Omaha daily bee., 1886-09-12
Bisllop Bowman.


liver sermon at the Opera house, in
order that as many as possible of the cit
izens of Council Bluffs who desire to
hear him may be accommodated. The
following sketch of his life is taken from
the Conference Daily:
Ibis well known bishop, who presides at
our conference for the second time, is an able
minister, a successful educator and wise
administrator. lie was born at Berwick,
Columbia county, Pa, July 10, lai, and pre-,
pared for college at Mibraham, Mass, sald
latter place he was converted and joined the
Methodist Episcopal church January l, 1888.
Four years later he graduated as valedlctorian
of his class at Dickinson college. At
the close of his college course he began
the study of law, but at the end of one
year he abandoned this for the ministry In
1888 he acted as agent for the colonization So
cety. Having joined the Baltimore confer
ence in 1899, he was stationed on Beaver
Meadow circuit. From 1908 he was teacher
in the grammar school in Dickinson college,
when on account of impaired health he took
q supernumary relation until lSiS. From
1855 he was professor in Dickinson SEM
mary at Willamsport, Pa. RcSuming the
pastorate in 1888 he was stationed at Lewis,
burg, Pa, and during the year was elected
president of the Indiana Asbury-,now Depaw
university, which position he held until his
election to the EpiscopacJ in 1872. His ID. ID.
came from the Ohio Wesleyan, and that OF L..
l.. ID. from his alma mater after his election
as bishop. In 1915 he was elected chaplain
in the United States senate, and by the gen.
eral conference OF 1864 was appointed dele
gate to the British Wesleyan conference. lie
was a member of the general conferences OF
1868 and 1872. From 1889 until 1856 he was
member of the Baltimore conference; from
1869 of the East Baltimore; from lS59-64 OF
the Southeast indiana ana from 1SG4-I2 of
Northeast Indiana.
Since his election to the Episcopacy he has
been actively engaged in the duties OF his
office. In the prosecution of his work he has
travelled over near ly every part OF the United
States and through many Of our mission
fields in Europe and the east.
On his return from his foreign tour few
years ago he was greatly prostrated and
long and severe sickness enSued in which for
many weeks his physicians deSpalred OF his
life. Happily he was spared and though
feeble. his vigor and health have so. far re-
turned that he has prosecuted with accus-
toned efficiency his official duties. ..
Bishop Bowman is our senior bishop and
holds an enviable place IN the heart, of tile
church. OF simple tastes and habits. he is in
an important sense one OF the people. The
man is more conspicuous than the prelate.
AS a teacher and preacher he IS clear in, eX-
position and pre-eminently full of the Holy
Ghost, and spiritual in life, less distinguished
by the prominence of any one. trait than
some, he is whole rounded man built on all
sides and well proportioned. He presided at
our conference in 1878 at the session held in
Winterset and will be remembered by the
older brethren of the conference. But he Will
find great changes both in the personnel OF
the body and the condition and Importance
of the work.
He will lind cordial welcome awaiting
him, and may be assured of the prayers OF all
the preachers that our conference session
may be one of the most pleasant, harmonious
and spiritual OF any IN its history.
Sunday Service of NJ. E. Conference.
In order to accommodate the multitude
who will wish to attend the services of the
conference, the opera house has been Sc
cured, and the conference exercises will
be held there instead of at the Methodist
church. In addition to the regular SER
vice of the conference the pulpits of nearly
all the churches in the city will be occu-
pied by members of the conference. Be-
| low is given programme of the services
| of tho day at the opera house and the
| church of the city.
OPERA HOUSE.
At $50 a. m.-Love feast. Rev. John
| Hestwood, leader.
| HOO Il. m-Sermon by Bishop Bow
man. followed by the ordination of dea-
cons.
300 p. m.-Sermon by Rev. Emory
Miller, ID. d., followed by ordination of
| Elders.
| S:OOp m.-Annual Missionary Sermon
by Rev. ii. H. Oneal, ID. ID.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
| Morning sermon Rev. w. Q. Martin.
| Evening sermon, Rev. S. IL. Senseny.
| CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
Morning sermon, Rev. w. +. Burke.
Evening sermon, Rev. E. w. McDade
FIRsT BAPTIST CHuRCH-Morning ser
mon, Rev. DR.. Hurlburt. Evening ser
mon, Rev. j. G. Stevens.
| SCANDINAVIAN BAPTIST CHURCH -
Morning sermon, Rev. w. IL. Shipman.
Evening sermon, Rev. F. w. Vinson
ID. ID.
CHURCH of LATTER DAY SAINTS =
Morning sermon, Rev. w. s. Hohan
shett Evening sermon, Rev. A. L. JEFF
frey.
CHRISTIAN PAVILION, FOURTH STREET
Evening sermon, Rev. l.. B. Wicker
sham.
HARMONY MIssIoN-Service at 400 p
m, Rev, w. f. Laidly.
METHODIST MIssIoN-Morning sermon
Rev. r, Gilbert. Evening sermon, Rev
j. Elliott