The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-12
pERsoYNEL OF THE CONFERENCE,

Inc personnel oil TINS great gathering
is an uAiailing subject OF interest. There
are many striking forms and many faces
which bespeak unusual strength and
unmistakable ability. Bishop Foster is
n model Of Episcopal dignity and every
inch great man. Bishop Bowman is
faultless in attire and has u face and
form like those Of John Wesley. Bishop
Merrill looks like Congressman Of the
old days, clean shaven, solid and inclined
to quiet humor. Bishop Andrews has a
face which fairly glistens with intelli-
gence and voice and manner that are
exceedingly unCtuous and winning.
Bishop Warren is retired, precise, sChol-
arly and very rich. Bishop Foss has one
of those foreheads which bulge out at
the top, indicating full reasoning powers
and independence Of thought, Bishop
Hurst, like all great scholars, is the
picture OF mOdesty, and when pre-
siding over the Conference looks
us though ho wishes the brethren
would not bother him. Bishop
Nind6 has an expression OF countenance
that is almost angelic in its calmness and
purity, and is reputed TO be as good as
he looks. Bishop Mallalieu is practical
looking fellow from the shining dome on
top to the extreme base OF his long and
pointed beard. Bishop Walden pre-
serves in both features and form a vivid
recollection of the departed Simpson.
He is land quite distinguished looking,
even to the scholarly stoop OF his shoul.
ders, Bishop Fowler has q tremendous
head, with hair, however, quite out OF
proportion; but he is far from being bald
on the inside, and in fact Is known to
all as one OF the brainest men on the
bench. Bishop Taylor is the Apostle
Paul among Methodist Bishops though
he would resemble more closely the
ordinary pictures Of Paul II he dispensed
with his wig,
PROSPECTIVE BISHOPS.
On the floor are seen a number OF
prospective Bishops and any quantity
who look fit for the place, but as the
elections are so near the description OF
candidates must be deferred until we
know certainly who are the lucky ones.
The women delegates, who occupied so
much attention at first, are now gradual
ly giving place to other nine days Won
ders. Miss Willard's personal appear
ance is known everywhere. Mrs. Ninde,
OF Minnesota, is woman of medium
height, with an inclination 10 embon-
point. Her dress and bonnet are OF
the Quaker style, the only devil
alton being that she sports a masculine
shirt-front and white choker. She is
beyond middle life, has gray hair, and O
face which indicates happy blending
OF gentleness and strength. Mrs. Rip
pey, Of Kansas Is a large, fine looking
woman, dresses becomingly in brown
silk, and looks fully competent to either
take partin a General Conference debate
or administer with effect the proverbial
form Of discipline TO q healthy family OF
boys; while Mrs. Newman, OF Nebraska,
is q slender, rather delicate looking lady,
quite refined, with IN obvious taste for
flowers and other beautiful things, in
Guiding very neat bonnet, though at
the same time very talented, and in her
northwestern home eminently useful
and beloved,
What makes it more probable than
ever before that the pastoral limit will
be made a year or two longer, is, that
the bishops favored such an extension
in their Annual Address. To be sure
they qualified their recommendation by
saying that the period OF extension
ought to apply onlyto exceptional cases
hut the safe inference is that il the Bish,
ops, who are so conservative, are Willing
to conCede that much, the Conference
itself will not hesitate to go a little
further. H.T.