The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-15
PATHETIC INCIDENTS
In ths Retirement OF BlshOps Bowman
aud Foster.

aud Foster.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. May ITO
days session OF the NJ. E. general con-
ference was marked by the largest at
tendance OF the session. both Of dele
gates and spectators. The boxes were
all Oiled and the seats reserved for the
general public were all occupied.
Great Interest was manifested for the
outcome OF tho committee on epiSco-
pacy. DIR. Buckley, the chairman. made
the report upon three distinct subjects.
He read the report Of the committee,
1t stated that in the opinion OF the COM
mIttet Bishops Bowman and Foster are
Too old 10 stand the strain OF the duties,
and recommended their retirement at
the end OF this conference as non-ef.
fCctlye. In the IlSt OF bishops returned
as effective were all other bishops with
the exception Of Bishop Taylor. and his
name was not mentioned. A generous
appropriation was urged for them and
the respect felt for them was fully set
forth.
AZ soon as the report WAS read Bishop
Foster advanced to the front. The en-
tlru audience arose and received him
with the greatest applause. In the
midst Of a most impressive silence the
ION LOltA OL hlnll1u = EbHSSA NNAS< "NtS
heard He said he simply had request
to make. He knew the question was
one OF great dellcncy and he begged TO
be permitted to retire. Cries OF mo,
no." came from all parts 1f the hall, and
Bishop Foster extended his arms, say
INK "Plense please" II was most pa
BIphop Foster spoke for a few mo-
ncntR. and thu conference, by q rising
vote, granted him his request. Bishop
Bowman raid h. would make the same
request, as he had just learned for tho
IirSt time In his life that he was n0nset-
fCctiVe A call was made for a few re-
marks from him, but he declined to say
Hnythlng, and the two white.hRired
fathers left the hail. Bishop Fosters
speech was touching in the extreme, and
he lott everything in the hands OF the
The Ant part OF the report was
Rdoptcd. Then Or, Buckley read the
second part, dGtermlnlnG the nnn-ef..
fcctivcneEs OF Bishops Bowman and
Foster. DR.. Buckley moved the adop-
ton Of the report and hundred voices
seconded the motion. Dr.. George II.
RridEaman, Of Minnesota, offered q sub.
stitute which cited that Bishop Morris
ana bishop Simpson were continued IN
kue DUNTa VI DlENtAkSp NAS h~htN
their active duties. In support OF his
motion, DR.. Bridgeman said Il was un-
npceFFary and unklnd to take such ac-
tion a. was contemplated In the report
Of the committee. He culogiEed BIsh-
opS bowman and Foster and urged that
they b.. permitted to round out their
magnificent careers as ciHectlHe mem.
bers OF the board.
Rev. ], L. &. Sawyer spoke teellngly
In favor OF the substitute He said the
other members Of the board could be
trusted to give them little work or no
work, The only object In retiring them
WAS 10 retrehnh, and that was unneces-
Enry in the face OF the immense member
ahip, lie closed with a strong appeal
FOR the adoption OF the substitute,
The report StunE Rev Dr. John Ian
Rhnn, OF Baltimore, who said the pro-
ccedinEs Ol the episcopal committee had
been unparalleled in the history OF the
church, and he hoped II would never Oc-
cur again. "Thc meetings have been
secret, but they have called them exec
utive, and the name hAs been most APP
proprlate In that the meetings have
been held for, execution" he continued,
'Vhy say to the world that things
nre 10 be said that cannot be said In
puhIr and published to the world7
why should anything be said Of those
noble men behind their bRCkG?" MIR,
I.nnnhan said he had been informed
that things hRd bpen said which could
NOT be said In public, and he called on
DC, Buckley 10 inform him II such was
Dr. buckley refused to reply to any
question. and said hr would later an
swcr the singular nrralgnmSnt OF the
committee.
THE prcvIous question was moved and
rr. Rucklry then RRld that the reason
secret sessions wprc held was IN order
thnt tho bishops who arc about to be re-
tlrcd might be lntcrroRNtGd without the
Interference OF "incompCtent ana ''un-
sympathetic" reporters.
DR. RothwcIlcr moved TO lay the sub
Rtitute on the table, and II waS almost
unanimously done. The report was
then adopted with but few dissenting
votes. 4 recess OF ten minutes was
taken
buckley rcud the report on bishop Of
African drrcent Tho report tirut stated
thnt In the selection OF bishops there
should be- no discrimination hy reason
OF color Or nationally, and recommend
cd th,, election NJ bishop OF African
descent, nR tho present timc IL NJ and
proptiouR for Il,
Several colprcd delegates pleaded for
the prlcctIon ~ one bishop Of African
lirsrcu,. but nu action was taken or
thrlr request Then tho substitute Of
Dr. George IL BridKcman, Of Minne-
sofa, which provided that Bishops Bow
man and Foster Oc not retired, was