New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-24
TWO BISHOPS AGAINST ONE.
THE CONTROVERSY THAT EESDs THE CHRISTIAN
EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION.

EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATIONS
Allentown. PENN Feb. 2l-The war OF the bishops
will assume a new phase at the Eastern Pchn'y'ama
Conference which con0cncs in til7 Guy OH i"'" "'
next and then must begin unavoidab! INC r'"P'""
an,,,horo of that perficous harvest Of di,-ension
sown in the Christian Evaneclcm A79o''""'" Va '''0
United states and Germany year aEo'
pisLon bowman. who Is cOadJui"r WIFI bi'nov
rsher in the warfare against Bishop Dnbb@' Is h"'Al
:, ,,.ide nv virtue Of hi, former authority when he
claims remains unimparcd. Ninety out oi the 10
delegates 20 the conference are V0!eh'N opI"''" "
him and announce beforehand that, II Ae attempts I"
nrc,ide and to make appointments thc3 VIII """''"
in a body and set up an Independent COM AZ
pisbon Bowman and his thirty five delegates HAc"I'o
declar, their intention, If he IS not allowed 70 pe'o
- doinc ,hc same thing. Bishop bowman VIII ap
i,, nastors 70 the various charges and the Hde
n.,dont conference will do tho same while sllHI'"'
action will doubtless be taken by other conferences anu
tins the controversy will be carried INTO ea'h VI .o
.. 600 individual churches Of the association ana oS
necessity into the bosom Of every fahIy' On u'o
question OF receiving the rival ccrgymen - assigned
Though two may be appointed TO care i"f INC same
flock, only one can hc'' d''u 0" 7
decide which one. ,
,rhe three bishops constituting the ruling uluhl
,,,t. of the association accused OF snhdry his
deeds unbecomng 10 ministers OF the "oalei' anu W.
each in turn dcpo,cd Last spring from thclr e''iu
cal Offices By trial bodies hauo UP =" "
,hir ouponeuts-Bi,hop Dubbs being first subjected 10
,i. treatment i'm Cleveland on February ~ aiI wv"
bv WAY Of retaliation. bishop Bowman III 'n'"7o -"
%iarch and bishop Eshcr in Reading Penn Oh
March 81 Technically all three were cut D" H"'"
,be performance Of their tpi'cpph luH'''''' '''
rece,nt of their $4,000 annual salaries h''P N'0"'
,cccuted the results Of bi, tIial ana h"' ''' VI ~
date drawn hi, pay or a-'ciru H'' pr
uIshons Fisher and Bowman declined to "Dioc by l'c
I.dl, AL
,,I courts and have rt-Olutciy proclaImei uehcNc'
-. an f,iLOcd,ed bishops. luluucuoH'' "D''l'o"
from, co,r, in Iowa and ILLINOIS l" Ic'""'" "'"'
from acting have not III AFt ''''','
them the jurisdiction Of the courts III 'o NM
h,nr ,confeS,cdy doubtful. In u'''c ANU
Western states, numerous snit' anu ''''
nendiuc TO determine the ownership 81 'hlF'h prop
,r and ,hc mower Of certain mission societies ana
publication boards 10 collect and d!sbu1e iuni'' bn'
The prospects Of settlement that WAY seem H'P'''
ard the affairs Of the association Hic uN9 '''''7
more complicated, with multiplying CHANCES % "''''
fights and the accompanying ihtiCA1Ns0 Va '''"'''
heads and rent cothea , g.. Az .
The ninety anti Eser delegates and tho members "i
the Emmanuel Church herr, IN wien tho conference
meets, are 10 take possession oil inc Dul'''"e VI
Wednesday night and early THURSDAY MORNING. l"''l
iySl.r hr .tn,, i'm the pulpit and IN ic a,lcs lead
ug 10 it, They viii hDd IL against IN ooi,'' mum
|
| rn,dT miri.tcr viii be- selected - preside and
pa~~cd up -aicly to the pulpit between the seiFl"i
ranks of friends In that cas-, lhNhJp b9"Hi9' uciH-
finally crowdd ont will retire with lns Toll pwci-
probably numbering thirty live, and organic a spa
! rate conference in the First Wald 'hui,"; u, al
| uEehood bishop Esler Will accompany Bishop Bow
| man. -, -, a. ,r,..t ia
! Before leaving here tho other Gay !" prei,h III
| will preside at the East pennsylvania Conference on
T"tbmg can prevent me from presiding except physical
force II /. my urgent duty 10 preside, ana ctlh"t
| and will moi decline. We know much OF our
| cLnrch discipinc a, any one else. / hope for lar
mony hui harmony or no harmony, viii preside over
| fine conference Rest assured Oi thai'
| Illustrating to what length the dnimOsltics ell
rcudcrcd i'm the great feud have already gone, recent
is,uc of the Dcut,chc Allgcm"inc Zcltung,' edited
v T.. hon Dubls i'm Chicago, contain, this personal
! threat sent by unknown CORE, poudent:
! =" r. Dul.-Sr: lOur id career Is gone long
| enough beware! ] seek revenge. Your miserable
! life will take.
| ON the reverse side is picture Of coffin,
mounted by a skull and cross bones.