Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-05
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BLAINE LEADS IN GEORGIA,
METHODIST GENERAL CONFERENCE.
A Political Discussion.
THE ExTRsDITIoN QUESTION.
ItsE METHODIST GENERAL cox.
FERENCE.
A Political Topic Discussd Lively
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BALTIMORE, May 5.-BiShop Bowman pre-
SIDED at the opening of the conference this
morning. Committees were announced on
correspondence, American bible society,
temperance, expenses of the general confer
ence, pastoral address. religious CORPORA
lions, on propTiety OF revising the hymn
book, and on new charters for benevolent in
situations. The resolutions of j. ri. Wilbur
OF oregon, offered yesterday, relative to the
TRANSFER OF THE INDIAN SERVICE
IN he War department, were taken ND, and
Mr.. Wilbur advocated the passage of tue res
ClutiolS. Or. j. Il. Newman sent TO the sec
retaTy'S desk aud had read the bill recently
raised by the House OF r. representatives.. for
The Information Of the conference. Judge
Lawrence, member OF Congress- from Ohio
and delegate in the conference, sketched
the history oil the Indian service, and held
that the present policy had put an eud TO
indlan wars and elevated the condition of
Inc lndlars. Now IL was proposed by the
dominant party in the House OF Representa-
uves 10 abandon this policy OF peace, clvIlI-
ZatiCn and christianity.
THE DOMINANT PARTY IN THE HOI Sc
cared very little about either civilization or
Christianity. daughter Neither was ma
terial 10 its success. If this general confer
eBce. representing a million aud half OF
people, shall send committee Offve 10 the
Ser ate, its voice would be heard and re-
Spected, and the bill would not pass, for
there was some regard for Christianity and
civilization at that end of the Capitol. APP
plauSe The President was not a Methodist
hlmSelT, but his wife was, AMI she could ap.
peal 10 him in behalf of the peace policy
which he rad inauguTaied. Judge Cooley. OF
Iowa, end General Clinton Il. Fisk. OF st.
Louis conference, expressed regret that pa-
itical issues or personal references should
nave been made, which was also the pnmiS-
taxable sentiment OF the conference. The
resolutions were then referred 10 a special
cOnmitte of five.
TIE SOUTHERN NETHoDIsTs.
The roll of conferences was called for petit
tons, reports and papers. Albert s. Hunt
submitted the report OF the fraternal delega-
ton 10 the conference OF the Methodist
church south, assembled at Louisville IN
May, lsI4, detailing the events OF their visit
and reception by that body, which was OF
the most Kind and Christian character. The
report concludes: Thus terminated our ser
vice as Your representatives To the genera!
conference of the Methodist Episcopal church
south. 1t was our al N to discharge the high
trust committed 10 us in truth and in love
There is reason to anticipate the presence
among us at an early day of distinguished
representatives OF the Methodist Episcopal
church south, who have been appointed 10
respond 10 our greetings. May grsa. grace
rest upon each OF them. Especially would
we commend 10 the terdeT pIot ection OF our
heavenly rather the patriarch IN Nicholson,
the Rev. LovIck Pierce, ID. D, wnO is the
the speedy coming OF the time Whe: or In
tercourse with this sister church shall be
utterly free from 'uncharitabe strife, when
the love OF Him who died for us, working
nightly IN all our hearts, shall prove the
solvent 81 ell our misunderstanding when,
as the oftSIIing or common Me.hOdlsijC
TaTeni8Ee, we snail bend all our energies in
concoIdant efforts 10 conquer the world FOR
Christ.
lsigned) Albert 5. Hunt. Chas H. Fowler,
Clinton =. FISK.
The report was adopted. \ vote Of thanks
was passed 10 the delegation for the faithful
manner IN v hich they had discharged their
trust.