Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-11-06

Bishop Earl Cranston Of Portland,
Ore, will preside over the next session
of the Wilmington NJ. Il. Conference,
which will convene in Easton, Nd,
on March 18th, and Bishop Charles ii.
Fowler Of Buffalo will preside over
tho Delaware African Nj. Z. Confer
ence, which will open in Pocomoke
City, Md, on March 10Th. This was
decided at the meeting of the Metho-
dist Board OF Bishops. at their semi
annual conference at Grace Church, this
city, last evening. Following is com
plete list of the assignments:
Bishop Cranston-Mexico, Pachuca,
Mexico, January 18th; Wilmington,
Easton, Md, March 18th.
Bishop Fowler-New Jersey, Asbury
Park, March 18TH: Delaware, Pocomoke
City, Md, March 25th; New England
Southern, Brockton, Mass, April 1st;
East German, Philadelphia, April 10th.
Bishop Vincent-Nine European con-
ferehees.
Bishop Fitz Gerald Baltimore,
Baltimore, April 1st: Washington,
Staunton, Va, April 9th: Wyoming,
Binghamton, N. y, April 10th: Eastern
Swedish, Providence, r. J., April 23d.
Bishop Joyce-Western South Amer
ica, Conception, Chill. February 11th
South America, Rosario, Argentina,
March 18th.
Bishop Goodsell- Florida, Cedar
Keys, January 22d; st. Johns River,
DeLand, Florida, January 18th; New
York East, April 1st
Bishop McCabo New York, April / !;
Troy, April 9th.
Bishop Merrill-Lexingi1n, Chicago,
March 18th; Central Pennsylvania, Al
toona, March. 18th: Northern New
York. Carthage, April 22d.
Bishop Andrews : New England,
Brookline, April Sth; Maine. Bridge
ton, April 10Th; East Maine, Newport,
April 22.
Bishop Warren Virginia, Eagle
Rock, March 25th; New Jersey, New
ark, April 1st; Vermont, Northtield,
April 9TH, New Hampshire, Woods
vile, April 18th.
Bishop Foss Kansas, Holton, March
18th; South Kansas, Fort Scott, March
18th; Southwest Kansas, Sterling,
March 25th; Northwest Kansas, Stock
ton, April lst.
Bishop Walden-Arkansas Harrison,
January 18th; Little Rock, Glow,
January 22d: North Indiana, Mobiles
vile, April Sth; East Central Africa
Mission Conference, Umtati, July Both !;
West Central Africa Mission, 0uepua,
December 10th Liberia, Cape Palmas,
January 2sth, 1904.
Bishop Mallalieu--Upper Mississippi,
Winona, January 18th: Mississippi,
Crystal Springs, January 22d; Louisi-
ana, Natchitochs, January 29th; Gulf
Mission Conference, Port Arthur,
Texas, February 5th; Philadelphia,
Philadelphia, March 18th.
Bishop Moore-Conferenc and Mis-
sion in Japan, Korea and China.
Bishop Hamilton-Central Mission,
Sedalia, Mo, March 11th; Missouri,
Chillicothe, March 18th; st. Louis,
Marshall, No, March 25th; Okanet,
Guthrie, 0. t., April I'd.
Bishops Thoburn aud Warne-Con-
ferences and Missions in India and
Malaysia.
Bishop Hartzell Conferences and
Missions IN Africa
Another important action of the
Beard of Bishops was to assign Bishop
James NJ. Walden of Cincinnati to
visit South Africa, to study the condi-
tion5 in that field. Bishop Hartzell is the
missionary bishop of Africa, Iand will
work in conjunction with Bishop Wal
den. The last General Conference di-
rectsd that ono of the regular bishops
should be assigned once in every quad
renuium to inspect tho African mission
field, and in accordance with this
Bishop Walden is chosen. The bishop
while advancing in years, is still very
active. lie has made study of Africa,
and il has been one of the ambitions
OF his ministerial career to go through
that country. The date for his de-
parture has not been fixed.
Bishop Joyce, who will go through
the South American field as the sue
cessor OF Bishop McCabe, will start on
his long journey at once. Bishop Joyce
presided at the recent conference in
Crlstield, Md, and is favorite with
Wilmingtonians.
Tho beard issued an address to the
Methodists of tho country in the in
terests OF the superannuated ministers.
VI the $50, COO, 600 asked for as
Twentieth Century Thank Offering
Fund, all but -, GOO, COO has been COL
leeted. The bishops exhort Methodists
TO contribute the remaining $1,000, 600,
IN order to create an endowment fund
The bishops also sustained q section
of the new constitution of the church,
adopted in the last General Conference,
providing that delegates to the lay CON
ferences shall be elected by the total
membership of the various churches,
instead of in the quarterly conferences,
A doubt had arisen as to whether this
section became operative until after the
next General Conference, and the
bishops decided that the new mode of
election is now in effect, Bishop Fitz
Gerald, secretary of the board, had an
informal conference with Chief Justice
Lore and Herbert H. Ward about the
legal phases of the question yesterday.
Last night the closing public meet
ing of the bishops was held in Grace
Church. 1t was missionary rally, at
which Bishop Walden presided, and
addresses were made ny Bishnp Nc
Cahe, on "South America" and Bishop
Hamilton on Mexico. - Prior to the
services the chorus choir OF the church
gave an excellent programme Of classic
music, including some numbers that
has been arranged for Sunday.
Bishop Cranston has never presided
over session of the Wilmington Con.
ference, although he is widely known
among ministers and layrpen. This year
he conducted the Philadelphia Confer
ence, and soms ministers felt that the
bishop would be assigned to the Will
mington Conference next spring be.
cause Of that fact. Bishop Cranston
was elected bishop in 1896, and was
senior book agent at Cincinnati for a
number of years previous to being
elevated to the episcopacy. He is one
OF the best administrators in the Board
OF bishops and u hard worker. He is a
cultured minister and strong
preacher, and for Yeas occupied the
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