A history of Methodism in the United States . ived three hundred and sixty-sixvotes on the sixteenth ballot, the number necessary to achoice being three hundred and thirty-six. He also wasa native of Athens, O., born June 27, 1840. A studentin the Ohio University and at the head of the class of 1861,early in that year he entered the army, but returned atthe end of a year and a half broken in health. Later hebegan business, but feeling a divine call to the ministry,entered the Ohio Conference, and after preaching someyears in several States was transferred to Denver, soon became presidi
A history of Methodism in the United States . ived three hundred and sixty-sixvotes on the sixteenth ballot, the number necessary to achoice being three hundred and thirty-six. He also wasa native of Athens, O., born June 27, 1840. A studentin the Ohio University and at the head of the class of 1861,early in that year he entered the army, but returned atthe end of a year and a half broken in health. Later hebegan business, but feeling a divine call to the ministry,entered the Ohio Conference, and after preaching someyears in several States was transferred to Denver, soon became presiding elder, making an extraordinaryreputation for administrative ability and executive had been remarkably ef^cient as publishing agent inCincinnati since 1884. Joseph C. Hartzell was elected missionary bishop ofAfrica. He is an alumnus of the Illinois Wesleyan Uni-versity and of the Garrett Biblical Institute. He was trans-ferred in 1870 from the Illinois Conference to the AmesChurch in the city of New Orleans, and three years lateir. -C^-C^.lUc-Co.^^ NEW GENERAL OFFICERS. 2gi became presiding elder of a district of the same name,meanwhile editing the Southwestern Christian was corresponding secretary of the Freedmens Aidand Southern Education Society when made bishop. Abraham J. Palmer, an alumnus of Wesleyan University,a pastor and presiding elder in the Newark, New York, andNew York East conferences, widely known as a lecturer andat this time pastor of St. Pauls Church, New York, waselected missionary secretary. The conference having de-cided that three secretaries were required, William , of the Des Moines Conference, was elected on alater ballot. His success in interesting the ministers andlaity of the Des Moines Conference in missions and otherenterprises of the church directed attention to him as fittedfor this position. Though the secretaries are equal in rank,Leonard, who had been for eight years junior to McCabe,by courtesy now became senior
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