The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-05
Welded FIFTY YEARS
Bishop and Mrs. Wilson Re-
ceiYe Congratulations.
TO TRAVEL AROUND WORLD
Aged Couple Holds Reception aud
VIII start To-day ON Trip in tn
terest of the Methodist Episcopal
Church sOuth-Wiu Attend Confer.
enees in China and Japan.

Special 20 Tne Washington Herald.
Baltimore. March 4.--Bishop and Mrs.
Alpheus Waters Wilson celebrated their
golden wedding tonight. Tomorrow they
will Leave for trip around the world.
A reception was held at their home.
1901 Park avenue. this evening All the
Southern Methodist Episcopal preachers
in the city, the personal friends Of Bishop
and Mrs. Wilson, and some ministerial
friends of other denominations were in
vlted. Among the guests were three
women who served as Mrs. Wilson
bridesmaids. They are Miss Augusta VIII
son. sister of Bishop Wilson. Of Charles
town. w Va: Mrs. Henry Fitzgerald,
Mrs. Wilson's sister, and Mrs. Samuel
Soper The other bridesmaid and all the
bridegroom's attendants are dead.
Going Around the World.
TIE trip around the world. which will
begin tomorrow. will be made in the in
terest Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South. Bishop and Mrs Wilson will go
first TO Chicago and then, by way of
Omaha, to san Francisco. They VIII
sail on the steamer Nippon. leaving that
city on March Is for China. a stop OF
few days will be made at Honolulu.
Bishop Wilson's first work in China
will be to represent the Methodist Epis-
copal Church South at the centenary
celebration of the entrance Of the first
Protestant missionary into China, at
Shanghai, on April Is This event VIII
be observed by all the missionaries Of
China and by the missionary boards that
have missions in China.
Conference in Japan.
After this celebration he will go TO
Japan to attend the first general confer
ence of the new Methodist Episcopal
Church OF Japan. which will be held IN
MAJ. He will represent his church at
this conference, which will mark the
union of the work Of the five great
branches Of Methodism In Japan
From Japan Bishop and Mrs. Wilson
will go 10 Korea, where the bishop viii
hold the regular mission conference in
September. October will be spent in look
ing after the regular church work in
China.
Return by Way Of India.
Their plans for the remainder Of their
stay in China viii depend upon the re-
suits Of the first part OF their trip. They
expect 10 leave for home about December
l. It is probable that they will return
by the way of the Indian ocean. and viii
conclude the trip with tour Of Europe
This makes Bishop Wilson's sixth trip
to China. lie first went there In 1856 lie
made other trips there in the interest of
his church in 1855. 1890, 1898, and 1900. He
has also gone 10 Brazil twice-once in
1892, and again in 1902
Bishop and Mrs. Wilson were married
i'm 1851. She was Miss Susan Bond Lips
comb, daughter of Rev. Mr.. and Mrs
Philip d. Lipscomb. of the Baltimore
Conference. Mrs. Wilson is five weeks
younger than her husband. who cele-
bTated his seventy-third birthday on Feb
ruary ). They have had six children.
three Of whom are living
senior Bishop of Church.
bishop Wilson is the senior bishop OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church South
He served at Eutaw Street Methodist
Episcopal Church before the civil war
He was a strong Southern sympathizer,
and with part OF his congregation found
ID and built Trinity Methodist Episcopal
Church South. Madison avenue and Pres
ton street Later he was made presiding
elder.
After serving twelve years i'm that Office
he became pastor Of Mount Vernon
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Washington Then he was transferred
10 Calvary Church, this city. A year
later he was elected secretary to tho
board OF foreign missions In 1852 four
years later, he was elected bishop.
During the twenty-five years he has
served as bishop he has presided over
all the conferences Of the Methodist Epls-
copal Church South.