Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-29
NEW BISHOP GIVEN
FORMAL RECEPTION
REV. E. H. HUGHES WARMLY
WELCOMED
Says Los Angeles Should Be Given
Episcopal Residence at Next GEN.
eraI -Bishoprics
Far Apart

Bishop E. H. Hughes was formally
welcomed to Southern California py
the members of the Methodist denom-
nation with a reception last evening
in the First Methodist church given
under the auspices of the Los Angeles
Methodist Social union. A large audi
ence assembled to hear the address
of the new bishop of California and to
meet him after the program.
w. E. Cronemiller, president of the
union, presided, and Rev. A. w. Ad-
kinson, district superintendent, intro
duced the bishop.
| Bishop Hughes, although he has re-
sided in California less than one year
only having been elected to the episco-
pal office at the last general confer
ence, is an enthusiastic booster for
Southern California and at the out
set of his address last night won the
hearts of his audience by saying that
in his estimation Los Angeles should
be given an episcopal residence at
the next general conference.
Bishop Hughes spoke at length OF
distances on the Pacific coast, saying
that in New England the bishops are
stationed within from two to seven
hours travel from each other, while
from his episcopal residence in San
Francisco the nearest bishop to the
north was 800 miles, while 140O miles
to the east found the nearest bishop.
Bishop Hughes spoke enthusiastically
of the great advantages for work i'll
Southern California, and said that he
received applications from eastern
clergymen daily asking to come to Cali
fornia, while he had not yet received
one asking to he sent east
On the San Francisco situation the
bishop spoke encouragingly, saying
that a great civic conscience had been
awakened in the city that would not
soon die out.
Fighting Grafters
"Our fight on the grafters is unceas-
ing" said the bishop. "There is a ire
mendous and new moral passion in
San Francisco, and, even if we do not
land one of the upper ten of the graft
ers in prison, we have aroused a new
feeling. Eugene Schmitz has carried
heavy penalty, and 1 am glad to say
that my name cannot be coupled with
his. Abe Ruef, too, is in a bad fix and,
even though he may not go to San
Quentin, he will carry heavy penalty.
This spirit has gone all over the Pa
cific coast, and, if / am not mistaken,
you had a touch of it a few months
ago.
During all our graft prosecution
there has not been the name of a sim
gle member of the Methodist church
mentioned or smirched. Our people
have come out unscathed."
Bishop Hughes said that in the whole
city of San Francisco Methodism was
not as strong numerically as the First
Methodist church Of Los Angeles, al
though $4,000 are paid out annually
as salaries for the ministerial sup
port.
At the close of the address of Bishop
Hughes the nominating committee,
composed of s. P. Milford, w. S. AL
len and w G. Cline, proposed the fol-
lowing nominations. which were adopt
ed w. L. Cleveland, Boyle Heights
church. president; Frank Heron, Uni
versity church, vice president M. L.
Godfrey First church, secretary; R.
r. Goode, Epworth church, treasurer.
Bishop Hughes will preach Sunday
morning in the First Methodist church,
and in the evening at the University
church. Yesterday morning he ad-
dressed the students at the University
of Southern California.