Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-06
MEN AND MEASURES.
Important Work and Notable Men or
the Conference.

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have to deal with will be the foreign
missions Of the Church.
The work ir China is said to be oil
in a twist, if not tied up 10 knots. In
Brazil the view Is not very pleasing.
Bishop Granbery started early in tbs
year to visit the mission in order, il
was believed, to straighten out the
tapgles. An epidemic of yellow-tever
in that country warned him to defer his
visit. In Mexico q great work has been
accomplished, but even there oil is not
lovely as a May morning. The Wo-
mans Board Tor their misslonariss) and
the superintendent Of the mission (the
representative Of the parent Board)
have not dwelt together in that pleasant
unity spoken Of as "like the precious
ointment upon the head Of Aaron, ""the
dew of Hermon," and as "the dew
that descended upon the mountains OF
ZioD.",
THE NEW BISHOPS.
Four bishops have died during the
last quadrennium. Their places will
likely be filled, and one or two
additional bishops elected. II is
too early in the session to discover the
prominent candidates for these posi-
tions. DR.. Haygood, of Georgia. who
was elected to the Episcopal office at
the last General Conference and de-
clined to be consecrated, is a member
of the present Conference. 1t is pos
sible that he may again be asked to
don episcopal robes.
Amongst the members Of the present
Conference who received large vote
for bishop four years ago are Rev. +.
X. Hendrix, Of Missouri; Rev. o. p.
Fitzgerald, Of California; Rev. W. NJ.
Rush, Of Missouri Rev. p. A. Peter
son, of Virginia; Rev. n. II. d. Will
son. of North Carolina; and Rev. r.
A. Young, Of Tennessee. The bishops
are elected for life, or during good be-
hsyior.
OTHER OFFICERS.
There are several other officers Of inn
portance to be elected-viz., the Secre-
tsry of the Board of Missions, present
incumbent Rev. r. A. Young, of Ten
nessee the Secretary of the Board OF
Church Extension, present incumbent
Rev. David Morton. OF Kentucky; Book
Agent, present incumbent Rev. j. b.
McFerrin, of Tennessee Book Editor,
present incumbent Rev. W. p. Harri-
son Editor Christian Adrocate Nash
ville), present incumbent Rev. o. p.
Fitzgerald, Of California Editor Sun
day.School Literature, present incum
bent Rev. ". G.. K. Cunningham, oi
Tennessee.
The most notable figure in the Con-
ference is DR.. John B. McFerrin, who
leads the Tennessee delegation. He
has been more than sixty years in the
and is tall, rugged, forceful-
looking man. He is the tribune of
No man Of his generation
has achieved a more commanding in
Auence.
DR.. Andrew Hunter, OF Arkansas.
shares with DR.. McFerrin the honor Of
having been in the General Conference
Of 1916. lie leads the Little Rock dele
cation, is q heavy-set, ruddy-faced,
grsy.headed man Of seventy years, is
popular in Arkansas, has
been nominated for Governor, and was
once elected to the United States
Senate.
DR.. f. 4. Wiley has been in every
General Conference since 1854. lie is
a very handsome old man, a native Of
Massachusetts,, . graduate of Wesleyan
University, and for forty years the
president Of Emory and Henry College,
in the Holston Conference. IL he were
q little younger he would probably be
elected bishop.
DR.. o. p. Fitzgerald, Of the Pacific
Conference, is editing the Daily AdcO.
cate. lie knows everybody and loves
everybody. His California sketches are
equal 10 Bret Harte's best short stories.
lie occupied various positions Of promi-
nence on the Pacific Coast, aud for eight
years has edited with great success the
Nashville Christian Advocate.
DR.. Young is the ta!lest man, DR..
Morton the stoutest man, DR.. John the
smallest nan in the body.
Among the lay delegates, Judge
Tucker, of Florida, has Q very at
tractive face, showing culture in every
line. DR.. Carlisle, of South Carolina,
is the foremost educator in the body.
Colonel Shumate, of Georgia; Colonel
Nugent, of Mississippi; Captain Reeves,
of Tennessee; Captain Figgat and Mr..
Peatross, Of Virginis Mr.. Thornburg,
II Arkansas; and Governor Stands, OF
Mississippi, are oil prominent lawyers.
DIR. Peterson leads the singing. DIR.
Whitehead is up on parliamentary Law.
Dr.. Vincil, Of Missouri, looks very
much like Senator Ishsm G.. Harris, Of
Tennessee.
DR.. j. s. Martin Of the Baltimore
Conference, DR.. j. b. McFerrin OF
Tennessee, and Rev. Mr.. Andrews OF
Arkansas are the only members of this
Conference who were present ct the
Conference Of 1874 that adopted the
Ian Of separation that gave existence
o the Methodist Episcopal Church,
south.
BISHOP M'TYEIRE.
Bishop McTyeire is . large man, is
bout 6 feet in height, and weighs
ully 200 pounds. lie has 3 large nose,
Ugh forehead, firmly set lips, aHd small,
ight eyes. He wears no moustache,
'ut the sides of his face aud chin are
Overed with Q slight grayish- white
,eard. He dresses in plain, neat
able suit, and wears an open-front,
tanding collar Of the style Of the winter
# l8S2-'S3 with small white neck-tie.
The face of the Bishop is Roman in type,
md its outlines indicate great intel
ectual power and decisive strength.
lis voice is heavy and deep, and when
10 speaks be winds up bis sentences
sith q decided rising infection.
liking COLE"
OF the lay delegates there Is distin-
,uished Tsnnesseean, Colonel E. W.
yole, who has been known IS King
yole" in connection with railroad Gu
erprises. He is perhaps the wealth