Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-06-02
8eliJions department.
THE NEW METHODIST
BISHOPS.


tie over ten years of age, ''striking
out on his own hook" as he says.
His wages were then but $1.50 a
week, and to make this miserable
pittance go as far as possible he
boarded himself. He continued at
the business seven years, rising from
one position to another until his
name was proposed as agent of the
mills where he had applied himself
so assiduously. Book canyassing
was next tried, and then that of tim
smith, at which he made money
enough to make a start in his intel
lectual career, entering Wilhraham
academy, where he fitted himself for
college; and in 80 commenced his
college life in MiddIetown at Wesley
an University, graduating from the
institution in 81. He Immediately
joined the New England conference
at the season held in SO at Worces-
ter. Very early in life Mr.. Mallalieu's
active mind was attracted to public
affairs, and the politics of the count
~ had an especial charm for him, so
that when the Fremont campaign was
booming Mallalieu did good service
in stumping Connecticut. With the
same hearty enthusiasm he espoused
the anti-slavery cause, in which he
has always been among the most
pronounced leaders, coming the near
est to the late Bishop Haven radi
cal standpoint of any in the confer
ence.
Rev. John M. Walden, d. D., of
Cincinnati, is the senior agent of the
Methodist Book Concern in that city.
He was born in Lebanon, Ohio,
February II, 1881, was brought up
on farm, worked as clerk and at
the age of eighteen entered the Farm
ers' college, having previously de-
voted his leisure to reading and
study. He was graduated in honor,
filled the position of tutor in the col
lege two years, and then became q
journalist. In 1857 he started a
Free State paper in Quindaro, Kan
sas, and during his residence there
he was a member of the Topeka leg
lslature and held the office of State
superintendent of public instruction.
He was licensed as local preacher
in 1854, became member of the
Cincinnati conference in 1858, and
since then has been pastor, city mis-
sionary, presiding elder, secretary of
the Freedman's Aid society and
agent of the Methodist book concern,
having been elected to the position
last named in 1868.
Rev. William Xavier Ninde, D. D.,
is the president of the Garrett Biblical
Institute, Evanston Ill. He was
born in Corlandyille, Cortland coun-
ty, New York, June 81, 1882, and
was graduated at Wesleyan Univers-
ity in 1855. During that year he
taught in the Rome academy, New
York, and in 1856 joined the Black
River conference, whence he was
transferred in 1861 to the Cincinnati
conference and served as pastor Of
various churches in Cincinnati. From
1873 to 1876 he was professor Of
practical theology in the Garrett Bib
ical Institute, and in 1874 received
the degree of d. D., from his aim:
mater. In 1876 he was pastor o
the Central church in Detroit. From
the Central church he returned il
in 1879 to the Garrett Biblical Insti
tute to assume the position of presi
dent. He was delegate to tn
Methodist Ecumenical conference
held in London in 1881.
Rev. Charles III. Fowler, d. d.
LID, is a native of Canada, hav
ing been born in Buford, Brant coun
ty, Ontario, in 1887. He was grad
uated in 1859 at Genesee college
now Syracuse University, and tw
years later took the degree of B. D
in the Garrett Biblical Institute, Ey
anston, I'll. From 1862 to 1872 h
1t was engaged in the work of the min
g istry in the Rock River conference
C and during that period, in 1867, wa
y honored with the degree of d. d
: from the Garrett Biblical Institute
N He was president of the Northwes
ern University from 1872 to 1870
m and then became editor of the Chris
ian AdUOcdte. DIR. Fowler was Co
responding Secretary of the Mission
t., airy society from 1880 to 1884.
\. WORK THAT TELLs.-Helpful as
is to have ones likings on the sic
v of ones work, it cannot be doubte
that the importance of this aid to GOO
'' work is generally over-estimatec
The popular doctrine that work thu
y is done freely, and because the worl
70 er likes to do it, is the best worl
al rests on nothing better than popul;
o. imagination, and is directly contr
dicted by the facts of ordinary lif
X The work which tells is often Il
~ work which one does not like, b
" which is done with a will-with S
teeth, and hard breathing, and Il
W. determination to do, and to do we
Work which is pleasure, is likely
-, be treated as a pleasure, and to
wv done exactly or carelessly as the VIII
to of the moment goes; but work viii
y" costs, and which is done in the mar
of duty, has higher claim upon Il
ey will and the attention, and is like
ds to be wrought out with a carefulne
which is proportionate to the Sc
nd sacrifice involved in its undertaken
yet Work which is a pleasure to do, is
> very well in its way, and needs dol
~ ,o,Iob but If Eo -,