The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-11
PROGRESS OF METHODISM
FOURTH DAY OF THE GENERAL
SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE.

Bishop Galloway Reports of His Visit
to the Conference of Canadian
Adverse Report on a Request for a
| Sustentation Fund-A Movement in
Favor of Deaconesses.
ST. LOUIS, May 10.-In the fourth days
session of the general conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church South Bishop
Hargrave presided.
Bishop Galloway who had been the fra
ternal delegate to the conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church in Canada,
made report of his visit to the conference.
The bishop was cordially received and reso-
lutions expressing good feeling for the
Southern Methodists were adopted.
The standing committee on missions re-
ported adversely on the memorial from
Virginia to so amend the constitution of
the board of missions as to provide for a
sustentation fund. The ground of the ad-
verse report was that the object of the
memorial had been accomplished.
| The committee on itineracy reported ad-
/ versely on the memorial of j. E. Mann and
| w. r. Oxdell to change ths discipline that
travelling preachers might be ordained
after two years. probation instead of three
years, as at present. The report was
adopted.
IN FAVOR OF DEACoNESsEs.
A delegate from Mississippi introduced a
| memorial for the appointment of deacon
esses, connected with the work of the board
of missions. The memorial was referred.
| Though there has been and is a strong senti-
| ment in the church against the admission
or women to preach, women have
for long time been engaged in
missionary work. A woman is at the head
Of an important branch of this work, and it
is believed that the authorizing of an order
of deaconess would be agreed to. The mis-
sionary work of the church has been ham
pered seriously by the lack of residences for
pastors sent to new stations in the west. The
womans auxiliary of the board, of which
Miss L. l.. Helm is secretary, has the
work Of providing such parsonages in its
charge. This morning Miss Helm issued a
strong and urgent appeal to the women
of the church to take speedy hold of this
matter and provide means for building or
otherwise furnishing residences for the
preachers and their families.
AN ANTI-LoTTERY MEASURE.
A resolution was offered by a Louisiana
delegation condemning lotteries and par
ticularly the one now seeking renewal of its
franchise in Louisiana. The resolution ex-
tends the sympathy of the conference to the
good people of that state in their effort to
defeat the scheme of that company. The
resolution was on motion and without de-
bate UNANIMOUSLY adopted by standing
vote.
| TILT OVER TEMPERANCE.
Judge East of Tennessee introduced a
resolution condemning the traffic and use
of liquor, and holding that prohibition is a
duty of the government. The judge said
all laws for the regulation and control of
the liquor traffic were of no avail and were
but attempts to compromise with the evil.
DIR. Whitehead of Virginia opposed the
resolution. "We are in great danger of
violating the fundamental principles Of the
church. We have no right under the law
and constitution of the church of Jesus
Christ to take any position in regard to
civil laws. While | am as firm in my be-
lief of temperance as any man, l do not be-
lieve that, as church, we have any right
to make utterance on the subject, and
move that the resolution be referred to the
COMMITTEES on temperance"
DR.. Philpot of Texas called attention to
the fact that the resolution on lotteries,
| which had been adopted without opposition,
was open to the same objection. The mat
ter of the resolution was legal, but was
moral. The resolution was then referred to
the committee on temperance.
SUNDAY MAILS.
A resolution calling for discontinuance
of Sunday mail was referred to the COM
| mittee on Sabbath.
A number of other resolutions, memo
rials, etc., were offered and appropriately
| referred.
The chair appointed the following COM
mittee on fraternal correspondence: S. Fl.
/ Jones Of South Carolina, w. B. MURRAY of
| North Mississippi G. w. Carter of Louisi-
ana, Fl. W. Lightfoot of North Texas, and
| w. V. Sanford of Alabama.
The convention then adjourned till
| Monday.
A large number of delegates will by invi-
tation preach in the churches of different
denominations in the city tomorrow, both
morning and evening.