OBITUARY.

Evening Star, Issue 14931, 18 July 1912, Page 6

OBITUARY.

TWO PROMINENT WESLEYANS. Prets Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, July 17. (Received July 18, at 9.55 a.m.) The death is announced of Rev. T. Bowman Stephenson, 8.A., D.D., LLD., founder and hon. principal of the Children's Home, at the age of 72. [Rev. T. B. Stephenson was the son of a Wesleyan Methodist minister, and was born at Newcastle in December, 1839. After completing Ms education at London University, ho entered the Wesleyan Methodist ministry, in which ho labored from 1860-69, and" in 1891 he attained the highest honor in the Methodist connexion, being president of the Wesley an Methodist Conference. In that year he was also president at the (Ecumenical Methodist Conferences nt Washington, U.S.A., and in 1901 he filled the same position at the London (Ecumenical Conferences. From 1873 to 1876 his interest in children was exemplified by his work as a member of the London School Board, but he was beet known in connection with his Children's Homo movement. He was also the author of several works, chiefly of a devotional character. ] LONDON, July 17. Rev. Henry John Pope, D.D., passed awny at the age of 76, [Rev. Dr Pope was born in Cambridge in February, 1836, and entered the Wesleyan Methodist ministry in 1858. He- was secretary of the Chapel Committee from 1876-1897. when he became general secretary of the Home Missions, and his interest in mission work led to him being a vicepresident of the British and Foreign Bible Society, and clerical treasurer of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society. He also had held the high position of president of the Wesleyan 'Methodist Conference, his year of office being in 1893. His connection with sectarian education was widespread. He was at different times Governor of the Leys School, Cambridge ; of the Rydal Mount School, Oolwyn Bay; and of the Girls' School, Chiselhurst, Kent; besides being a member of the Board of Management for the Wesleyan secondary schools.]