St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-13
The METHODISTS' WORK.
huch Lobby Work Being Done for the
Bishop Election.
BISHOP TAYLOR'S WORK.
a Large Number of Memorials Pre-
scented and Referred to the
Committee.
WORK,

New YORK, May 12.-The eleventh
DAY OF the session of the Methodist
Episcopal church conference opened
this morning at the Metropolitan opera
house, with prayer by Rev. Alexander
Martin, president of the Depauw Uni
VerSity of Indiana. Bishop Foster pre-
sided for the second time. The mem
berS of the conference are looking for
ward with considerable expectancy
to the report of the committee
on Episcopacy upon the number of
mlttee will probably report in favor of
electing four bishops. This will cause a
long debate. as there are a large num-
Der of the delegates who believe that
there should be at least six or seven
more bishops. They claim that
the bishops have too much work to do,
and that with a larger number the
work of the church can be ex-
tended. The members spend much
of their time in the lobby, cleo
pioneering for their friends who are
candidates for the position of bishop.
Among the candidates are: Rev. S. j.
W. Fitzgerald, of New Jersey, E. c.
CrankstOn, Colorado; j. r. Vincent,
Rock river: l.. A. Goodsell, j. Il. Day,
Chancellor Simms, l.. L. TUFTS, j. NJ.
Buckley. editor of the Christian Advo-
cate. J. NJ. King, all of New York;
j. W. Hamilton, Boston; A. l..
Leonard. |. w. Joyce, c. II. Paine
and }. II. Bayliss, of Ohio. Rev.
A. j. kynett, secretary of the
church extension society, is also men
toned ~ being an available candidate.
1t Is almost certain that Rev. j. w.
Il ~
will be elected. Rev. DR.. Hunt, of
take up the order of the day. the read
ing of Bishop TaylOr's report of his
work i'll Africa. When the bishop
stepped to the front of the
stage. the house which was packed
with people. fairly arose to their feet
and applauded for several minutes. 1t
was as much as the chairman could do
to suppress the enthusiasm. The COM
mittee on Judiciary were requested to
report as soon as possible in regard to
whether the discipline can be SO
conference districts. Rev. DR.. Neeley,
of Philadelphia, offered a resolution
providing for the appointment of a COM
mittee of five to consider and report
upon church union. Referred to com
mittee on church. Rev. Charles c.
Mclean. of st. John, created
quite sensation by Offering a
resolution to the effect that no
one should be elected or consecrated
bishop until he had taken a castiron
oath to abstain from the use of tobacco.
1t was voted down. Rev. DR.. E. Z.
Lyman. Of Rock River, offered a
resolution providing that evangelists
be admitted to the conferences
and beg under the authority of the bish-
ops. Referred to committee The St.
Louis conference asked that the next
general conference be held in ST. Louis,
May l. 1890. Referred to the committee
OH rules. y resolution from the Kansas
conference was offered to the effect that
mass meeting be held by members
Of the conference to protest against the
liquor traffic. 1t was moved to lay the
resolution on the table and lost The
resolution was referred to the committee
on temperance. A large number of
memorials were presented and referred
to committees. Adjourned until Mon
day