The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-04-29
riS, Of Ohio Edmund 8. james, OF New
York; Levi Scott Of Odessa, Delaware;

riS, Of Ohio Edmund 8. James, OF New
York; Levi Scott Of Odessa, Delaware ;
Matthew Simpson, of Philadelphia, and
Edward B. Amos, Of baltimore. Bishop
Morris 3 far advanced IN years and sci.
dom occupies the chair. Bishop Scott
has recently been Frustrated by alarming
illness, virtually leaving the presidency
10 the three remaining bishops.
Since the last General Conference the
Church has mourned the death Of Bishop
Thomson, Bishop Kingsley, who died
suddenly at Beirut, being absent on a tour
Of missionary investigation, Bishop Clarke
and Bishop Baker, The last named had
been in bad health, which for several
years rendered him incapable Of service,
but the others were the juniors Of the
Episcopal Bench. Q Their decease do.
volyed an amount Of labor upon their
surviving associates, which has told so.
verely upon them, as they are well I'D:
yanced In years. - r i
The General Conference comes together
with NO great controversy pending, such
as slavery and lay delegation, which have
eugrossed 50 much time inpast years. In
consequence more attention will be given
practical affairs. Among these may be
mentioned the adjustment OF the foreign
mission work; the care and development
Of the great work in the Southern States;
the consummatlon Of lay representation;
the question ofunior with other branches
Of MethodIsu1, and the reyisal Of the Dis.
cipline. si-ff.or1F' 59's r1asHY igBr z
Then comes the delicate and important
matter Of electing the officers Of the
Church, First, he bishops. II we cor.
rectly interpret our Methodist exchanges,
. few place the number to be elected OF
four and this isthe minimum, WhileIoth.
ers, especially South and West, ask for
eight or ten. Wethink there Il o gravita.
ton toward six, and We "guess" that VIII
be the number chosen; NOT that more viii
mot be needed, but that this will be the
compromise number. Next come the sec.
retariesgof the Missionary Society, Of
whom there aretwo, but DR.. Durbin, the
illustrious chief Of that department. pro-
poses retiring, aud OF least one new man
must be chosen.
The Sunday School Union has two Sec
retaries and the Church Extension soci-
ETY. one. Then come the book agents two
at New York, two Of Cincinnati, one OF
San Francisco By apollcy peculiar to
Methodism the official periodicals are
owned by the Church, and the editors are
elected by the General Conference. Of
these are the Quarterly Revitw, at New
York; ladies Repoiory and Golden
Hours lmonthIy, one editorO at Cincin.
natl, and the Adu0edtes at New York,
Syracuse, Pittsburgh Cincinnati, Chicago
St. Louis, San Francisco and Portland,
Oregon. The Sunday School publica-
tions are under the care ofthe two secre-
taries mentioned. To outsiders this news.
paper management seems littlequeer.
We fancy a mass Of several hundred men
poorly fitted to choose editors. stillthe
Methodist papers have achieved a re-
markable success. i9a'1.5.a j. s'ls-isaa I
OF course the Book Concern troubles
come up for settlement, but it isthought
that the consideration will be almost
wholly concluded in committee. Most
Of the prominent pSrties on both sides
are in the General Conference, and II
the way opens a free discussion and lively
time may be anticipated.
The approaching conference will be an
imposing body. For the first time since
1874 every State in the Union will be
represented. Twelve or fifteen colored
men have seats in the body. There are
official Representatives here from Ger
many, Liberia, and India, visiting dele.
gates from ChIna, England, Ireland, Can
ada, and various branches Of the Method.
ist family.