New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-30
CHURCH AND RELIGIOUS NEWS NOTES
eosso as to the Personnel of Prospective New Methods
wv Bishops
Bishops.

-. Methodist conferences to which
1m ~ this metropolitan district be-
..osterdav elected delegates to the
Ions conference meeting in Minneapolis
GEM who will I'm turn elect from six TO
IN @'', Methodist bishops Three min
te who are mentioned for these places
i''o'T Zoo in this city, and fourth until re
nov a.. was a Brooklyn pastor in the Bed
cenu! ,.,-ict Interest is keen among New
fo'u ,,o.bodists over the new bishops, and
'o," oysr a possible districtinG of them so
fSV - may be permanently resident In
thS' lev This movement for districted
M, ,n,s started with New York laymen.
=, admitted that four ministers are
a.oc.icallv certain TO be chosen bish-
no" ru,o If these live in this city. They
W che Rev. Or. Homer c. Stuntz' one OF
..crctaries Of the Board OF Foreign Mis-
and the Rev Or. r. J. Cooke. book
u. with Office IN the Book Concern
ee,s an Fifth avenue. The other two
.,a Roy DR.. David C. Downey, until a
time az pastor OF St Johns Church.
n-.oyIvn. and T. J. Mcconnell, president
=, De PAW University.
Others are mentioned IN connection with
40 high Office. and these include the Rev.
e Eckman. Of ST. Paul's Church.
west End avenue: Herbert Welch, pres
,s.,, Of Ohio Wesleyan University; Secre-
..-y Hingley Of the General Conference:
~. Pev. Dr. Charles e. Mitchell and w. o.
ssspnard. Of Chicago, and the Rev. DR..
n r Jennings. Of Cincinnati. II is uncer-
,,,r how many new bishops may be elected.
There will 10 six, and there may be as
many as ten.
The Rev Dr David G. Downey, an al
mos, certain bishop, is an Irishman by
,,rtb He was educated at Wesleyan Uni
v.rsi,y and was for many years pastor in
,bA New York East Conference. He is still
, member there, and was yesterday elected
a delegate in Nostrand Avenue Church. He
vas made a secretary Of the Board of Sun
5,v Schools which has headquarters in
rpicsgo Quite small Of stature, he has
won his way on his fire and zeal, especially
IN education His sunny Irish disposition
tss also helped lin.
The Roy. d.. Stuntz used 10 he a mission
o-v IN India. hut when the war with Spain
.nded ana there was a rush into Manila he
NJ
Nethodism very firmly there. He got &C
nvairted with President Taft there, then
Governor. and Mr. Taft has ever since
sounded his praises Methodism has been
rIsased at this and made Secretary Stuntz
leader ir missionary work at home. Now
4, Is certain 10 make him "a bishop. He is
pennsylvanian by birth and education
President Mcconnell Of De Paw has held
his position only a short time and IS quite
roung IN years. He is an Ohio man. edu-
Gated Al Ohio Wesleyan, and has been at
De Pauw only about three years. The Rev
Or Cooke is New Yorker, but has spent
much Of his time since ordination in Ten
anesseo and the South and Southwest. He is
one Of the best known characters In Amerl-
can Metrodism. His place as book editor
tffnss him into touch with literature, with
people and with politics. Of which Metho-
dsm has Il little at times.
The matter Of districtins bishops. started
nv New Workers, is not attracting so much
attention as is that of limiting the pastoral
time 10 three wears. For reasons OF the
ministers and Of the people this change Is
desired nv many. The argument in favor OF
districted bishops is that the general sys-
TEN. such as now prevails leaves bishops
no fields with which they are directly &C
uusir'ed. and leaves fields without heads.
Tn sentiment ~ the New York confer
efcas is said 10 be strongly with the POSI-
tifD Of the laVmen.