The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-10

|r>HE new president Of the wesleyan
n Methodist conference, the Rev.
William Theophilus Dawson,
y. H., was nominated for the
Office at the conference last year
by the pastoral session, and immedi-
ately upon the assembling OF TINS
years conference the action was con-
frned by the Legal Hundred, and ac-
certed hy the representative session,
and he was duly inducted into the eX-
alted office Of president. II Is rather
remarkable fact that the ex-presdent
and the president of the conference
are colleagues. the first, DIR. Thomas
Allen. being the governor of the thCo-
logical institution at Birmingham and
the incumbent of the chair of pastoral
theology and church organization.
while Or Dawson holds the chair Of
systematic theology in the same fac
ulty. This H. the only case on record,
with one exception, in which presi-
dent was succeeded in that office by
one of his colleagues, the exception
being the case of the late Rev. Luke
II. Wiseman, who was followed by one
Of his associates in the missionary
secretariat, the late Rev. George T.
Perks.
?. Dr. Dawson is a son of the late
Rev. William Dawson. and Was born
in 1s46, at Bath, When he was nine
years of age he was sent to the Kings
wood school, where he remained until
1862. Upon leaving kinGswood he held
appointments as master, first at Hud-
dersfeld college. and later at Wood
Z house Grove the latter institution be-
ing at that time a completely equipped
school for the sons of ministers He
Joined the Wesleyan ministry in 1861,
and -four years atcr graduated from
London university with the degree Of
master of arts. After serving as a
circuit preacher for several years he
WIS appointed to Richmond college,
where tor ten years he held the posi-
ton of tutor in biblical lituerature and
,eNegesis. During three years of this
time he was editor of The Methodist
Recorder. In 1891 he was chosen as
tutor in systematic theology at Hands
worth college. Birmingham, which
place he still fills. In that year he
visited THE United States as dele
gate to the second ECumenical con-
ference at Washington, and the follow
glg year Wesleyan university hon
divinity. He returned to this country
q, in 1898, as fraternal delegate to the
general conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church, South, and made a
profound and abiding impression upon
the conference by his address and his
charming ersonality.-Christian Ad-
vocate.
I,alo,.i,1 bpo, n
pointed pastor of the Greek Catholic
church in South Scranton. to succeed
Rev. Father Nolkay. Father Popovic2
who has been pastor of the Greek
Catholic church at Old Forge, has been
transferred to McAdoo. His successor
for-the Old Forge parish has not yet
been named.
The many friends of DIR. q. Parsons
Nichols will he pleased to know that
p he is to preach, in the Second Presby.
terian church the coming sabbath. DR.
Nichols is pulpit orator. of great
force and always draws large con,
gregations.
Rev. DR.. c. NJ. Giffin has returned
from the International Epworth league
convention at San Francisco. Cal, anC
: he will address the city union of Ep.
worth leagues in Elm Park church to,
morrow evening at 7.SO, on the great
convention.
At the Railroad Young Mems Chris.
tian association, Sunday afternoon al
3.45 o'clock, w. A. Burton will have
charge of the fellowship meeting fol
men only. All men are cordially in.
Vited.
Rev. Mr.. Cooke, OF the High street
church, Binghamton, N. y. will ex.
change pulpits with DIR. Simpson, oi
the Asbury Methodist Episcopal church
on Sunday.
Ralph Williams will sing in Elm ParL
church at the Sunday services during
the remainder Of the month.