Daily Republican., 1884-03-05
EDITION.
CON FER ENCR.
The Opening Tbis AsTnSng-A
sketch OF tao Presi0s ing Dlshep.

The Opening Tbis AsSnSsg-A
sketch Ofsac PrrsidisE Bishsp.
The sixteenth annual session Of tho
wi mington Nj. L. Conference conven
I'd in Asbury church this morning At
9 O'clock, with Bishop Harris presiding.
This il the first time this Bishop has
visited Wilmington in an Official O..
pacity, and ~ he IL but slightly known
To mauy 10 this city, some facts con.
c.rning him may prove interesting.
he WAS born la Mansfield, Ohio, IN
1877, and is consequently u years OF
age. In bis 10Th year he entered the
Michigan Conference on trial, and after
being accepted and preaching for seve.
raj years, be accepted position iu the
IObio Wesleyan University but subse.
jquently resigned, and WAS appoioted
principal Of the Baldwin Institute at
Borea, Ohio. lie remained in this posi-
ton until 1871, when he returned to the
Wesleyan University, and in 1882 was
elected Professor OF chemistry and
natural history.
In the mesntime his superior attain.
nents had attracted the attention of
the officials OF the church, and in 1860
he was trndered the position Of Cores.
ponding Secretary of the Missionary
Society, which he accepted, aid served
with ability ~ the ass slant " the late
DR.. Durbin until 1872, when, he WIS
elected Bishop.
Since his elevation 10 this high pc.
sition be has travelled throughout tho
United States, and has also visited the
methodist missions in Japan, China,
India, Turkey, Italy, Switzerland, Ger.
many and Scandinavia.
In 1874 he was delegate to the Wes
lr,an Conference In England, aud has
also served, for i've successive sessions,
as Secretary Of the & neral Conference
in this country. In 1870 he published, in
connection with W. j Henry, = vOlum.
on ecclesiastical law, that has become
one OF the standard works Of the church
aud hs has, for u number Of years, been
che editor Of theDlscipline Of the Metho
dist Episcopal church.
| The cabinet of Bishop Harris during
the session OF Conference, CONSISTS OF tho
Rcvs. Charles Hill, r. +. iartindals,
A. w. Milhy and j. A. b. Wilson, the /
PreStding Elders OF the four districts
INTO which he conference Is divided.
The present Is the third session of tho
Wilmington Conference that has con
vened in this city since IL was
separated from tbs Philadelphia Con
ference, anu 10 OF peculiar interest,
from the fact that three mem bars
Will be elected AZ delegates to the
General Conference that meets In
Philadelphia in May, and which will
during it. SESSIONS elect Bishops to fiji
the places made vacant by death, and
probably Others W sicf.ase the mum.
Der.
The Conference of lay delegates will
aIno meet with 1t, and on Friday next
hold their opening session ia the lecture
room At AsDury. During the session
the Lay Conference will elect two dele.
gates TO the General Conference. Tbs
Is the Centennial year of the lndnpend- +,
ence OF American Methodlsm, and this F
viii also give additional interest TO this ii
session CT difference.
The session was opened by bishop
Harris reading the G2nl chapter OF
lsaiah, and I'll. 2nj Eplste Of Paul TO I,
timothy, followed by singing he hymn
colniuen eng Jesus the Name High
over all After which prayer was
offered by the Rrvs. V. Gray, and W. b.
Gregg.
The roll was called by the Secretary,
Rev j. u. Rag, and on motion it was
decided to elect Secretary by ballot.
ine Eevs. j. ID. lagg, Charles A. Hill.
ana l. Il. Creauicr were nom mated and ,
lat KEYS. j. A BrIuuIe, Ii. A PhUebus, Al
+. ii. l:awlius and ". II. McFarlaue h
te,ieTS, and the Bishop an
Eunced that there bad been 81 votes
:hst, of whlth j. ID. R:gg received 81, =
lnd lie was declared elected. Ell,
Nelson, L. +. AIdred and Il. c. Mac.
'irhoi were appointed assistant Secre. =
aries.
lne standing CON n.ttee were then
II, follows: Pu,llc Wor.
nip, Chas. iIilI aud tie Pastors Of the
III TINS city.
On Minutes, the Secretary If the
'onterence, LIucation, j. Il. Caldwell,
:. II. Haynes, A. Stengle, G. a. Once,
y. EeyLolHs, II. Gay Dodson, G. II.
tichards, l.. 5. Mel~cr
Bib CAUSE, ". Il. Mcfarland, c. F.
'hcppa@d, u. ". Townsend, j, A.
'rindIv. In
Sunday School l. Il Barrett, L. w. ;"
.iyiicd, i c. Atkins, J. NJ. i ndale
Temp rance, 7. L. Terry, s. Il. Gard
er, W. W. Wilson, j. b. G. HlnIa
Woman'a Foreign Missions, j. Il
inith, a. W. LigAtbourle, W. ~
:. Cochran. G
Tract Cause, w. b. Gregg, j. A. Ar l.
'rs j. n. Foreman, j. ID. j. Johnson.
Freedman'- AID Z. H.Rawlins Cal
Ill., q. ". Burke, w. j. O'Nsill.
General statistics W. II. Hutchin,R.
!. Stephenson, }. Dodd, V, $. Collins.
NJ ssioudry Sid lstiCs j Carroll, +, 81
:. II O'Brel, &. s. Conway, L. Ii, h,
Iarding
Finance }. H. Wiley, J. L. Einey, G,
Jewell, Ii: G. Jones' Il
Address OF Local Preachers n. NJ. rs
nay, W. NJ. Green, A. b. Prcttyman, G,
Nj. Collins. 81
Postroltic: r. J. C ,chran, Q. S. Wal n
N, G. 5 raIter, q. l.. Hardisty. at
To collect Educational Funds +. Il.
IhlCr, ~. 5. Nov bray, W. T. Dawson, OF
I. II. GutUrle.
Nec+S>Itols Cases the Board of
wards.
The Bishop vhen introduced the Rev.
Jln Pau COOK, of France, and the sec
tary read several letters Of inUroduc-
Oh and recommendation, after which y
tshop Harris stated that Mr.. Cook > u
ther was The founder of WESLEYAN y
ethoLism III Francs, and that Mr..
1uk was Al earnest worker in the
l"day School cause in that country,
whose interest he had visited Areri. W
.
The Conference was then addressed
Mr.. Cook, who made an earnest az. +
al Tor AID III extending Methodism in "a,
lance, aud also made many interesting mi
t'ehotits III reference to tue work in
at Country. When he closed, a col
;t'ou amounting 10 S72.77 was taken
, 10 aid the cause.
}. b. QuiGg offered a series of rsso. q