The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-22
FULL QUOTA OF
BISHOPS CHOSEN
Or, ], R. Day Last Man select
ed by Methodist Conference.
APPEAL OF COLORED WOMAN
BALLoTING FOR MISSIONARY
BISHOPS IN PROGRESS.

Los Angeles, May 21-When the
Methodist general conference finished
ITS third weeks labOrs at noon TODAY
and adjourned until next Monday it
had elected eight bishops. the number
recommended by the episcopacv com
nlittee. and disposed of the majority Of
me subjects that have come up for
consideration. Ten days more remain
In Wflch L. complete its business. Sub
1ects yet TO be passed upOn are the
election OF four additional missionary
bishops, tile result OF tic first ballot
for which VIII be announced Monday
morningi the election Of general con-
terence officers for the next quadren-
nieum, and action upon the important
problems Of UNCONVENTIONAL and gem
erai interest, as follows: Amusements.
divorce, consolidation OF book con-
Germs poiygamy, temperance, and the
relation OF capital and labor.
Dr. j. r. Day chancellor of the SYRIA
cuse On, - university. was the eighth
and last bishop chosen. His election
was effected on the fourteenth ballot.
the eleventh, twelfth and Thirteenth
being Intellectual On the twelfth bal
lot Dr. A. J. Cook of Tennessee, DR..
Days nearest competitor. withdrew
from the race, and from that time ON
DIP Day increased his lead and fin
ally was elected on the fourteenth ball
log 10y a vote Of 474 out Of the 596 bal
lots east DR.. ". A Quayle OF kan
sas city was second highest candidate
on The last ballot, receiving $50 votes,
List Of New Bishops.
The complete List. Of bishops chosen.
in order named, Is as follows:
Joseph +. Berry. Chicago, Henry f.
Sreilaeyer, Newark. n. j.. William f..
lHsaWN III
Iofdr Delaware, o. W A Burt, Rome,
italy Luther B. Wilson, Baltimore,
Nd Thomas B. Neeley, Philadelphia
j. r. Day, Syracuse, n. J.
With the exception OF Bishops Berry
Burt and Neeley the newly elected
members of the episcopal board are
young men, ranging in age between A
and 48 years.
The conference today finally disposed
Of the question as TO whether the
Methodist church would return TO the
rule Of limiting the tenure of pastors
by adopting the majority report Of the
committee on itinerancy. This report
recommends that no change be made
IN the rule adopted four years ago
which provides for an unlimited ten
ure. A minority report from the COM
mittee was reported, providing a time
limit Of six years, and giving the bish-
ops discretionary powers in special
cases. but IL was Overwhelmingly de-
feated.
Cclored Woman's Appeal.
one Of the features Of today's ses-
sion was the appearance Of the first
COlOTed woman who ever addressed a
Methodist general CONFERENCE.-The.
Emma Strickland of Little Rock, Ark.
who made an eloquent appeal for
the representation Of the cOlored race
on the episcopal board. She presented
resolutions asking that the episcopacy
committee be instructed TO consider
the ACCESSIBILITY of the election of
negro bishop. She was given respect
ful attention and her resolution was
referred 10 the committee on episco-
pacy.
The conference then proceeded to bal
lot for missionary bishops. A ballot
was first taken for an additional mis-
sionary bishop for Africa, and another
and separate ballot for two additional
missionary bishops for southern Asia.
The result Of these ballots viii be an
nounced next Monday morning.
IT is almost q fOregone conclusion,
in the opinion of well posted delegates.
that Rev. A. 2. Camper. of MOnrovia,
Liberia. viii be chosen for Africa. and
that Rev ". r. Oldham of Chicago
and Rev. J. r. Robinson, editor of the
Indian Witness, Calcutta, India, viii
be the successful candidates for the
two places in southern Asia.
The conference accepted an invita-
t0l to visit Long Beach i'm body
this afternoon, where they were enter
tanned by the citizens of that city