Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-12
The Methodist General Conference.
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF BISHOPS AGAINST EsTAD.
Listing EPIsCOPAL RESIDENCES ABROAp.

REPORT OF TIE BOARD OF BISHOPS AGAINST EsTAD-
LIsHING EPISCOPAL RESIDENCES ABROAD.
PHILADELPHIA, May l2.-At the general confer.
ence OF the Methodist Episcopal church this morn
Ing IN Association nail (Sshop Randolph :. Foster
In the chair, after devotional exercises Bishop
Harris, secretary OF the board OF bishops
announced that the bishops met last saturday I'm
Bishop simpsons room to consider the questions
presented by the conference, and agreed on the
following: In view OF the action OF two OF your
standing committees concerning the establishment
OF two episcopal residences abroad and OF the dis
cussion OF the question by the general conference,
We are greatly embarrassed IN expressing an
opinion relative 10 the question, but yet we feel
that IL Is best 10 express deliberate and
unanimous judgment that II is not wise 10 Ok an
episcopal residence at this time In Europe, India,
Africa, or In any one OF these countries and II it
should be so decided, this would not affect our
opinion hitherto expressed as TO the number of
bishops 20 be elected by this conference.
AFUND FOR WORKOUT PREACHERS.
Rev. Bennett Mitchell, OF the Northwest Iowa
conference. offered a resolution that COMMITTEES
OF twelve, one from each general conference dis
trlcl, De appointed 10 organize connexlonal SO.
ciety TO raise iund for worn-out preachers, their
widows and orphans.
it was referred TO the committee on temporal
economy, Win Instructions 10 report at an early
date.
AGAINST THE COLOR LINE.
On motion OF Rev. Dr. Marshall w. Taylor, Of tho
Lexington conference, a resolution was adopted
office IN the Methodist Episcopal Church
TIE ORDER or THE DAY
was taken up, viz: The report OF the committee On
In foreign countries
Rev Dr. Marshall W. Taylor was given leave to
withdraw his amendment with regard 10 Africa a.
an episcopal residence The subject was then dis
CuSsed by Rev. William s. Nindells, or the PhilA-
delphia conference Rev. William A. Spencer OF the
Rock River conference, and Ram Chandra Bose
OF the North India conference said g" stand before
you that you may have mercy on a dark man and
not impose bishop on Us when we do not want
one My position In my country Is similar 70
that or colored preacher In America"
S-eneraa Fore;y., NexV~ nv Cahp.
AssAssINaTING CHRISTIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA.
LONDON. May l2-Advices from Durham, South
Africa, state that on sunday, May 4, band OF the
Usutus attacked the congregation OF worshiperS
at the Norwegian mission station at InhlabatA
they were leaving the church Three per.
sons were killed Though the missionaries were
spared the marauders returned at night and KILLED
all the Christians they could md.
The President Coming 90 Washingsoa
This Evening.
NEW YORK, May 12-Presdent Arthur win leava
walk early this morning, and on his return was
called on by Police Commissioners French and Gen
Sharpe.
Telegraphtc Briefs.
Almost the entire business portion OF the Village
Of Breedsvile, Van Buren county, Mich, ws
At sharon, Wis, twelve business houses weS
burned yesterday.
and sth, New orleans. were burned last night
Loss, $2D.O00
Mayors brewery, in New York, was burned thh
morning. Loss, $4,000
jurors EXCUSED FROM sKRvfcE-In the C1rcuo
Court, Judge Hagner, this morning the following
jurors were excused from service: j. z Maynel8
{. Aurbach, John o. Guethier. Boyd N. smit6
Peter Harvey. John r Holmes, Samuel c. Palmer
and + l. Shreve. The Following were summoned -
nil the vacancies: Wm- Gaddis, j. Richard Riorie0
K D. W. Reed, John McNamee, w. c. Harvey, An
gust Beckman, Joseph B. Merritt, K ]. june, JaA
Marchell
A SHOOTING AFFArR-Yesterday afternoon g.
ner OF l4th and streets southeast. asDaulted IH-
lanin Thornton, aso colored, hy drlnR pistol =
nnn. IL appears that Thornton assaulted JoyoeO
vile, ana the latter took this course Tor rey6nnA
IN the Police rnurt vo-dsy s~s case VS. oont1np14