Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-30
MANY BISHOPS HERE.
The Supreme Board of the Methodist
Church in Session.
A GATHERING OF NOTED MEN.
Sixteen Shepherds Of the Great
Methodist Flock
At THE METROPOLITAN CHURCH.

There was a glow of crimson and an agree
ably tempered atmosphere in the lecture room
of Metropolitan NJ. E. Church this morning
Many-hued sunlight streamed through the
stained windows and danced over the furniture,
which had been appropriately arranged to &C
commodate the greatest ecclesiastical gather
ing possible to any one religious denomna-
tion-the board OF bishops of the Methodist
Episcopal church. The hour of meeting pre-
scribed for themselves by these dignitaries was
10 o'clock, and long before that arrived every
thing was in readiness Rev. Dr. Corey, pastor
Of Metropolitan, had been busy supervising
and reerrangIng. and before the first bishop
arrived he was ready to receive him.
READY FOR TIE BISHOPS.
There was novelty in the plan by which the
room was made ready. Fifteen desks and as
many chairs had been ranged in a semi-circle
facing the platform. On each desk pen
and holder. pencil. ink, blotting paper, a
liberal supply OF stationery. and such letters
and papers had been mailed to meet the
bishops at this point Commencing at the
right hand of the presiding bishop the desxs
were arranged in the following order:
Bishops Newman. Fitzgerald. Fowler, Walden,
Foss. Merrill. Bowman, Foster, Warren,
Hurst, Ninde, Malaiieu, Vincent, Joyce and
Goodsen. Bishop Andrews had a larger desk
Rotary of the board. SO he is not in the semi
circle. His desk IL IN front OF the platform
and Bishop Andrews faces the center of the
walnut and ash cOncave. Necessarily the Sec
Rotary has more paper and more books around
HIM than any OF the others, and he also
rejOices IN the possession OF a call bell with
which he Can summon the janltor, If he SO
desires.
HOW THEY ARRIVED.
First TO arrive was Bishop Fitzgerald. DR..
Corey shook hands with him and then turned
to welcome Bishop Andrews. Bishop Ninde
was next and he was closely followed by
Bishop FOss. Then came the senior ecclesias-
uc-EI>LOp GowmaH--is affable as he is vener-
able. Bishop Wade II, burdCncd with satchel.
arrived shortly be ore 10 clock, and so did
Bishop Hu-s;.who had big handful OF letters,
winch be distributed around.
This is the old lecture room," said Bishop
Newman. as he entered the apartment with
which h. had been familiar for so many years,
land Il Is the most comfortable one 1 know of,
exCcpt'-%nG be hesijated a few moments
the one We have OIL. IN Omaha" He laid his
book and heavy bundle OF papers on his desk
and tlen moved among the little company
circulating pleasant matutinal remarks.
1t was just 10 o'clock when Bishop Goodsell
arriSed the joll.est and least bishop-like of all
those present. Five minutes later Bishop
made his appearance.
THE DOOR WAS SHUT.
Bishop GoodseE then assembled to the presi-
dents chair and said that the time had arrived
for the opening of the sem-annua1 meeting
NhereUpOa those who were not members of
the board retired to the sidewalk-',and the
door was shut"
1t would be difficult to find eleven finer
looking combinations of the mental and physi-
cal than those who participated in the work Of
the trst session. Clear-eved. every one of
them, and with the highest form Of intellect
stamped on every face. One of the somewhat
remarkable pecuiarities noticed was the uni
form smOothness and softness of their voices
TIE ABsESTEEs.
The absentePs, who are expected momenta-
rily to arrive, are Bishops Merrill, Foster, War
rem, MallaIieu and Joyce. Neither of the mis-
sionary bishops-Taylor and 1hoburn-will be
here. The former Is in Africa, the latter in
India