, 1879-04-26
Eminent Character of His Labors
tn tho Cause OF Mcth-
oLism.
Important Influence Welded by Him
During the Great National
Crisis.
Detailed Account or His Early
Life and. Extended
Career.
BISHOP AMES.
dbtctot Dlfpdfeh to The Tribune.

Amrs3 u. U.t HIeuop 0t the methodist Ept&cp+
pal Church, died ut hs1rcssdcnce tn this cIty this
friday murning, Ia tic I'D year Of Ills aye.
His laat official act WAS to preside
over tho East German Conference about
month ago. On the 10Th Of April
he took to hts bed from d com bl.catton OF ttia.
betes mud BrlRht's diaease. From the first be
seemed to recognize that his worl: was cnted,
and parsistcnt1y refused to take any medicine
or stlmulants. lie was conscious almost to tic
last, al,d passed away pearelulIy. lie was boru
in Athens County, Ohio, md
oAMa FROM AN oID PURITAN STOCK,
hts grandfather iavtng beeu Chaplain with
George Washington at Valley Forge. whcrc hc
died when 80 years Of agc. Young Amcs
entered tic Ohio University at Ateus,
whero hc remained for several years.
In 1923 he, met bishop Roberts
ut Chlllicotl,c, ard went with him to The Illinois
Conference at Madison. After rearhing there,
at the solicitation ot scverat prominent
Mcthod!sts, be opened a scllool at Lebanon,
Ill.,, which WAS tho ccrsn OF McKcn-
tlrcc College. In 1897 ho was licensed
to preach, h's first field OF labor
being IN School Creek Circuit. In 1870 he was
elected delegate to the General Conference,
hel In Baltimore, and by that body WIS ap-
pointcd Corresponding Secretary Of the Mis-
sionRrY socisty, a position which h0 held for
four years.
TRAVELLED UPWARDS or q, 600 MILES,
enduring manv invitations. md ofton in danger
st,,." ,.ts s t ,'a'.,," t1tsnn. ~, ~.
the School bill for the ChQctAw Nation, and c.
tablisllcd schools amongst the 1nusan tribes
west Of tho Arkansas River. In 1853 l,c was
tnade Bishop ui tho Church, md brought
-
10 inc performance o, ms dasies ra'o executive
ability md thorough knoWe!cdge OF men and
nlcd ertrnetve1y t1,rn,,rh thc south. Whrr.v.r
~. TI..,"" s
no on'oa atmt euts'eu c'tft "'"'
Inc people wero leit without religious
for tlle tuc boloq, but strictly abstatued In auy
,ynv fro,, Inn n,ss"..fnn ~ H.. on,,r,,, 1re,,
W. ''o'' '""'s pO'''soo'oo " ''' s"u's'' o'Sp'
estS. .........-- -...-....... .......-
he WIS scnt South by President Lincoln, un1 at
oncc hcron to or1a,iy. aorftl,as ,ua ~
TInnc hl,rir md Will nrcar,rs n rh ch.rot. ~
ijn,,er the Aiimin,tr.tinns ri Grant
md fohn.on hi. III, ,ras nft"n ,,,,rb+ J., tho
"liarts NJ roco'.rctn lux hc ssaad,'r IL ts ~.
fso ~ accoot "ru ,en.i,o I ,rnt, III e,,I r.,
toef". taoGu ~ ttI' an1 os' ",c To"u ~
tttle ~ "'em ac,,vn ' ,ert T., @ a,o't M ',Itss i
tho vor "es' ~ NIT. ~ ,,,n nv chnrr,,p Nnr.h
anl @ so,.h ~ b,, uos ai,v,s. c frotrrni1.o % ,rh
IT. .c s, ~. ~ 9u The "aHs snarn Erc h.M VIZ Ia
,.r,t .rt a.nn t'.s t1a, ~ Le eAn'eu "nen Ae
eu'e'eA '''e'' ile'uS VI 'aooF'
lie WAS NOT AN ORATOR,
but had about hitn charm Of r1arlncr md q
wealth 1f Illustration which attr;kted his hear
Gca; isa, @ ~ nas tes'uGa III na!..nose nsI sineo
!Gos' nha Was ,ti u3S lrat ,alGtnooist b'sllnp
WHO Yistei ~ lae1ne eoaat.,. no isaves WIG
M!. .'tGo e!!ialen n ~ neeoEaailce WIN ns rc-
tlaest' W IAne!al Wy % o. ule pialnest ehar-
Msos: , nh poGy W. W lclnoscu ~ lug Maa,hoh
Avohne ~. Z. CnnFGh oh MONDAY AFTERNOON,
nI whefe SERMON @ wv ~ p1saeied by h!nhop
olaIpson, OF lhtlaae4phsa. tlhe nnuy VIII fe-
!nhst IN the et'afcn al n!sht, an1 next morning
VII. oo oue'ed III ufeeh Monht CEMETERY
Ills RESIDENCE IN lsD1ANAPoL1s.
SrtettI ptsr.tra to Yns Tribune.
INDIANAPOLIS, APRIL 15.-l}tatop Nmcs, de-
ceased, was for many years q resfdett OK this
city, pustur OF thu Weslcy now Meridian Street,
Church, md PscsllIng Elder Of this district.
which rlace he held WHEN elected DIe}op lii
was very decided Democrat anterior to tic
War, and In some deeds now on record hero he
inserted clause Iorfctttng tho title Of tl,e
property conveyed should It eyer ue sold, or
iuascil, Or routsti to gplurcd person. Altar tia
iirlnv ut Fort Sumter be- appcarc.l In the nulutt
OF Wesley Chapcl, wncrr a1, immense nu{lourl,
usscmblcil, MID ut tic ot,eu{ne Of tbs seryira he
plaptcl himself yot,arejy In fayor Of ihe Gov
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