Evening journal., 1916-04-29
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dent of Drew Theological Seminary.
Madison, n. J. Dr. Triple has receiv-
ed votes at the last two Quadrennial
conferences.
Perhaps the next most talked OF man
for bishop is the Rev. DIR. Thomas Mich
olson, of New York, secretary of the
Methodist Board OF Education. lie has
held this position for the last eight
years.
AZ peckskill. y. y. when the New
y Nork Conference was in annual session,
DIR. ripplc, Dr. Nicholson anN the Rev,
DIR. James Poscoc Day, chancellor of
Syracuse University, sat at the same
dinner table II was a matter of COM
mcnt that there were present two pos
sihle bishops elect. aud bishop who
was elected hut mover cCnsecratcd. DR.
Day is the only living man in the his
tory OF Methodism ever elected TO the
bi~hopric who refused the honor The
only other man who ever refused the
hishopric was the late Rev. DR.. Nilbcr
a.
dent of Wesleyan University.
Another candidate for bishop IS the
Rev. DR. Franklin Hamilton, chancel-
lor Of the American Methodist Uni
vorsity, az Washington. ID. c. lie is
a brother OF Bishop John W. Hamil-
ton, of Boston. who has just retired.
The Rev DR. l.. J. Birney. dean
OF the Boston Methodist School Of
! Theology. is said to have his hat in
] the ring.
DIR. DoWney Also In Field.
Another clergyman who stands an
/ excellent chance. IL is believed. is the
Rev. Dr. David r. Downey. book edi-
/ tor Of the Methodist denomination.
Dir. Downoy just missed election az
| the Minneapolis convention. Before
/ being chosen book editor Dr. Downey
was secretary for Sunday schools.
Among the pastor being advocated
for bishop are the Rev. Or. Andrew
/ Gnlies. pastor Of Hennepn Avenue
! Church. Minneapolis His salary is
$500 larger than that Of any other
/. pastor and as large as the bishops
salaries
/ Other Pastors Named.
I other pastors who are possibilities
are the Rev. Dr. Charles p. Mitchell
of st. James Church, Chicago; the
Rev. DR.. Matt S. Hughes. of Pasadena
Cal, a brother of Bishop Edwin f.
Hughes Of San Francisco. and the
Rev. DR.. Charles Wesley Burns, OF
Germantown, Pa.
The Rev DR.. Bertrand S. Triple, pas
tor of the American Methodist Church
i'm Rome. may be made Bishop fol
Southern Europe. He is at present In
this country. DR., Ezra S. Triple il
. his brother. DR.. b. S. Triple som'
time ago bought property in Rome anC
. is now erecting buildings for a Metho
. dist theological seminary there.
War Affects situation.
The war has made a dividing lin
in Europe for MethOdism as well a
other communiOns. At present tn
! only Methodist bishop for the Cont
nent is the Rev. DR. John l.. Nuelsor
whose official residence is at Zuric
Switzerland.
, other bishops timber at home ma
! be the Rev. DR.. William T. Oldhal
/. and the Rev. DR.. Frank Mason Nortl
both secretaries OF the Board OF Fol
' eign Missions. this city; the Rev. d
p, / Herbert Welch, OF Ohio Wesleya
University; the Rev. A. W. Leonar'
pastor of the First Church. Seattle
Wash: the Rev. DR.. G.. +. Locke. q
Los Angeles. and the Rev. DR.. Clai
ence True Wilson. OF Topeka. Kan
. secretary of the Methodist Temper
ance Board
The two bishops at home who au
tomatically retire at Saratoga becaus
OF their ages are Bishop Earl Gran
son. Of Washington. ID. c.. and Bisho
John W. Hamilton. OF Boston. TIL
Methodist law is that bishops must b
retired at the conference nearest thei
seventeen birthday. Biship Cransto
just missed retirement at MinneaI
o oils.
e Missionary bishops who will be r
e tired are Bishop Merriman C. Harr.
D OF Japan, and Bishop Joseph c. Har
2 zei, Of Africa.
70 Bishops who have died during th
O. uuadrennium are The rev. DIR. Char,'
e W. Smith. the Rev Dr David 7
- Moore, who was retired. the Rev. ID
- David Mcintyre and Bishop LuccOc
10 There is a proposition under consi
b. Grafton to change the method of Epi
copal oversight in Africa TO say
q money and time The bishop for sOut
ern Europe. II there is one. may I
made bishop for Africa also.
Just where each bishop will be a
signed for the next four years is
vital subject to Methodists. Intere
centers about who will be sent
. Washington as the successor to BishC
I, Cranston, Washington and New YoI
y are the most desired locations.
u II Is believed the Washington plum
70 will 20 either to Bishop Luther
+ Wilson OF New York or Bishop w
n liam Fraser Mcdowell Of Chicago.