New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-31
THE CONFERENCE NEARING ITS END.
OMAHA CHOSEN FOR 1924 TILT BETWEEN CHI-
CA1n AVN TOufa

OMAHA CHOSEN FOR 1924 TILT BETWEEN CHI
CAGo AND ST. LOUIS
Many Of the seats In the Metropolitan Opera House
were vacant yesterday morning whom the Methodist
Conference called to order and number OF them
were not flied during the session. The members
were becoming weary Of the work and all were anxious
to hasten through with the business Bishop Andrews
asked for the Episcopal Board that some action be
taken to clear up tho ambiguity in relation to the
operation Of tho new rule extending the pastoral
term to five years. Dr. A. Wheeler presented the
following resolution which was adopted;
The new rule Of pastoral shall applied fol-
lows At the session any General Conference next fol-
lowing this General Conference preacher may be ap-
pointed 70 charge which he has not served for the three
years preceding and be continued thereafter in said charge
for 1--WE years and pastor now serving charge which he
had not served for three preceding his present pas
orae may be continued through full term Of I'VE years
In all other the rule OF five years in ten shall b
strictly applied
A report from the Committee on Temporal Economy
was adopted organizing General Conference 30
ciety with secretary, to build up permanent fund
for superannuated preachers. The Rev. j. o. Pcck
and . number Of leading ministers took part In the
discussion favorfng the report The lay delegates
generally gave 1t their support The report proposed
that the society should have its onicos In St. Louis
This warmly opposed and gave rise to warm
debate and amendment was made TO substitute
Chicago for St. Louis. The vote stood 1872 for CHI
cago and 1913 for st. Louis. Then Judge Taylor of
St. LOUIS called attention TO the taxation Of church
property in Illinois and motion to reconsider tho
vote was made DR.. Truesdel did not think 1t was
a fact that church property was taxed in Illinois.
The motion to reconsider was laid on the table
The report in favor Of Omaha, Nebraska for the
place Of tho nox meeting of the General Conference.
in 1902, adopted. Omaha offered to provide o
place Of meeting for tho Conference fee Of cost The
Committee tho State of the Church suggested in
reference to the admission OF women delegates to
the General Conference that vote should be taken
in October and November of 1890 In all Methodist
places Of worship and reported to tho Annual Con-
ference. Another election is to be held by the An
nual Conferences the same question In 1891 and
this vote to be reported to the next General Confer
ence. The report adopted report adopted
In reference to tho observance Of the Sabbath, dis
approved Of charging admission to camp meetings
on Sundays.
Bishop Vincent presided at the meeting of Con-
ference last evening IN 81. PauPs Church. The
methods of Bishop Taylors self-supporting mission
work ii Africa came up for discussion. The report
of the Committee Missions recommended that
committee be appointed by the Mission Board to d.
rect the work Of the selfsupportlng missions. 1t
SIC 900 In debt and that by assuming any direction
of the work tho Church must assume the indebted
ness The report finally adopted and the
Mission Board was instructed to appoint standing
committee for the oversight of tho selfsupportng
work