Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-04
A METHODIST UNIVERSITY.
Meeting Of the Bishops to Discuss the
Project.

Meeting Of the Bishops to Discuss the
Project.
ELOQUENT ADDRESSES By EARNEST MEN IN SUP
PORT OF THE PLAN-HERE IN THE CAPITAL OF
THE NATION IS WHERE IT BELoNes-THE BENE-
FIT TO EDUCATION AND RELIGION TO ACCRUE
Twelve bishops Of the Methodist Episcopal
church were at Metropolitan Me. Church last
night, either on or in the vicinity Of the pulpit
and they we're all there to testify to the neces-
sity which exists for the Methodist National
University, which will undoubtedly be built in
this city. The absentees were Bishops Foster
Foss, Mallali,s and Newman The spacious
edIfice was well filed; there were few vacant
seats in the rear of the great room and in the
galleries, but they were not numerous. The
probabilities are that they, too, would have
been filled had it been more generally under
stood that there was not going to be q collec-
tion, nor was it the intention of the managers
OF the affair to ask for subscriptions.
WAVE OF SACRED sOSa.
I'VE will commence the exercises by singing
apart Of the eleven hundredth hymn" said
the venerable Bishop Bowman, as he advanced
TO the front of the pulpit. There was rustling
of leaves-hymn-book leaves-while Organist
Caulfeld calling forth the preliminary
notes, and then the great congregation sang. to
the stirring old tune ''Mendon," the words:
Great God of nations. now to Thee
Our hymn Of gratitude We raise,
With humble heart and bending knee,
We oner Thee our song OF praise"
The singing all that could be expected
from an audience that had no leader stout
gentleman, who stood near the organ in the
rear gallery. PLAYED the melody on II cornet
and established for himself reputation as an
accurate and strong-lurSed reader of hymn
music.
Bishop Joyce offered the opening prayer.
which was pertinent and brief. and then Cor
onatlon" was sung by the congregation in a
very spirited manner.
BISHOP BowMASs REMARKS
At the conclusion of the singing Bishop Bow
man put down his hymn book and. addressing
he audience. said that he supposed it was
right and proper that he should give utterance
to a few remarks. He was there because it was
the duty of a Methodist minister to take the
appointment gwen him: he had been appointed
to the place of presiding officer by Bishop
Hurst and ho was going TO attend to the duties
OF the Office as best he could. He was there of
night he also asserted. for he was the great
grandfather Of the present board of bishops
These are my grandchildren and great grand
children all around me-" said he, pointing to
the other bishops. land nice-looking fellows
they are. as you can see."
The duties of the board of bishops and their
relationship with the other authorities of the
church were succinctly discussed and then
Bishop Bowman went on to say u little about
the fact that for twenty-seven years the church
had Kept him constantly connected with some
or It's educational institutions, although he
had started out to be a pastor and desired to
De one. Il would rather be pastor of such
congregation this" said he than be Presi-
dent OF the United States and live in the White
House"
"A great deal pleasanter." remarked Bishop
Warren. and the senior asSented, YES, in
every way
Then Bishop Bowman endeavored to impress
upon his hearers the amount of responsibility
which the city of Washington would have TO
carry in this matter of a National Methodist
University and told of a little cOmmunitv that
had given Sl30, 900 to the foundation and sup
port OF an educational institution that would
be a plgmy alongside the one VIII oh was now
under discussion. he had hear til, proposed
university referred to with inte-,yt and pleas
ure In various parts of the puntry. BY and by
everybody would help, bus the work at this
period must, necessary :. be done by Washing
toulans- The building ,. this great university
was not the work Of one year or of two or
three years; 1t took time and lots of it.
LETTER FROM TIE PRESIDENT
Announced by the presiding officer Bishop
Hurst read the fol, owing letter:
ExEcU I'VE MANSION. Oct 81, 1890
BISHOP JOHN r. HURST. Washington, II. C.:
Ny Dear Blshol: reEIet that 1 am to be absen.
from tn sity On MonIy. and snail therefore be
held that evening To prJIOte the move ue 50 wisely
Episcopal church OF the lifted STATES to found At the
national capital a grei: university.
This movement shOulI receive. and hone will re-
ceiys. the effective support and sympathy not only If
otto people such an INSTITUTION To- serve IL, a. r
PurTos to save It from the ieaouses ai coinpeti-
should De 50 9ranIzed a. to pie and perfect
tneir NorAi X mHst pe national university. with
NTH the assurances Of deep interest in enter
BENJAMIS HARRISON
DISPATCH FROM VICE PRESIDENT MORTON.
The epistle was applauded and then Bishop
Hurst read the following telegram from Vice
President Morton:
1T would give me pleasure if could accept
your invitation, but must vote at Rhinecliff
on Tuesday"
Bishop Hurst also read the resolution
adopted by the board e bishops commencing
the Idea and the plans of the proposed univer-
sity.
BISHOP SISDE's ADDRESS.
Il am heartily glad to be here to night" said
Bishop Ninde. after being introduced by Bishop
Bowman. and he looked every word Of it, He
said he presumed that each one invited TO
speak had upon his hand and heart similar
enterprises to the one which had called the
people before him together. That however
had no deleterIous effect. for no city in this
land stood so peerless and alone IN this country
as this city of Washington. Applause We
Ind one section of the country prejudiced
against another. and so we ind places enyious
OF each other. 1t used to be said years ago
that ST. LOUIS was somewhat enyious of Chi
cago. and IN these later times We begin to think
that Chicago is little JEALOUS of New York
but nobody Is jealous of Washing ton We
don't mind If Washington does grow
and thrive; il its population does increase;
II people say that you have the most attractive
avenues IN the world, If they say you have the
most elegant private homes and the grandest
public buIldIngs,w we all rejoice in 1t. There il not
a fisherman by the sea that does not rejoice;
there Is nota trapper in the woods of the north
west that does not ejOlce, for all glorifed
Ia the glory OF the nations capital. and so |
say that the location of this institution COM
mends IT TO popular favor and insures its
success.
WHAT THE UNIVERSITY SHOULD BE.
The greatness of the country was then
touched upon and the speaker said it was Ian d
Of great prairies, great mountains great lakes.
and great rivers, land out west" he continued
I'VE have great cyclones. great drouth and
great Hoods" He said that tho educational
policy OF the Methods. church was changing.
Institutions of learning had been multiplied
until II WAS evident that instead of strengthen
ing they weakened, and now had begun the
greater policy of Capitalization the gathering
up of the scattered strands and the weaving Of
them together IN one great cable. Very en-
phatic WAS he IN his statement that MethodIsts
did not want a paltry thing to represent educa-