New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-26
ONE MORE BISHOP CHOSEN.
FOR THE MISSION FIELD THIS TIME.
TUE prv nm. ruopuRy PUT IN CHARGE OF INDIA


THE REV. DR. THoBURN PUT IN CHARGE OF INDIA
AND MALAYsIA-soME OTHER INJECTIONS.
The seats Of the Bshops-elect in the Methodist
Conference was filed yesterday by the reserve dele
gates TO that body. DR.. Newman continued TO
occupy the seat in the box with his friends where
he has been during the session. and from which
he could watch the proceedings. General Clinton
b. Fisk announced before adjournment that tues
dav noon Of next week had been set apart for
consecrating the new Bishops.
Bisbop Andrews, who presided, announced that
tho dischssion of the report of the Committee on
| Temperance, which had been the order of Thurs
dav night. would be continued. The following
resolution was passed and will be placed in the
Church Discipline:
W., aro unalterably opposed TO the enactment OF laws
TIA, nronose by license taxing otherwise 70 regulate
the drink trac because they provide for its continuance
and afford no protection against Its rayages We hold
that the proper attitude OF Christians toward this traffic
IA one OF uncompromlsng opposition and while we DO not
nresme TO dictate people as TO their political ana
lion we do express the opinion that they should not permit
themselves TO be controlled by party organizations that
are managed in the interest Of the liquor traffic We adj
se the members Church 70 aid In tho enforcement
% such laws rs do egaze or ndorse the manufacture
and sale OF ntoxeants be used as beverages and TO
" end we favor organization Of law and order leagues
wberever practicable We proclaim as our motto, VOL
vntary total abstinence from all ntoncants as tho true
ground OF personal temperance and complete legal pro-
SbItion OF the traffic intoxicating drinks as the duty
OF civil governments
THE MISSIONARY BISHOP QUESTION COMES UP.
The question of the appointment OF q Blshop
for India Malaysia, which had been postponed from
Thursday, was taken up again. pr Ihopurn said
that the three annual conferences Of inda ana inc
Central Conferences of India wanted BISHOP.
Dr. Wilbur presented as substitute that' tnc
Beard of Bishops should be requested TO provide
for an annual visitation to India By one OF thelr
members and that such time should be spent there
as might be necessary for the work. rms was
laid ON the table and an effort to vote by orders
ON the appointment OF such an ONCE was lOso.
Sin Sex Ong, the Chinese minister mace stauc
ment through his interpreter the Rey Dr p pies,
against the appointment Of missionary Dishop
for China. The report was carried by 2oZ 10
The election of a missionary Bishop for India
and Malaysia was then taken up aiiu T The
William Butler received "a votes and Dr. D.
NJ buckley ei The last vote caused much amase
ment among the delegates DE- BacSieS Bsbops
being we'll known. DR.. Thoburp Is one " e,e pIV
nromlnent missionaries engaged In tne Inad
He was born in Ohio 9 Sosae penn. and began
preaching IN Ohio at the age OF twentyone yea ara
In 1859 he went TO India as missionary, anu ~
was stationed at Nynee Tai alter"aTn goan nebeS
Moradabad, Lucknow, and Calcutta; lie preacne eS
hn,lt The largest church in India He returned 70
,bts country in consequence Of an accldent, LWo
vears aro' He was presiding elder OF the indian
conference. and preached for some time IN inc
church at Simla, the summer capital OF nun WI.s
He was for five years Editor OF Inc lnulah VIZ
ness, Methodist raner with large
He is the author Of My Missionary Apprentice
shin n history Of twenty-five years eAperience
in India, and Missionary Sermons
oTHERoFFIcIALs VOTED FOR
Tn the election of the two officers OF the New
yorl. Book Concern John NJ. Phillips received
9s9 votes. Sanford Hunt 344, and Homer Eaton
Of Troy. 26. For the two Cincinnati Book Agents,
DR.. Earl Cranston got 3SS votes, DR.. l.. W. Stowe
1888, Dr. F. Barnes, Of Detroit, 90, and d.
Leroy W. Belt 75.
The next officials to be voted for were the
Secretaries of the Missionary Society. resolution
was adopted increasing the number OF secretaries
to three Among those nominated were DE-
James n Reid, Chaplain McCabe, DIS, ); w.
Peck T. B. Nicely, OF Philadelphia; j. W. ham.
ilton of Boston; the Rev: Dr. a. Is Leonard OF
Cincinnati and Jacob Todd of Delaware.
ballot was taken, but the result will not be an
nounced until this morning. 1t was said last
evening that only one candidate would be elected
ON the first ballot, and he was Chaplain McCaDe
Other statements were to the enect tnhC tilerec
was no election but that DrS j. y. PecK ana
j. w Hamilton were in the lead
An effort will be made to secure an additional
secretary for the Freedman's Ala Society, the
offices Of which are in Cincinnati. the cQlored
delegates claim that this appointment should be
given TO them. The editors Of The Review" and
the weekly papers Of the Church Will he elected