Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-25
BISHOP
NAMED.
BY CONFERENCE
DR.. Luccock of Kansas City
Successful on Fifteenth
Ballot; Three are Taken
Today Without Result.

The members Of the First Meth
odist Episcopal church and others
| have had the pleasure of hearing
three of the newly elected bish-
ops of the Methodist faith In DR..
| Homer c. Stuntz, Dr.. w. O.
Shepard and Dr.. N. Luccock.
Bishop Stuntz is an uncle of Mrs.
| E. c. Pierce and has visited here
| frequently. Bishop Shepard ad.
| dressed the Methodist Brother
hood of the First church at Its
| last annual meeting, speaking
| on the subject 1.-THE Joys Of Life.'
Dr.. Luccock, who was last night
elevated to the bishopric, spoke
at a brotherhood meeting over a
| year ago, and he impressed all as
a man fitted for the exalted posi-
ton to which he has been elected.
| The same impression was made
by Mr.. Shepard and Dr.. Stuntz.
Or. r. W. Jeffrey, the pastor, re-
marked upon the visit Of the three
DISTINGUISHED cIeraymen that they
were future bishops"
Minneapolis, Mimi, May 23.-With
four bishops chosen of the eight to ne
elected politics. Of the general con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church here rapidly is turning to the
selection of those who will fill other
elective positions, such as secretary
ships of different boards, heads of the
church papers and places on the pow
erful committees of the church.
The four bishops thus far elected are
Dr. Homer c. Stuntz, New York, DR..
7. S. Henderson, Brooklyn; DR.. w. o.
Shepard, Chicago, and DR.. n. LUG
cock Kansas City, Mo.
No election again resulted on the
seventeenth ballot for bishops Of the
Methodist Episcopal church, the result
of which was announced today. F. d.
Lette, Detroit, was first 420; R. }.
Cooke, New York. second, 1868, and F.
]. Mcconnell Green Castle, Ind, third,
365. Necessary to elect, 400.
The deadlock continued on the eigh-
teenth ballot, DR.. Lette dropping to
At with DR.. Mcconnell second at 1874
and DR.. Cooke third with 391. Neces-
sary to elect sos.
The nineteenth ballot also resulted
in no election, none of the candidates
receiving the $50 votes necessary to |
choice. F. J. Mcconnell was first with |
442 votes; F. D. Leete second with 426
and R. G. Cook third with 41S.
The conference adopted the report
of the episcopacy committee recon-
Helena, Mont, Kansas City,
Kansas and Atlanta, Ga, as places
where episcopal residences should be
established.
In the committee elections the ninth
general conference district which Is
one of fifteen such divisions and
which is composed of the greater part
of Iowa and Nebraska has chosen n.
NJ. Havner of Marengo, Iowa, to sue
coed o. P. Miller of rock Rapids Ia,
on the book committee which is called
the back bone Of the church" Mr..
Miller has been on the book commit
tee for sixteen years. In the same
district Rev. ]. r. Gettys of David
City. Neb., and G. Rush Benedict OF
Shelby. Iowa. have been chosen on
the missionary committee which also
is strong organization of the church.
With the withdrawal of DR.. Andrew
Gillies of Minneapolis, from the bishop
rio race, Dr. H. G.. Jennings of Cincln-
natl, Ohio, also member Of the Min
nesota conference has made rapid
gain, jumping from forty-six on the
fourteenth ballot to $50 on the six
teenth. w. P. Thirkield Of Washing
ton, D. c., president Of Howard uni
versty, the negro institute. has leap
ed from 276 on the eleventh ballot to
3S3 on the sixteenth since the with.
drawal of R. E. Jones, negro, of New
Orleans. Delegates express the belief
that the balloting will be completed
by the end Of the week.
DR.. Naphthali Luccock, pastor the
Hyde Park church, Kansas City, Mo-,
the fourth bishop of the eight to be
elected at the present session of the
general conference was elected last
night. This was the decision Of the
delegates on the fifteenth ballot the
result of which was announced. DR..
Luccock receiving 548 votes, thirty
four more than was necessary to
elect
A. M. {. Conference to Close Today
Kansas City, Mo-. May ga final
revision Of the discipline Of the church
was the principal work before today's
session of the African Methodist
conference. 1t was expected
would be taken late today.