Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-09

three years, was made major and pro-
NOTED Northumberland of the Eighty
third Pennsylvania Infantry in Sep
TENDER, 1861. He was engaged in the
construction of siege works at York
town and soon after the battle of Han
over Court House was Frustrated with
swamp fever. He returned to his regi-
ment in October, 1869, as its colonel,
and at Fredericksburg temporarily COM
manded brigade in n difficult retreat.
He declined the appointment of judge
advocate of the Army of the Potomac
and in April, 1868, took command of
his brigade as ranking colonel and effec-
lively supported General Alfred Pleas
antons cavalry at Aide.
AT Gettysburg, orders having come
from the front from General George
Sykes, at the suggestion of General
Gouverneur X. Warren, for brigade
to occupy Little Round Top, Vincent,
in the absence of the division COM
mander, assumed the responsibility of
taking up his own brigade. On reach
ing the hill he quickly selected a
position, posting his men on the left
hand crest of Little Round Top and in
the hollow between it and Little Round
Top, where the confederates made their
first attempt to ascend the ravine and
turn the left flank of the national army,
in withstanding which his force was
supported by the command of General
Stephen II. Weed and the battery of
Captain Charles q. Hazlett ON the middle
crest of Little Round Top, and by the
regiment of Colonel Patrick H. O'Rorke,
which was sent up by General Warren
just in time to Illustrate the flank move
ment of the enemy. Vincent was shot
while cheering on this regiment as it
faltered before the fire of the confederate
infantry.
Strong's brother, Boyd, was born in
Erie, Pa, May 18th, lS45, was grauated
at Yale in 1867, studied theology and
after serving in 1S71-72 as assistant min
lister of st. Paul's Protestant Episcopal
Church in Erie became rector OF new
| church in that town, which he left in
1874 to assume charge of Calvary
Church in Pittsburg, Pa. He was elected
bishop of Delaware in 1887 by the
clergy but was not confirmed by the
laity, and in October, 1888, was chosen
assistant bishop of southern Ohio.
SKETCH OF BISHOP FOWLER.
Charles Henry Fowler was born in
Burford, Canada, August 18th, 1887. In
1941 he was taken with his fathers
family to Illinois, where he spent his
early years on a farm. After studying at
Rock River Seminary, in Mount Morris,
he entered Genessee College, Lima, N.
Y, where he was graduated in 1859.
He soon afterward began the study of
law at Chicago, but soon after this he
was converted and at once changed his
purpose, began q course of preparation
for the ministry and in 1861 was sradu-
ated at Garrett Biblical Institute, Evans
ton, Ill. The same year he was admitted
on trial into the Rock River Conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church and
was appointed SUCCESSFULLY to churches
in Chicago till in 1879 he was elected
president of Northwestern University
He held this office till 1876, when he
was elected by the General Conference
to the editorship of the the New YORK
Christian Adcocate. Four years later hi
was elected one of the corresponding
secretaries of the missionary society Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church and il
1884 he was elected and ordained bishop
He received the degree of d. D. from
the Northwestern University and after
ward that of LII. ID. from Syracuse Uni
vcrsity, New York. He was a delegat,
: to the General Conferences of 1879, 1876
1880 and 1884. Since his elevation h,
!, has Travelled through all parts of tn
e country in the performance of hi
: official duties and has also visited Sout
America. His residence is at San Fran
:, cisco and he has devoted large shar
Y of his labors to the interests of tn
1 Methodist Episcopal Church in the Pa
citic states. While he may be hard o.
ministers he is friend of newspape
P men. AT the conference session in cen
u treyille, Md, in 1891 he talked to til
IS conference about an hour and kept it i
J. session until after midnight for the pui
u pose of giving the reporters an oppol
: tunity to copy the list of pastoral az
pointments.
THE TWO CONFERENCES.
8 The sessions of Wilmington COME
e ence are always interesting. An in
N mense amount of business is transacte
IT and each session usually lasts a weel
'r 1t cannot be stated at present whetht
e, the next session will be of more tina
$ usual interest. Many ministers desire
" change of pastorate and that may NAL
"a it more interesting than the last one.
IN AT the last session the presiding ED
as Of Salisbury district and the pastor
70, Salisbury were appointed commit
90 to prepare the programme for the ne
le session.
70! The Rev. w. j. DuHadway W
'os selected to preach the missionary sermc
al and the Rev. q. s. Baker was named
n alternate.
as The following committees on examin
n ton were appointed:
On Admission on Trial.. D. Rigg, s.
US Morris, G. L. Anderson, j. L. Graha
ne and ]. H. Howard.
MS First Year-C. 4. Wyatt, Vaughn
he Collins, W. E. Avery and w. p. Com
NV ton.
It's Second Year-Adam Stengle, ].
w. Arters, II. L. Coursey, j. t. Van Bur
en- allow and L. p. Corkran.
Third Year,. l.. Wood, E. S. Ma,
IN, II. s. Thompson, 3. P Roberts and
POI E. White.
of Fourth Year-W. t. Valiant, J.
oy Otis, Robert Watt, j. w. Easley and
'tl- q. MacNichol.
IN Local Deacons-E. H. Wilson, W.
leu Dawson, Wilmer Jaggard and L.
ex, LayteId.
nal Local Elders-T. s. Williams, ].
su' Mitchell, w. J. DuHadway and j.
ny Collins.
nal Delaware Conference includes t
I'M State and Philadelphia and vicinity.
au- will convene in Ezion Church, Mi
Ifine, and French streets, this city.
in FOR OHUROH EXTENSION.
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~ Wilmington Conference Asked to Con
~ butte $4,000 and Authorized to Rece