Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-05-19
The Methodist BishOps-Elect.

Rev. John NJ. Walden. ID. D., the present
senior agent Of the Western Methodist Book
Concern ut Cincinnati, was born in Lebanon,
Ohio, February IL. 1881, and at the age of
22 graduated from the Farmers College in
that State. He filled the position of tutor in
the institution tor the next two wears, and
then became q journalist. In 1857 he started
a Free State paper in Quindaro, Kansas, and
during his residence there was a member OF
the Topeka Legislature. and held the office
of State superintendent of public instruction.
He was licensed as a local preacher in 1854,
became a member of the Cincinnati Confer
ence in 1858. and since then has been pastor.
city missionary, presiding elder, secretary of
Freedmen's Aid Society, and agent of the NJ
f. Book Concern, having been elected to the
position last named in 1868. In Cincinnati
he had been a member of the board of educa-
ton, and chairman of the library committee.
He il president of the board of trustees of the
Cincinnati Wesleyan College, and has been a
delegate to the general conferences Of the
church since 1864.
Rev. willard Francis Mallalieu, ID. d.,
has long been well known in New England
and is at present the efficient and popular
presiding elder of the Boston District of the
New England Conference. He was born in
Sutton. Dec. IL, 1928. By his own exertion
he fitted himself for college and graduated
from Wesleyan University in the class of
1857. He Immediately joined the New Eng
land Conference and has since been constant
ly in the active pastorate till his appoint
ment a. presiding elder in 1882. His first
pastoral charge was at Grafton and his sub
sequent appointments were to the most
prominent churches in the conference
Chelsea, Lynn. Common street), Charles
town, Bromheld street two three year terms.
'65 81 and '76 7S), Chelsea again ('T5), and
still again in 70. 80 and 81, Worcester,
South Boston and Springfield DR.. MALTA
lieu has taken during his whole career deep
interest in public affairs and has been espec-
tally a pronounced champion of the cause of
the freedmen, opposing vigorously all ten
denotes in the church towards caste distinc-
tons.
Rev. Charles II. Fowler, ID. D., LID. is
q native of Canada, having been born in Bur
ford, Brant county, Ontario, in 1887. He
was graduated in 1850 at Genesee College,
now Syracuse University. and two years later
took the degree of b. ID. in the Garrett Bibli-
lical institute, Evanston, Ill. From 1862 to
1872 he was engaged in the work Of the minis
try in the Rock River Conference, and dur
ing that period. in 1867, Was honored with
the degree of D. ID. from the Garrett Bibli-
cal Institute. He was president of the North
western University from 1872 to 1876. and
then became editor of the Christian Advocate
Wesleyan University conferred upon him the
honorary degree of LID. in 1875, and the
same degree was conferred upon him by the
Syracuse University in 1873. In 1880 he
was elected corresponding secretary of the
Missionary Society, and his platform address
es and appeals have during the last four
years materially added to his previous wide
reputation.
Each of these bishops -elect is a member of
the present General Conference. and each
will occupy his seat in the body till after his
conservation. when his place a. member
will be filled BY his alternate.