The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-22


,IKvLY TO BE MADE BISHOP BY THE METH
oDIsT GENERAL CONFERENCE NOW SIT
TING IN NEW YORK.
1t is probable that chaplain" McCabe
iii ha elected d Bishop of his church by
,ha General conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal body, now sitting New York. He
Is man of extraordinary tact and ability,
has great business aptitude, devoted abso-
t,taly 10 the service Of his denomination, ts
sTonderfully well liked eperywhere, and
sesms to be inst the man who would
snoeutably perform the duties of Bishop
nr General superintendent, Fhe cleo
tion to this high office does not imply
m the part Of the Methodists, belief In
three-fold orders of the ministry, Like all
the leading denominations which have
come into being within the last few centu-
ries the Methodists recognize no higher
order in the sacred ministry than that of
alder presbyter. or priest-the three words
Meaning precisely the same thing.
Their Bishop is an elder holding the
highest office in the gift of the
church. He holds it for lie and arranges
with his fellow bishops as to where his
duties shall be performed for stated periods
of time. He travels much, presides over
conferences in all lands where his church
has existence, and has the power to place
pastors where he pleases. His power Is
enormous his income comfortable and his
bonors are abundant, chaplain" McCabe
ID very likely to be Bishop" McCabe before
many days.
OF the Methodist ministers who have
shown great capacity for raising money,
both in the way of devising ways and
means for doing it and by personal solicita-
ton, Chaplain McCabe is the leader He
made his record" as a financier in connec-
hon with the Church Extension Society
how, in a still larger field, he serves his
denomination with an ability which, if
employed in the pursuit of personal gain,
wo.ld have given MIN, in all probability, a
place among the heaviest" millionaires of
the country. Chaplain McCabe's expenses
are paid by private subscription, and his
splendid services to the Missionary Society
average gain to the treasury of at least
$1,000 a day.
Charles G. McCabe was born at Athens.
O., Oct II, 1888 He was educated at the
Ohio Wesleyan University, and entered the
Ohio Conference in 1860. After serving an
appointment he enlisted as chaplain in the
One Hundred and Twenty Ohio In
fantry. He was taken prisoner in the battle
of Winchester, and spent four months In
Libby prison. The chaplain rejoined his
regiment on his release. Soon after he was
pressed into the service Of the Chris
tan commission, in the interest
of which he collected large sums
Of money. At the close of the wal
he received a pastoral appointment in
his conference. Subsequently he acted as
agent in the Centenary year, and in 1865
was appointed agent of the Church Exten-
sion Society. Later he was made assistant
corresponding secretary of the Board OF
Church Extension. His chief work until
he became connected with the missionary
society, was in raising a loan fund to expe
dite the building of churches. He is now g
general secretary of that society. An Off
cial man of high standing, an orator,
singer of popular church music, and {
genial brotherly person, Chaplain McCabt
enjoys widespread popularity and extraor
Olnary influence.