Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-22
METHUDIsT PROTEs TANTS.
Opeufng of Their Fourteenth Quad
repntaI Conference In Baltimore-
Invitation fro oin the n Il. Bishops
10 Celebrate tho Centennial OF
l~f am.

reuniaI Conference In Ba1t1mOre-
Invitation FRI ON the n. Il. Bishops
to Celebrate tho Centennial OF |
MethOdtsm.
The fourteenth quadrenniM general COZ |
ference Of the Methodist Protestant Church |
met Friday In Baltimore. The Rev. DR.. |
q. b. MoElroy Of the Michigan conference,
the retiring president, called the conference
to order, and 1893 delegates answered to roll
call, The statistics Of the church show AZ
conferences with 1,409 itinerant and 977
local preachers, and 1885, GIL members. There
are 1873 church buildings and parsonages,
valued at 90, 9S8, 400. The Sunday schools
number 1924, with IA, 222 officers and 80, 222
pupils. The Rev. W. s. Hammond OF the
MARYLAND conference WAS elected president
and the Rev. s. X. Spahrs Of the Ohio con-
ference secretary.
A proposition to add to the standing COM
mittees by creating one on temperance WAS
opposed by the Rev. DR.. Drinkhouse and
others and defeated. 1t was resolved, how
ever to appoint a special committee ON the
subject namely, Messrs Mckenzie OF
Indiana, Stout OF West Virginia, Spahr Of
Ohio Rust OF Michigan, Doty OF Tennessee
and Russell OF Iowa.
A motion to appoint a committee on Nor
monism was defeated. One OF the repre-
sentatives said that as some OF them were
stopping at the Utah House they felt a
delicacy in taking hold Of tue subject.
1t il expected that very important matters
relating to the Methodist Protestant Church
will be settled by the General Conference,
and it IL probable that the deliberations will
continue 10 or IL days.
BALTIMORE, May 17.-The NJ. p Confer
ence reassembled this morning, President
Hammond in the chair A communication
WAS received from the Rev. Il. X. Squier of
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, CORE.
spending delegate with this conference, ex-
pressing regret at his inability to be present
| and sending greetings of Christian fellowship.
1t suggests the appointment of a committee
from each denomination Of the two churches.
Referred to the committee on fraternal rela.
tionB. fraternal communication was re-
ceived from the New Connexion Methodist
Church in Sheffield, England, with greetings
of fellowship. Referred.
| The president announced the standing COM
mittees. The Rev. DR.. McElroy presented
| the report of the committee on the duty and
powers of the annual council, recommending
an enlargement OF its powers. Referred to
the Judiciary committee.
BALTIMORE, May l9.-The Methodist
Protestant General Conference reasssm-
bled to day, President Hammond In the
chair. The Rev. DR.. Drinkhouse Of the
Baltimore conference presented the report
Of the Western Maryland College, which
was referred.
| Reports Of the board Of missions on
publications and ministerial education
were presented and referred without
reading.
An invitation from the bishops Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church to the
general conference Of the Methodist Pro
testants to join in the centennial oelebrA
tion Of Methodism In 1854 WAS presented
and referred TO the committee on fratsr
nal relations.
mhs Rev. A. Il. Bassett Of the Ohio CON
ference aud one Of the oldest member O
the church WAS introduced and made N
address in which he spoke of the Genera
Conference OF 1912 at which were presen
nearly all the founders OF the church.
The Rev. DR.. Augustus Webster o
Maryland WAS also introduced, and spok,
of the first Methodist Protestant CON
ference he ever attended at Georgetown
d. c., In 1882. Only two OF that bod,
now survive. He spoke Of the greA
pleasure it afforded him that union o
the Cumberland Presbyterian Churcl
with the Methodist Protestant Church 1
suggested.
A D,ernorial from the Fort Smith (Ark.
annual conference asking recognition wa
referred.
A number of propositions for change
In the discipline Of the church were pre-
sented and referred.
The Rev. NJ. +. Rosser, delegate fro1
, the Texas Conference, presented hi
, claim for recognition as a member Of tn
General Conference. After much discus
| sion the claim u aa rafarrad
BALTIMORE, May 20.-The Geners
8 Conference OF the Methodist Protestan
. Church after long debate this mornin
adopted the report OF committee declal
ing the conference to be in general COZ
9 vention, 81 annual conferences havin
clothed representatives with conventions
: powers. After the vote was declared q lsrg
/ number Of proposed amendments to th
l constitution and discipline were immed
4 stely handed in and referred to commit
!. see on revision bound aries, statistics an
= on temperance. A proposition to divid
!. \ the mission board into two boards, HON
y and foreign, respectively, was referred
9 the committee on missions.
William c. Palmer, the champio
y bicycle rider of Connecticut, was thrOs
fIom his vehicle by striking fence raj
!, in park, at Bridgeport, on Monday. Il
y strCck his head, aud serious injury
feared.
a The security warehouse on Julia stree
!. New Orleans, was destroyed Tues Ia
\ by fire with it's contents, including 81
4 hogsheads of sugar, 3,4S2 barrels
molasses, q quantity OF cotton seed o
a aud other articles. Loss, $3.50, 900 full
n Insured.
y A tramp found an old nitro glycerir
h oan, at Warren, Pa, OIL Saturday, al
n took II to boil coffee in. He built a q
k and sat near it on the can, which SOC
10 exploded, wounding him 30 badly th
his death is expected. He ia said to
r. respectfully connected.
$. IL. Keeler, postmaster at Medic
'e Wisconsin, shot at his wife on Monds
n after reading an intercepted letter sent
A. her by DR.. s. B. Hubbsll, president
ic the Exchange Bank and county treasure
le The same evening Hubbell, made frant
ID by the discovery of his scoundrelisr
ie committed suicide by shooting himself
ie the head.
~ The Grand Lodge OF the Independel
~ ~ Order of Old Fellows of Pennsy ylvan
~ ~ met Tuesday In Harrisburg. Abo
~ 800 delegates were present. The .repO
I OF Grand Secretary Nicholson was rea
1t shows tina. the membership now
'' SO,5O4, net ino-esse of lis since la
= report. The number Of past grsnds
y, l9. .76S, and the present number II wor
10 ing lodges 904 By the relief report it
c, shown that 1l,777 brothers and O.
IN families were relieved during the yea
he and that the sum of 1919 531 was paid I
~ various relieis.
There WAS a heavy frost Friday mornil
q in portions OF Wisconsin Fruits and Gro
~, on the low lands were damaged. Ice W
- formed in many places.
y Governor Albeit of New JERSEY. has a
~ proved only one item OF the state refor
10 school appropriation, that of "a 600 for sal
Is tary repairs The total appropriation W
ID | 500. "
NJ The total value of the exports Of domes,
e. breadstuns from the United States duriI
ID the 10 months which ended on the 3Oth
r. April, was s13j, ,O56, 1876, against $l79. 739, 0
N. during the corresponding period of the pr
o- ceding year.
"a Sir Titus Salt, Charles Stead and Will
m donaldson, the two former English, 4
he latter Scotch owners of 2S,OOO acres
ys mineral lands near Chattanooga, arrived the
I'd on Thursday, and decided to erect two lar
10 blast furnaces on the tract. The furnac
I'd VIII have capacity of $50 tons per day. al
o the total investment will be about $500 600,
of A special from Little Rock, Ark. dat
al Yesterday, says A peddler travelling throul
90 the country stopped over night with a mi
80 ny the name OF Pope and was murdered