Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-17

under the shadow OF number of imposing
churches, vet it is technically considered a
missionary enterprise " for the benefit of a
neglected population These points were
most happily and foroibly brought OUT by a
number of delegates who favor the extern
| sion of the time limit. and the hope was
humo-ously expressed that the Bishops
would meet other emergencies in the large
cities OF the country in the same way. To
predict what viii finally be done in this
matter would be exceptionally risky.
Following the excitement upon this sub
| iect came a skirmish which must lead by
and by 70 a big fight on the color question.
Color is always prominent in representative
Methodist gatherings. The proposition on
Wednesday was to have the Conference de
clare the churches ndinstitutions Of learn
Ling under its control equally accessible to
blacks and whites. The question was re
ferred as all similar propositions are To De,
70 the Committee on the State OF the
Church. and the Conference for the present
is relieved from the necessity OF voting
upon it. The truce Is only temporary,
| hsweyer, for the battle must come sooner
! or later, and the decision will have to be
recorded. IN this matter the Conference l.
between two fires. as il We're for if II vote
ave" upon this question it Will be sure TO
ALLEVIATE large section OF the Southern
white members, willie negative vote
would be an equal cause of disaifection 10
its large colored membership in that region.
The address was read by Bishop Harris.
1t consisted in review OF the work OF the
church during the quadrennium, and made
special reference to what the Bishops them
selves had done The fact was stated that
three new conferences had been formed,
making total of 80 Annual Conferences
10, I 4 st1 "a II
| in members for the four years was reported
at 69,342. and there were declared to be
now 1874 churches and 9,S15 parSonageS,
of an aggregate value of 81, 23S 0S5. The
! teachers and scholars III the Sunday-Schools
! of the church were said to number 1882,
926.
Your readers will no doubt be interested
in the following, taken from the report of
the Book Committee, showing the business
done at the different book repositories dur
ing the quaClrennium
The total sales at New York and Its deposi-
tories as follows:
New York 61S, 31 63
uIialo ii2'eo9 ~
PttSOurg lb9bo2 90
.1i!22 IL
San Francisco I'3,I66 u
Syracuse Northern Christian 4dtdcute9 9a.}ij -
Showing total sales of books and
periodicals ,p4 go 20
An increase over previous quadren-
mum li9fI9 "
The total sales at Cincinnati and its deposi-
tories are as follows:
66l O56 O6
Chicago I2JbS2 Is
ST. 40, II OIL
Atlanta ............... ............. 4l,9Sl d
Showing total sale of books and
periodicals !fjS9l 80
An increase over previous quadren-
mum -, - 30 .!
Increase over previous quadTen
mum ,b),H Il
In one part of this address attention was
called to the fact of the present being the
centennial year of the organization oil the
States The Bishop bespoke the necessary
action on the part of the Conference to Sc
cure the success of the great centennial cell
ebratior, which is 10 be held in Baltimore,
December OH 10 18th. Later, in the report
of committee to make arrangement for
this meeting, il was announced that the
bodies who had consented to participate III
it were the ". L. Church South, the African
NJ f. Church, the African NJ. E. Zion
Church. the Colorcd NJ. Z. Church, the
Primitive Methodist Church and the United
Methodist Church of Canada. 1t is under
stood that the Methodist Protestants, and
some Others, refused 20 take part i'll this
celebration From the bodies anticipating
the ratio of representation will be two dele
gates to every 1900 members, and the Con-
ference has ordered that the delegates from
the Methodist Episcopal Church shall be
appointed by the Bishops.