New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
DR.. BUCKLEY W|THDRAWS
Methodist Bishop Maker" Re-
tires from Active Service.
CHURCH EDITOR 81 YEARS
Conference Adopts Scheme OF
Retiring Each Bishop when
70 Years Old

! Minneapolis. May 27.--The Rev Dr.
James NJ. Buckley, of New York. known
in the Methodist Episcopal Church as the
bishop maker" and for thirty-tWo years
editor of THE Christian Advocate ON
| cial organ Of the denomination. withdrew
| from active service to-day. This an
nounCement was made in the General
| Conference of the Church now in session
| here.
/ DIR. Bucllley's action was not uneNpect-
/ ed. as for the last week there has been
! considerable talk among the delegates as
to his reelection az editor. lie was first
| elected TO his office at the conference in
which Dr Henry w Warren dean of the
| bishops. was consecrated. thirty-two years
ago.
The following editors Of Church rapers
We're elected tonight:
Methodist Review" NJ '. Kelly, Nc"
York; Christian Advocate" 6. p. Eek
man, New York: Sunday sCnool publica-
lions. }. r. Mcfarland. New York: "Ep-
worth Herald" u. Brumnit, chicago
Western Christian Advocate Levi Gil
bert, Cincnnati; Northwestern Christian
Advocate" +. r. Earring, Cincinnati; Cen
tTsi Ghrstian AavocatG; - , TnGgGGr
k kITSSs Cy NO. Wa iiaeS'*H ptsburg%
! Southwestern Christian Advocate, r. F.
Jones. negro. New Orleans; 'Pacln'
Christian Advocate r. J.. hughes. iori-
land. ore. "Christlichc APOLOGIZE" \. j.
Mast. Cincinnati; Klaus und Herd ana
German Sunday school publications. a. J.
Rucher. CINCINNATI; "Caitfol nia thrlSti,an
Methodist Advocate Journal !. J. Man
ker. Athens, Tenn.
The conference agreed to-day 10 ad-
jiourn sine die on Wednesday
The resignation of ". T. Oldham, mis-
sionary bishop Of India. to take a place
on the board of foreign missions, was
accepted. \ new bishop may not u" elect
ed. the work in India being redistricted
The proposed formation of Joint an
nual conference. in order to give laymen
representation in such bodies was re-
jected.
The conference adopted to-da, 'h" plan
OF making automatic the retirement OF
each bishop at the general conference near
est his seventy-third birthday.
The Rev. Or. James NJ. Buckley has won
the reputation OF being one of the most
versatile men in the Methodist ministry.
lie possesses remarkable nucncy a. talk
err both in and out Of tn" pulpit and is
quite as ready with his pen. He has been
a frequent contributor to the periodical
press Of the Church. and has published
several volumes He is also popular as
lecturer
ON tho amusement question. Just now
prominently before the public again. u.
Buckley has occupied the old-fashioncd
orthodox ground. though in other respects
his views have tended toward llberaity.
Dr 81 ckl"y is native Of Railway. y. j..
where he was born in 1886. He Was odu-
Gated at Pennington Seminary and Wes-
lcyan University He entered the ministry
in 1873. and only left the pulpit To accept in
1850 the Office OF editor Of The Christian
Advocate" from which he now rctires. Be
fore that he held several charges I'm th!s
city and Brooklyn. He is president Of the
Board OF Foreign Missions OF the M"tho-
dist Episcopal Church and OF the Mctho-
dist Hospital In Brooklyn.
DR. Buckley Is on record az opposed 10
woman suffrage. Three years ago he pub
lished n book on the subject. entitled The
Wrong and Peril Of Woman Suffrage" Ills
influence in the councils Of his Church won
him the title If Bishop maker on which
he prides himself. declaring on mo,c than
one occasion that he considered being in
position to make bishops greater honor
than being bishop.
Baltimore. May Eth" final sessions to-
day OF the twenty-hrst General Conference
Of the Methodist Protestant Church wcr"
occupied with the appointment of special
committees the election Of church boards
ana their secretaries and the adoption Of
bclated reports ana recommendations.
The conference voted 10 consolidate the
New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania
conferences into the Eastern Conference.
ana to merge the Texas and Central Texas
conferences.
The report Of the Sabbath observance
committee which was adopted disapproycd
Of Sunday newspapers sunday excursions
and all forms Of labor and amusement on
the Sabbath