The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-25
BISHOP ANDREWS N WICHITA
Something Concerning the History OF the
Man Who VIII Preside.

Bishop Edward Gayer Andrews, who
will preside over the deliberations or
the Southwest Kansas conference or
the Methodist Episcopal church which
convenes in this city today, arrived last
evening on the O'Clock Santa he train
and was Immediately driven IN a car
rage TO the residence of r. z. Muir
dock. where he will become a guest dur
ing his stay in the city.
He is a gentleman Of pleasing ad-
dress and has a kind way about him
that makes one feel at home when in
his company. There is nothing of the
aristocrisy about him, but plain,
earnest hard working man who Is now
in his list year, and his 52nd year IN
the ministry.
He was born August Z, 1926. in New
Hartford, Oneida county, Ohio. He
pursued his academic studies chiefly in
Cazenovia seminary, and subsequently
entered the Wesleyan university where
he graduated August Z. 1S41. He be-
came a member of the Methodist Epis-
copal church at the age of 1O-years, but
it was not until during the time OF his
attendance at the seminary that he
made a profession of his experiences,
which was so dear that he never doubt
ed from that time but that he was call
ed TO the ministry, and began bend
ing his energies in that direction. In
1874 he was licensed to preach and after
his graduation was employed for eleven
months assistant preacher on the Nor
Tisville circuit.
In 1S4S he Joined the Oneida confer
ence and was ordained deacon by Bish-
op Jones, one of the first Methodist
bishops in the United States. In 1850
he was received into full connection
anw ordained elder by Bishop Scott at
Utica, n. Y. Subsequently he was
stationed at Stockbridge, y. Y.
Here his voice became affected by his
ministerial duties, and he accepted a
situation in the Cozenovia seminary in
/ 1854 In 1855 he became president of
the Mansfield Ohio Female college.
/ In 1856 he was elected principal of the
! Cazenovia seminary.
In 1864 ne re-entered the ministry and
was transferred TO New York East con-
! ference and stationed at Stamford, on
| Sand street, Brooklyn. He was a men,
| Der Of the general conference OF 1864
and 1872, and in the latter year was
elected one of the bishops of the Metho-
! dist Episcopal church.
I Under the arrangement of Episca-
pal residences, he removed to Des
NIoines, l., and has since been constant
/ ly engaged in his official duties.
In 1876 he visited Europe and India.
organizing the conferences of Sweden.
! Norway and South India, and visited
| the conference of Germany, SwitZer-
| land and Italy.
He is man of great force of charac-
! ter and is beloved by the entire min
| istry of the church. He has now arriv-
ed at that age when it will be doubtful
whether he shall ever live to again pre-
! side over the Southwest Kansas con-
| ference and his work and counsel is re-
! ceived as from one who has made a
| good fiht, has almost finished his course
and will be ready when the summons
shall come for him to enter into his re-
| ward.
AT the present time he is in good
! health and vigorous, but the Episco-
pacy has now grown so large, and will
again be increased at the meeting OF
the general conference in May, that
/ Bishop Andrews will doubtless have
gone to his eternal reward ere ii again
falls to his lot to preside over a body of
men who dearly love and esteem him.
not only as a presiding officer, but as
a noble man, whose career has been a
| credit to his high calling.
The police yesterday made what they
believe to be an important arrest by
taking into custody Ed Armstrong.
said TO be a son of En- Armstrong OF
/ local fame Ed is now held at the
city building to await the arrival OF
two or three sheriffs from Western
| Kansas who are said 10 have been anx-