Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-29
Tie New Methodist Bishops.

The most important work before the Gen
eraI Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church was begun on Tuesday by the elec-
tion Of the eight bishops whom the Confer
ence voted to create. The Office Is a lle-ten-
ure, and Is the highest one known in the
most numerous religious denomination IN
this country. The character and reputation
Of the men chosen well fit them Tor their
new positions
The Rev. Thomas B0wman. d. D., is a
native of Berwick. Penn, and a graduate of
Dickinson College. For ten years he was
the president OF Dickinson Seminary at
Nilliamsp0rt, Penn, aut in 1889 he was
elected president OF Asbury University at
Greenca~tle, Ind, where his home now is
He i very popular as a preacher and one of
the prominent orators Of the Church.
The Rev. Wm. l. Harris. d. D., LII D. .
native of Ohio, is now nearly fifty-fve
years old. lie has been member OF the
General Conference since 1886. during which
time he has acted as secretary. After ten
years of pastoral work he was chosen prinei
pal of the Baldwin Institute and afterwards
professor in the Ohio Wesleyan University
Since 1860 he has been assistant III. ssionary
secretary of the General Conference
The Rev. Randolph ) Foster, D. D., Ii.
D., also a native of Ohio, is now in his fifty
third year. He was transferred to the New
York Conference in 1850, aud in 1865 sue
ceeded DR.. McClintock as president of the
Drew Theological Seminary. DR. Foster s
well known as an author, his most prominent
works being his treatise on - CaIvinism :
9 Christian Purity and d" Ministry" and
his " Lectures on Derwinianism =
The Rev. Isaac w. Wiley, D. D i, was born
n Pennsylvania in 1925. He took the degree
of NJ. d. in 1916, and, having entered the
Conference in 1919, went to China as mis-
sIOnary in 1850, where he remained four
years. In 1858 he was chosen president of
the Pennington IN. J. } Seminary, and in
1861 was appointed editor of the Ladies
Repository, position which he still retains.
de is the author of g Fallen Heroes of Foo
chow " and 9 Religion IN the Family" and
has edited a number of publications.
The Rev. Stephen NJ Merrill, D. d was
born IN Jefferson CO lnty, Ohio, in 1925 He
entered the Conference in 1916, and, alter
many years labor as presiding elder, was
editor of the Western Christian
Advocate in 1868. His essays on important
theological questions and difficult passages of
Scripture have been greatly praised
DIR. T.. q. Andrews was born at New Hart
ford, Oneida county, n Y and is now in his
forty-seventh year. tie was graduated at
the Wesleyan University in lS47. and in
1854 was made a professor in the Oneida
Conference Seminary at Cazenovia. n. Y
of which, the next year, he was chosen pres-
ident. In 1864 he was transferred to the
New York East Conference, and since that
time has had charge of the Sands Street an 4
st. Johns churches and the Seventh Aven-
ue, Brooklyn, church, of which he is now
pastor. DR.: Andrews preaching is plain
and practical, and as pastor he is eminent
y popular.
The Rev Mr.. Haven, a native Of Massa.
is In his fifty second year. He was
graduated at MIddletown, Conn, in 1886
lnu the same year was elected professor of
q t]t ana LATIN In Armenia Seminary, NY,
u Z. "nIcn ne became principal in 1913. He
'tterward joined the New England Confer
nce' and was the first chaplain reguIarlv
in the war Of the rebeIiio6
laVlng accompanied Gen. Buffers regiment