Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-11
THE MsTHOOlSTS, SOUTH.
Fourth Day of the General Conference
Deaconesses Suggested.
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ST. LOUIS, MAY 1O.--In the fourth days
session of the General Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Bishop
Hargrove presided. Bishop Galloway,
who had been fraternal delegate to
the Conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church in Canada. made a re-
port of his visit to the Conference. The
Bishop was cordially received, and resolu-
tiOns expressing good feeling for the south
ern MethOdlsts were adopted.
The standing Committee on Missions re-
ported adversely on the memorial from
Virginia to 40 amend the constitution of
the Board of Missions az to provide tor q
sustentation fund. The ground of the adj
verse report was that the object Of the me-
mortal has been accomplished.
The Committee on the Itlneracy report
cd adversely on the memorial OF J. +. Mann
and ". K. Caxdell TO change the discipline
20 that travelling preachers might be or
dained after two years probation instead
of three years as at present. The report
was adopted.
A delegate from Mississippi introduced a
memorial for the appointment of dea-
cOnesses in connection with the work
of tho Board of Missions. Referred.
Though there has been and is n strong sem
tlment in the Church against the admission
OF women to preach. women have for a
long time been engaged in missionary work.
woman is at the head an important
branch of this work, and 1t Is believed that
the authorization of an order of deaconesses
will be agreed to. The home-missionary
work of the Church has been hampered
very seriously by the lack of residences for
pastors sent to new stations in the West.
The WomGn's Auxiliary of the Board OF
Missions, of which Miss Lucinda 3. Helm
is secretary, has the work of providing such
parsonages in its charge. This morning
Miss Holm issued a strong and urgent ap-
peal TO She women Of the Church to take
speedy hold of this matter and provide
means for building or otherwise furnishing
residences for thepreGchers and their fami-
lies.
A CONDENSATION OF LOTTERIES.
A resolution was offered by the Louisi-
ana delegation condemning lotteries. and
particularly the one now seeking re-
nowal Of franchise in LOulsina. The reso-
luton extends the sympathy OF the Con-
ference to the good people OF that State in
their effort to defeat the scheme of the
lottery company. The resolution was on
motion and without debate unanimously
adopted by a standing vote.
A PROHIBITION RESOLUTION.
Judge East, Of Tennessee. introduced a
resolution condemning the traffic IN and use
of liquors and holding that legal prohibit
ton is the duty of the Government. The
Judge said that all laws for the regulation
and control of the liquor traffic were Of no
avail and were but attempts to compro-
mise with the evil.
DR.. Whitehead, of Virginia, opposed the
| resolution. I'VE 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 10
civil laws. While am as firm IN my belief
| Of temperance aSany man, do not believe
| that as a church we have the right TO make
any utterance on the subject, and move
that the resolution be referred to the Com
mittee on Temperance"
DIR. Philpot, Of Texas. called attention TO
the fact that the resolution on lotteries,
which had been adopted without opposl-
ton, was open 20 the same objection. The
matter Of the resolution was not wholly a
LEGAL but moral question.
The resolution was then referred to the
/ Committee on Temperance.
SUNDAY MAILS.
A resolution calling for the dscontin-
/ lance of Sunday mails was referred TO the
Committee on the Sabbath.
/ A number of other resolutions, memo
-ials, ETC., were offered and appropriately
-eferred
The Chair appointed the following Com
| nittee on Fraternal Correspondence $. Ii.
Jones. of South Carolina; W. b. Murray,
of North Mississippi; c. W. Carter, OF
Louisiana; II. w. Lightfoot, OF North
Texas, and W. Z. Sanford, of Alabama.
/ Adjourned till Monday morning.
Alarge number of delegates will by invi-
tation preach in the churches Of the diff
ferent denominations in the city to-mor-
row both morning and evening.