Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-21


an almost unanimous vote a missionaIy '
bishop 10 Africa, and in the very heart OF
the dark continent he has planted missions
on the same plan. lie has disdalned 10
use missionary money, excepting az he
could use Il without dIctation from head
quarters, aua las refused To draw his sala-
rs from tine missionary treasury, thOagh
s. 600 year has been offered him. His
contention is that he is ~ much rs the rest
OF the fellows, and that he ought to get
his pay from the same fund. lie also oh
0-nt@ 10 having seli-supporting missionary
work controlled by the regular Missionary
Board. hls reason for this being. as he
chayacter.stlra'ly expressed il in his report (;
that their methods and his would no
mOrc harmonic than a coal yard and "A
millinery store would work in harmony. "
EcEo,s from the great debate on the ad-
mission OF women nre still heard occasion
ally. It's said that a great genius orce oh
served to his wife Woman, with all thy
faults love thee J.U" but the trouble Is
here, ~ it was there, that woman won't he
still, nor wall the knights Grant who have
entered the lists ~ her champions. IL IL
now alleged that the contest on this uurs-
ton was secret fight tor third party,
Prohibition, in which, hy the defeat OF
Miss Willard and her fellow delegates of
w. Z. 7. L fame, that cause came 10 grie'.
1t ia also alleged, ou the other side, that
PERSONAL spite and cuical jealousy had
much 10 do in keeping the women ont
some who worked against them doing su in
settlement Ot old scores cherished against
'he air applicants, and Others labOriug to
Keep them ont for fear that II they gOt in
they would run ul with SOME of the Off
crs, as tor instance, 50 these people aver
tho edltor-hjp at the New York Christian
If.u.I'. Really. however, such alIega-
uouS and rumor7 are unworthy of CredsnC-,
and what IS more, they are discredltahle to
fhe side which organizes them. The status
%, the question now Is, that to make
woman admission legal the Annual Con
ers1ecs are TO plss upol IL.
THE Union QUESTION.
The question Of Methodist Union is COM
mandlug attention. Great strides have
been made in thisdirectiuu in recent years
The Methodist bodies Of the world, after
% long per'ou OF separation, marked by va.
nous degrees OF hostility, first looked into
one another faces and felt the throb OF q
common Nr.hodjs;jc heart beat, in l~~l,
az the great Ecumenical Conference held
IN I9udon
Shortly a,,er that gathering union of
all the Methodist churches of Canada was
announced. Then, iu l~~i, came the Cen
ftntl Methodist Conference IN Baltimore,
a,lard'ng the American brethren another
favorable opportunity OF shaking hands
and exchanging greetings SDcc then
there has been q strong movement to
wards organic union In Great Britain; in
ug'. tine irish Nvthniis,s have effected
-uuh uulon Aud now come two
or Jhr.p propositions before the pres
ent Conference fer union OF the Meth
otjst Ep,.r1pl, Church with the body
which went on on the slavery question
torty-'oUr wears ago when the General Con-
terence was last held in this city, body
which How has fully half a. many mem
hers as this church. These resolutions,
which Are referred TO the Committee on tho
State o, the Church. called Tor the appoint
meut OF % committee ut li, consisting OF
tive iaymru aud i've ministers, with three
bishops, % confer and act on this great
.ur-uuu with q slujlu committee which
lt l- hoped the Church South will appoint
What th. immediate outcome will he is
that second E'umcuiral Conference will
re held tine" Years hence, aud that il will
.onyyur on tins -jie OF the Atlantic. IL
,ar. without saying, too that such O
gathering will help along this holy cause