The Portland daily press., 1888-05-04
LEGISLATlNG FOR A GREAT CHURCH.
Representative Character OF the Lay
Delegation OF MethodIsts.
Delegates from $rozen Norway and
the Land Of the ceIestials.
Woman's Claims In the Conference
Reveal Conflicting Opinions.

New YORK, May 3.-There are about
100000 members in the church for which
the conference now in session here Is assem-
bled to legislate, and the delegates represent
nearly all the professions, trades and occu-
pations followed by the members. In the
list Of delegates as sentby the annual con-
ferences to the secretary Of the last general
conference, who was again elected to the
same office, there are 2S1 ministers and 175
laymen, who represent Ill annual cOnferen-
ces. An analysis Of the list shows that 100
Of the ministers are presiding elders Super
intendents Of districts in the various annual
conferences), 102 pastors in active service,
eleven editors generally Of organs Of the
church. under the control of the general con-
ference), nineteen presidents. deans, officers
and agents Of educational institutions, three
missionaries, five persons connected with the
publishing interests Of the church in other
than an editorial capacity, and thirteen Of
ficers Of church societies. Among the lay
men there are twenty-seven lawyers, thirty
tSssD -four merchants tSacS tsT twelve
ers, nine dealers in real es-
estate. four insurance men, six farmers, four
Judges, two presidents of universities, one
railroad president, six physicians, two eapl-
tallsts, one governor Governor LounSDury
of COnnecticut), one National bank examiner,
one publisher. one author" one county au-
ditOr, one Congressman, one civil engineer,
one state dairy and food commissioner. one
contractor, one lecturer" (the Hon. William
Cumbaek, ex-Lieutenant Governor OF In
diana, one meat packer, one mill suprintend-
ent, one confessed stock broker John ID.
Slayback, representing New York, Of coursel,
one clerk Of the signal service, one uphol-
sterer, one keeper Of the National Cemetery,
one undertaken, one mason, one dentist,
one photographer, one retired sea cap
tain, one notary public, one professor
of music, one shoemaker and one barber
The delegates who are concerned with ed
ucation represent the conferences that sent
them, not the universities, colleges and sem
inaries with which they are connected; The
list Of these institutions Is formidable one,
however, and deserves a!place here, as help
ing to an understanding Of the character OF
the men composing the body. IL Is as foi-
lows: Leicester Seminary, Rust UNIVERSE
ty, German Wallace College, Syracuse UNI
versity, Ohio Wesleyan University, VIII
Transport DickersOn Seminary, Denver Uni
yersity, Dakota University, Albion College.
Goodman University, Martin Institute Ger
many, Lawrence University, Grant Memo
rial University, DE Pauw University, Wes-
leyan University, El-wa Gukko (foki0, Jap
AM, Hamline University, Nebraska Wesley
an University, Drew Theological Seminary,
Baldwin University, Clark University and
Maclay College.
A few other facts will help TO convey an
idea Of the comprehensivenes Of the reli-
gious work over which the general confer
ence keeps guard. Twelve foreign confer
ences in india, China, Japan, Italy, Liberia,
Norway, Sweden, Denmark. Germany.
Switzerland and Mexico send delegates, be-
sides seven German and one Swedish confer
ence in the United States. A delegate from
Norway comes with a story Of having dedi-
Gated church In the Gath degree Of north
1afffnda and fha aioin0 af hVmuQ Of nFalqa
around the monument which perpetuates the
memory Of st. Olaf