Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-23
Methodist Conference Dele
gates Ballot in Vain.
RECORD OF T0DAY'S VOTES
Decided to Adjourn Sine Die Mon
day Night, June l.
REPORTS ON TEMPERANCE
Church Members Advised to Stand
for Local. Option as Against
General License.

BALTIMORE. Md. May 23.-No cleo
ton was again the result OF the eighth
and ninth ballots for bishops. This an
nouncement was made at the general con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church today.
The vote on the Sth ballot was:
Wilson S. Lewis. Sioux City. Iowa. 476;
William A. Quayle, Chicago. Al; Homer
c. Stuntz field secretary hoard foreign
missions. Madison. y. j.. 443; Charles w.
Smith, Pittsburg, 40: Edwin II. Hughes,
Greencastle. Ind. $50; Robert Mcintyre.
Los Angeles. Cal. 16s: David G. Downcy
of New York 1873; Joseph B. Hingeley,
Minneapolis. 237: Charles l.. Gcodeil, New
York. ia; Henry c. Jennings, Cincinnati,
157; r. J. Cooke, book editor. Methodist
Episcopal Church, New York, 49,; Samuel
Dorchester. jr., Pittsburg, l1?; NJ. c. b.
Mason (negrol. Cincinnati. l15.
John S. Huyler of New York. a dele
gate to the conference and an active sup
porter of DIR. Goodell. pastor of Calvary
NJ. r. Church, New York city. for the
episcopacy. has received a Telegram pro-
testing against the injustice suffered by
their pastor and desires it to be known
that he enjoys their fullest confidence.
The message was signed Ivy G. y. j.
Norman. president of the board of trus-
tees. and W. +. Heritage. secretary of
the official board of Calvary Church.
To Adjourn June 1:
The conference today voted to adjourn
sine die Monday evening. June l.
The special order for today was the
report of the committee on temperance.
diana.
- fol
lowed with minority report.
The two reports were In perfect accord
in denouncing the liquor business and
in pledsing enmity to all forms of legal
lied traffic in intoxicants. They differed
in their recommendation of the methods
to he employed i'll bringing about its
downfall.
The maiority report indorseS specifically
the Anti-Saloon League and also advises
the members of the church to stand for
local option as against general license
law. Il step toward ultimate prohibition.
1t also advises it's members to vote
against candidates who are known to he
in favor of the hquor traffic, If the office
to which they aspire is one that comes
directly into contact with the liquor bust
ness.
The Anti-Saloon League.
The minority document, which was sign
ed by twelve members OF the temperance
committee, objects to the specific indorse-
ment OF the Anti-Saloon League and puts
it on par with other temperance soce-
ties. such as the Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union. Good Templars and others
of that character. 1t states that local
option has in many cases been used ny
the liquor traffic to reclaim for its own
use territory already under prohibition.
and maintains that the position taken by
the church sixteen years ago should be
re-enacted at this time. that position
denounced the party and not the individ-
ual alone.
Discuss on of the subject was interrupt
ed by the reception of Rev. DR.. Collins
Denny. Nashville. Tenn. fraternal dele
gate of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South. DR.. Denny was given an ovation.