. Christian herald and signs of our times . cles: to de-vour keen-edged swords without any in-jun- to them: to swallow red-hot ironbalis: to breathe flaming fire: to walk onthe surface of water; and to travelthrough the air. The Armenian Relief Fund. Previouslv acknowledged. »4«, — Mrs SE Bailv, Ji:C I Heacox. «i: lohn I^on. $2: Mr? Eet-tv A »nn. 25c.: Mrs E Pontius. 50c.: Ir>a renin. Si:-—. Bimrhamton. $1: Sunday School Class. Teiar-kana. S4: C M, Dover. $1: C E Soc. West Sunlmry,$: Friend. Melbourne, S15: Friend. ;hoth.$5;Red Fork Sunday School, —4aL #48, 44
. Christian herald and signs of our times . cles: to de-vour keen-edged swords without any in-jun- to them: to swallow red-hot ironbalis: to breathe flaming fire: to walk onthe surface of water; and to travelthrough the air. The Armenian Relief Fund. Previouslv acknowledged. »4«, — Mrs SE Bailv, Ji:C I Heacox. «i: lohn I^on. $2: Mr? Eet-tv A »nn. 25c.: Mrs E Pontius. 50c.: Ir>a renin. Si:-—. Bimrhamton. $1: Sunday School Class. Teiar-kana. S4: C M, Dover. $1: C E Soc. West Sunlmry,$: Friend. Melbourne, S15: Friend. ;hoth.$5;Red Fork Sunday School, —4aL #48, 446 THE CHRISTIAN HERALD AND SIGNS OF OUR TIMES. June io, $\ THE NEW A. M. E. BISHOPS. The African Methodist Episcopal Confer-ence Electa l>rs. Derrick, Armstrong, andKinl> tti the Bishopric. ^7 IKE their brethren of the MethodistEpiscopal Church, the ministersand delegates of the African? —^ Methodist Episcopal Conferencehave had the responsible duty ofchoosing from among themselvesthree men for the Bishopric. On this. KEV. W. B. DERRICK; page we give a portrait of the well-knownclergvman who was the first choice of theConference, Rev. W. B. Derrick, Itwas a significant and w ell-merited tributeto his many excellences that Dr. Derrickwas elected on the first ballot. Of the 319votes cast, 204 were given to him, forty-three more than were necessary to a Derrick is evidently a popular manamong his brethren, and he enters uponhis Episcopal duties with the the mostcordial wishes for the success of his new-career. The Conference had the advan-tage of knowinga good deal of the new bis-hop. Dr. Derrick has given it eight yearsof valuable and efficient service as Secre-tary of Missions, and prior to his electionin 1888, he was pastor of the large churchin Sullivan St., New York, and other im-portant churches. It is therefore into nonew or untried hands the Conference com-mits the responsibilities of the office of abishop. His brethren have recogn
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