St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-26
THE METHODISTS.
More Fat Offices Given to Aspiring
Candidates.

New YORK, May 25.-Bishop Andrews
opened the proceedings this morning in
the Methodist Episcopal conference.
The election for the offises of agents of
the book concern in New York city were
then in order. The rules were sus-
pended for the purpose of taking action
on the report of the committee on tenn
perance and prohibition. The inevita-
BILE wrangle was precipitated by the
question of placing the church on rec
ord as opposed to laws licensing liquor
traffic and in favor of complete legal
prohibition. A successful attempt was
made to have stricken from the report
perance the following clause re-
ferring to cause for revolution by the
people. ITO deny this privilege, said
a committee of United States senators.
is the very essence of despotiSm."
The paragraph was stricken out by
rising vote. The discussion was finally
completed by the passage of the follow
ing resolution, which was ordered placed
in the discipline of 1888: We are I'M
alterably opposed to the enactment of
laws that propose by license, taxing,
OF otherwise to regulate the drink traffic
because they provide for its continu-
ance and afford no protection against
its ravages. We hold that the
proper attitude of Christians to-
wards this traffic is one of
unc0mpromising opposition, and while
we do not presume to die
utilization, we do express the opinion
that they should not permit themselves
to be controlled by party organizations
that are managed in the interests of the
liquor traffic. We advise the members
of our church to aid in the enforcement
OF such laws as do not legalize or indorse
the manufacture and sale of intoxicants
to be used as beverages; and to this
end we favor the organization of law
and order leagues wherever practical
BILE. We proclaim as our motto, ''Vol-
untary total abstinence from all intoXi-
cantS as the true ground of personal
temperance; and complete legal prohi-
bition of the traffic in Intoxicating
drinks as the duty of civil governments.
j M. Phillips and Sanford Hunt, both
of New York, were reelected Eastern
agents of the Methodist Book concern,
and Earl Cranston and w. p. Stowe, of
Wisconsin, were elected Western agents
of the same, their salaries being $4,000
year each. The question of mission
airy bishop for India then came up. Dr..
Lanahan opposed such appointment, as
did also STA Sex Dung, the delegate from
the Foo Chow conference. In spite of
the opposition the report was adopted.
DR.. Wheeler then moved that the con-
ference proceed to ballot for the cleo
ton of a missionary bishop to India,
which was carried. In half an hour the
tellers returned and announced that the
Rev. j. NJ. Thoburn had been elected.
The election of DR.. Thoburn gave gen.
eral satisfaction. There were 40 votes
cast, of which he received 2S6. The
election of missionary secretaries to
succeed DR.. J. Nj. Reed and Chaplain G.
c. McCabe was then proceeded with.
The conference ordered the election of
three. When the tellers had retired
Bishop Warren announced that the con-
secration of the bishopS-elect would oc-
cur on Tuesday next at noon. A dele
gate arose at this juncture and moved
to have the conservation exercises take
place in two of the largest Methodist
churches. 81 do not think" he said,
that we can afford to have our bishops
cOnSecrated i'll an opera house." The
brothers. motion was not even seconded,
and it was decided to have the cOnSe-
Grafton take place at the opera house.