Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1900-03-22

per month. The goth century fund now
amounts to S6,0OO,0O0 and we nave just
begun. We are going to raise that S2O,-
0OO,O and do it easily. 1t was said that
if we would get 100000 converts wo
would get the money.
Rev. DR.. O'Hanlon spoke briefly in
reference to whBt Pennington Seminary
owed to the Conference Educational So
ciety.
Closed with doxology and benediction.
Friday Morning.
The Executive session was held this a.
IN. at O'Clock and George w. Leach,
James E. Shaw, G. D. V. Conover were
admitted into full connection.
At $50, regular service reconvened.
Those admitted into full connection were
called by Bishop Hurst, and the discipliu-
ary questions asked, the Bishop carefully
explaining their purport. In speaking
of Methodism, he grew eloquent, and re-
ceived great applause.
Visitors were introduced after the pas
sing of characters, etc., and vote was
ordered for the election of delegates for
the General Conference.
mode of balloting. These tellers were
appointed Revs. Clark, Barnhart, With
erspoon, Secbrist, Brunyate and Ham
mond. The vote was taken and tellers
retired to count it.
DIR. w. B. Chilley, editor of the Meth
odist ReUteaO, was introduced and repre-
sented that publication.
DR., Smith, General Secretary of the
Missionary Society, eloquently addressed
the Conference. The great debt of the
society, he said, had disappeared, and the
General Conference had ordered that
there should be no debt.
Dr. Macdonald, General Secretary of
the Educational Society, reported the in
terests of that organization in eloquent
and impressive remarks.
The tellers returned with a result of
the ballot for General Conference dele
gates; 1873 votes were cast, 95 being there
by necessary to choice. DR.. J. B. Graw
received 123 votes, G. L. Dobbins, los; ] ,
w. Marshall, 70; John Handley, 68, and
about fifty others received small num-
ber of votes each.
The tellers were ordered to take the
second ballot.
MILLvILLE, n. j., March 1.-THE re-
suit of the second ballot yesterday morn
ing was: Total number of votes cast. l9l.
Necessary to choice, so. J. w. Mar
shall received 100; John Handley, 95; j.
III. Payran, 81; J. L. Roe, 40; E. Hewitt,
AZ; J. w. Lake, 81; W. P. Davis, 81: w.
P. G. Strickland. 80; G. B. Wright, 25.
Third ballot ordered for Saturday
morning at 9 O'Clock.
Lay Convention.
The Lay Convention was called to
order at 10 o'clock in the chapel, and
elected the following officers President,
Sykes; Secretary, James Taylor; Com
mittee on Credentials: HI. 8. Springer, G.
N. Dennery. w. r. Winters, G. D. Rak er
Walter Atkinson. Convention then ad-
journed until one O'Clock p. m.
Committee on Credentials reported 143
delegates present; a from Bridgeton dis
trict, AZ from Camden; "a from Trenton,
% from New Brunswick.
The following were appointed: Geo. M.
Bacon and Chas. P. Creamer, as judges:
tellers. George s. Golf, Bridgetsn district.
s. @, Wells, Camden; Elmer E. Sutton,
Trenton: E. M. Woolson, New Bruins
wick.
The following were also nominated
Benjamin Patterson, Salem; w. HI. Heis-
Ter, Pemberton; E. B. Lake, Ocean City:
Joseph E. Elverson, Camden; John s.
Turner, Bridgeton; Reuben Cheesman.
Millville; Matthias Wooley, Long
Branch.
Ballot was taken for the two regular
delegates and resulted as follows: Whole
number of votes cast, 14S; necessary to a
choice. IA Mr.. Wooley, 40; Reuben
Cheesman, 6; w. H. Skirm, 81; Langley,
10; Taylor, Is; Butterworth, 81; Patter-
SOP. s; Heisler, 10; Lake, 25; EIverson, 25.
W. II. Skirm declared elected, and was
introduced to the Convention.
Convention proceeded to a second cal
lot, which resulted as follows: Whole
number of votes cast, 146; necessary to
choice, 70. The following is the vote:
Wooley, 46; Langley. IL; Taylor, Is; But
terworth, IS; Lake, 20; Everson, Is; Heis
Ter, I; Patterson, 2; Skirm, l.; Cheesmap,
l. No election.
Ordered that after this ballot, if no elec
ton, all but two lowest be dropped
| Third ballot taken. Result: Whole
number of votes cast, al; necessary to
choice. II. Ware, 1; Heisler, 4; Taylor,
10; Langley, 6; Lake, 90; iElverson, 10;
Wooley, 67; Turner, 4. Scattering2 All
names dropped but two highest.
Fourth ballot taken. Result: Whole
number of votes cast, 13S; necessary to
choice,7O. Wooley, 10l; Lake, 81.
Conference then proceeded to elect the
provisional delegate.
Flnlaw, of Salem, was placed in nomin-
alton as an additional candidate to those
already nominated.
Ballot ordered and taken. Result:
Whole number of votes Cast, 131; neces-
sary to choice, 66. Lake, 20; Langley,
| 5S; Taylor, 81; Elverson, so: Turner. 81: