Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-15
THE GENERAL CONFERANCE.
Sixth Days PrOceediDgs-Proh
ton and Civil Rights-RepOrt of
the Sunday school Union,

uenelAl OonieI6uce III fnllAuelphiA, Dr.
W. N. MoB roy presented a resolution in
which the conference declared itsslf for
prohibition fret, and then party"
The resolution passed.
DR.. Joseph c. Hartzsll Of Louisiana,
presented resolution which passed. 1t
set ont that 8 6oubt having been ex.
pressed as to the work done in the
Southern states, where $5,000,00O had
been expended for the cause, the commit
tee on freedmen's aid be instructed to
study the work as whole and report its
exact nature to the general conference.
DR.. Samuel G. Smith OF Minnesota
offered a resolution dire citing the COM
mittee on itineranoy to report upon the
propriety Of extending the pastoral limit,
as In the case Of the Peoples Church
Mission Of Boston. In support of his
resolution Dr. Smith spoke of the great
WORK that had been accomplished by thif
mission. The resolution passed.
DR.. James NJ. Shumpert, oolored Of Mis-
aissippi, offered resolution which forbid
the exclusion Of any p.rson of good
moral character from any church edifioe,
by reason of race, color or previous oon
diticn OF servitude. DR.. Shumpert said
that he thought the ruling OF the General
Conference of 1875, which made division
on the color line, would prove detrimental
to the cause OF the church. In some
churches of the south, he said, it was
opsnly announced that white people
alone would be accommodated, and that
colored folks were not expected to attend.
The resolution was sent to the oomnittee
of the etste Of the church.
DR.. William S. Turner OF Columbia
river, submitted memorial, which took
the usual courss. II stated that an Indian
mission was established by the NJ. K mis-
sionary society at the Dalles OF the
Columbia, in 1886, but was turned over
to Dr.. Marcus Whitman, for the Ameri.
can board Of commissioners of foreign
missions, in 1S47. DR.. Whitu. an was
msssaOred by the Cayuse Indians in the
same year, it was said, and pending an
Indian war, which followed, the mis-.
siousry work WAS discontinued The
board Of foreign missions re transferred
the mission to the NJ. K board, however,
aud in ls4s Congress granted $40 acres
OF land, covering the present site
OF the City of DAlles, 10
the uoatd A contest was
entsred into by the claimants for the
laud, aud the board finally obtained a
patent. Under this and in good faith
some of the land was sold and eventually
re,ied The board $23, 900. Subsequently
however, lawsuit WAS entered into
aud after much litigation the Supreme
Court OF the Uuited States decided that
the patent held by the board was Invalid.
Under these circumstances the proponents
Of the memorial submitted to the general
conference whether "from considerations
Of Christian justics" it would not be
proper to refund the s23, 900 to the per-
SONS who had paid II.
The report OF the Sunday school union
| for the four years set forth that the num-
bar It Sum ay schools in the church is
81 ,453 officers and teachers, 229, sos +,
scholars, 1,796 034 The total number
of conversions was reported to be 297 S03,
or 55, l05 less than the number reported
for the four years preceding. The Ger
man department was said to embrace
!, 1876 schools, 10, 1886 officers and teachers
and "a $40 scholars. The report of the
board OF managers Of the Missionary
Society stated that the total receipts fol
the quadrsnnium were ~, 626 40 81, and
total disbursements % eU6, 17O.68 The
estimated value of churches increased
from u, l2l 74s In 1880 10 81 ,205 ,2S7 in
1888. the board OF education reported
the total surplus receipts for the foul
years at sl4j, ,44S So
At q meeiirg OF the committee on epis
copaoy, held st Broad and Arch street,
IN the Afternoon, 1t was decided to recon-
msnd to the General Conference that tn,
election for biehops and other Genera
Conference officers take place on THURSDAY
OF next week.
In the NJ, E. General Conference, a
Philadelphia Thuraday, the Raw. ]. II
Caldwell, ID. D., from the Wilmingto
Conference, offered resolution whic
had for its object the removal of tn
clause in the "third restriction rule,
limiting the Jurisdiction of the mil
sionary bishop 10 the foreign mission
under his charge, DR.. Cald we'll argue
that the missionary bishop should b
given the same powers HI the olhe
hishops- The di5tinctiOp, he said, ws
odious one, aod against TIE doc. inc the
the epi-eopacy should not be divided.
On motion Of DR.. Walden, the resolr
tion was referred to ths COMMITTEES o
Judiciary.
II supporting his proposition D.
I Caldwell said: "Olce bishop always
i bishop"
, The conference promptly Obi .cted
this, which IL is claimed, is not Methods
. doctrine. Vigorous cries OF "Nol'' "No I
} mo !" came from every part of the hal
5 and, bowling to the objections, Mr.. CalC
t we'll said well, will not insist upo
} that"
i AT the cloae OF the conference a del
/ gate said, in referring to this remark: "
+. Methodist biah0p ia nothing more than
/, superintendent. He may be relegated
the ranks, or hs may resign, In either
+ which cases he ia no longer bishop. 0
d Bishop Hamline did resign HIS office, 81
i. alter that wag no more bishop til an
l. AN now
Among the other petitions, memoris
e and resolutions prepeuted and referf,
}. Was one from the Rev. ]. b. Quigg OF Il
|. Wilmington Conference, to have tle ce
tennial anniversary of the meeting
Bishops Coke and AsDury at Barrett
Chapel on November l4th, 17s4, du
csiebrated from J Il. Wilson OF Sou
Carolina, 10 open the schools OF 4
soutb to all Glasses irrespective OF race
a color; nom a. c. Fairchild, Oregon,
= select presiding elders by election at t
y annual conference. Instead Of by appoil
" msnt of the bishop W L Steale, Nor
Carolina, Including the uss Of tobacco
= the "ungodliness aud worldly luBt
'e which bishop must vow to deny Jam
ie NJ. King, New York, to secure grea.
~ uniformity of Methodist view aud teac
81 ing on the doctrine OF entire aanotifi,
y lion fEom DR.. Morris c. Crswford, M
'e York, against extending the pastoral tsi
o. missionaries to neglected portions
>, th oisies to more than three years.
10 Oi my'ion Of DR., Curry OF New Yur
10 It was resolved that the meals Of su
u delegates ad ere unable to 60 home to .
q, them 81 al, bs paid tor tue same 90 tn,
y travelling expeDses, provided their G,
" does not ext eed so cents,
DR.. Lanahan moved, in view of t
u fact that sdsy had been fixed for the ell
7u 'ion OF bishops, that the bishops info
as the conferences eauthOritatively how mar
m il any, additional bishops were want
70 do the Episcopal work, This "
+. aSreed to
At a nesting of the committee on IN
ne siOus, which occurred 10 the aiterEo,
With DR.. VaymUn of Italy, in this chair,
vas decided y vote OF 81 to 3 to reoo
Ct meud 10 tls Genera Conference the lo
OF tOn OF two foreign Episcopal resideno
al one In Iadis aud the other in Europe.
ma AT Fridays session of the NJ. L. Gene
Conference, Ill Philadelphia, Bishop Har
announced the appointment of commit
~ Of three to examine the report of the trust
'd OF the chartered fund. He also read
or report OF the bishops in response to
to resolution requesting them to say autht
=. | tntiunlu hnn many rnnrlhnra Il ,rn,1lh