The Portland daily press., 1896-05-09

assstar performers And in truth it is a
struggle to guide the affairs of such q
cody, AID especially 10 satisfy the would
be orators. How Bishop can tell when
fifty men are yelling, "Mr. Chairman"
STINT ltaheously, which voice he heard
first, is great Episcopal mystery. But
they do it right along without hesitan cy,
il not with unerring impartiality. By
some this great gift is regarded as spec
ial inspiration, and if SO, it surely sug-
gests that the Methodist Bishops after
all may be in the apostolic succession. 4
But venerable and noble men they are,
as even those must admit who have tried
yRinly 30 times since The conference be-
gan to secure at their hands the privilege
Of the, door. Bishop Bowman ranks as
senior. He could pose easily as model
| for our great American statue of john
| Wesley, being of short, frRil build. and
very benignant, intellectual features,
| Bishop Foster, on the contrary, is large
and solid; as thorough and strong In his
venerable manhood as are the weighty
volumes he is still turning out on Syste-
matte Theology. Bishop Merrill is the
great church jurist and has cast of
head not unlike that OF Ohio's candidate
for the Presidency. He is substantial
looking and carries himself with a
gravity which smacks of wisdom. Bishop
Andrews is the suave, polished gentle
man, arabic and unctuous Bishop War;
rem is q nasterly rbetorioian and has
manner in the chair which savors of the
6reezlness OF his Rocky Mountain home.
bishop Foss admirably perpetuates IN
Phlladelphla the gentle spirit of his pre-
deeessor, Bishop Simpson, and though he
LACKS the moving eloquencs of the latter,
he is quite his equal in genius for ad-
miniStratioR
Bishop Hurst is stately and dignified,
might not1ra1Iu nxnaat
whose residence is at the capital of the
nation. If his face were turned upside
down the pointed chin beard would form
the apex OF very symmetrical pyramid,
and II the great American University he
is building shall rest upon has as good
foundation as that pyramid, and have
an apex as perfectly trimmed. it will be
great monument indeed. Bishop Ninde
Is the saint of the board. He has one of
the m1ldest of faces, yet there is no trace
OF weakness in it-a seraphio man, some
what distracted in look, as Il saint might
well be, but always ready for business
and a model preacher.
| While Bishop Foss succeeds to the resi-
dence and to measure of the gentleness
| of Simpson, the personal appearance of
that great Bishop is Increasingly reflected
as the years pass in Bishop Walden, who,
by the way, is fulfilling the prediction Of
| Bishop Wiley, that ne would prove to be
one of the most practical and useful men
on the board. Bishop Mallalieu repre-
sents admirably the stalwart principles of
r ew England. He was the first ever
shaven upper lip, and until that time 1T
was an article of Methodist faith that a
moustaohe was sort of bar over which
| it would be impossible for any man to
/ cap into this high Office. But Bishop
Mallalieu went in. bar and all, and since
then two Others have done the same.
| II the x rays were turned upon the top
of Bishop Fowler's head they would meet
with little obstruction from any hirsute
| adornment, but would discover an album
dance of gray matter on the inside, for
it Is common to speak Of him as the
brainiest man on the Board. Bishop
Joyce has a stalwar5 frame and head to
match, with that Straightforward brother
Illness in administration, and fervor in
sacred addresses, which mark rhim as a
stalwart man thr ughout. Bishop Vim
cent is captivating speaker. with large
Initiative capacity, fine intellectual
grain and a big pull of the very best
kind with religious people outside the
pale of his own church. Bishop FitZger-
aid Is closely elbowing Bishop Merrill as
great constitutional lawyer. He is one
of two Bishops wearing full beard-all
the Others try to improve on nature,
with more or less success. Bishop New
man has a Websterian face and head,
with marked intellectual development,
very bushy eye brows and the bearing of
man Of high distinction; while the good
300 avordupois of Bishop Goodsell is dis
tributed over SO ample a frame and
topped off with such genial and ex-
pressive countenance that his material
weight serves admirably to Fadvertise an
altogether weighty personality.
The two Missionary Bishops are a little
lower in dignity, some think; certainly
they are more restricted in their powers
than the Others
But they are in the mission work by
the predetermination of great missionary
adaptability and achievement. Bishop
Taylor, a rugged old hero, who seems TO
fight the fever of equatorial jungles no
less successfully than the forces of the
Wicked One, has served 10 years as
| Bishop Of Africa, and Bishop Thoburn,
an indomitable, statesman like character,
less rugged than Taylor but equally the
man for his place and hour, has led the
forces these eight years in India. That
country asks now for still anotherlBishop
and Missionary Bishops are also demand
ed in China and Europe 1t is not I'M
likely that these demands, or a part of
them, will Ebe acceded to. Very likely,
also, there will be four Bishops added to
the force at home. But to be Scertain as
to these things we must wait until next
week when the COMMITTEES on Episcopacy
will report. Then, the first day of the
week following, viz, May 18th, the cleo
lions will begin. By that time the
woman question will be quite out of
sight, buried completely by fthe new ex-
element of great battle of ballots.
II. 7.