The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-22
DIR. J. R. DAY IS CHOSEN
EIGHTH BISHOP, LIMIT OF
PASTORS NOT CHANGED
Full Quota of General Superin-
tendents Elected by the Meth
odist Conference.
80 VOTES FOR OUAYLE
Four Missionary Bishops Yet to
Be Named-Newspaper Re-
porter Barred.

Los AN >6LES. Cal. May 21.-When the
General Conference finished its third weeks
labors at noon to-day and adjourned until
Monday IL had elected eight bishops, the
number recommended by the episcopal COM
mittee. and disposed of the majority OF the
subjects that have come up for considera-
ton Ten days more remain in which TO
complete its business Subjects yet 10 be
passed upon are the election of four addi-
tionsl missionary bishops. the result or the
first ballot for which will be announced
Monday morning. the election of General
Conference officers for the next quadren-
mum and action upon important problems
of UNCONVENTIONAL and general interest as
follows: Amusement. divorce, consolidation
of Book Concerns. temperance. relation or
capital and labor and polygamy.
Dr. j. r Day, chancellor of Syracuse, ~.
Y. University. was the eighth and last
bishop chosen. His election was effected on
the fourteenth ballot. On the thirteenth
ballot DR. r. j. Cook, of Tennessee, DR..
Days competitor, withdrew from the race
and from that time on Dr. Day increased
his lead and finally was elected on the four
teenth ballot by a vote Of 474 of the 6s6 bal
lots cast. DR.. W. A Quayle. OF Kansas
City. was second highest candidate on the
last ballot. receiving $50 votes.
The complete list Of the bishops chosen, IN
the order of election. follows: Joseph r.
Berry. Chicago; Henry T. Spellmeyer. New
ark n. j.: William w. Mcdowell. New
York; James w Bashford Delaware, o.;
w. A. Bart. Rome. Italy; Luther =; VII
sen. Baltimore; Thomas b. Nicely, Philadel-
phia: ]. H. Day. Syracuse, 7
With the exception of Bishops Berry,
Burt and Nicely the newly elected members
of the episcopal board are young men,
ranging between the ages OF forty-two and
The conference finally disposed of the
question as TO whether the Methodist
Church would return TO the rule OF limiting
the tenure OF pastorship by adopting reso-
lutions that no change be made in the rule
adopted four years ago, winch PROVIDED TOT
an unlimited tenure. minority report
from the committee was reported providing
q time limit OF six years and giving the
bishop discretionary powers In speclal
cases, but IL was OVERWHELMINGLY defedted
One of the features of to-days session
was the appearance of the first colored
woman who ever addressed Methodist
General Conference. Mrs Emma Strlck-
land, of Little Rock. Ark, made an elo-
quent plea for the representation or the
colored race on the episcopal board. she
presented resolutions asking that the epis-
copal committee be instructed TO consider
the advisability of the election OF negro
bishop. She was given respectful attention.
and her resolution was offered to the COM
mittee on episcopacy.
The conference then proceeded to ballot
for missionary bishops. A ballot was taken
first for an additional missionary bishop
for Africa. and another separate ballot for
two additional missionary bishops for
southern Asia. The result OF these ballots
will be announced next Monday. 1t is al
most a foregone conclusion, in the opinion
of well-informed delegates, that the Rev:
"A F. Camper, of Monrovia, Liberia, will
be chosen for Africa, and the Rev. w. r.
Oldham, of Chicago. and the Rev. j. z.
Robinson, editor of the Indian Witness,
Calcutta, India, will be the successful can
didates for the two places in southern Asia.
The conference accepted invitation to
visit Long Beach in a body this afternoon,
where they were entertained by the citi-
zens of that city
A sensation was caused early in the ses-
sion by the adoption of a resolution by a
rising vote of the conference, excluding
from tho provisions of the hall the repre-
3. sentatives OF a local newspaper on account
of the publication this morning of arti-
Gle regarding the fight alleged TO be in
progress against DR.. j. R Day, the lead
ing candidate for the bishopric.
The committee state of the church has
decided by a large majority vote, after a
warm discussion to recommend to the Cen
TO Congress on the subjects of polygamy
and divorce 1t will ask Congress. IL the
report OF the committee is adopted. to enact
a constitutional amendment providing uni
Territories. The subject to whether
church congregations shall employ
Individual communion cups has also been
threshod out in the committee, and the
report from that body viii recommend
that @ rule be adopted making Ii possible
for any church to adopt individual cups
by a two-thirds vote OF the membership
OF a quarterly conference.
To-day was the last day for the mission
airy exhibit. which has been one OF the
features of the present conference. More
than 1000 persons have visited 1t since
its installment-