Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-05-23
DR.. Henderson andDr. Shep-
ard Successful Last Night
DIR. Luccock Lacks But
Twenty-four Today.
BRYAN ADDRESSES
CONFERENCE TODAY
Says He Has Been Too Busy
in Politics Up Until Pres
ent, But Expects to do
More Religious Work.

Minneapolis, Mimi, May 22.-The
twelfth ballot on bishops at the Meth
odist Episcopal conference today re-
suited in no election DR.. N. Luccock
of Kansas City, Mo-, was first with
s92; R. J. Cook, New York, second
with 337, and F. D. Leete, Detroit,
Mich, third with 335. Necessary to
elect 502. ...
The thirteenth ballot also resulted
in no election, N. Luccock being high
man with 438; F.. D. Leete, Detroit,
second with 416, and R. J. Cooke, New
York, third with 375. Necessary to
elect 5lS. ..-s
No. election resulted on the four
teenth ballot for bishop N. Luccock,
Kansas City, was high with 49S; F. D.
Leete, Detroit, second with 468, and
F. j. Mcconnell. Greencastle, Pa,
third with 395. Necessary to elect 522
With the, election of DR.. T. S. Hend-
erson of New York, and DR.. W. O..
Shepard of Chicago to be bishops OF
the Methodist Episcopal church, on
the eleventh ballot last night, dele
gates to the general conference de-
clare they do not expect the naming
sc another 81 the i've remaining TO
he chosen for several ballots.
Dr.. Henderson is forty-four years
old and at the present time is the
Youngest member of the board of bish-
ops. He is graduate of Wesleyan
university in Connecticut and Drew
theological seminary and is pastor of
Tie Hansen Place church, Brooklyn,
N Y. ... .-
DR.. Shepard Is a graduate Of De Paw
university and has been prominent in
the work olf Northwestern university
at Evanston, H.. and at present Is dis
trict superintendent of the Rock River
conference.
With the withdrawal Of r. E. Jones
of New Orleans, by voting for whom
many delegates expressed their opin-
ton that the negro churches OF the
south should have q man of their
own race for bishop 1t is expected
that w. P. Thirkield, INesident q the
Howard University, Warrington, u.
c.. negro institute, will obtain con-
siderable increase DR.. Thirkield has
held his strength since the third ballot
reaching high point on the eleventh
ballot with 276. ... s
It is said the episcopacy committee
finally has decided upon N.lena,
Mont, Atlanta. Ca, and kansas City
as places where Episcopal residences
will be established A large number
in the United States, it is said was
planned but inability to fill more POSI-
tons with the number of bishops de-
cided upon caused the change on
the eleventh b..llot, The result of which
was announced last night. DR.. Hen
= nd ShanQ
532. Necessary to elect, 524. s
Bryan Addresses Conference.
William Jennings Bryan, who makes
an address before the delegates to-
night, was introduced to the confer
ence today. "While not expressly dele
8s5sstod to do so, I bring greetings to
you from the general assembly OF the
Presbyterian church, in session at
Louisville" said Mr.. Bryan.
II entered the church when four
teen years of age and was then too
young to recognize creeds and since
then have been too busy to do so.
Therefore, as one who has devoted his
life to politics-and / expect to devote
the remainder of my life to it want
10 urge the members Of all churches
TO work for public morality and for
good government.
II don't want you to expect or be-
lieve that am or ever expect to be
candidate. can do more by remain
ing in politics as a private citizen"
Methodist Protestant Conference.
Baltimore Md. May 22.-Discus-
sion of the report of the Methodist
prot testant commission on church
union which asked Endorsement of the
work SO far and that it be continued
another four years, at the general con-
ference of the church, was to be given
the right Of way at today's session. An
interesting debate was expected.
SPEER DEFEATED
TNT nER1VTED 1T ECTY0N