The Washington times., 1894-03-28
BISHOP HURST'S ULTIMATUM
He Replies at Length to the Protest
Of the Committee.
MUST MIND THEIR BUSINESS
It Il Improper, He Says, for One Bishop to
Interfere with the Administration Of q
colleague-A Bitter Epistle Addressed
to the Methodist Laymen.

Bishop Hurst, Of the Methodist Episcopal
church, evidently wrote letter to Judge
Campbell's committee yesterday morning be-
fore he had eaten his breakfast.
Judge Campbell was the chairman Of o
committee which waited on Bishop Hurst
Monday evening, protesting against Bishop
Fowlers action in removing Rev. DR.. Naylor
from the Washington district The delegates
who were empowered by the various Metho-
dist churches in the city to wait on the
Bishop received their instructions and regula-
lations Monday. They were presented to the
bishop u few hours later.
The jealous Methodist friends of Dr. Nay
lor imagined that Bishop Hurst was the man
who had caused Bishop Fowler to change
him.
Yesterday mording the committee received
letter from Bishop Hurst. The bishop said
in his epistie that the committee had over
stepped the boundary line OF its prerogative;
that no official board is empowered to hold
meeting relating to an Episcopal administra-
tion or to question its wisdom or authority.
He reminded them that they simply spoke
their individual sentiments and represented
nothing. and that their action In protesting
against DIR. MAYORS removal was violation
Of the VOWS by which every one is received
into membership of the church.
ne sdu that tHere WAS 10 tule or INV re-
quiring bishop to appoint or keep presid-
ing elder for a specified time; that such an
officer in the service of the church was there
subject to the orders Of the bishop.
He assured the committee that in changing
DR.. Naylor, there was not intended the slight
est reflection on the doctors ministerial ad-
ministration. It was evident to him that
Bishop Fowler thought that the best interests
OF the church would be subserved in making
the change, else he would not have done it.
He said that Bishop Fowler was well
acquainted with Washington and thoroughly
knew his business. Concluding his some
what lengthy and biting communication the
bishop SAYS:
at is not proper for any bishop to interfere
with the administration Of q colleague, and you
may regard IL as certainty, that shall make
no request Of Bishop Fowler in regard to his re-
cent administration nor forward your wishes to
him.
''This you will do for yourself II were to
send on -FOUR communications to him should
feel obliged, in Justice to people Of different
view TO forward mass of communication which
have reached me from many Of the conservative
members Of our church, commencing his admin
istration and earnestly deprecating any revis-
ion or change.
at would be well II the subject Of the Episco-
pal administration at the Baltimore conference
were laid aside by you, and that you address
yourselves TO the spiritual interests of the church
to which you have made your pledges Attend
your prayer meetings and leave the important
responsibility of the administration of the an
nual conference in the hands of the bishop who
presided, who assumes the entire responsibility,
who is known TO be able and sympathetic
church officer, who looks at all the interests Of
the church, and into whose hands the church has
placed these interests"
delegation will now take is one Of the things
unEnOwn