Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-02
METHODIST BISHOPS.
Their Assignment for the Coming
Winter and Spring.

The bishops OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church. who have been in session at the
Plankinton House, Milwaukee, for about
week. have finally adjourned. From Nil
waukee they go to st. Paul and Minneapo.
Lis, at which places important meetings OF
Methodist bodies. such as the church ex.
tension board, will be held during the next
two weeks. At noon the bishops announced
the arrangement which had been agreed
upon for the coming winter and spring con.
ferences.
A bishop always attends each conference
and it is he who makes the appointments
The Wisconsin conferences are held in the
fall and, therefore. they are not included
In the list Of arrangements made by the
bishops.
Bishops Thoburn, Taylor, Ninde Newman
and Fitzgerald are assigned to foreign con-
ferences. Bishop Thoburn will go to East
India and Malaysia. Bishop Newman &c
Europe, Bishop Fitzgerald TO Mexico, Bish.
op Taylor to Africa, and Ninde to Japan
Corea and China.
Five OF the conferences for which assign.
ments have been made properly belong to
the fall plan of $685. but are held after the
bishops conference. Bishop Foster is en-.
gagged In the visitation Of the mission in
SoStSAh ASAd. ne SOuln american confer
ence, to be held at Mendoza, February %
has not yet been assigned.
The assignments announced are as fol-
lows:
Bishop Fitzgerald-southern German con-
ference. Brennan. Tex, November %; Tex.
as conference, Brennan, Tex, November
30; Austin conference, Dennison, Tex De-
cember q; West Texas conference Dallas
Tex.,Deeember "a; New England conference
place not decided upon. April IL; Mexico
conference, Orizaba, January Is.
Bishop Joyce-South Carolina conference
Camden. s. c.. January 3; Savannah con-
ference. Macon. Ga. January 10; Florida
conference, St. Augustine Fla, January
"a; st. Johns River conference, Eustis, Ala,
January 81.
Bishop Walden-Upper Mississippi con-
ference. Winona, Miss, January 10; Missis-
sippi conference. Yazoo City, Miss, Janu-
airy II; Gulf Mission conference. Crowley,
La, January 2; Louisiana conference. Ba-
ton Rouge, La. January 81.
Bishop Ninde-Georgia conference Eli
jay, Ga. January III; Alabama conference
kinsey, Ala, January Is; Central Alabama
conference. Union Springs. Ala, January
"A; Newark conference. Newark, n. j. April
Japan conference. Toxic. July II: Korea
Mission conference, Seoul. August Is: North
China Mission conference. Peking, Septem-
Der Is; Central China Mission conference.
kinkiang. October "a; Foo Chow confer
ence. Foo Chow. November 81
Bishop Observation-Disclosures conference
Russellville Ark, February Z; Little Rock
conference. Hot Springs, Ark, February IA.
East German conference, Schenectady. n,
Y, April IL "
Bishop Andrews - Philadelphia confer
ence. Easton. Pa. March 4; New Jersey
conference, Camden, y. j., March IL
Bishop Foss-Nirginia conference. West
ford, Va, March Z; New Hampshire confer.
ence. Claremont, y. H.. April II; Maine con-
ference. Skowhegan, Me-; East Maine con-
ference. Houlton. Ne, May g.
Bishop Hurst - Washington conference
Washington, ID. c., March Z; Central Penn
sylvania conference, Hamburg Pa, March
IA: Wyoming conference. Scranton, Pa.
April II.
Bishop Fowler-Baltimore conference.
Frederick, Nd. March Z; New York East
conference. New York city. April 4: Della
ware conference, Wilmington, Del, April II.
conference, Brockton, Mass April 4: Troy
conference, Cohces. n. Y, April IL: Yer
mont conference. Bradford, VT, April Is
Bishop Thobura-Bombay conference
Bombay December IA; South India confer
ence. Madras. December q; North India
conference. Lucknow, January 3: Northwest
India conference, Cawnpore, January IL;
Malaysia Mission conference, Singapore
February 2: Bengal, Burmah, Mazafapur,
February q.
Bishop Taylor-Liberia conference. Lower
Caldwell, January IL; Congo Mission con-
ference.
Bishop Newman-Italy conference. Milan
or Pavia, May "a; Bulgaria Mission con-
ference, Thalweil, June 81: South Germany
conference, Piorzheim, July 4; North Ger
many conference, Plaueu, July IL; Denmark
Mission conference, Frederikhayen, July is.