Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-22
METH0DISTS YET
| UNABLE TO ELECT
Ninth Ballot at General Conference
Results Without Choice Of
Bishop.
DR.. HENDERSON IS HIGH MAN
New York Divine Secures 45l Votes
Of Necessary sic.
COMMITTEE REPORTS DISCUSSED
Womens Missionary Societies Vote
in District Conferences.
BUSINESS Is TO BE HURRIED
Night sessions Are Deing begun for
the Purpose of EiectinE Bishop
Hope of Adjournment by
May ~.
R. HENDERSON IS HIGH MAN
New York Divine Secures 45l Votes
Of Necessary Sic.
COMMITTEE REPORTS DISCUSSED
Women's Missionary Societies Vote
in District Conferences.
BUSINESS Is TO BE HURRIED

MINNEAPOLIS. Mas:i. with no cleo
tlon deelered Dr. T. s. Henderson OF
New York. East conference. was high
man on the ninth ballot In the fight for
a place on the board OF bishops Of the
Methodist Episcopal church. Or. Hender-
son received 5i votes. SIG being neees-
sary TO elect w o. shepard OF Chicago
was second with as and r ,, Cooke, New
York third with sss.
Another ballot was taken Immediately
and an adjourned session was called for
late this Afternoon TO hear the tellsrs'
report.
Among the high men on the ninth bal
lot were: r. J. Mcconnell, Greencastle.
Ind. Ai; r.. D. Lsete. Detroit. Mich, 81:
n, Luccock. Kansas City. Mo-. s3t; w.
II. Crawford. Meadyille. Pa. S2S Seventy
three persons received votes on this
ballot
Practically all OF the session OF the
conference today was given over TO
discussion Of reports OF committees. The
conference agreed TO one change In the
church rules, whereby the presidents OF
one woman's home and one woman's for
eign missionary society were permitted
yoico in the district conferences.
Cemnunien cup Discussed.
The committee recommended that 4
footnote 10 the discipline be inserted.
whereby eaen ehu'en % per'h'''se 70 ~
c'oe wne'he' ina's'ouai OF nns'e eo''.
n'uh'oh ours sno"'o " useu ess's'
years ago 'h's q"esuon "as ss'a'sa ~
'ne .hu1eh.
ihuesuohs sha' 'he .onierenos wa AZ
Temp, 70 Aeep us reso'u,loh u resonlhs
an adjournment on MAY = are es'aencso
IN the nishi sessions wh'cn wern essuh
las, night iof ,ne purpose o' 0asuns
paho' Tor p'snops,
70 propao'e that even WIN the e'eer
uon OF one OF TWO heh toosss "u'sh
haray - espee'ea oy 'ne ae'ssa. y ,na,
an''"e' h'sns session WIZ w NV 's"s..
w orasf that intee ihsieao " TWO o@F
lots may De saksn N day.
Snce the svrsffo. on winch "
homer =. s'unsl was e'ee.D, Numerous
men nave heaooa the no-e'ec'i"n oA'o.s
,for Time, only 70 siFe way wnen
seemea that tRea necessary t"o,."''us
so'c OF me aeicsatos present oou'u NV
DC obtained.
I.eaders Change Oftcr.
Dr. D. a. Downey OF New York vas
well TO the fore on the second ballot
but he gave way to DR.. W. o. shepard
Of Chicago. who in turn later dropped
10 second place, ceding first position TO
Dr. z. s. Henderson OF Brooklyn. N. y.
Candidates constantly are dropping out,
although on the eighth ballot there we're
about twenty who received only two or
three votes The total number OF eandi-
dates voted on In the eighth was seventy
nine. but by the end Of the week this
number is expected TO be Considerably
smaller ss those who have been casting
complimentary ballots swing TO those
whom the delegates consider leaders Of
the race.
Among the candidates is w. r. Old
ham, who now holds the distinction OF
being a bishop In the church. His title.
however. is that Of missionary bishop.
which Is not synonymous with that Of
general superintendent" and his power
10 restricted TO his own field. which 10
Malaysia. As missionary bishop he also
lacks power 10 preside at a session Of ths
general confertnce.
= serwen by Blshop vueI.~n.
MINNEAPoLIa. MINI, May m-fspe-
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