William Hamilton was born in
Lewis county, Virginia, March 3, 1S45.
He was graduated from Mount Union
college, Ohio, in 1865, with the degree Of
"A. B., and from the Boston university
in 1915. with the degree of d. D. During
his career he has been financial agent
of Mount Union college, pastor of a
church at Newport, Ohio, and at NAL
den Mass.
For twenty-five years he had been a
prominent preacher in and near Boston
In 1892. he was elected secretary of the
Freedman's Aid and Southern Educa-
tion society and has held that position
ever since. He is the author of the
following works:
Jesse Lee and the old elm" Peoples
church pulpit Lives of the Methodist
church bishops" and "F'raternal greet
ings, the church in Ireland and Eng
land" He is tall, straight as an Indian
and Of striking appearance.
David H Moore. of Cincinnati. editor
of the Western Christian Advocate, W as
born near Athens, o., September 4, 1888.
He was appointed to the Bainbridge
circuit as junior preacher in 1860 having
graduated from the Ohio University.
IN 1861 he was stationed at Marietta, o..
but year later entered the union ranks
as private soldier He was immedl-
ately elected captain of company A,
ttghty-seventh Ohio volunteer infantry.
He was made prisoner ct Harper's fer
~ but was exchanged and later assist
ed in forming the 125th Ohio volunteers
in which he rose by grades to the rank
OF lieutenant colonel. He followed Sher-
man on the march to the sea and at the
conclusion Of the war returned to his
ministerial duties. During his career
later he served as president of the Wes-
leyan college for women at Cincinnati,
as chancellor president of the Colorado
Seminary; as chancellor of the Univer-
sity of Denver and as editor of the
Western Christian Advocate to which he
was elected in 1884. He is a. ready de-
batter and recognized as one of the
greatest editors and pulpit orators Of
the church and in the present confer
ence came out as a champion of the
rights of women in the general confer