The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-05-26
TIE RICHMOND C0NFERENCE.
Election OF Four BishOps--Bricr Sketches of
these Officials. Other Matters of Interest

reconsider the action of the committee
on the board of missions, looking to an
important change i'll its financial arrange
mcnts. Action OH the subject was post
poncd. The committee having consid-
Grafton of the subject concerning preach
crs whose conduct in general is repre-.
hcnsible and who don't pay their debts,
reported against further legislation Oh
the subject.
Tho report of the committee on pub.
fishing interests affirmed the principle
that the book agent should not decline
any advertisement that may not be
friendly to any patron of periodicals, but
thought that no additional legislation
was necessary
The following Bishops were elected:
The Rev. DR.. VIM. Wallace Duncan, of
South Carolina; the Rev. DR.. Charles b..
Galloway, of Mississippi; the Rev. Dr..
Eugene Russell Hendrix and tho Rev.
DIR. Joseph Fl. Stanton, of Kentucky.
The Bishops elect were consccratcd on
Thursday evening.
On Wednesday the Rev. w. NJ.
| i''t'hl'Nl, vi VIC DOulllWtSU NllSSOllGl
Conference, presented an elaborate paper
as substitute for the report of the COM
mittec. The substitute eliminated the
word 'South" from the name Of the
Church, and transposcd the words
"Methodist Episcopal" to "Episcopal
Methodist" The substitute was rejected
and the report of the committee against
changing the name was adopted. Dir.
j. E. Edwards, of Virginia, offered a
resolution that ministers be excused from
reading the Discipline rules annually to
congregations, and that the question
whether they did or did not read them
be not asked at tho qualrennial confer
cncr. After a lengthy discussion, par
ticipatcd in by prominent members OF
the Conference, the resolution was re-
icctcd Dir. Kelly and Judge Tyler, of
Tennessee, offered a resolution authoriz-
ing the establishment of conferences in
China and Brazil, and authority to legal
izc ownership of property i'll those coun-
tries. Referred.
The Conference consumed the greater
portion Of Thursdays session in dis
cussing the report of the committee on
missions The board of missions WAS
increased to twenty-five, and the Bishops
were made cX-oiiicio members 4 paper
was referred to the board of missions
suggesting steps towards mifying Meth
Odism in foreign fields. Bishop Koncr
addressed the Conference in opposition
to the paper. Drs. j. L. Cox, Of Texas,
~ r. Winfield of Arkansas, T.. j..
Wiley, of Virginia, and others also op-
posed the measure. Drs. NJ. b. Chap
man, of Missouri, Horace Bishop, of
Texas, ID. G. Kelly, of Tennessee, w. G..
Black, OF Mississippi, J. S. Gardner, of
Virginia, and others favored the propo-
sition of unitication and comfy. The
discussion was the most earnest of the
| present session.
At the conclusion of the debate the
committees report, recommending no
change in the status of our foreign mis-
sion work, was adopted by vote of JOG
to 81.
At o'clock in the afternoon the con-
sccration of the four newly elected
Bishops took place in the presence of an
immense congregation The sermon
was delivered by Bishop McTycirc, and
the consccration services were conduct
ed in accordance with the Book Of Dis
ciplinc.
| The following is n brief sketch of the
four Bishops elected by the Methodist
| General Conference III SESSION in Rich
mond, Va:
The Rev. w. W. Duncan, ID. d., was
born December 27, 1899 in Mccklcn-
burg county, Va, graduated in Woflord
College, s. c., in 1853, and Joined the
Virginia Conference in 1859, where he
/ preached very acccptably, and was much
beloved as II pastor In 1875 he was
elected professor of mental and moral
science in Wotiord College. This posi-
ton he has filed mp to The present time.
In his capacity of Financial secretary
of this institution he has travelled through
and preached i'll every part of South
Carolina He developed considerable
preaching power and gained great popu-
larity. His election by such n hattcring
vote was n substantial proof. that DR..
| Dmcan's reputation had reached beyond
the narrow confines of his own State.
Bishop Duncan is in his best years, of
robust physique, and doubtless will do
| good work for his church
DR.. Charles B. Galloway was born in
Kosciusko, Miss, September l, 1S49,
and was educated III the university of
his State, entered the Mississippi Con-
ference in 1868, and was engaged in reg
ular pastoral work till 1882, when he was
made editor of the New Orleans Christian
Advocate. He is probably the youngest
Bishop the Methodist Church has had.
The Rev. Eugene Russell HondriX,
ID. d., was born i'll Faycttc, Missouri,
May H. l847, graduated at the Wesleyan
University in 1867 and at Union Thco-
logical Seminary, New York, in 1869;
Joined the Missouri Conference in 1869,
served on missions, stations, and in the
| presidency of Central College, Missouri,