Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-05-20
THE NEWLY ELECTED NJ. f.
BISHOPS.

ballot-Total vote cast, 500; necessary
for choice, 1876: H. W. Warren, 26O; C
D, Foss, 254; J. +. Hurst, 253; E. O. Ha
ven, 100; J. NJ. Walden, 9S; c. II. Fow
Ter %; F. p. Newman, 81 Nv. F. Mallien
Sc; C. H. Payne, Al; E. o. Fuller, 3S
Moses Hill, IS; Marcus Dale, IS; A. J
Kynett, 26; W. y. Wynde, 20; J. P
Brush, 10; H. B. Ridgeway, u; ]. NJ
Reid, Il R. NJ. Hatfield, 9. The follow
ing received votes or less: Messrs. Tay
lor, Hartzell, Fisher, Lemon, Curry
Todd, Hoyt, Thoburn, Lanahan, Revels
Buckley, Hunt and Huntington. War
rem, Foss and Hurst were declared
elected.
Second ballot-Votes cast 3SS; neces
sary for choice, 1876: Haven. 1872; Wal
den, 73 Fowler, 10; J. p Newman, SO
Dale, 9. The following received votes
or less: Payne. Mallien, Kynett, Fuller
Hatfield, Brush. Ridgeway and Hunt
ington No choice
Third ballot.-VOtes cast, 375; neees.
sarary for choice, 1873: E. o. Haven
250; j. NJ. Walden, SO; ]. p. Newman
"a; remaining votes scattering. DR.. E
o. Haven, Chancellor of Syracuse Uni.
versity, New York, was declared elected
BISHOP Foss.
Cyrus David Foss, DID,, LID, Bish-
op-elect of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, was born at Kingston, New
York, January II, 1882. He is the son
of the late Rev. Cyrus Foss, of the New
York Conference. His hOnored mother
still lives, in her seth year, a woman OF
rare gifts and remarkable intellect, d
daughter of the late Archibald Camp.
| bell, ESQ.,, one Of the oldest and most
noted families of Eastern New York.
After preparatory course in the
Armenia Seminary he entered the Wes-
leyon University, at Middletown, in
1850, from which he graduated with the
highest honors of his class, in 1854. Soon
after he was elected Principal of Anne
MIA Seminary, where he remained until
he joined the New York Conference in
the spring of 1857. He soon became
eminent in the pulpit and as pastor
filling the most important positions in
the Conference, serving with great ac-
ceptability the St. Paul's. Trinity and St
James Churches in the City of New
York, being returned to st. PaufS for the
second term. In 1872 he was elected to
| the General Conference, and reelected
| in 1876 and 1880, each time leading the
delegation.
In 1868 he received the degree of Doc.
| tor of Divinity from his alma Mater
and in 1879 the degree of LID. from
| Cornell College, Iowa. In 1875 he was
elected President of the Wesleyan Uni
versity at Middletown, Conn.,, which
position he now holds. In 1878 he was
selected by the Board of Bishops as
FraterDal Delegate to the General Con
ference of the NJ. E. Church South, and
was very cordially received by that bO
dy in Atlanta, Ga, in May, 1878, where
he reformed the duty assigned him with
great acceptability to the whole Church
| DR.. FOSs is man of commanding pres
ence and of strong and vigorous con
stitution. He is clear and accurate
thinker, sound theologian and ready
and Skillful as debater. In the pulpit
he is able and very successful. His ser
mons are carefully prepared, full of in
struction, clear and forcible in their de-
livery, and convincing in their appeals
to the hearts and cOnsciences of hi;
hearers.
BISHOP HURST.
John Fletcher Hurst, DID,, was borl
August II, 1884, in a farmhouse nea
Salem, Dorchester county, Maryland
He comes of Puritan ancestry, and cal
trace the American branch of his fami
ly as far back as 1864. His grandfathe
served in the Revolution and in the wa
of 1872
DR.. Hurst was educated at Dickinson
College, graduating at the age of nine
teen. He soon became Professor O
Languages in Hedding Literary Insti
tute, Ashland, New York, and was thu
occupied until 1855. In the fall of tha
year he went to Europe, and studied
theology at Halle and Heidelberg, ant
Travelled extensively on the Continent
Returning to this country, he entered
the ministry and joined the East Balti
more, now in the Central Pennsylvani;
Conference. In 1858 he became mem
Der of the Newark Conference, and wa
stationed successfully at Irvington, New
l.
Staten Island. From here he went tt
Europe as Professor in the Theological
Seminary at Bremen, in the fall of 1856
and went with the Institution when il
was removed to Frankfort-on-the-M Main
He remained in this work until 1871
and made the tour of the East and re
turned to take charge of the Department
of Historical Theology in Drew Semina
ry, to fill the place of the honored DR.
! Nadal. In 1873 he was, on the election
ofPreSident Foster as Bishop, chosen
President of Drew Seminary. When
three years ago, the institution was de
prived of its entire endowment by Jh,
failure of Mr.. Drew, DR.. Hurst set t.
work to regain it, and has raised by hi
own solicitations the sum of S310,O00
and has firmly established the institu
ton, that seemed financially ruined
DR.. Hurst, though only in his 46th year
has been voluminOus author. His His
tory of RationaliSm is an authority o.
great value Besides this he has pub
lished Life in the Fatherland," "Theo
logical and Bible History" "Churcf
History" Martyrs to the Tract Cause,
and has translated Hagenbach's "Churcl
VI GllO L lloO ADCOOhu OChIu
ries," and Larye's Commentary on Ro
MANS"
DR.. Hurst is of medium height, ha:
brown hair, blue eyes, face much like
Wilbur Fisk's in outline and a vigorous
body, which has enabled him to be a
once an author and mountaineer. Mel
voted for him who had with him climb
ed Alpine heights and American noun
tains. A strong preacher, ripe schol
ar, full of amiability, pluck and tact, hC
will bring to the Bishopric an enthusi
astic devotion to Christ and the promise
of the highest usefulness.
BISHOP WARREN.
Henry White Warren, d. d., was borr
near Northampton, Mass, in the veal
1881. He comes of old New England
stock The farm on which he was borr
never passed out of the family from tht
tima it ,yac houUht of the Indians Inti