The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-21
FORMER LOCAL
MINISTER IN
FARE WELL TALK
nrEREsrwG ACCOUNT OF PART.
ING ADDRESS OF BISHOP ED
WIN n. HUGHES IN MASsA-
CHUSETTS PAPER
Was Born and Raised IN This Vicinity
and Has Host OF Frtcnds-Saa1s
for France Soon.

Tho following interesting account OF,
an address by Bishop +. H. Hughes ap-
pears in the Maiden. Mass" News on
his farewell service before leaving Tor
New York preparatory TO GoinE 10
France to represent the Methodist Epla-
copal churches Of America:
Bishop Hughes was born at Mounds
willie and lived much Of his early life
in Wheeling, where he still has Il large
number Of friends. He is L graduate
Of Center school No member OF the
family now live here. but the bishops
nurse in childhood who was u valued
friend Of the family, still resides Mere,
and the bishop always keeps in COM
munication with her. His last visit TO
this city was TO see her last May.
His Official residence is Maiden. u
suburb OF Boston, Mass, whcro the fare
we'll meeting was held. In goodbye
letter to his former nurse, tho bishop
says: 81 must report at New York Sep
tcmber II. ! suppose that this means
that ] shall sail Wednesday or Thurs
day. They will not let ME nor anybody
else know the name OF tho steamer. nor
will they tell the precise time OF sail
, ing l am very we'll. save that the
treatment for typhoid aud para-typhold
have been bit hard on me. l am now.
however both VaccInated and inoculated
to the full Of extent or the Law. SO that
is done with
Bishop Hughes has two sons In tho
! American army in France. be goes TO
look after the interests Of the Meth
odist churches In the war zone and TO
assist with regard to chlplains and other
Religious work in the army. lie expects
TO be gone until next spring.
Prayers for Wilson
The bishop said he had always voted
for Republican fer President. but Il he
could have voted at the last election nc
should have voted for Wilson but could
not vote on account Of his change OF
residence. He said he prayed Tor the
President every day and hoped that eF-
cry ono would. Woodrow Wilson IS our
President and he is in hard place and
needs our prayers
Bishop hughes said that Americans
! had no prejudice against Germany DO
| fore the war. lie had crossed the con-
tiucut forty-two times IN the past few
. years and been in every state but three,
| and found no hostility 10 Germany. Eng
land was the traditional enemy OF the
l United States. But the Anglo-Sa1on
! sense OF fair play could not permit US
/ to tolerate German atrocities. peace
! loving people though We were.
We are more concerned about justice
! to AlSace and Lorraine than to secure
! q foo, OF extra land on this continent,
! said he. We are q thousand times moro
concerned about Belgium than in enrich
| lag ourselves by any great indemnity.
When he was in Germany the bishop
was Impressed by the number Of empty
churches. The Germans have been drift
| ing into materialism and from that into
miIitarisln.
! We wanted no patched UP peace, and
! he believed the kAiser had no monopoly
Of God. God bless our boys in Lor-
raine," he said as he referred to the
advance Of the American forces toward
Metz Bishop Hughes expressed abso-
lutte confluence IN Tho success OF the Al
lied cause.
After his address he said that no
would have On office in Paris, and that
he would be glad to use for the good
Of humanity any sums that might be en-
; trusted to them. IF q dozen soldier boys
come in TO see me after weeks IN tho
, trenches, ! want TO DO able to invite
them out to The best dinner that can
be bought in tho cafes on the boulerards.
and do not want TO do It on nickcls
and dimes either" This reference to
L good dinner for the boys was greeted
with generous applause
Bishop Ethefbcrt Talbot, Of Bethle-
hem, Pa, and Rev. w. w. Love. of Cam
bridge. Episcopal clerEymcn. were on the
platform during the address, and the
bishop was asked TO pronounce the benc-
dIction. He had been to Trinity church.
Boston. to preach the anniversary ser
mon to the 33d degree Masons. and.
learning that Bishop Hughes was To
speak. came out TO hear him. The two
bishops exchanged greetings before the
audience, and the Pennsylvania nrelatc
paid a generous compliment 10 Bishop
Hughes on his address--Aaldon (AasS.y
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