New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-30
CONSECRATING THE BISHOPS
4 CROWDED HOUSE FOR TIE CEREMONY.
A LITTLE BUSINESS peYE-HopEs OF FINISHING
TOMORROW.

A LITTLE BUSINESS DoNE-Hofhs of fiSi''
TOMORROW.
an ~. interest I'm the Methodist Episcopal CON
sersncc Yesterday centred in tho consccrauon .,
On. p,shons Some objection had been raised az
es, ,hat tho ceremony should take place In the opera
Uouse Int Conference is a democratic assembly, as
xc,, az religious one and IT was DECIDED INA. p"o
that "a mod enough for the transaction OF US BUSINESS
,s also eood enough for the conservation OF us
odlcers Tho aisles and galleries OF inc Me'ropo'~s
s,rera Horse were filed 10 their utmost capacity ana
saversl Of the boxes werc richly decors'ca WIN
eower.L That of Bishops Of Vincent and FIFE Gera,a'
xb,ch was the central one facing the Stage III w.
.scond tier borc . handsome shield OF vanega'co
,os..ltn national colors, and was occupied oy tne
families Of DIS vincent Fits Gerald and few OF 'ne'
friends .o,.ou.,
Box No. II, to tho right Of the stage. was eovcrea
nth floral cmblems. 1t the box OF Mrs. james
H. seymour, whose husband was tho treasurer Vi ..'
madison Avenue Congregational Church while III
Newman was It's PASTOR and tho decorations We'o ~
honor of Bishop Newman who sat In the poA Nho'
the contest was going on for his ciecuoh
leland Stanford who sailed yesterday Tor Europe
.eut q pillow of immortelles that hung below VI.
bslustrade and inscribed Bishop Nc"
Grant Post of the Grand Army Of the Republic con
txfbuted number Of pieces and Mrs ochcrai IS 60"
also sent tribute During the exercises 'ns ~.
vss occupcd by Mrs Newman and Mrs. Hurst .no
Wife Of Blshop Hurst Beside Mrs Newman SAL Ni'
n Grant and back OF them Colonel f. ~ "i"'
and his wife and daughter Mrs. Warner Miner' ME-
n W knight. DR. and Mrs. Cory, General bussey'
Mrs Christopher Meyer and Mr. ana MIS- - III ~
mour After the business session OF the morning nao
bean closed the drop curtain raised on the stage
having the cathedral setting for this occasion
The Methodist Episcopal ritual for the conservation
vas followed and conducted by Bishops Bowman anu
Foster the senior bishops OF the church, anu par
tcpstsd in By all the members Of the Episcopal board
The ceremony was simple and occupied Just one honr
Tho Bishops took their places either side OF tns
stage as they entered To the right were BISHOPS
Andrews, Merrill Warren and Foss and 10 the lei'
Missionary Bishop Taylor and Bishops Fowler, NAL
lsl,eu Warren Ninde and Hurst with the i've Bishops
elect Vincent TitE Gerald, Joyce, Newman ana GOOD
sell. and Missionary Bishop Thoburn In the centre
Rlshop Bowman put the questions to the Bishops
elect and the Bishops united with the preseners IN
LAYING their hands on the head Of each now onlcer
while he knelt before them Bishop Taylor closed inc
service with player and the audience dispersed.
At the morning service there was further discussion
over tho Freedman's Aid Work in the South Inc TO
port was finally adopted by which the name OF tne
Society becomes THE Frccdman's Ad and Souths,rp
Educational Society Of the Methodist EplscOPai ourc
1he question of elccting secretary FOR the boaru VI
Education was decided In the aiirnatvo Az .ns
session in the afternoon three ballots were taken on !hs
new secretary and President Charles IL Payne, Of the
Ohio Wesleyan University was elected resoIutlo'
expressine the of Conference for tbs ilness
OF General Sheridan adopted as was another that
the body should attend the Decoration services az
work Of Conference will DO completed tomorrow even
IN