Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-16

writer. He has contributed a great
number of articles to the Methodist
Quarterly Review, and for fifteen
years has been an editorial cor
respondent of the New York Advo-
cate. He is also the author Of sew
eral books, among them being
"Study Of the Stars" "Sights and
Insights" and a volume of travels.
DR.. Cyru, D. Foss, D. d., Of
Middletovn, Connecticut, was also
elected on the first ballot, receiving
the next highest number of votes,
264. lie was born at Kingston,
New York, in 1884, and is accord
ingly AS years old. When he was
twenty years Of age he was grad
uated from the Wesleyan univer-
sity at Mddletown, of which he is
the present head and for few years
was professor Of mathematics. In
1859 he entered the Methodist min
istry, and until 1875 filled the most
prominent pulpits of New York.
At that time he was elected to his
present position. Bishop Foss is
described as a man of superior
personal appearance, great
ability and most convincing elo>
quence. During the time he has
presided over the Wesleyan univer,
sity more religious feeling has been
evinc ed and the standard of moral,
ity is higher than it ever was before
in the history of the institution.
The third bishop, John f. Hurst,
D. d., was also elected on the first
ballot, receiving 253 votes. lie is
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at present president of Drew sens
mary, at Madison, N. J. He was
born in Dorchester county, Nary
land, in 1884, and was educated at
Dickinson college, Pennsylvania,
and Halle university, Germany.
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He entered the ministry in 1858,
and in 1866 took the chair of the+
ology in Martin institute, at Bre-
men, Germany. He remained 10 that
country five years, and in 1870 made
an extensive tour through the east.
In that year, he accepted a position
at Drew seminary, and three years
later he was elected president, his
predecessor also having been ele-
waited to the episcopacy. Bishop
Hurst is man Of high executive
ability, and in 1876, when the fail
ure of Mr., Drew deprived the semi
nary Of its endowment fund, he, by
his own efforts, raised 5000, 900 for
it. Besides his power as a preacher,
he is also an author Of repute, and
his "Hstory Of Rationalism" is a
standard work.
The fourth bishop is E. o. Haven,
D. D., of Syracuse, N. Y. He was
elected on the third ballot receiving
$50 votes, 1875 being necessary to a
choice. Bishop Haven was born in
Boston in 1920 and is therefore go
years of age. In 1872 he grad
uated at Wesleyan university. This
university has furnished more re
cruits for the ranks of the Metho.
dist ministry than any other institu-
ton in the country, and three out
of the four bishops just elected re-
ceived their education there.
Bishop Haven was for some years a
teacher and did not enter the minis
try until 1913. Until 1858 he was
preaching in New York, an d in that
year was made Professor Of Latin
In the university Of Michigan. In
1856 he took the chair of English
language, litera ture and history in
the same institution, but in 1858
was chosen editor of the Boston
lions Herald. In 1862, when the
war feeling was running high and
the movements on the theatre of
war were many and important and
the moves in the rear we're no less
80, he was elected member of the
state senate, serving one term.
After this he returned to the
Michigan university as its
president, and subsequ emily
assumed control of the Northwestern
university, situated at Evanstown,
Ill. In 1874 he was elected chan
cellor of the Syracuse university,
which position he has held ever