Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-17

opinion the contagious diseases ACTS nhVo
been abolished in the United Kingdom,
but deeply regrets that such immoral le.
| gislation Is still In force IN various other
ther declares its earnest hope TINT Chris
tinn sentiment will soon mako such im-
moral legislation everywhere Impossible;
anu. iutthcr.s he Conference record; us
strong conviction that men of Dotoriousy
immoral life snould not be allowed to oc.
cupy places of public trust aud authority.
Upon motion OF DR.. Hughes. of London
tho resolution was adopted without de-
bate.
The committee also reported n resolu-
ton. which was unanimously adopted,
strongly urging abolition of the BRUSH
legislation which sanctions tue production
of opium.
IN. ATKINSON HyrLAINs.
Mr.. Atkinson. VI. r.. rising to personal
explanation. sad ne had spoken III parma
inentary terms Yesterday. He would not
MAKE any explanation under duress ana
: when somebody held a pistol TO MS heai,
( but now he would say that wnsn lac had
yesterday talked abou. Bible Christians
and Primitive Methodist. n bad spoken
a. he had often before when hr presidcd
over meetings of those bOdlt and gave ot
| his subs auce 10 ard them III England. IN
I tnat country he should have felt degraded
/ to have to eXpla that he lad always gone
/ hand In hand with all Methodist o0"es
and hld the highest regard 'oi oil OF ihcni.
! One Of the prlmi ,se Methodists arose
and expressed g;0'eial appreciation on INC
part OF the delegation OF Dr. stephen
sons kindly words. nut ia!ic to notice
Mr. Atkinsun's remarks. although the lat
| FER Inquired II hs wc.ds had not been
kindly.
SOCIAL PRoBi gMs.
/ ,he topic o. the mOru!n. session. So
5iai lrcbicIua.' Was then iaksn up.
Hon. Alien Sp-alc. OF thr Methodist
Fps, Upgi eau ch ai.i Iic-id. -. II IN" boston
thhmpcf oi 'ou.nei,c. Irni al es,ny Oh ~
thuich ~ her K-.atign g. Labor and tauiiah
Rev. III Berry. ri ~" n I-fftian h'lhJiI-I
,hGs.h, Wc.nart, a ,,rw lcaiani, deinesri IA
Address GA - !iir ,.oiai Aspect ~ Labor. toinbi-
na.iOiir. an Sili1rr
!. l.. ina. IL. y. - tie Neib0 .-i Caur.h IN
tanhii spoke aiuu the r.r.-''. "t .Ae luJi a az
| j.. 'i coni.inhti rs ed 'ap.t.L
| fs~-l'iinutr ryrr, hr- we've made Dion tire re-
lriiun- of capt Il e. isl"f hg Kew. nf. " .-hni
! ton. al Enrinna:J q. -. TAYLOR. member - ,oi.
ffcs- from onto, und kc' Fsan. basard Do
/ Eu-.fud.
B.,non ~ ". Dnncnu d the Methodist E,','.
crpnI tanrch. NuIta. Srhr'lhhuts. c. pc
/ sllci ~ The Afternoon session.
XIV. ". 1CpJK. or RsCHIDsn. -.
/ i,-i ~ piaycr aui after hymn T. Il i'rrn sing,
+ hry. .-r Ihun p-rn. II tEr l"n'i"n M.--ioj
! van Methodist church. renl hn r~@1y tl'"h
th- Ohhea'iun-o f The thur'h ln Relation -
3 he SI.l.l Condition ul the r. Npi.'
; Rev william Mckee, Il tie ui'ci Hrrthfr,
W Chris. - Dayton. -. sppsc ~ thr.s'ien r"'k
! rni,us the youf Rev pr Thom ,a Ain. u "a >
4 Mcslr, - Mrihodi-' Ch4'cn, fhfitni c".st'i
himself t. tIctiif.s tho subject o. Christian N"sh
: A.ioi.., tho N,.n."
Christian w.Ik IN agricultural districts gn'
The .hr.nr :rlr'f,i ny lev. e. Ia tsO.i tthl
! dist Episcopal 'ni'eh' Of cIn;'nnst
Agoaps ,uurLAIST.
! Rev. " T. Anderson. OF the Airi-an Mo'h"-
! dist Episcopal Chrch. 'irLs5urf, Mis-''
J -aiL That eOuc nilnIst'rs Wsic aiIait 80
80 oEt aud hc!p the fallen. Tic n"r'p
! al not are - m.ra tx so. Il c'lVt.-
1 ~. but lie dii look for Christian hclp 10 it'irs
To- WIPE uUt tho existing irmntHAty nuI VIC
! amongst Lis race. Livery minister "iDui no. !
! ont Ill hand and help him. Inc negro prrrci-
| css su0uid not bc smut out from minister mcrt-
insr. Il lie hai been. iCr.es vi "Sna:nc. shame.
| from the Eng,sn deieg ites.l He hoL been shut
ont when he "cnt 10 The meetings for advice
and ior help IN tsylnc 70 gave his people.
lion. II. l.. Si0iey, Of tne Methodist Episcopal
Church, Marietta. OHIO declared that IN hi'
! State no preacher was excluded from the pfeg b.
| rfs' meetings or from the Methodist fIiacui H
caurches IN account Of color. App tuse. Inc
Church shoalc become the loader IN the soiulion
| OF the sOciai AMI economic questions OF the da}.
| The poorer classes dii not need the money OF
| the rich 20 much IA they needed thelr help and
Intelligent advice. 1t WAS the duty OF the wealthy
! OF the Church 10 extend such ala.
An" OLD-fAsnIoSEp METHODIST.
Rev. d. II. Tribon, OF the United States Naval
| House, Philadelphia. declared that he WAS a
| chaplain IN the navy and ian old-fssh!olcd, red
| hot rcpcnt-Jr-yOu IL be-damncd Methodist" A,
| u poor man and a wOrkingInan he objected I,
| being but over 10 one side aud having The rict
look upon him as Wild animal. The most dis
| graceful thing in America WAS that Nichols
| church should "mOvc up town" Catholics
didn't move up town, and IN Boston AS Meth"
| DIST church did move up town tho Catholics
| moved IN at the back door. There was much T.
| learn from the Catholics. When the Meth dist:
| sold their valuable downtown lot and moved
| into tho fashionable suburbs the pastors 1rs
| text was apt 10 b" shall a man rob Goi! and
the poor who had been robbed u their church
| by It's removal and Of the unearned increment
| spent on the handsome uptown church womb
| answer, cs.
| Tho Conference ut this point too1 . Tcces:
until 1870 Ia the evening.
| hETHODIsN IN Tnz HEATHER WORLD
| At tho evening session paper on tho subject
OF " MethOdisin Ia tho liestheu World ~ wa. read
| by Rev W. j. Townsend. OF Birmingham, Eng.
| ex-nis-ouary secretary Ct the Methodist New
| Connection. Mr Townscnds essay was followed
| hy an address ON New Fields Entered Since
1851" 10y Professor L. II. kiracofc. ID. D., Of tn,
| United Brethren in Christ (Old constitution
| Dayton. O.
! missions In Christian Lands" WAS the sub
| feet OF an essay by Rev A. H. Leonard, ID. d., o
| ,ha Nefhod-f Eul--opal ChuCch. New York.