Daily Republican., 1884-05-06
NERAL CONFERENCE
.y.ypWOCEEDINGS-AN
xa DEBATEO ON THE
n..r,ON or BISHOPS.

- was genuine sensation ,at1oa
pre- v~s,hodist ~%p General Conference
Pc ,ias Ms'p pr. c. C. McCabe, OF the
onday' con ference, in pressing a
,iou ao'n to fix 10 o'clock on ;n Wednes, y,
',U" nO ths time for the elec.lo,i os
a.. a. ,a offered as a reason for III mus y
prs, a.iTg ont, of this matter that 1t
dlsPprr dPn.. ,he temptations to In
a ~ ltl" ,%r methods Of the politicians ms
gee W, ,hs election of incumbents for
fS' re- ond ND holy an ctfice. At this the
gu an" nr;cked up its ears, and,
e,sing .s the effect Of his WORDS, ne ,ne
sTha 'sr fastened to add l DO no!
Eri ha ,,a understood as charging that
'a,nods u" uo have been used, but we
ioe,"G 's;s, tEa conviction that the
o, ~. trrltrg existing in regard to the
's1 sTd ~ .Ier,ion Of number OF
Wv, ns 10 not without it's temptations,
ops oP,'S 10 ID ike TO get the danger
i. pnt ont Of the way az soon 40
Do, 'i,ir,oma+;c speech was not sui-
!, ",a az npchalipnged, although 1t
10 t.d ~ with considerable favor.
! f'vd snread fever through the Con,
Ut t,Le workings of which could
a'' 'n'orr4aled. Twenty heads pop
r ' az soon as DR.. McCabe's dissap,,
np as '' ,,y yoicea clamOred
= 3. Neely, of the Philadelphia
y, ,r.nre, Obtained the floor. he
1, ersted a,v expression OF the idea
,'sre was any temptation in the
ra, m re 10 do anything improper IN
';na @ a, A choice for Bishops. ne
", ~. ohircr 20 the use of the word
nr"r.at,ops" ~" in referring to the
sc;aI conferences held among the
,a,rs @ for the purpose of mutual in
m,,ion as to the character and mt.
nf such ministers as were talked
tor ,Le episcopal office. 1t was
y. hat such interchange OF opinion
n,nrma,ion should he had, and IT
aiways been a practice recognized
ramsr aud the results had always
tortuua,e, as the long line OF
nrrd bishops of the church demon
tsl He thought it was best In this
ar n make haste slowly, so that all
,hla information could be dissent
through the Conference as 20 the
itrn,ion and fitness of those who
hpjpp pressed for 80 exalted a
,op Mr.. Necly, therefore, pro.
rrn amend the resolution and make
l,y Tuesday of next week.
mi, roint Or. Curry somewha
ly exclaimed "Oh let us lay the
L matter on the table" But Rev.
i NJ Hatfield, from the Rock
Conference, was recognized, and
.rrl,ird the Conference by direct.
l,rpipg that unchristian and i'm
pr meiheds had been and we're
. rrsor,pd tom order to bring about
Election Of certain persons to the
fopacy. , .,
hat bad been said before had al
thrown the Conference into a
N excitement. DR.. llattield's
famed this into white heat. He
= deliberately, but with intense
hs, prpfa"irg his remarks with tht
t,NeTt that he was measuring every
A dead silence prevailed as ht
,eeI.t al am deeply impressed,
a,i, when | consider how SO
sy'lc reputation Of the churcf
lssiIpi Ivy what is done in thu
tiol Of Bishops. Time was wheI
tppgars spent two or three hour'
braytr and then cast All informa
for Bishops. A.as those day!
r9 more" The speaker protested
lns, caucuslng. log-rolling ant
e.pnl.ing"
ishop Andrew, who was presiding
E'd amazed at this direct statement
,oud cries Of "order" were hear'
every quarter; but, nothinl
n'rh the speaker, turning in hi
b. 50 as 10 more fully face the sea u
n faces, ntinu-d "My brethren
eye, 6 hundreds Of thontands G
lodis,s in the United States ar
led to this body, and there !
tnc that will so interest all Metht
sas this very subject of electin
lops Proceed to i, therefore, in
b cr 'ha' viii not shame all person
love H., church. Let us take II
r'"c'iou a he earliest day, so tha
!" stall u" 10 oppurrlu'y to pr'
l. these on rarrous Methods y
For shaIar :" exclaimed severe
r' and Crlts OF "Ordcr " b'
;" more general and for II momeL
r'd IT," >pcak"r- : voice. Az
'c The gathering storm, DR.. Ha'
1NN"d nIa voice, and in tone
y 'hnuf'rrh through the hall es
"''' at is an outrage, ! say
ma an hardly get out of ca
e '"'rre VI" is buttOnhOled b
tmlngde '"< ard all kinds {
lblnation' So geSte0. "
Vt this the storm broke; IA fourth
Conference arose., and all otht
fds we're drowned by the cry: eth
ut of order"
n Baldwin, of Baltimore, advance
The aisle and demanded to be hear
the point of order. He was listene
but the presiding Bishop said, yer
etly: "The speaker is not out I
er."
pr. Hatfield then, in spite of man
srrnptions, proceeded.
he Conference was in great comm
when DR.. Hatfield resumed b
Y. There was some applause, whiC
! quickly silenced by numerous pr
U.s. DR.. Olin, Of Wyoming Confe
e. Indignantly repudiated the i'd
Improper methods had been r
yea to In the discussion of episcop
uiuatures. If such things ha'
n done | have never heard of the
pre- choed the speaker.
NOR ~ echoed the Presidin
(hop.
! protest against such remarks
,lhutd DR.. Olin, "and ] am n
Wy to 90 on yet with this election.
not intend to do any log-rolling, b
rant to have conversations, and l W
'e conversations so loud that eve
OF you shall know what say"
H. Leonard, of Ci. cinati, havi'
y gwen the floor, turned direct
mced DR.. Harfeld, and said, wi
a' "e''oeration: "lfuhe gentlem
u h"ck River spoke with nnusu
ti,'h, he had better rot speak
IN on this floor. | have been
.'"uelnlla since last Tuesday, a
noI heard the least whisper til
NJ be distorted in'o meaning SOU
pg akin:to political methods." |
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