Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-22
THE GENERAL OONFER ENOE.

SVso Whb tAk6u VI tQ6 mOblou W huopt
the same the ministerial aud lay dele
gates voting separately on the motion.
The vote resulted Ministerial dele.
gates-yeas, Ia nays, ITO lay dele.
gatss-yeas, SO nays, 81.
Blshop Merrill then announced that
"for want OF concurrent vote, the report
of the committee WAS not adopted" The
"order Of the day" was suspended, and,
on DR.. Curry's motion, the report from
the committee on episoopaoy recommend
ing by vote Of al to 27 that FIVE bishops
be elected, WAS taken up for oonsidera.
tion. DR.. Benson Of California, moved
an amendment, by making the number of
bishops four. DR.. LanahAn of Baltimore,
moved to further amend by making the
number three, and DR.. Hammond Of
Nevada, called the previous question,
which was agreed to by vote of 276t to
A. The amendment for three bishops,
which was the number recommended for
election by the existing board OF bishops,
was put to vote and was lost by 129
yeas to 228 yeas. The amendment for
four bishops, instead Of five, as recon-
msnded by the report, WAS then put and
agreed to.
Another report was submitted by DR..
SuTIy ou DonAll VI tuo oUmmlttoo VI
episoopsoy. 1t fixed the order Of the
election Of bishops and General Confer
enoe officers, announced to take place to-
day, and contained the rules to govern
the elections. 1t was adopted, and a
motion WAS made and agreed to that no
nominations were to be made in open
conference.
DR.. Buckley presided at the meeting Of
the commit go on itineranoy. This body
had before it lhe question OF licensing
women to preach, and after lengthy
discussion agreed to recommend to the
General Conference that they "deemed 1t
expedient to consider the matter at this
| time.'
Iu the evening the members Of the
| General Conference reoonvened al the
Arch Street NJ. X. Church, corner Of
Broad, with Bishop Bowman in the
chair. Bishop Foss conducted the
religious ceremonies, and an Introductory
address was made by the Rev. DR.. Good
Sell, ohairmon OF the committee .on
frAternal delegates. The Rev. Drs. Robert
| Newton Young and Sylvester Whitehead,
Wesleyan delegates from Bngland, were
introduced and delivered addresses.
Owing to the length Of the addresses
the fraternal message by the Rev. DR.. j.
Paul Cook, delegate from France, wal. de
ierred until some other evening, to bs
selected by the committee.
The :order Of the day ir the NJ. L
General Conference, AZ Philsdelphia
| Thursday, WAS the election of four new
bishops, business which occupied the
bulk of the days session. Five ballots
| were taken before the election was com
pleted. The four new bishops elected
were the Revs. William Xavier Ninde of
Detroit John M. Walden Of Cincinnati
William +. Msllslieu OF Boston and
Charles II. Fowler OF Rock River, Ill.
SKETCHES OF THE NEW BISHOPS.
The Rev. William Xavier Ninde, d. d ,
the first elected Of the four new NJ K.
bishops, was born at Cortlandville, New
York, June I'd, 1882. He graduated from
the Wesleyan University, at Middletown,
Conn, in 1855, and served as an timer
ant minister in Central New York, Gin
cinnati and Detroit from 1856 TO 1873. In
the ,ttsr year he was elected professor OF
the Garrett Biblical Institute at Bvanston,
Illinois. He became it's first president in
1879, and still serves in that capacity.
The Rev. John NJ. Walden, D. D., the
, / u
in Lebanon, Warren county, Ohio, Feb
rusry llth, 1881. He graduated at the
Farmers College in 1852, and engaged al
a teacher for about three years. He con
neoted himself with daily newspapers
and duriog the tree state excitement in
Kansas edited a paper known as the
Quindaro SchindoDan. He ceased thit
publication when Kansas was declared
| 4.
d where he entered the ministry 10 1858
/. He travelled on circuits for tw,
o years, was stationed in Cincinnati
g in 1860 and WAS also connected with 18th
:. City Mission" He became secretary o
" " the ireedmen's aid commission, and re
d NAMED in that position until 1866, whel
h he was elected corresponding secretary O
70 the newly organic sd Freedmen's All
y Society. In 1868, was elected agent c
the book concern at Cincinnati, Bnd ha
10 10 held that position since. DR.. Waldo
ii has also been identified with the temper
es suce and educational movements in Ohio
Is The Rev. Willard Francis Mallalier
of d. d the next bishop in the order {
et election, was born Oh farm at SuttoI
.. Mass, and ia about SIS years OF age. Il
a. was educated in the common schools an
re at the Greenwich, R. and Wilbrahsn
at Mass academies, being also an ALUMNI
N. of the Wesleyan University at Midd
OF town, Conn. He entered the NJ Il. col
N ference as preacher when sbou'
,u, years OF age and served two full tern
rs. in two Of the most influential churches
ire New England. Two years ago he WI
ias made presiding elder Of the Boston di
m trict and acts as such now. He has be,
| ,,.tI. -.
u Ia.
lot The Rev. Charles Henry Fowler, D. I
nd between whom and his colleague, u
10 j. Ii. Vincent, the fourth place W
contested, was born in Burford, Canad
the August llth, 1887 He was taken
~ lllinois in lS4l, and lived there on
NV farm Ia 1859 hs graduated from Il
a. Gsnesee College, N. Y, with the highe
ing honors. lie studied law for time, b
,ph afterwards turned 10 the ministry a
'co, graduated from the Garrett BibliC
oi Institute in 1861, In the same year
& &,Sa wss received in the Rock Riy
h,,v Conference, aud in 1872 he accepted t
OF presidency OF the Northwestern Univ,
Iich sty He wsa afterwards editor of t
Chrif an Advocate, aud in 1850 becsi
secretary of the Missionary Society, 1t
this position liz now holds.
'lea After the election OF book agents, Eric
Jad the NJ. l.. General Conference adopted
VI report OF the committee on itinerancy VIII
- sets out THAT direct negotiations betw,
pastors aud churches in advance Of
making OF the appointments by the bisl
hs are contrary to the spirit of our timer
i6l ministry and subyersiye of our ecclesasti
TEe pollty and AZ such should be discouraged
ent our bishops, pastors and people,"
IN. The report of the committee on itineran
, H., which set out that il was iDexpedent to /
action upon applications for licenses entitl
'eie women to preach, was read and discuss
sut. Drs Warren of New England. Rev of II
ack nessee, Sawyer OF Troy, Hamilton OF
of England aud OK Governor Evans OF Colora
red spoke earnestly against the report and
2n favor of licenses for women. DR.. Whe
M OF Erie, supported the report aud Drs. Ia,
ue of South India and Evans OF central Hin
slou also spoke upon the question. Before
7on. debate was ended the meeting adjourned
Jhis The committee on episcopacy met in
nth afternoon in the Arch Street Church, '
the DIR. Curry as chairman. 1t was decided
con recommend the appointment of mission
son bishop for Africa The existing episct
iuse residences in America were appro,
ady except that at Syracuse, n. y Applicant
tiOn for the establishment Of residences in
will Orleans, Denver, Buffalo and other Gil
bs were then considered, but at the time
,;ty adjournment the matter had not been fin
w determined.
,235 from the adiscipline" the clauses % prohi6i
aud slavery and usury. The temperance C
eral mittee, with G. Fl. Foster as chairn
men, adopted strong resolutions against the liq
81, | traffic, and advised church members ma
- | rent or sell property for saloons or go u