The Portland daily press., 1883-04-10
MASSACHUSETTS.
Ex.President piaz in Boston.

Ex-President Diaz in Boston.
BosTeS, April 9;-ExsPresident Diaz and
Mayor and members Of the city government
on a trip among the public buildings. The
EnGiisA High aud hitfn scfoOis were visissd,
where the scholars went through the manual
Of arms, and at the Institute OF Technolgy.
where apparatus for washing and milling
ores was closely inspected. After visiting the
sub-treasury and other buildings the party
went 10 Deer Island.
New England Methodist Conference.
New England Conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal church, resumed its session this
morning. Rev. z. A. Nudge read the re-
port OF the New England Historical Society
and urged the work OF the society secure the
active interest Of the conference Rev. j. w.
Short gave report on the Episcopal fund II
was voted thousand dollars be raised among
churches TO meet the expense OF the next con-
ference. Various reports were submitted from
committees and adopted.
The following were announced as remaining
on trial: Geo. NJ. Hall, Chas. n. Melvin,
Willis r. Odel, Solomon E. BreeD, j. A.
Vetes, Jas. r. Allen, @. II. Walter, r.. X.
Mainiton, @. h. Sherman, Geo. w Coon
The relation OF Rev. James A. Ames was
changed from effective 10 superannuaied. The
relation Of Rev. +. X. Stsatton was changed
from supernumerary to effective, and ~ was
understood he win be transferred to New
Hampshire.
The following were admitted on trial: w
CoNf
| S. Rogers.
The report OF the committee on temperance
was read, in which the firm purpose of the
| members 10 oppose the liquor traffic and
| causes that led to iDtemperance was reiterated
and regret expressed that the governor had not
| considered the subject of sufficient Importance
| to merit notice In his annual address. IL was
also recommended that the advocacy Of tenn
| perance be kent from entanglbg alliances
| with woman sufffage or other subjects.
A motion to strike ont reference to woman
suffrage was rejected and the report was ac-
| cepted.
Rev. DIR. George Prentice read minute on
| the late Rev. DR.. Nesball.
Rev. H. Watkin reported for Sunday Schools
| in which ho stated the increase in membership
| from 1862 to 1872 was 10000, and 1872 to 1882
| less than 5000. 1t was recommended that an
annual State Sunday School convention be
| held and also semi-annuai district conven-
| ton.
Rev DR. Fox for the Freedmen's Aid So
| ciety presented reports strongly denouncing
| the Introduction OF the color line in churches
and schools of the South and urged the adop-
tion Of a resolution asking the General Confer
| ence to abolish any conference boundaries
| which set apart churches Of colored people.
| At the afternoon session this resolution was
| amended to read
Resolved, We deprecrate any tendency in
| our church by whomsoever and wherever
| manifested to succumb before the baeful and
| anti-scrptural spirit OF caste.
With thlelalternation the entire report was
| adopted.
Rev DR.. Upham OF the church extension
| committee reported back the resolution relat-
ing TO the debt Of the Metropolitan church OF
| Washington, ID. G. The conference adopted
the resolution which pledges lay members TO
pay two cents each toward the liquidation Of
| the debt.
Buffers Veto Of the Appropriations for
Charitable Institutions.
BoSToN, April toulouse committee on
| finance to whom was referred Governor
Buffers veto of charitable and reformatory
institutions appropriation bill will submit re-
port tomorrow recommending passage over the
veto. The principal reason for this recommen.
dation is that these institutions we're created bJ
law and until their existence is terminated By
law, support cannot be withheld from them.