The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-05
Members OF the Church From
All Parts of the World Will
Be in Attendance at the
Opening Sessions.
EDWIN HOLT HUGHES CAM
DIDATE FOR EPISCOPACY
Indiana Man Mentioned Along
With Many Others Promi-
nent in Councils of the Re-
Ilglous Organization.

New York. May In Baltimore. on
Wednesday morning al lo3o O'Clock.
the senior Bishop. Henry w Warren.
of Denver will call ~ order in lyric
Hall, the Twenty-fitth Delegated Gen
eral Conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal church.
The general conference represents a
constituency of nearly :;.:JfstOfD MEM
hers. l4,uno members. church and par
sonage property amounting to about
S1SO.OoU.nO educational institutions
valued at S2I.I'il. .:t14 and an endow-
ment of S24NnHp. besides a large
number of philanthropic institutions.
such as hospitals, homes for the aged.
and deaconesses homes. amounting TO
several millions more. The denomi-
nation is divided into II districts,
which cover the territory throughout
the world. interests of which are repre-
senled by the $40 delegates
More than usual interest prevails in
many quarters over the election 10 the
office of Bishop. Bishops Merrill
Joyce. McCabe. Fitzgerald. Andrews
and Fowler have died since the General
Conference of 1900. and II is regarded
as necessary 10 elect at least eight ad-
ditiOnal bishops There are various
opinions and some speculations re-
specting those who are considered eligi-
BILE and worthy for the office of chief
pastor. Among the Germans in Eu-
rope there is an expressed desire for a
German bishop. but as the question re
lating 20 bishops for different races
and languages does not receive popular
approval. that desire will not prevail
Some Of the Candidates.
Different sections of the country are
urging the support of their candidates
for the Episcopacy. DR.. J. II. Cooke.
from the Houston conference in the
South. book editor of the denomina-
tion. will. it Is said. he elected on the
first ballot. as will also DR.. William +.
Anderson. of New York. CORES spondinC
:cCretary of the board of education.
There is complimentary mention Of
more than 80 capable men. but votes
only, in church as in state. decide elec-
tIons. Rumors gave positive success
to DR.. F D. Bovard. editor of the Cali
fornia Christian Advocate, who has
given - years to the work on the Pa
cific slope. and to DIR. Homer &.
Stuntz and DR.. David G. DOwney. both
eloquent representatives of missions
and Sunday schools. respectively. DR..
George +. Reed. president of Dickinson
college: DR.. William II. Crawford.
president of Allegheny college; DIR. Ed
win II. Hughes. president Of Depauw
university: DR.. w S. Lewis, president
of Morningside college, Iowa; DR.. II.
c. Jennings. book agent in Cincinnati:
Or. Claudius B. Spencer. editor of the
Central Christian Advocate Kansas
City. are also prominently named.
There are only three pastors prom
inently mentioned for bishop. These
ar Dr. W. A. Quale OF Chicago: DR..
Daniel Dorchester OF Christ church,
Pittsburg. the strongest church in
Methodism. and DR.. c. B. Mitchell. Of
/ Cleveland. Each of these pastors is
typical and successful representative.
A few presiding elders are named.
among them DR.. W. S Matthew Of San
Francisco.
I Il is probable that the election of
bishops will begin May IL the conse-
Grafton NJ those newly elected to take
place the following Sunday.
The districting of bishops for the en-
suing four wears will excite consider.
able discussion. some holding to the
conviction that bishop 10 have charge
of given territory for four years is
destroying the idea of general superin-
tendency: others that il is a waste Of
energy, money and time TO assign a
bishop located in Portland to the con-
ferences of China for one or two years,
or 10 a similar location in the Uniter
States.
The Publishing Houses.
The publishing institutions Of the
church will claim great prominence in
the conference. The commission ap-
pointed four years ago 10 readjust and
unity these establishments has not
been successful in planning for bet
ter condition OF things. for either
economy or utility. and what was plan
ned is regarded by some as transcend
ing the duties assigned. Hence there
may not be any change in present
methods or locations in any part Of
the country. The suggestion Of one
chief superintendent instead of two
coordinate agents AT New York and
two at Cincinnati as now prevails. does
not receive the most popular indorse-
ment. There has been sucn great sue.
cess. during the last four years espec-