New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-17
IN MEMORY OF THE BISHOPS.
PAPERS READ AT THE CONFERENCE.
AN IMPORTANT acTIoS TAKEN IN REGARD III ihh
cn,,rxc III rcrION OF BISHOPS.

COMING ELECTION or BISHOPS
Most Of yesterdays session oil tho Conieron'o va" ss
given to tho memorial services OF the menioo'S VI '"o
last General Conference who have oeu. iho nous0
was Glled, all the boxes being occupied Inc AZ.
tendance NJ clerrymen Of the Church ana thelr
,n,,a .s ono ~ the largest since the opening day
~ The sess,on IL was stated that nearly every Mctho
ale, rn,sconal Church within 100 miles OF the city was
represented at the services, and nearly all the clergy
men OF these churches were present. Inc ueahs III
c,uds three Bishops OF the Church. and one OF thcn,
Bishop simpson, one OF tho most PROMINENT 'n@'
ever held ONCE in tho Methodist church.
Bishop Bowman presided and was assis'co Ny
ps,ons ro.s and Warren. The memorial on Bishop
siurson was read by tho Rev. Dr. jacob Tooa' OF tno
WiI,ninaton Delaware Conference DR.. isaac w.
Joyce of Cincinnati, read the memorial on bsnop
Isaac w Wiley who died in Foochow, Chna' In Novem-
her. 1884 The memorial on Bishop william L. mar
rs who died In NcwYork last year, was read by the
Paw Dr. W. F. whtlock, Of tho North Ohio Con-
to-.,ca The Rev. Joseph Pullman, OF the New-forR
p.s, conference presented the memorial OF Dr.
Daniel curry Editor Of The Methodist ouarery NO
view and tho Rev. +. W. g. Hammond OF the CeAlns-
ton conference that OF the Rev. DR. Marshall W. Iay
| Tor Dr. James NJ Buckley, Editor OF 1.-THE CHRISTIAN
| Advocate" read brief and sdmlraoie payer on '"o
Rev. DR.. D. D. whsdon
mn ppr.K THE woUID.BE BISHOPS SLATE
In the short business session that preceded the
memorial service tho election Of the bishops was again
brought forward in tho following RESOLUTION
whereas The election Of men to the once ., genera.
superintendent in Methodist Episcopal ohurch 10
OF 40 vital Importance in its bearing on the hehe's III
terests of both ministers and churches ana
| whereas The efficiency OF the episcopacy and inc
honor Of Church would be promoted Dy great eae
IN the eection of men this oncc and the greatest
nosshle degree of unaniny in their election herefore'
Resolved That In the election Of Bishops at the
General Conference 1t shall require q majority OF TWO
thirds OF all the cast at any given ballot 70
constitute election. ~ -,
The resolution was presented by tho Rev. Dr.
William swlndells An effort was made to refer IL 10
the Committee on Episcopacy. one delegate sa'u
that this would simply mean to smother IT, Dr Eu
wards urged that the matter should go 10 the COM
mittee. Amos shnLle of Cincinnati, maintained that
n was subject the Conference should take into Its
own hands He moved tho previous quessnn9h' aia
the motion carried by vote OF ~ 70 III pa bsno
adopted before many Of tho delegates arrived Its
ensbe purpose was stae Se 10 o Or for the election
Of some candidates and to brcas an he n. de,
effect Of this action wa: w steTysTd and the general
opinion prevailed that instead Of shutting on. inc
ond ion w ol There Wa some discussion in
the evening Of having the resolution rcconsldered To-
day when larger number Of delegates are present.
ANG1o.C CHINESE EDUCATION AT FoocHow.
The Rev. sIa Sex Dug, the Chinese delegate, pro
scented an Interesting memorial TO tho Conference IN
reference to the Anglo Chinese College at fooeho"' IL
was founded in 1881 at meeting OF three foreign
missionaries of the Church and four OF the Chinese
nresdine elders in answer to the request Of the men,
hers OF the Church A board Of trustees was organ
tied composed of members of the Methodist Episcopal
the American Board and the Church OF England Ms
slons the British American Consus and the agent
of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank BY this board
tho design Of the college was declared TO DC 10 pro-
vide the youth OF China with facilities for Obtaining
thorough general education according 10 inc stand,
ards that prevail In European and Amcfe an couSses,
There are In attendance nearly one hunureu suuess
a large number OF whom tho sons OF Christian
narents The course OF study Is very much Ike thal
OF the Syrian Protestant College Inc insutuIlon nov
interest I'm the progress OF education In China me
paper proposes the following management OF tho COL
legs:
Let the college be controlled by board OF trustees In
corporated in the United States. and composed OF men
whose names will be guarantee to the Church that us
work is worth doing. Let this board have charge Of
yssnr and investing endowment OF approprating the
moneys for the OF the college, Of selecting the
faculty Of the institution OF board of managers in China
and OF all other matters which belong TIE posit n fne
hoard OF managers In China should be Imposed OF mem
hers Of tho different Missions Fooehow, OF at least one
native Christian from each OF said Misnohs
and OF representative Of the orsi, community Inc
names OF the missionaries and the native Christien9 VIII
enlist in the success OF the school. the Interest ano
moral support OF ell the Missions, and viii be pledge
TO the Christians all the churches, OF the chaacV ac
value OF the work. The OF the foreign residents
there will do recommend It TO the favorable con
sideraton OF the Europeans and Americans doing business
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