The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-13
METH0DISM FULL OF LIFE
GREAT PROGRESS IN SUNDAY
SCHOOL WORE

The Record for the Past Four Years
Set Forth in Statistical Board of
Trust Proposed TO Control Demon
national Funds-A Proposition to
Increase the Salaries of the Bishops.
ST. LOUIS, NO., Nay I2.-At the Metho-
dist conference this morning after the
usual exercises, the Sunday school COM
mIttes through its chairman, Q. J. Nc
Order of Baltimore, submitted report in
which it is stated that the past four years
have been the most prosperous in its history.
The increase in our Sunday school me mber-
ship and in the circulation of periodic al
literature is very encouraging, and the re-
lation of our Sunday schools TO
the church generally is becoming
more satisfactory every year. We
now have 1850 Sunday schools,
with A, 3S4 teachers, 693, S45 scholars; a
total of 7S2, 6S4. This is an increase during
the quadrem of 1857 schools, with 1856
teachers, a d 132,O9S scholars; total of
las, 6Sl The circulation OF our Sunday
school periodicals has increased during the
four years POI $50. We now issue monthly
49,, eco copies, aud in addition to this we
furnish the African Methodist Episcopal
church $500 copies per month.
BISHOP M'TEYRE EULoGIzED.
The committee on episcopacy reported
a eulogistic memorial on Bishop
McTeyre, who was senior bishop at the time
OF his death, and it was adopted.
+. S. Hunt OF the American Bible Society
was introduced to the conference, and
spoke a few words. The committee on
revisals made two long reports on the pro-
posed changes in minor details Of the disci-
~ IL
nearly every instance.
ABOARD OF TRUST.
A resolution was adopted providing for
the appointment of q committee to consist
Of four laymen and three ministers to con-
slider the expediency of constituting board
of trust, TO be invested with corporate
powers and authorized to receive and hold
In trust and for the benefit of theichurch
under the direction of the general con-
ference, all UNCONVENTIONAL be-
quests. devises and grants of whatever
description made TO the Church South as
such, and il the same be deemed expedient,
TO report a plan of said trusteeship for
the insertion in the discipline of q statute in
accordance. Bishop Duncan, from the
chair, appointed the following gentle
men as the committee, which is to be
known as the committee on trusteeship:
Edward H. East of TIE lnessee, E. E. Jack
son. Ex-Governor of West Virginia, Thomas
Seay, governor of Alabama, Samuel Cup
pies and Rev. T. NJ. Finny of st. Louis,
Rev. S. W. Black aud Rev. S. p Wright.
Another resolution against the liquor
traffic was introduced and referred to the
committee on temperan ce.
SALARIES OF THE BISHOPS.
A resolution to increase the salaries of
the bishops from 5000 to $4,000 per an
mum was sent to the committee on episco
pacy.
way is to be provided for legal raising
of the funds TO pay the salaries of presiding
elders. A resolution calling for the inser-
ton in the appendix of the discipline of
resolution adopted last Thursday condem-
ing worldiness, card-playing, theater-go-
ing, etc., was laid on the table.
The Rio 0rande missionary conference,
in memorial, called attention to the great
increase in the membership of the Spanish
speaking missions, and asking for the as
segment of bishop in that field. The
memorial was referred to the committee
on episcopacy.
The convention then adjourned till to-
| morrow.