New-York tribune., 1870-04-11
OBITUARY..
rrsuop CALVIN KINGSLEY.

A +ologr.m received on Saturday announces
the death from heart disease Of the Rev Gavin Mugs
lev in Beirut syria. Calvin kingsley waS porn a'
Amesyille Oneida County, y. Y, sept ., lsl2 he was
the eldest Of a family OF IL children HIS oppotiuu
for studv were not great while youth but hs thrst jon
made Inn superior to circumstances and ne
laid the foundations Of his education by night study ara
the careful improvement OF the Intervals IN hH Ne
hours. II early his purpose To enter Tue
and by teaching In country schools he sa'ed enous "
partially defTay the expenses Of collegiate educaoh'
and in 1895 entered Allegheny College, whence he was
graduated with honor In the year 1s4 having "oe o4'
the institution to the money requisite for the COM
petion OF his course In the year Of his graduation he
was elected Professor Of Mathematics In ADeghany 20"
ege and discharged the duties Of that position Tor c'e
raj years, taking upon himself also the WORK oi prcn
ing In the year e43 the Pennsylvania Legislature WIN
drew the appropriation for State Colleges ana froi'
Kingsley was selected in. connection with Others POI
the peculiarly arduous and thankless task OF
raising funds for the endowment OF his
college, He labored zealOusly and very
successfully in this work and with slight remuneru0h
for his exertons In 1873 Proi h!bss! eepsou tion %
with the Church proving himself IN the discussion an
able "a We as,ar had rat wight in the
counsels Church and added much 70 bis REPUTATION
Erie he reviewed in two lectures Prof Bush's work on
the Resurrection, and in 1876, returning 10 meoa. ~
signed his essorship but on urgent soetaegi re-
tanned it at q considerable peeunary sacrhee. At tne
session ~ the General Conference mt Boston Ia the year
Favorable an IMPRESSION though comparative stransr
that received 40 votes for Bishop In 1898 ne
In 1850 he was prominent member OF me
General confertRce and tbs meGcn Conference % he he
was chosen editor OF The Western 0hrlshgr Adsoede,
succeeding Or. Elliott In that position Ut hhgsS ~
played much editorial ability In his connection MIN TINS
paper and il became powerful lnnunce IN @ A., b
General Conference and managed the dlcussloh on a
subject with great taste He was at hat Zine & -, IN
editor OF The Adrocdt and At the breaking OUT OF Ie
war brought its whole support TO the ad Oh tne Gove
men In 1864, Dr Kingsley was eeetsd bsn9P ~ n,i &
General Conference and has since performed the uuits
of that position In the Summer OF 1893 blshOp hIg7I
started upon Episcopal tour around the world Lie ne
went by the way Of oregon and California and havIng
visited many points in Asia, had In his progress hoile-
ward REACHED Beirut, where he died.
The Methodist Episcopal Church t OF lae sui reu ~.
remarkable from the death or fetHeHeht Oh i's
Al the close Of last year nine Bshops OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church (NOrthl, VIZ mos a sOt
rs Edmund 3 James Levi Scott, Mathew simpson,
OsmOn c. Baker Edward r. Ames, Davis W. CisrA' "a,
RECENTLY died Bshop Morris Is unable to ate nd 70 any
duties and II gradually sinking into the grave bLSoP
James Is very feeble and scarcely abe s.snu " n
duties Bishop Scott, through Increasing lnfrmtles,
able to do but little official work Bishop CIafk has r.
Gently had apoplectic attacks leaving the work arge
10 Bishops James, simpson, and Anes. The deah oi
Bishop kingsley and the failing health OF Others ren,
probable that an extra session on the Grs, % M
Conference will be called, which, u done, viii Dc
the fret time the history Of the M L. Church thaS
The Discitine provides for this emergency in Part H.
Chan l. Sec l. and is as follows: - -
The General Coufrnee shall meet on the lsi Gay o. ha tn
Lor 1872 in the City Of hertork and henee9s ara o. % s ~ .
, s h. ' aIs o9 b The Bsnra CoEfercps Om tine
h of al he 4lfaai coaiereao re De General supeo
twohr o al the Annga Conirencs shan nave
call Of tn General Conference Al az! THE I" 0e '"a4
There are about 20 Annual Conferences in the Church
and it viii require twothirds OF them 10 can Vhe eAa
session.