Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-23

Chinatown from the city limits, and pledging
the city election on November Sd. not pledged
for the removal Of Chinatown. The movement
includes some OF the best citizens, and a perma-
nent organization will be maintained.
THE COLORED METHODIsTs.
Proceedings OF the Conference To-day
New Bishop 20 be Elected by tine
General COnference-YOung Ministers
who Wish 10 be acknowledgements
Work In Virginia.
The session OF the colored Methodist confer
ence was resumed this morning at the Isreal
church. Devotional exercises were conducted
by Rev. j. NJ. Mitchell, Of Philadelphia. The
discussion OF the admission Of Rev. w. III.
Sherwood as q member of the conference was
resumed and It was decided to admit him.
The next case was that OF the admission OF
Rev. Alfred Brown, Of Petersburg, Va, who had
been ordained by the Zion Union church.
This question gave rise to considerable discus.
sion, and one member, in the course Of his re-
marks favoring his admission, said that the
church, like the farmer, had implements OF two
THE RAKE AND THE FORK,
the one to gather and the other to scatter.
have ,b IN y the
When we can get q good rake think that We
This apt figure of speech gave rise 70 q laugh
and the discussion was continued. The objec-
ton to the admission OF Mr.. Brown seemed TO
to the church, and not on account Of bis cSsp
acter. 1t was said that he was formerly q min
lister In the Zion Union church, q seeding
branch OF the G. nj. +. conference, which was
now not recognized by this conference. He
had, however, left the Zion church and then
attended an Episcopal school, but was not I'D.
mitted to the Episcopal ministry.
The argument OF those opposed to his adn1is-
sion was that as the Zion church was not re-
garded by them as q regular church, Mr..
Brown should go before the quarterly conferences
and obtain admission TO the church In the regu.
A motion to refer Mr. Browns application to
the quarterly conference was finally adopted
The conference decided TO accept an Invita-
ton to attend a reception this evening at the
East Washington Station church, 14th and u
streets northeast.
A BISHOP TO BE ELECTED BIZ THE GENERAL
CONFERENCE.
Bishop Holsey, In speaking OF the general
conference which is to meet soon. said that he
supposed that another bishop would be elected.
He said that the present bishops sometimes
wished that they had never been elected. as
head that wears q CROWN" he continued, ais as
true i'm ecclesiastical In worldly affairs. I
courage any Of you who intend to be bishops"
"You can't do that very easily, bishop" re-
marked a brother, and the rest of the confer
ence smiled their approval Of this assertion Of
The bishop then went on to say that In this
were the best their women the. handsoInest
and their affairs the most important in the con.
city frequently the brethren were apt to c,sm.
plain. The bishops, however, visited all the
churches as often as their duties would all ow
them.
Rev. r. S. Laws, OF the virginia-avenue b Up
fist church, came into the conference and AS
A resolution was offered providing for the NJ D
pointment of an agent TO travel and solicl 6
funds for Israel church in order TO relieve tha,.
church from its present financial burdens.
Action was deferred until tomorrow morning.
THE EXAMINATION OF THE CHARACTER OF
MINISTERS
was then begun. A report OF this kind was in.
terrupted by the pastor with the remark:
sis he married yeti"
"No, sir" said the brother who was making
the tn report; "but think that he is trying very
81 think that he is in a very bad way then"
observed the bishop. "The want of a wife will
ruin most any man. 1t is bound TO give them
brother is in a fair way to get the govt You
see" said the bishop appealing generally TO the
GIVING ara them ee
&c, SO that they are just bound TO get the govt
There is no use in one trying 70 get along In this
TEMPERANCE WORK IN VIRGINIA.
The reports were then continued.
"what are you doing In the Temperance
work." asked the bishop Of q brother who had
reported from Halifax county, Va
swell, we have several temperance societies
was the reply.
Have You any dry counties in virginia."
Georgia are dry, and we win make them I'll 20
before we get through"
Tine brother from Virginia admitted that
there were no dry counties in Virginia.
A cANNIBAL IN THE CONFERENCE.
Prof A. E. Soloder, who was dressed In an
Oriental costume, was introduced TO the CON-
ference and told the members that he was o
native Of the Fiji Islands and had eaten human
The bishop asked what was the difference IN
taste between human flesh and beef.
ri me professor with successive movement OF
like mule-sweet like, and q shudder ran
through the members Of the conference.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE NORTH AND THE
The bishop, in the course Of some remarks
said that he had observed In looking over the
condition Of the church north he found thss
affairs were greatly different than In the south.
splits Of one kind and another. Perhaps the
bishop thought the people in the south did noS
Know enough; ne nopec that tney never w9n s,s
church.
wanted TO be At the head. In the city Of Phila.
delphia alone there were fourteen separate aud
distinct church organisations among the cob
One brother spoke Of the woridliness among
the propersy o. ths church 70 Play poiscy and .
crafty their worldly desires.
mRAEL CHURCH.
Rev. Mr.. Williams reported nom Israel thst
the memberuhip now was 500. The sunday
and paid Il ON the church.
The Episcopal Church cousr.A IN Nsv
Haven, Conn.,, yesterday listened 70 Discussion
upon Che subject Of "Estheticdan In chGrvA