Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-06-01
METHODIST CONFERENCE.
-Four Bishops Consecrated = Refused
TO Criticize President Mckinley =
Other Proceedings.


of the hands of 12 bishops and in the
presence of 5000 persons at the Audi.
torium, four new bishops of the Meth.
odist Episcopal church were conse.
Grated Sunday afternoon. The newly
consecrated bishops are:
David Hastings Moore, assigned to
the Shanghai district; John William
Hamilton, assigned to the San Fran
cisco district; Edwin Wallace Parker
and Frank Wesley Warne, missionary
bishops assigned to India and Malay
sia.
After an organ prelude, Bishop
Bowman led in the singing of Her
aids of the Cross" The audience then
recited the creed, and Bishop Joyce
led in prayer. Bishop McCabe led in
singing 1.-THE Minister'S Only Busi-
ness" the collect was recited by
bishop Fitzgerald; the epistle by
Bishop Hartzell, and the gospel by
Bishop Thoburn. Bishop Bowman,
who was presiding, then advanced
and stood in front of Bishop-elect
Moore. The latter stood up with eld-
ers j. c. Arbuckle and A. j. Mast,
who announced: "We present unto
you this holy man to be consecrated
bishop" The same ceremony was
gone through with by Elders w. +.
Warren and M. G. Mason, for Bishop
elect Hamilton: Elders J. +. Waugh
and James Nudge for Bishop-elect
Parker, and Elders p. ii. Swift and
julius Smith for Bishop-elect Warne.
Bishop Fowler arose after this cere-
mony and read call to prayer,
which was followed with prayer by
Bishop Vincent. The examination
and invocation were by Bishop An
drews. the four ministers answering
the questions as to the work they are
to perform.
The 'Veni Creator Spiritus" was re-
cited by Bishop Warren, the audience
chanting the responses. Bishop Gran
ston followed with a prayer and
then Bishops Merrill, McCabe and
Cranston arose and stood in front of
Rev. Moore, who knelt at a bench
with the elders on either side of him.
The three bishops placed their hands
on his head and recited the prayers
of conservation. Bishop-elect Moore
was then handed a new Bible. Those
who performed the ceremony for
Bishop-elect Hamilton were Bishops
Mallailieu, Walden and Warren; for
Bishop-elect Parker, Bishops Foss,
Hurst and Thoburn; for Bishop-elect
Warne, Bishops Ninde, Goodsell and
Hartzell. A prayer of thanksgiving
was said by Bishop Goodsell and the
choir sang the Tie Deum. The closing
benediction was pronounced by Bish-
op Merrill. :
Chicago, May 29.-With three bust
ness sessions yesterday the quadren-
nial conference of the Methodist
church practically came to a close
The actual adjournment takes place
to-day, but many of the delegates
left for their homes last night.
Much important business was trans
acted, including the settlement of two
of the most interesting questions
brought before the conference.-the
reports of the committee on temper
ance and the committee on the state
of the church in regard to card play
ing, theatre going, dancing and other
amusements. a strong political color
was given the discussion on the tenn
perance question by the. bitter ar,
raignment of President Mckinley be
| cause of his attitude on the canteer
law, but after some warm debate the
conference refused to criticize the at
| titude of the chief magistrate, by
| striking out by an overwhelming vote
| all reference to any action on his
part or that of Attorney General
Griggs.
The minority report on amuse
ments accepted Saturday was, to the
surprise of many, laid on the table
which action leaves the paragraph il
the book of discipline exactly as il
was before the question was consid
cred.
The episcopal Office seemed to bs
in ill favor at the night session. Al
ter refusing to allow Bishop Walder
the privilege of stating his side o.
the controversy with the Wisconsin
conference, the delegates voted al
most unanimously to ADOPT the re
port of the committee on episcopacy
censuring him for his action in re
fusingl to accept delegation o
preachers or to receive petition
from them.
|. Dishop hdhuoiPh .. roSlcf, Tc'ireu
Jared poorly likewise. His friend
made an effort to have him excepte,
from the provision adopted allowing
to superannuated bishops one-half o
the salary of the last year of thei
effective service. Despite the elo
quent pleas made in behalf of tn
bishop, the vote against the excep
ton was overwhelming. The repor
of the committee was adopted, Oma
ha, however, being substituted as a
episcopal residence instead of Tope
ka, the location originally recon-
mended. Bishop McCabe was assign
ed as the bishop resident.
Great Throw of the Hammer