Show The Methodists I NEW YORK May 11 Bishop Bowman Bow-man presided at the Methodist Episcopal Episco-pal today ir Elbert R Dett criticised members who read newspapors during prayer and Bishop Bowman did the same There to be a sensation when Bishop Taylors report re-port of his work in Africa is made He says his labors have been successful while his opponents claim that it ha been a failure Ono of the African missionaries named Davenport arrived yesterday and he will testify that the work has been far from successful Bishop Turner will present his report tomorrow and an effort will be made to refer it to the committee on episcopacy episco-pacy but the majority will vote to send it to the committee on missions Oregon conference presented a paper asking for the establishment of a Norwegian Nor-wegian and Swedish annual conference on the Pacific Coast which was referreJ to the proper committee |