, 1880-05-09
An Exciting Day in the Method
ist Conference at Cincin.
natl.
The Work Of the Cape May Commits
sion Discussed and Passed
-. Upon,
AND the Conference Decides that the
Agreement Arrived 1t Is
Final.
Southern Baptists-The Woman's For
eign Mission Society.
THE METHODIsTs.

] THE METHODIsTS.
Special Dtspatch to Ths Chicago Tribune.
CINCINNATI, O., May 8.-Among the visitors to
the Conference this morning, were the frater-
nal delegntes from the English aud Irish Wos-
leyan Conferences, and Bishops Daggot and
McT1ere, Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
| South
Bishop Simpson presided this morning. and It
| was well there was one Of such rure ability in
the chair. The proceedings opened quietly
enough and through nearly an hour moved on
with call for memorials and petitions. Under
this call were considered lay delegation In the
Annual Conferences, tho proper disposition Of
the proceeds Of tho Book Concern. and the ad-
Visibility or otherwise OF countennncing Con-
ference or other evangelsts.
DR.. Hughes, OF Cincinnati, presented a memo
rial complaining OF the action of q Bishop IN
changing pnstor Of a church in Columbia
year or more ago, whereby great damage was
wrought Referred to tho Committee On the
Episcopacy.
DR.. Walden, of the same Conference, pre-
seuted u memoriul requesting the General Ton
ference to provide authority for the organlza-
tion Of home or city missionary work with pro-
posed plan, and by the same, on behalf Of his
Conference.
Resolutions were adopted declaring the judy
| ment OF tho Conference that no change Of the
restrictive rule on the Epscopaoy is necessary
to giyo the Annual Conference power to deter
mine the number OF districts within its bounds.
Germany and Switzerland Conference wanted
'''''' >'''1' AN nonru , p's! W. sorr
N-n - "sD 'oo.n'
| the report OF tho Commission ordered
by tho last General Conference "to adj
just all existing difficulties" between this Church
~. ~. ..,s s11' , 80, y. Ao
w., u'sas'a. ua peen .,s ~ ou.n'us
quarters during yesterday anu THIS morning, 30
| that the scene OF unusual interest, not to say
s,,rnr1ea Gon clinton n EHs,r raof, tho re.
o. w.. Is.t 1oa - - .aA sau 1s .a
Phelps moved to take up the case Ut tho church
and parsonage OF Hilsboro Circuit, Louden
County, Va. The potux Of order was at onco
aoe tnaa t1a "ulh % W ane ~, .I m.s aaal'
ana nor son]ect 70 rer1ow " tae conference s
hon, saving that though he and hls colleagues
Wese G!ear!y u t1e op1U III ~ sast sng "oaA " tne
eu,sston "as & i,n1l, fns' yGS - ~ ptGaus ~
lianentary order, decide It's own case: He then
eu1eu .at ~ ~ usSGussIou !sn & " ane h ~ . Ing
case %omta ne -, ~ thav
would reopen the case or regard the action of
the Commission US tinal. This ruling hud to be
repeated several times, rs tho matter was dur
inr the debate frequently
@-" repv r1rrr r.rorrr
,,r pha,ns nrocaedod a. +ha nav ,,na md
M neps p1Gceeagu ~ ne 4sa aew ~, .h ae 4n9 4t
!nrougn sesera! LET .sdea ~ saom tnA!
the drsn oon 10 f Sstnry
aud church property It had quite tsanscended
~ autnotty, ana .neseao.e ~ @ .nas 0enefaA 1on
1crcnGe snoule M pas upon 1ts d murk' ,,,,4,o,
Mr. fLace, " oattHnote. onerc1 !ssoIua.on o
SAYING the Commission hau excecaed its power
IN assum'nY u se.t.e quessuus o. gu nlstus} ao a
RIopesty. my ln5 & W. ~ G1Iu ~ an ano eno
btsnop Ptomptly raeu II t oue 81 oraer:
Gugnt t9 @ Do s,au isa olnh J.; tne sdt
t aelrGu ~ Lay t pSo t Ennri ~ GFn vi H.
reaoluuon ~ VI fne % .nss usnueaa - H1;i ~
stfuGt.nR " US @ nasnups " Appunl si, n
CONSISTING ~ NV Per Pets iI,t1a rnE,1;ein d
fWo tayneh- Sh neet sinr dat+ tIhaniss III n;ss.n
is, i1u trG cnurn ~ @ ~ n. !he ohst M eiaa 1
Formal fraYnrnjrv
Dr.. Br,lsh. OF Texas, hoped there would be ex-
trcmc care taken in this discussion not to say
anything that would tear open the sores that
are in process Of healing Lately he had met iu
public place prominent member Of tho
Church South. who said, why not formal