The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-27
METHODISTS ELECT
Publishing Agents and Secre'
taries of Societies Named.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, May 26.-The
Methodist general conference devoted
it's time today to the election of the
general conference officers, including
publishing agents, secretaries and as
sistant secretaries of the various soci-
cites. The result of some of the bal
lots will not be announced until tomor-
row. The following result was an
nounced:
Homer Eaton and G. P. Manns, pub
fishing agents, New York; H. G. Jen-
ningson and R. H Graham, publish
ing agents, Cincinnati; A. B. Leonard,
secretary of the missionary society; j.
NJ. King, secretary of the board of
church extension; M. c. B. Mason and
w. T. Therkield, secretaries Of the
Freedmen Aid and Southern Aid soci-
cites; Robert Forbes, assistant secre-
tary of the Church Extension society.
There were numerous candidates for
secretary of the Sunday School union
and Tract society and of the board Of
education and for the Epworth league.
The first ballot failed to show an cleo
ton in any of these cases. S. J. Her
bin was elected editor of the Epworth
Herald on the ballot taken late yes
terday.
The conference today reconsidered
it's action by which it received the re-
order to enlarge the committee which
is to formulate plan for the unifica-
ton of the book concern. This COM
mlttee as finally constituted by to-
days action comprises fifteen instead
of seven members. Six are to be min
listers, six laymen and three bishops
and the entire commission is to be ap-
pointed by the board of bishops.
Rapid progress was made in the
A0OnfiOn cs+o
committees. Tonight the newly elect
ed bishops were conSecrated.
Inc conservation ceremony lasted an
hour and a half. Never before have so
many bishops been consecrated at one
time in the history of the church. In
fact, but total of fifteen bishops have
been chosen within the last quarter of a
century. The largest number consecrated
on any previous single occasion was at
Brooklyn, in 1872, when seven were or
dained
All of the reigning bishops of the
church, with the exception of Bishop Nc
Cabe, together with twenty 1.-TWO elders,
VINO acted as prese 1ters, were present on
the platform during tonight's ceremony.
Following are the names of those conse-
Grated: Bishops Joseph F. Berry, Henry
Spellmeyer, William F. Mcdowell Will
liam Burt, james w. Bashford, Luther B.
Wilson, Thomas B. Nicely and Missionary
Bishops Isaiah B. Scott William R. Old
ham, John E. Robinson and Merriam G
Harris.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 26.-The
days session of the Methodist Profess
tant conference was interesting The
committee on publishing interests, in
proposing fit names to constitute the
Baltimore book directory, made three
changes in the board as at present con-
stituted. Rev. ]. l.. Mills was sub
Stituted for Rev. ]. G. Clark; Rev. D.
c. Sinkinson and Representative w. C,
Adamson, of Georgia, for Rev 7. H.
Lewis and Rev. F. T. Little.
Daniel Baker, of Baltimore, a mem
Der of the old board and recommended
for reelection, announced that unless
the old members of the board were all
reelected he would resign Immediate
ly. Mr.. Baker limited at petty jealousy
and intrigue and President Tagg in
terposed. T. A. Murray, of Baltimore,
followed in the same line and also was
called to order.
On behalf of the committee, Rev. DR..
Strayer criticised the report of the di-
rectory. 1t contained no statement of
disbursement, was not certified to by
an auditing committee, contained no
report of assets and income and was
accompanied by no certificate to show
that 1t had been examined by anyone.
On this statement demand was made
that the report be read to the confer
ence At this point adjournment was
taken.