Two Bishops Chosen

New York, May Si- The fact that yesterday was the day set by the Methodist conference for the electiou of bishops brought together an audience that fllled every seat in the Metropolitan Opera house. Bishop Malallieu prosided, and the first business brought up was the appointment of a bishop for Iiidia and Malaysia. Thu project was opposed by Dr. Lanahan, and was finally laid over without action. A resolution was ttdopted for a special session Thursday evenlug to discuss the subject of prohibition. The order of the day was theu announced - the election of bishops - and the proeeedings oixjned with prayer by Bishop Bowman. Tellers were appointed,and it was decided that all ballots be counted, whether tliay tained the ñames of the whole number of bisliops to be elected or not, and the voting was commenced. It took 306 votes to elect, and the ftrst ballot resulted: Dr. J. H. Vincent, 315; Dr. James N. Fitzgerald, 195; Dr. J. A. Goodsell, 158; Dr. J. P. Newman, 156; Dr. J. W. Joyce, 145; Dr. Payne, 130; Drs. James M. King and EarJ Cranston, 1Ü8 each; Dr. Kynett, 119; H. A. Butts, 115. There were two candidatos who received less taan 100 votes, and over fifty who received but one each. On motiou the time in which to elect bishops was extended. A second ballot was taken and the conference then took a recess until 7 o'clock in the eveniiig, when the result of the count will be made known. At the opening of the evening session the lecond ballot for bishops was announced as follows: Vincent, 283; Fitzgerald. 274; Newman, 220, Joyce, 2)7; Goodsell, 212; Cranston, 144; Payne, 137; Butts, Í18; Kynett, 110. No one having received a sumcieiit number of votes to be chosen, another bullot was ordered. TVhüe the ballot was being eounted Rev. Dr. Frank Bristol, of Chicago, addressed the conference in favor of the adoption of the miIiority report of the itinerancy committee providing for the extensión of the pastoral limit from three to iïve years. ThLs report was adopted after a spirited discussion. The result of the third ballot was then announced as follows: John H. Vincent, of IUinois, 311; J. H. Fitzgerald, of New Jersey, 310; J. P. Newman, 2Ö9; J. W. Joyce, 860; D. A. Goodsell, 250; R. Cranston, 145; B. H. Payne, 14S; H. A. Butt, 11); A. J. Kynett, 108. Revs. Vincent and Fitzgerald were doclared elected, and ballotin; for tbe remaining th ree bishops to be chosen was proceeded with. The f ourth ballot resulted in no choice, and the conference adjourned before the guit of the fifth ballot was announced. Bishop Vincent was born in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Fi'b. Ü3, 1832; was eduoated at Newark Wesleyan institute and the Milton and Lewisburg academies; has beid pastorates at Mc. Veytown, Pa., anrt various places in Pennsylvania, ?Jew Jew Jersey, and Illinois. He was last located at Rock River, Hls., and represents that district in the conference. He resides at present at Plainfield, New Jersey. He is one of the' most learned men in the ministry, a noted authority on religipus autiquities. author of various works, and was, with Lewis Miller, fouudur of the Cuautauqua assembly. Bishop Fitzgerald has for twenty years been presiding eider of the Newark conference. He was edneated as a lawyer at Princeton, and itudied in the office of ths late Secretary Frelinghuysen, but abandoned the law for the pulpit. He is about 45 years oíd, and a very learned man.