Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-05-22
THE FOUR NEW BISHOPS.
Pen Sketches of the Men Raised to
the EpiscOpacy by the NJ. E.
General Conference on
Thursday.

Bishop Ninde, the first of the two
elected on the second ballot, is the
President of Garrett Biblical Institute
at Evanston, Illinois. He is 50 years OF
age. He graduated from Western Uni
versity, Middletown, Conn.,, in 1855, and
entered the ministry in the same year.
For a long time he has been the fore
most member of the Detroit Conference
and has been pastor for tive terms of
the leading Methodist Church in that
city. He has also been pastor Of st.
Paul, Trinity and Christie Churches in
Cincinnati. His preaching ability is Of
the highest order, and his personal
qualities are charming in the eYtrems.
His hair, naturally of a whitish cast, is
just beginning to show the bleaching
effects of time, but his face is young
and fresh, and he looks like one who
will be good for many years of hand
service.
Bishop Walden is an Ohio man. He
was born at Lebanon, in that State,
Feb. IL, 1881. In 1882, he graduates
with honors from Farmers College, and
for two years served there as tutor
Subsequently he went to Kansas, where
he published newspaper in support Of
the free State idea Afterward he was
member of the Topeka Legislature,and
was appointed State Superintendent OF
Public instruction. Returning to Ohio
he entered the Cincinnati Conference in
1858, and has ever since been an honor
ed member of that body, having repre-
sented it five times in the General Con-
ference. For the last sixteen years he
has been one of the agents of the West.
ern Methodist Book Concern. Bishop
Walden is noted for the strength rather
than the brilliancy of his talents. His
executive ability is remarkable. Few
men can do as much work with as little
apparent effort, and another noticeable
and highly commendable trait is his
ability to keep busy and keep his tem-
per at the same time. He is well known
in his native State, particularly in Gin
cinnati, where he has long been recog
niZed leader of the temperance an other
moral movements. In appearance Bish
op Walden is not unlike Bishop Simp-
son, and as he grows older and gets
grayer the resemblance will become
still more striking. A man of sterlipg
qualities and warm heart, he will not be
puffed up by the episcopal office, anG
his administration of it will no doubt be
great benefit to the church.
Bishop Mallalieu has been a presiding
elder for the past tive years in Boston
His ministerial life has been spent III
the New England Conference, which ha:
repeatedly honored him with an election
to the General Conference. He ha.
never been out of the pastOrate, and il
this, his chosen sphere, has always beer
grandly successful. He is not an ora
tor. but his sermons and speeches are a
once profound, logical and effective. HI
has strong character and genial spi-
rit. A warm personal friend of the lat,
Bishop Gilbert Haven, he is said to- re
semble that brilliant man in his dispo-
sition and views, and it is expected tina
he will fill, in sense. the place which
his death left vacant. Bishop MALTA
lieu wears a full beard of venerable
length, just little gray, and his elec
ton contradicts the supposition that NJ
man could ever be promoted to this of
fee who sported a monstache. He ii
about 55 years of age.
Bishop Fowler is native of Canada
but was taken early in life to Illinois
where his chief honOrs have been won
He is Al. graduate of Genesee Colleg,
and of Garrett Biblical Institute. III
entered the Rock River Conference Ill.
in 1861, and was successful pastor o
the large Methodist churches in Chica
go. Since then he has been editor o
the Christian Advocate and is now on
of the secretaries of the missionary Sc
ciety. He is not at all gray, but is in
clined to be bald. His massive hea'
adorns the top of substantial frame
and he is equally stalwart in intellec
and character. The youngest OF tn
new Bishops.he is also, in some respect:
the most brilliant, and will ne doub
make shining mark in his new AM
exalted position.