The state journal. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1883-1885, 1884-05-31
THE CONFERENCE ADJoURNs.
Closing Buslness OF rnIrty-pay session

dist General Conference adjourned sine
die last evening, after session Of thirty
days. A large amount Of business was
disposed Of The Committee on the
State of the Church presented a report 70
the effect that it was unWise at this time
to take action on the question of the di-
vision Ofthe General Conference into two
legislative houses which was adopted.
Reports were also presented deploring
the state Of moral sentiment which per
mits a violation Of the Sabbath con
demning the publication of pernicious
literature, and denounCing pOlygamv
These were approved. The Committee
on Book Concern presented a report
showing the condition Of Book Concern.
as follows Value OF the real estate held
by the Eastern House, 1852, $50; Western
House, 5000, 000; total, 1891, $50. Valve
of merchandise, machinery, stock, etc,
east, $615, COS 48 west, 1895, 326 Al /;
total, 81, 010 934 50. Notes and accounts
in both sections, 1854, 521 81. Total cash,
So, $50, GAG %.
Liabilties-Total value of bonds, notes
and accounts, East and West, $1,772,
43S 80; less amount due subscribers for
prepayment, SAT, 079 So; with 20 per
cent for possible losses, $1O1, 908 "A;
leaving total liabilities Of 1854, 988 50,
and a total capital of $1,617, 449 80.
Profits of business done in New York and
its repositories, 1891, 022 81; in Cincin-
natl, SIO1 ,092 90; making a sum of 1882,
115 Sc as the total profits. In addition to
this sum the two houses paid dividends to
the Annual Conferences amounting 70
s45, 900. The Indebtedness Of the New
York house has been reduced 1914, 119 03,
and of the Cincinnati house, S57, 804 70.
The total value of books and periodicals
sold during the four years amounted 10
56,455, 487 %.
At the afternoon session resolution
from the Book Committee was adopted
providing for the sale Of certain property
in St. Louis and Cincinnati The report
of this committee congratulated the Con
ference on the conduct of the book de-
positories, which had shown profit, and
recommended the continuation of the
present agencies. Mr. Briggs, of Mime
sofa, questioned the statement, and moved
that books be sold by canvassers, which
was tabled. 1t was agreed that if the
Christian 4dU0cdte could not pay ex-
penses, with the aid of a certain subsidy,
it should be discontinued 1t was decided
to do special work among seamen. The
union of the japanese missions of the nj.
L. Church and Canadian Methodist Church
was decided upon. After the Committee
on Missions had presented a report, which
was adopted, relative to the organization
of a Woman's Foreign Missionary society,
and a Woman's Home Missionary society,
an adjournment took place until 7:30
o'clock.
At the evening session the Committee
on Education presented a report recon-
mending that congregations be asked for
contributions in aid Of the cause; that
each annual Conference shall organize a
historical society; that special and liberal
donations be asked for institutions of
learning during the centennial year.
The report was adopted The same com
mittee recommended that graduates Of
colleges and theological institutions be
excused from a part of their confined
studies Rev. DR.. Buckley moved as
substitute the report Of the Committee
on Itinerancy, which stated that it was
inexpedient to excuse the graduates
from any part Of their Conference
studies The substitute was adopted.
The Committee on Sunday Schools re-
ported relative to a scheme for more and
cheaper Sunday school library books,
recommending that the Book Concern
publish at least one book week during
the next quadrennium, and that the
books be sold at the lowest prices posi-
bic. The resolution was adopted. Rev.
DR.. J. C.. Hartzdi, ofthe Louisiana Con-
ference, submitted the following, which
was adopted:
Re8olced, That the General Conference
requests the Worlds Exposition TO be
held in New Orleans, beginning in No
vember next, to keep the gates closed on
Sunday during the continuance OF the
exhibition.
Judge REYNOLDS, of the New York
East Conference, Otfereda resolution that
the bishops be requested to submit to the
Annual Conference for their approval in
1887 proposed change Of the discipline,
so as to read that there shall not be more
than one ministerial delegate for every
forty-five nor less than one for every
ninety. The resolution was adopted,
after which Rev Jean Paul Cook,
fraternal delegate from France, ad-
dressed the Conference in few
farewell remarks Prayer was then
offered by Bishop Wiley, after which
Bishop Simpson delivered brief address,
in which he alluded to the work of the
Convention, the character of the dele
gates and the prosperity of the Church.
The doxology was sung the Bishop pro-
nounced the benCdiction, and then the
Methodist Episcopal General Conference
of 1884 was at an end.
Catholics and the COlOred Race.
BALTIMORE, May 29.-The Roman
Catholic prelates of the Archdiocese of
Baltimore met here yesterday Arch
bishop Gibbons presiding. The follow
ing bishops were present; Gross, of Sa-
vannah, Georgia; Northrop, OF Charles
ton, South Carolina; 'Hara, Of Scran-
ton Pennsylvania; Moore, Of st. Angus
tine, Florida; Kahn, of Wheeling, West
Virginia; Becker, of Wilmington, Della
ware, and Keane, of Richmond, Virginia.
The conference was held to consider the
various matters to come before the Plenary
Council 1t is understood that one of the
principal subjects to be brought before
the Council in November next will be
the gathering of the colored race into the
Church, and the province Of Baltimore
will urge upon the Council the necessity
as we'll as the duty of the Church to look
after the religious welfare Of that race.
American Congregationalists.
Boston, May 30. The American Con
gregational Union opened its annual
meeting in Boston yesterday. The report
shows that there are in twelve States /, 71J
churches. There are 700 regularly or
ganized congregational churches in the
country that have no meeting houses.
Last year over 500, 600 was raised for the
churches. The New West Education
Commission reported 81 schools estab
lished with GO teachers and $500 schol
ars. The American Missionary Associa
ton reported that under their supervision
there are s colleges, 1900 schools ant