, 1879-04-26

siycy in tic West and South, and amunc many
ot Tho Indian settlements along tho Northefs,
lakes, where 'hc was greatly instrumental In
continued u this day. 8o that every year tho
Missionary Committee. meeting in New York,
appFopflatcs between $8,000 unu g, QUO 10 tllote
Eiiattons. lie also FOUNDED Rc1looIs among Tie
ind'an tr!bcs west Of the Arkansas tltyer From
19A 10 1862 Biaf0p Amcs MAS Presiding Elder
Of tho indianapolis District of hit Conference.
IN 1913 lle was elected rreafdent Of the AsLury
University, but pseferrng to rotnain in the mora
aa3N. as1!ss w9!k oi Tue miinl..ry, lie declined ,he
the General Conference, by which body he was
GllostM Hfsl,op. together with bishops kcott aud
Simpson.
THE n1snop's OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
For the last ts!enty-aevcn years bishop Ames
las given his Wiole etlnrt aud energy 10 tie
varied Ills tastes hy foga1n trasel Of authorship
lie lias Travelled constantly through erery part
ot st: United States, but he declined t1lu lonor
d official Waits 10 foreign mtss!ops Of TO tho
raternal cesste to tc ft.h Ind i.S a,tsssu Co..
fercnccs In 1853, but declined the honor. Lie
was more widely known In The country than
aHy VI hts aEatN.ates On thu Hoard Of Dlahops.
Pacific coast. During antl after tic War be Was
actively engaged In the extension Of the GOSPEL,
through ht. Church, among the freemep,
ma acquired at TIC tlMo by hfs travels
sonsn ,,rot exesy po!tio9 oi tne oouth most nc
H. ~ wi.m IT, Sonont. n9lap
Johnson md tirsnts sa ,tSsliras c in
, urS sernsh. m H., sonRht is alu u tu,s work.
,rh H. iccI,na Ina "s.s'na ,.npo,tunt poss'ots ,i.,
ecclesiastical ilutfrs. lie did, tDweycr, serve on
several importn1t commissions which did not
"iiicer hr hns ,t.ns. ts,,,, t., pi,EsaS
~ Il ~ .s "as 9Is' Mtcu to9 aosiltf ah4
,,,ras'ars for n. l"usS1e. 1 ., as nta
H.. st,,sdr oi,mn,, "t"r., aJss mi Ut
inIrri,rI fr'" pnr,s" % vossenss Wnlc NJ no
,rsb"ns;vc,,cs. IN .ais,si,,t m1 ~ com
pIInGs.ss'ess i.ai, ~, ~ ee1ectug men au pans W
jur s,svity' Viii rrc,, nrar,tv a"I i1ai!l nnel
tnanrsr. H. rn.n ,,,,1,.. s'a,s} ~. a.E} "
qe,ptra 1ctS tisc IT, a'o IT, o' avn a. oratoFeai Of
psdaa.s :" lg, b. ,s assa few iusttat!oas
pulpit. @ ' 'A'''o"S'' a'''' !" '''nae' i" 'ne
u,s rNrLuEscs At TIE wur7x.nouss.
At the outbreak Of tho War in 16Il, Bishop
AMcs hastcned froui the West and touk W hte
nooue III Baltimore, whess be las resided ever
si;,tr, md where ne Is well known and greatly
kept MIN pretty constantly OIL the road visiting
duties laid upon him BY tho roles Of his Church,
70 tl!nt hc was rarely seen upon the streets OF
passed n rest either at his residence ii l,alii-
tnoru Or bis faFn at Arlington. When In the
ctY and III health, he was III the habit Of visiting
Informally the various churches, at some 81
Which tie might frequently 10 seen seated as
almple Morshtper.
Tie Bishops early training for tho LAW Rnyc
him Kecuncss of perception tn grasrtug points
IN debate, and In arriving Eeneralfv at Just alld
W9rths conclusions. II tic meetings ct the
missionary CoMm'itcG 9,, ncte, alld Tug Church
Extensoh society in Fhslaslelph!a. And IN otlcr
ol the prominent connectional socirsies and
!loara8 ol tlih Caufch u Which, bY hls position,
ny #as an Queer. hls ~lso conoacl and 1udlei0ts
adVico Wi % missed. Ihero was more OF tha
conscientious politician in Bishop Anes than
nlly Of his. associates IN the Episcopal Boarsi.
Indeed, n gcnticmaa remarked to tic writer
yesterday that when the Methodist Church
gained blenop tTe country lost nrst-class
politician Ills nearness to Washington during
tue War gave htm ready aecess to the
tar Of tue ffesldent ana Ills Cabl-
net, some Of whom, like, himself,
were western men. Nfen TIC uoVernment
se1zea t'ic ecc!csiastcal property of the Metilo-
n'sL Ep'scopal th1teh SCUM because Of thc us
lovastY ot tlat Chnfch, bss9op AHies, rs the
ffHpresehtatlYc o. the loyalf Methodist Episcopal
Chufeh Aorths was commissioned bY ttessdtt't.
Lincoln anu Secretary stanton to take Charge OF
al! such confsc9ted nropefty 1or the loyal Aivth-
od!ste ol me soqth, lhe BISHOP Visited New
Uflcana Hlld otslcr tltlc8 OF Inc 6ousn IN th1s