Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-21
CHICAGO CONFERENCE.
Dr.. Hanson Writes Another Interest
ing Letter.
Chicago, May II, 1900.

Cn|caSO, May ~, l0OO.
EDITOR OF TIE TELEGRAM:-
The General Conference of the
Methodist church now in session, has
among its lay members several men on
national rcpute.s Among them are ex-l
Gov. II. f.. Pattison of Pennsylvania 1
who is chairman of the committee on
state of the Church; Gov. l.. M. Shaw,
Of Iowa, chairman of committee on.
Book Concern, who Is native Of Ver-
mont: Hon. Richard Gates of Illinois.
just nominated governor by the Re-
publicans of this state, Hon. Charles
b. Love, chief justice of the supreme.
court Of Delaware; Hon. NJ. N. John-,
son of North Dakota, author of the
anti-Cantccn law, which Atty. Gen.,
GriggS nulllicd and others. who are
leading men in the different states.
A large number of the leading
clergymcn of Mcthodism are members
Of the Conference, of whom Rev. DIR.
J. NJ Buckley, editor of the Christian
Advocate of New York, said to be the
leading religious newspaper OF the
world, is easily the most influential of
all. He never fails to gain an atten-
tive hearing when he speaks on any
question and his hearers never fail to
be rewarded for their attention.
Other leading clergymen are Rev.
S. f. Glouckcr, president of Woman's
College, Baltimore; Rev. b. p. Ray
mond, president of Ohio Wesleyan Un-
iyersity; Rev. j. r. Day, chancellor of
Syracuse Union, N. Y: Rev. Fl. A,
Buttz, president Drew Theological
seminary, Madison, N. j., and many
leading professors: presiding elders
and pastors from the 123 Conferences
represented. Among the fraternal
delegates from other denominations
and countries have been Rev. DR.. j.
". Hunter from the Methodist church
of Canada and while he was upon the
platform basket of flowers was |plac-
ed upon the table decorated With the
stars and stripes and union jack which
elected enthusiastic applause.
Rev. DR.. e. E. Hoss represented the
NJ, u. church south, Rev. Thomas
Alien, y. D., the Wesleyan Confer
ence, England, and Rev. James Rob
ertson, -. D., the Irish Conference.
4 reception was rendered them at
Studcbakcr Hall one evening. All cx-
pressed themselves much plcsscd with
the fratcrnal reception extended them
in this country.
Colorcd delegates are present from
several Southern Conferences of color
ed people, of these Rev. DR.. j. w. e.
Bowen Of Washington and Rev. DR..
NJ. G. B. Mason Of Atlanta, Ga, are
men of high order of ability and OF
National prominence. The colored
men in the Conference have all beer
educated in the schools and colleges
in the south which have been es
tablishcd and maintained by tho
Frcedman's Aid and Southern Educa
tional society of the Methodist church
and are divine witnesses of the great
work this society has done among the
colored people as we'll as poor whites
of the south. DR.. Bowen was promi
nently mentioned as a candidate TO
bishop, and on one ballot received 21-
votes. He is considered qualified 70
bishop the highest office in the church
There are now fifteen bishops, ant
two missionary bishops. The confer
encc has voted to elect four bishops
two of which are to be missionar,
bishops 1or lndla.
The General Conference has to cleo
a large list of officers, including bish
OBS. secretaries of the missionary SO
cieties, general secretary of the Ep
worth League, editors of several pa
pcrs, agents of several publishing
houses in different cities, etc. Thes
elections create much interest bu
lack, we arc glad to say, features tina
make some elections in political lif
ccnsurablc The elections are near
hand and can probably be given in m
next letter. L. w. HANSON.