Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-06

rlergSmen Of the city p.iid Ioih"S'
night al Il reception In his honor IN the
church which he served as minister Tor
the past ten years. The vast assemplaSe
of people OF all denominations that filled
the church auditorium and later crowded
around him 70 shake his hand testified
70 the esteem In which he is held In the
community.
Bishop Earl Cranston. resident Bishop
Of Washington presided. and the speak
ers were Mr. Thomas II Anderson. JUS
tee OF the District Supreme Court: Rev
nv Donald G. Macleod. pastor OF tire
First PRESBYTERIAN Church: Mrs. w. r
Tucker representing Mrs. John y 10
can. Rev, J. ". r. Sumwalt District
suaerfnterdent: Mai II. \. Hall. lay
delegate 70 tho Methodist General con-
ference from Washington: Mrs Ira La
Fatra Of South America. Rev }. {. \lch-
olson district sunerintendent of Baitl-
move To these Bishop Bristol responded
fee,ingly declaring that his 10Y in the
honor conferred on him was tinged with
the sorrow in leaving this city and the
local church. A reception followed the
speaking.
one Of the impressive features of the
service came near its close when about
TWENTY-FIVE gray-haired members OF 1he
G A. r Tired IN front of the pulpit. IN
which sat BiSrnn Bristol. and. through
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IN American flag Following that Mrs.
Bristol was called to the pulpit ard pre-
serteG with a handsome travelling bag
..tiilled with the love If har friends here
ii was explained and with bouquet OF
I'd roses ny the Ladies Association
tl7~oirph Mrs Miranda Tullock
BESIDES the speakers amons those or
prominence present were w. P. Thirkie'd.
n~eeident Of Howard University: Dr. W.
I. Davidson. secretary Of tho American
,1,Dn
the Police Court: D, II. Haywood SUI
rerinterdent OF Methodist missions in
Porto Rico: DIR. ". c. Gallagher. suner-
intendent of Sibley Hospital and Rust
Hall: Rev. Hugh Johnson. secretary or
he Woman's College Baltimore: Rev.
". l.. Mcdowell. district superintendent
Of Baltimore: Rev. Wallace Radcliffe.
pastor Of the New York Avenue Presby-
tArian Church: DR.. E. Hez Sven presi-
ient of the Columbia Association OF Bap-
list Churches: Rev J. +. Gilbert. seere
tarv of the American Society of Rel
lious Education: Rev. s. H. Greene. vice
president of the Northern Baptist Con-
ranticn and pastor OF calvary Baplls.
church: Rev. c. E. Guthrie. pastor or
Hamline NJ. f Church: Rev. Robert NJ.
Moore. pastor of Foundry NJ f. Church:
Pew. J. J. Muir pastor of Temple Baptist
church: L. L. Derrick. eXDresdent of
he Washington District E.pworth League
\ IT Ames. DIR. Henry Baker. DIR. Ken
ard Kiresman. Judge 4. b. Lynch ana
George Gray.
Vice President Fairbanks was expected
20 be the first speaker but Bishop Gran
ston announced that he was unable to be
present
Hes busy out west stated the bishop.
and the laughter that followed indicated
that the audience had an mixing OF
what that business is.
Judge Anderson the first speaker, point
ed out that after the first twenty years or
Us existence the gregation met in the
church for a reception to its pastor. Rev.
DIR. Newman. to celebrate his election to
the bishopric. and at the completion or
the second twenty years or its existence
X met again to celebrate the elevation OF
another pastor, DR.. Bristol, to the episco-
pate.
1.-The delegates OF the Methodist Episco-
pal Church placed their seal of approval
on his spotless ministerial life. he added
In closing he stated that BfshOp Brlstol
would carry away with him the pest
wishes of the Metropolitan congregation.
DR. Macleod of the First Presbyterian
Church said:
Il know that am speaking not alone
for myself and for the First Presbyterian
Church. of which I have the honor anu
privilege to be pastor. but also for all the
Presbyterian ministers and lafty of Wash
ington in extending greetings tonight 10
Bishop Bristol as the recipient OF the
highest confidence and honor III the gift
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Of America. and also to the Metropollton
Methodist Church for being highly favored
for nearly ten years with the services or
minister SO eminently worthy of the conf-
dence and honor reposed In him and SO
peculiarly capa BILE of discharging the du-
ties and responsibilities of the high and
sacred Office of bishop.
While the glaring, blazing searchlight
of multi-million eyes were focused upon a
little band of men in Baltimore there was
a
more they turned the searchlight upon
DIR. Bristol the more attractive and de-
sirable he would become: the more they
tried and tested him the larger and more
heroic would he appear. He came out of
the crisis unsecured. triumphant. with a
larger impression of his talent and char
acter made upon the heart OF his church. :
Mrs. w. +. Tucker, daughter of Mrs.
John A. Logan. read the congratulations
of her mother 10 Bishop Bristol
District Supt. Sumwalt, who followed.
declared that he represented Bishop Bris-
tots ellowworkers i'll the ministry OF
the Baltimore conference.
But We are here. not to pay homage to
the title but to the man he declared.
and the applause indicated that he had
expressed the sentiments of those present.
''One man is responsible for the election
of Frank NJ Bristol as bishop declared
Mai H. A. Hail. Il will tell you who IL
was. Out in the west there was a Sun
day school teacher. and he was interested
IN a certain revival which his church was
going 10 have. And one day he met a
drug clerk on the street. He put his arm
around that drug clerk and he said:
: Frank. / want you TO come up TO the
service tonight And Frank went. and
nc went To others and was converted.
And now that Frank is a bishop
Mrs. LaFetra declared that the Meth
odist Church was going to be proud that
il sent Bishop Bristol to South America.
District Supt. Nicholson. member of the
general conference which elected Bishop
Bristol. declared that the life of every
candidate for the bishopric was under
scrutiny during the election and that was
why Bishop Bristol was chosen for the
high honor
After expressing his appreciation of the
kind words voiced for him, Bishop Bristol
remarked that at the Sunday service fol-
lowing the election OF DIR. Newman. pas
tor of Metropolitan Church. To the bish-
oprc twenty years ago, Re was present.
Then | never dreamed of being pas
tor of the great Metropolitan Church and
never dreamed 81 ever being a bishop.
he said lie also brought out the inter
esting fact that the local church is the
only one in MethodSm two pastors of
which have been called directly from its
pulpit to the epiScopate.
Il feel grateful 10 the city of Wash
ington and to all the churches here, who
have treated me so WELL he declared.
And l feel grateful to the press of
tie city of Washington. They have never
said anything but the kinGest words re-
garding me. The press seem TO have had
a brotherly heart, in mentioning me in
any way and l wish TO publicly &C
knowledge my gratitude
Regarding his assignment to South
America where he will be the only
Methodist bishop in charge of whole