Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-01
BISHOPS CONSECRATED.
The New Methodist Church Leaders Con
f1rmed in Their Places.

Additional interest attached to the
proceedings of the general Methodist
conference Tuesday in that Bishops-elect
Vincent, Fitzgerald, Goodsell, Joyce and
Newman and Missionary Bishop Tap
ham We're to be consecrated, and the
house was beautifully decorated and
every seat was filled when Bishop Hurst
called the conference to order. The Rev
A. E. P. Alkert led the devotional exer-
cises, after which the question of chang
ing the name of the Freedman's aid
society to the Southern educational
society was taken up and coused much
discussion. The debate was carried on
by DR.. Smart and DR.. Walsh of Ken
lucky. The majority report of the
committee on freedman's aid,
which precipated the debate adj
vocated the changing of the
name to the Freedmen's Aid and South
ern Educational society of the Methodist
church. The minority report opposed
the change on the ground that freed
mems aid meant white and black as orig
inally intended, while southern educa-
tional meant that the whites were to be
cared for at the expense OF the blacks.
The opposition claimed that discrimina-
tons had already been made in favor of
the white people OF the south by the es-
Enlistment of universities at Chattanoo-
ga, Athens and other places, and that
such favors ought not to be tolerated.
An attempt was made to substitute the
minority report for the majority, but on
a vote the minority report was tabled on
a vote of 1876 to 146. and it was finally
decided to change the name as recon-
mended by the committee.
After a ballot for secretary OF the board
of education had been t ken, the Hon
Warner Miller moved thai the confer
ence attend in body the exercises to be
held at the tomb of General Grant to-
morrow. The motion was adopted with
out a dissenting voice. Mrs. Grant, who
sat in one Of the boxes, was visibly af-
fected.
After a brief recess the convention ex-
ercises began. The vast congregation
sang the hymn, The Morning Light is
Breaking as the bishops elect made
their way to the platform.
Bishop Foster then read the collect and
was followed by the Rev. Thomas Burch
read the Epistle Acts, Xxx. 1875. The
gospel. John, xxi 1916, was read by the
Rev. Dr. Alexander Martin. of the Indi-
ana conference. Then began the pre-
sentation of the bishops-elect. The ex-
animation was conducted by Bishop
Bowman. Prayers followed by Bishops
Morrill,, Andrews, Warren and FoSs,
after which the laying on of hands was
proceeded with all the bishops present
assisting. Prayer by Bishop Taylor,
hymn and the benediction by Bishop
Bowman concluded the ceremonies.
At the afternoon session C. Fl. Payne
was elected secretary of the board of ed
ucation. A report was presented by the
Judiciary committee in which they
held that John Scott, of the
Iowa conference. who was denied the
privilege of hearing by the quarterly
conference, to which he appealed on
being suspended from membership of his
church, should have the opportunity de-
sired. 1t was approved.
Ex-senator Miller presented set of
resolutions setting forth the fact of Gen
eral Sheridan's illness and his services to
the nation, expressing a prayerful wish
for his recovery and directing that they
be transmitted TO his family. They were
unanimously adopted.
Then came the discussion of the place
where the episcopal residences should be
located. The committee having the mat
ter in charge recommended the selection
of the following places: New York, BoS-
ton, Washington, Buffalo, Cincinnati,
Covington. Chattanooga, New Orleans.
Chicago, Minneapolis and ST Paul, st.
Louis, Topeka. Denver, San Francisco
or Los Angeles, Omaha or Lincoln and
Portland. Ore. From four TO six years
was adopted as a proper length of ser
vice for presiding elder.