The daily gazette., 1878-05-15
The Bishops of the M. f. Church
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF THE LEAD
ERs OF AMERICAN METHoDIsM,

| BIOGRAPHICAL bkETCHES OF THE LEAD
! ERs OF AMERICAN METHoDIsM,
| In view of the presence in this city of
the Bishops of the M. Il. Church, who
are now holding their semi-yearly meet
] ing, readers of the GAZETTE will find it
interesting to peruse the biographical
sketches Of these distinguished divines,
| who direct the vast interests of the NJ.
Il. Church in this city:
BISHOP LEVI SCOTT
was born near Cantwell's Bridge, now
Odessa, Del, October 11th, 1902. His
parents were members of the church, his
father being class-leader and a local
preacher, who in 1903 became member
of the Philadelphia Conferences; but died
during the following year. He labored
on farm until his sixteenth year, when
he engaged in mechanical occupations
In 1922 he was converted, and united
with the church, and after great hesita-
ton, and under a thorough conviction of
duty, he was licensed TO preach In 1928,
and the following year was received into
the Philadelphia Conference. His ap-
pointnentS were SuccesSlvely TO talbot,
Dover, St. Georges charge, Philadelphia
and West Chester. In 1882, on account
of impaired health, he received super
numerary relation but the following year
he was able to resume his work. In 1884
| ht WsAo hhOApDttohiJ hPPclh" 'NSaN
ing Elder Of Delaware district He
continued to fill pastoral charges until,
in 1910, at the earnest solicitation OF
DIR. Durbin, he accepted the position of
principal of Dickinson Grammar school,
mt Carlisle, Pa. He held that position
for three years, when he returned again
TO the pastoral work, which was more
congenial to his taste. He was elected a
member of every General Conference
from 1887 to 1852. AT the General Con
ference of 1913 he was elected assistant
book agent at New York. After having
served four years he was, in 1852, elected
Bishop. He has now served twenty-six
years in that responsible office, and has
travelled extensively through all the
States and Territories. The winter after
his election he sailed for Africa, and
visited the missions on that coast, hold
ing the sessl ON of the Liberia Conference
and he has three times visited the Con-
ferences ON the Pacific. In 1876 he pre-
sided over the session of the Wilmington
Conference, in this city. He is now the
isenior Bishop of the Church.
BISHOP EDWARD RAYMOND AMEs
was born in Arnesville, Adams county,
Ohio, May Goth, 1906. He was educated
in the Ohio University, and during his
student life he united with the church, IN
August 1927. After leaving the univer-
sity he engaged for sometime in teach
ing, and entered the travelling ministry
in the Illinois Conference, in 1929. AT
the formation of the Indiana Conference
in 1882, he became one OF Its members
and spent his active pastoral life in the
State of Indiana, with the exception OF
two years spent in st. Louis. After fill
ing important stations and acting As
Presiding Elder, he was, in 1910, elected
missionary secretary, his work being
chiefly in the West. From 1874 to 1852,
he was stationed in Indiana, as preacher
or presiding elder. In 1913 he was elect
ed President of the Indiana Asbury
in the more active work. He was dele
gate TO the General Conferences of 1910
1874 and 1882 in the latter year he was
elected Bishop. Since then he has trav
eled extensively over the bounds of thu
: church, and during and after the civl
, war was active in extending the border'
OF the church through the South. He
was offered some important positions by
the government, but decli lsd to accepl
( them because of ecclesiastical duties. III
, 1868 he was appointed by the Genera
Conference to visit the Irish and British
I Conferences as fraternal delegate, bu
declined on account of the condition o
a his health. For several years past he ha
resided in Baltimore.
BISHOP MATTHEW SIMPSON
was born in Cadiz, Ohio, June 20, 1911
| He received an academic education II
his native town, and attended Madison
u College, Pa. where he was elected tuto
= in his 18th year. He engaged in teach
8 ing, and having studied medicine, il
g 1888 he commenced its practice. Abou
o the same time he was licensed to preacl
. and was received on trial in the Pitts
e burg Conference. In 1887 he was electe'
q Vice-P President and Professor of Natura
= Science in Allegheny College, and il
r 1859 was elected President of Indian;
4 Asbury University, where he Remained
r until in 1913, he was elected editor of TIN
:, Western Christian Aduocdte. In 1852 h
" was elected to the office of Bishop. H
has held Conferences in most of tn
II States and Territories, and in 1857 wa
;e sent as delegate TO the British and Irisl
!; Conferences, and to the Evangelica
7, Alliance in Berlin, from whence he eX
is tended his travels through Turkey, til
= Holy Land, Egypt aud Greece, returning
g. in 1858, In 1859 he was appointed Presi
'e dent of the Garrett Biblical Institute, q
10 Evanston, Pa. During the war he mad
IA number of speeches in behalf of til
Union, and declined several official O
fers. He visited Europe in 1870, to con
plete the work left unfinished by til
ar death of Bishop Kingsley, and again i
= 1875 to hold the Conference of German
a. and Switzerland He has written "4
m Hundred Years of M-tho dism," and
IT editor of the encyclopedia of Metho'
"a ism"
nj BISHOP THOMAS BOWMAN
ID was born near Berwick, Columbia coul
le ty, Pa, July 10, 1917. While preparin
Us for college at Cazenovia, N. Y, he WI
,h converted and joined the NJ. e. Churcl
IA Jan. /, 1888. He graduated at Dlckipso
at College, as the yaledictorian of his elias
til in 1887. He spent one year in studyir
ed law, and was licensed to preach in Jul
1888. The next year he Joined the Bali
more Conference, and was stationed
Beaver Meadow circuit. He served
=, several official capacities in Dickinso
~, College, and was President of lndial
,ss , Asbury University from 1859 until 1S1
uuo when he was elected to the Episcopac
,n ~, He was elected Chaplain to the U.
10 Senate in 1864 and 1865, and in 1864 W
ch a delegate to the British Wesleyan Co