, 1880-05-18
CHURCH COUNCILS.
Anti.High Episcopacy Day in
the Conference at Gin.
cinnati.
Al1ocates Of the Election OF n Colorcl
Bishop Pushing Tl,cir
Cause.
The Temperance Women Nuke an
Unsuccessful Apple for a
Hoa,1ag.

unsuccesstul Application for a
Hon,iag.
GENERAL CONFERENCEs
spfed' Depdtsh TO 7hs Chicago 7>tbMnt.,
ClSctNHATf. O., MAY 1T--fn tho Methodist
Eptseopnl Conference, DR.. Cummings, Of Phil
a'lclpha, conducted the opening devotional cx-
erciaes thie morning. a1a throughout tho session.
Bishop Wiley occupied tho chair. ,
It was. OIL motion ct Dr. hnnahan, decided
TINT hcrenftor tho Conferences be not
chllca Tor moMofinls and pct!tinns, bnt TINT
baxes 10 pr"Slhe'l N which they no deposited,
ana tho secretary Instructed to nsaort them
1or tna conlfhttecs' This Will sRso several
days tmc.
Tho Conferences will sttll be called for per-
sonal resolutions. and indeed a,ch cnll occii-
naca honr'y alt tho ttmo this morning. Tho
Northwest lowa Cnnforcnco Hskcd unanimously
tnal tu6 territory Of tho HAck Hills be nladc
lt'to separate mission district autl tho matter
~aa fotofrch u tno committee OIL sltssinns.
IL "aa very marked fcnt.tru OF tho rcso1s1-
1onh PFcsented tAht, thouRh IN hineteen cnscs
IN twenty t1cy wore Simply fur rofcroncn 10
eonmttee' yet a very largo proportion Ut thotn
was OH tho
NATURE on srATus or THE ErtscorAoY.
nna III every case on tho Low Church f1r historic
Mcthodst aide. Indeed, tu-tlny, 30 fur ns in-
operative resolutions aro concerned, It might
attlns!y bo styled tho antl- High Episcopaoy day
Ono OF those among tho fow rcud askca TINT tho
bishops DO elected tor term Of years md 40
out of of,lcs oycrv fnur xenrs IT. was f'rthcr nr
oss.a u u"''u o'o.y ioae SeNt"' ~ was l"t,uer
provided tho @ asove % shon D. pass, .sj then In thu. that
c,se veto power bo given tho DIshops over
tho transactions Of tho 1,enar,l Confcronco.
save save IN nntaets rclatlng 10 tho Eptscopacy, and
that nut loss than two.th[rds Of tho General
v''o tho yao VI Unnecessary 10 p''ss a' 'es'on 0''r
'n' 'o'., .,,,-,rn ,,,,,s -, ,~s,, ,r,,o..
,.,.,, .s,st Asof1lsn .h =, sE!iss OF RESOLUTIONS
grat,tct1 them to pass yearly upon tho cfrcctIyo-
ness Of tho Iliahops. md to declare % my m Of them
aupetaunuatGa whon III tnoEr Judgment nolonger
aolo 70 do full work. OF courso thoso wontto
first Of them cspocln,iv will nrnl,nhlv 1,nva
rn~n ,n,,.n a, ryu
A manor VIVA nroa",,taf TO nm ~ H., 1ot,oot,a
,,h "s,s pfssene1 W ono VI sao ae'eeues
passage. Tho sccretnry had only dnshoa
through ms tho question Of Il colored 1,ishop
hns with great pcraisteuoy been pressed Upon
this Conference" when buckley aprhng to his
fcot. demanding TINT, ns this whole subject IL
before tho Committee on tho Eplscopaoy, this
pancr 'a, po te.etrca ss w'anoat soaaR On tn.s no
uria hs, s, snM1p n4t INC 1onlerGneo
Ihc sscrcfary % tne' M RsoccSdcd to reMd paner
tty tsis ,nsrcay @ mshgM 1' Lst ius CaMntSco ~ tnc
Goafese,ess h IT, sttssIaaary cht.5ch Extea-
naa fn n in.nns @ lt5a a1a ihnn no. fn'seT Rnf +
@ showed tto scns!t!voness Of tho cotiorcnce.
pots pSr ws reIerFSa s Ttnnnt saff1e9ns a.f ~
dqnse CenicrSnee;, Cent offered tho following:
nE e ae satHs M
on tho l0ta fnst:. thts General Conference did
ui n t. tan slny otI1G a,rc " ffeb ep
tfespnns'oli!tlea ae 2 Mc1nner Q! IN Annnnl cor.
IS.Sn.S;o ana Sf this body nor T. he inyesod
la,ns ~ ~ hnt M nmto " t9ns o.1.
,s rn o ror n KIT tn9 ", G" ot our cnason
10 nuI VII 11Eat HIneE. ntt ~ n'nGn. .;
ornlatii tia rso;tioos ~ ~. ~ H,t.r'
Of Goncsec, offered auto a lengthy papor
AZ 4 st1usr1r1yrr.
This declared in substance thu. "thts is truly
Es.ae prelat'eal ono os one ho!ainE to tho
entfaf "rranremsnt ovcrthc'nasy III Hy s ~. n5
tn,s Mptsenpasy OK Of onFs to ho true, yad nnd
md xrato of IN oltleo n the ministry. giving tha
queer @ cefta,n anpefltltGhdenoy or oversight Or
not rnG GnMasn ior 1A VIGIL 1o'ns' ana by tss up
Dr' y nc9let,ol fittaoutRt assutt tn mo ConIef-
G"cor .aaS anS .oorS @ was s 6 ,nong9 t ~
enallongeu over Since: IhAt one Wt8 tho last,
Wn'ch o,E doclsrcd that when q man is elected to
tnn,nhon ~ fns HnE T,ts. ~ INV hns ,,.. u"g 49,, ~ -
lnwCfl Hnttlt Cerotnouv Of fnntnliafinn ia nneca.
sary, md tto,1gi, prnspcctiyeiv fhe I3lshnD. a.
as tho President ofcet 0f tho United Etntes bc-
tween next Noyon1hcr md Mnrch yet mt i,,ltit
fnattg1tyntod, consccrutcti, tltd tyf1atovcr yoii
nlcaso 10 cnll It, Is ho fully Uishop. and 40 tho
discipline tlistinotly provides.
II via 1nOvod t6 rofcr 10 thn Cntnutt+rc or
tho EDlscopacy. ~'N
M. Curry responded that WIS eautvnlent to
piftting II mt nf Rfrht n ,y0nfcd il dsr,,ssrj
nrpyIn1s nrnstinn the I;6nfnrnncr scnt r. r. the
Gomtnfttet -'@~~ e~'' :" - 80"
4 rnsol,Itton VIVA ofTerod. mil. nftcr rcn1t,o
was rcfurrcd to fho Tnn,n,jttcn IN tremnnn{
Ee1,1oiny, nskinp for !. comitnittco Of thirteon.
ono fron caeh uenoral Conforonco. District mid
pruM4 n.n,r ~ ~. sc. ~, .s mr. nm, ,,1ma A'4
,,u ~ ansatan. sNa - i.no1 ~ n Ann n1i1ptau G
Tor tho sessions OF tho General Conference,
Whcre nlso otiior Ktcnt cunncctt9nai interests
MiRat eohtFc. anu ETeat innss anu 9nniyoesnfy