New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-07
BISHOP HURSrS ExTENSIVE TBAVELS.

MS LABoRs IN MANY PARTS OF EUROPE AND
AsIA-nTIssIoNS N GOOD CONDITION.
Among the passengers who arrived from
Liverpool Saturday the Germsnc OF the White Star
Line. Bishop j. f. Hurst, Of Buffalo, who has been
travelling In Europe aud Asia nearly fourteen months
attending and holding conference meetings OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church in almost all Of the countries
o. Europe and at large number Of places In Asia He
was found by TRIBUNE reporter, few minutes AFTER
the landing the passengers In the midst OF pile OF
trunks and boxes waiting for the Custom House officials
10 Inspect thenl Mark HOyt OF Brooklyn. came with his
carriage TO meet him and take him to Mr. Hoyts home
where he will stay with his wife aud family, until he
starts for bis home In Buffalo In speaking OF his
trip across the In the Germanc he said That he
woui like to thank the Officers aud the crew OF the
Germanic for their kind attention to himself ard his
family while on board When requested TO give an ac-
count OF his travels lie said:
left New Tor Liverpool in June 1884, and at
tended in succession the sessions In Germany
switzerland, Norway, sweden aud Denmark From
Scandinavia went to seryia and from there 10 Vienna
and thence across tue Balkan Mountains. through the
shipka Pass Bulgaria, where ned tue conference
I'm reaching Bulgaria passed over the battle nes maze
famous the Russo Turkish war Ihcfc are SIN 10 DC
seen remains the dead, ana scattered ABOUT aIe
the indictments OF warfare. Cannon ana muskels
swords aud knives lain there without any dsilO
ance fOt seven years also passed through many OF inc
yges which the srene of a number o BulsaIiin
mnSsacres From Bulgaria went to Rumella aud IRON
there 10 COnstantnOpe. then tO0k steamer auu
sailed through the SUcZ Canal iOr bombay III idl thc
Mrfhu!l- Conference arr divided into TWO nearly dis
tiuct secous. the Northern and southern conference
The Southern Conference Church Is All English senhik
one While with the Northern the nahNo language l.
the only dialect spoken. But III spite oil thla great uh-
culty much BOD out al our lRD0is Win tue
natives Dur ehu ch in nla II becoming an Important
one and IL extends from MNsUNe down 10 Madras
FROM Ceyln where held Tie services OF The con elchce
session went north To Calcutta by steamer and rom
there went Cawperc. Teryickionu areney anu OlhsI
missions ana 10 isthOt uiNu -
the most important mission IN that region
Atter LEAVING India ana reaching tue SHcH Ndhal
naiu made slOit there Tor itrt ana 10 Icclcitc
for visit 10 Palestine speut SOME time taeie and IA
the ne chLOung regions. next Turned my lace toward
Asia Minor anu Nsle the vtc. o. the seven chuiches
of Asia | WAS In Athens. Irtu Athens vent 10
Italy. Tue most important missions III thr ON W"I"
are In Italy and services we're held in bologna
which we're nf satisfactory nature from boosha
went north to Scandinavia ana hcld the conferences
there this year. Another mission ihat j. DOM aIs'
amour of good work Is In Finland Altho sh tuls Is Do
The Russian Empire are allowed 10 carry ON ""t
ministerial WOrk Witntu at any interference Iho autNu'l
tics ilere seen willing do al no then power To assist
us The missiuu l. charge of the hrN MI carlson
mn able ana cAccut clcig! man ana the results O Li'
work more than meet our highest antlciriuon', -.
After holding the conferences oI 1850 III nellu l.
switzerland. Denmark aud Austria decided tndt ny
metal lauI, WIRE over ana joined my inmh! Wlirh
Wa awaiting me PARIS. We spent tone time il tDdl
rfty and tne 10 Englaud, where We remained uh
taking passage board al tie Irilniic loi Ne" nN
an, much pleased with the condition OF the vdll'hs
foreign missions; Icy are ~ an eNc,eht con 'ou.
Tho growth 81 the Methodist Episcopal Church "' te
spreud o. re ieluu through rs fundamentally L. VA yer
lug and Will aid Tor the teneh OF ai VINO are lu''t-
estcd I'm foreign Missions and VINO nave helped 10 pay TOT
their support, Iuat cannot see Whft lurTr ms 'tl
,gosfc of single dollar Everything l. conducted 10 the
most orderly aud business like manner shall return
to my home Ia buialo ia ie" "a! an" resume ny
official laDOTs'