The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-17
BISHOP LEETE
Will. ATTEND
CHURCH Meet
Methodist Bishops viii Con-
vene Next Month in
Washington.

Bishop William Fraser Mcdowell,
resident bishop Washington, D. c..
of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
In announcing today the program of
the meeting OF the board Of bishops
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
at Foundry Church, Washington,
May 4-10, said:
"This meeting Of the board OF
bishops will be outstanding and
significant in the fact that the en-
tire membership of the board of
bishops will be present, not only
from the United States, but In
Guiding the bishops from foreign
lands"
DR.. Frederick Brown Harris, the
pastor, and Or. J. Phelps Hand
Superintendent of Washington dis
trict. are assisting Bishop Mcdowell
in the details OF the program
The general conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church meets
once every four years and at its last
meeting in May 1924, at Springfield,
Mass. the board of bishops voted to
hold a meeting OF its entire mem
bership OF bishops about the middle
of the quadrennial, so that the
bishops could elect one of their num-
Der to prepare and read the Bishops
address to the general conference
which will meet in May, 1929. The
most emphatic note to be stressed
at the Washington meeting will be
the reports and the series of meet
inss with addresses from the
bishops overseas. These bishops are
returning after making extensive
surveys and will report on the re-
ligious, social moral and economic
conditions OF the nation In which
thew represent the Methodist Epis-
copal Church.
Social Session
ION Tuesday. May - said Bishop
Mcdowell "the Washington Metho
dist Social Union will give a ban
quet and welcome to the bishops.
At this banquet two or three of the
bishops will briefly respond to the
words of welcome. On Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday evenings there
will be public meetings with bish
ops from tho States present and the
bishods from foreign lands speaking.
The bishops will report for Eastern
Asia, Southern Asia, Latin America
and Africa"
ut Is possible" said the bishop,
that one night also will be given
to Europe. No such presentation OF
the work of Methodism in foreign
lands has ever been presented.
At these meetings prominent pub
lie and government officials will be
asked to preside. This program is
practically arranged and will be an
nounced later. These bishops will
give a complete report of the state
Of Christianity in those countries
and the general condition in the
countries themselves.
On Thursday. April 6, at 1880
noon, President and Mrs. Coolidge
will receive the bishops and their
wives at the White House. Bishop
Berry, the senior bishop Of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church will present
brief address to the President from
the Board of Bishops and the Presi.
dent will respond
This is following a former prece-
dent when Bishops Cooke and AS
bury called on Gen. George Wash.
ington when President. Their ad.
dresses to the President and Presi.
dent Wsshington's reply were pub
lished and are preservey by Meth
odists. All addresses to Presidents
and Presidents replies since have
been carefully preserved in the files
Of Methodists.
A special feature by the bishops
Will be pilgrimage to the AS.
bury statue on Sixteenth st. Also
to the American University. and
possibly to the grave of William
Waters, the first native itinerant
preacher A wreath will be placed
on the statue Of Asbury by the
bishops
Foreign Bishops Here