Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-05-06
METHODIST CONFERENCES.
A Petition that Women be Ad-
mitted to Preach, and Or
dained as DeacOns.

CINCINNATI, May 5.-Bishop Merrill
presided at the General Conference TO.
day. Reports at some length we're made
by the iraternal delegates appointed by
the last Conference to visit the General
Conference OF the NJ. +. Church South,
and the West Wesleyan connection IN
America. The roll was then called Tor
petitions and memorials, and q large
number were received and appropriately
referred. Among them were anumber
asking that women b. licensed 10 preach,
and that they be ordained a. deacons.
On the call OF the roll for resolutions,
DIR. Smart offered preamble and reso.
lutions concerning the administration Of
the book concern. In the preamble he
charged that book agents have not FOL.
lowed the requirements OF the Confer
ence, by dividing the profits for the sup
port ot superanuated preachers, and the
resolutions directed the Committee on
Book Concern to inquire into the mat
ter.
Conference oossip.
Mr.. Smart, Of Michigan. is u smart
speaker, and those VINO know him well
say the General Conference would do q
smart thing 10 elect him Bishop. lie is
Michigan's candidate for the Episcopacy.
The hopeful aspirants Tor Office are 10
be kept another week ia suspense. The
struggle begins one week from to-day.
Willard +. Mallalien ls New England's =
candidate for Bishop.
DIR. 9. II. Fowler il said " be DR..
Buckley's candidate Tor the Episcopacy.
The first meeting Of the representa-.
tives 10 arrange for an Ecume nical Metho-
dist Council will meet in 81. Pauls
Church tomorrow afternoon.
Hon. John L. Goodwin, MD, the lay
delegate 10 the General Conference,
whose death took place at Brookyille,
Indiana, by the hand of an insane
brother, on Monday May 5, 1850, was
born in Franklin county, Indiana. Tie
WAS educated at Indiana Asbury Uni.
versity, having been elected by the
Southeast Indiana Conference.
Among the very important acts Of the
General Conference will be those look
ing to grand Ecumenical Council of the
various branches oi Methodlsm through
out the world. Some oi these branches
will have representatives at the prclimi-
nary conference meeting. Among those
already in the city is the Rev. j. H..
Dewart, representative from the Meth.
odist Church Of Canada, who arrived
last evening. Mr.. Dewart is one Of the
leading Mclhodisls Of Canada. He Is n
gentleman Of much literary ability,
has written several books on theo-
logical subjects, is a somewhat dlstin-
guished poet, aud has for twelve or
fifteen years been editor OF the Christian
Guardian, the leading Methodist paper
oi Canada. lie has several times been
elected President Of the Canada Confer
ence, and has been delegated 10y that
body to represent II in the British Wes'
leyan Conference, that oi itself badge
Of distinction. lie is one OF the marked
men Of Canada, and attracts attention
wherever seen and heard. In person
he is tall, spare, OF fine appearance. Tie
is an impressive speaker, is cold, logical
and intellectual. aud is especially j lisiin.
guished for his searching wit, and apt
ness in rrpartee. His address heiorc
the General Conference will doubtless
br highly entertaining