, 1888-07-27
RAIDER APPOINTED.
Bishop Joyce Promptly FulfiIs His
Promise.
Rev. D. l. RAIDER to be Superintend-
emf of the Wyoming Mission.
Something About the New Jurisdic,
ton and the Work.

Yesterday Rev. d. l.. RAIDER, who has
for three years occupied so acceptably and
well the pulpit of the First Methodist
Episcopal church in Cheyenne, received
official notice from Bishop l.. w. Joyce,
who is now at Denver, hat he had been
appointed superintendent of the Wyoming
mission, Rev. j. H. Merritt of Greeley,
who was temporarily designated to fill the
place, having declined.
This news will be gratifying to the peo-
pie of Wyoming and especially to us here
in Cheyenne, where we have so long
known Mr.. RAIDER and where all recognize
him to be not only an eloquent preacher
OF the gospel but a man thoroughly de-
voted to his work and a man peculiarly
adapted to the work which is now open
before him.
While Mr.. RAIDER will at once assume
the new duties which will deyolye upon
him, he will still continue to fill the pulpit
of the M. f. church until November, and
probably until January l, 1889.
In making this appointment Bishop
Joyce has not only done himself credit but
has dealt Justly with the people of Wyo-
ming as well. When the bishop desig.
mated Mr., Merritt as the temporary in
cumbent of the position there were diff
culties in the way of making a permanent
appointment which the bishop could not
disregard. No arrangements had then
been made regarding the salary, and when
he learned that the grand old man" in
church matters-Rev. j. H.. Merritt
would, for the time being, without com
pensation undertake to fill the position
for awhile, he could do no better than APP
point him.
While not obiecting to Mr.. Merritt, a
+. positive protest, in which The LEADER
stood at the front, was entered and before
Bishop Joyce lett the city he assured
Judge Lacey and others that the matter
should be rectiied as soon as possible.
ing to the bishop that while the church
people OF this territory are always willing
to work side by side with those in Colora-
do, yet having now a separate jurisdiction
called the Wyoming mission" they nat
urally felt as though a Wyoming man.
ought to be selected for the position. As
before stated Bishop Joyce appreciated
the sentiments Of the people and the DIFF
f%iculties regarding salary having now
been removed. he made haste to designate
Mr.. RAIDER as the permanent incumbent
Of the position,
The new mission of course embraces
the entire territory of Wyoming and is a
large field for church work such as is re.
quired of the superintendent. The
powers Of a superintendent of n mission
are much greater than that of a presid-
ing elder but not equal to that ola bishop.
His rank however is next below that Of
a bishop and in some respects his power
is ~co.equal to that of the dignitary Of the
church alluded to. The rank Rev. d. L..
RAIDER will now have will be similar to
that of Rev. r. G. lift, D D., in Utah,
who is now the superintendent of the
mission which embraces and includes
that territory and there is no doubt that
Mr.. RAIDER will prove as acceptable to the
people Of Wyoming as DR.. lift has been
to the people of Utah.
Another report last evening was that
the jury stood five to seven at first, and
this is probably the correct situation,
although the Jurors declined to talk about
the matter.
Harry Patterson, the defendant, is in
Denver this morning, having boarded the
1870 o'clock train for that place last
evening.