Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-15
TALKING OF ROME.
The Methodist Delegates Discuss The
Catholic Church.
METHODIST FEDERATION.
Report Which Provoked a Spirited Debate
In the Conference Today-yarious Papers on
tho Subject of komanism Rexd at the Morn
Ing Session

The eighth day of he ecumenical conference
began at 10 o'clock this morning with Re-.
James Donnelly of Nevry. ireland. Irish Meth
odist church, in the chair as presiding officer.
The devotional exercises were conducted by
Rev. Il Crawford johnson.
The subject assigned for the morning service
to-day was ''Rcmanism," with essay on The
Present Position of Romanism," By Rev. u. T.
Myers, presiden: United Methodist Free church,
and addresses on "Romanism a Political
Power" by Rev. RI Fiske. d. D.. Me church.
AMI "Ro,nanism as Religious Power. by Rev.
VIM Nicholas, II. A., ID. D., Irish Methodist
church.
DIR. Ryckman one of tho secretaries, read the
repor. o. the proceedings of yesterday, after.
which Secretary King OF the business commit
tee reported a number of resolutions and mo-
tions, one Of which had reference to the ap-
pointment Of the presiding officers for several
sessions OF tic conference 70 como.
Tho appointments were follows: Ninth
day, first session, Rev. +. ". Bourne, Bible
Christian church; second session. Bishop W.
W. Duncan, NJ T.. church south; thirl session:
Rev. VIM. Morley, Australasian Methodist
church.
Tenth day, first session, Rev. ". s Griffith,
Methodist church in Canada.
Eleventh dav, frs. session. VIM Marsden.
Wesleyan Reform Union; second session. Bishop
John \. Hurst Methodist Episcopal church.
The announcement of the presiding officers
brought that irrepressible member of parlia-
ment, Hon. j. ". Farmer-Atkinson. to his feet
70 remark that i would be mighty clever idea
TO appoint some laymen chairmen. As FOR
himself he would like to have chance to knock
out a few American bishops, and if he couldn't
do it from the chair he would be very likely to
do IL from The door OF the house
When his attention was called to the fact that
one such appointment had been made he asked
what such small amount of leayen could 90 in
such q mass OF bread.
PROPOSED METHODIST FEDERATION.
DR.. Stephenson was then called upon to rep
resent the business committee, to speak on be-
half of the resolutions embodied in its report
called forth in answer to a memorial on
Methodist federation. The report. lr. Ste
phensoR read it. was somewhat changed since
It's first appearance III the conference and read
as follows:
First. That the conference recognizes, with
gratitude to God, the growing desire for closer
union amongs: the evangelical churches OF
Christendom. and especially halls with devout
thankfulness the extension of that desire
amongst the various Methodist churches.
Second The conference Though the time
may not be come fer the organic union of the
different Methodist bodies cannot doubt that
concerted action upon many questions would
be greatly to the advantage of the king
dom of God The conference would sug-
gest that such concerted action might be
possible and useful IN the following
great provinces of the Methodist world. viz:
ia) Great Britain, including its affiliated con-
ferenees and missions; (bl the United States,
including its missions and mission conferences:
(c) Australasia, with Polynesia and its other
missions; (dl Canada. with its missions
Third This conference. therefore, respect
fully requests the churches represented in this
assembly to consider whether such concerted
action be possible. and il so. By what means ana
in what way. and directs the secretaries to for
ward copy of this resolution to the senior
bishop or president of every conference repre-
sented here.
A NOISY DEBATE.
The debate that ensue6 on those resolutions
was the liveliest and noisiest incident that has
as yet marked il no. Eiarred the deliberations
of the conference 1t lasted Tor more than
three-fourths OF an hour and III Its course MIR.
Farmer-Atkinson managed to get of one OF
his characteristic addresses. but he cast in
the shade by Rev. A. Il. Leonard. who to
the chairman of the session very much MIR.
Bynum was to Speaker Reed. DIR. Leonard
took exception to u ruling OF the chair. and he
would not be downed- Mr. Chairman, Mr..
Chairman shouted the New York divine in a
vain attempt to be recognized. He kept it up
with such pertinsclty that there were many
cries for suspension. Rev. Hugh Price Hughes
made an eloquent appeal for order, begging
that in the deliberations OF such dignIted
body no one man should so compOrt himself as
to bring the conference into contempt DIR.
Leonard would not be repressed, notwithstand-
ing the chair called him ont OF order and de-
eided that DIR. King had the floor. Dr. Leon
ard kept shouting 10 the chair IN his demand
for recognition and the rest OF the dele
gates kept shouting for the chair and
Tor order. There is no telling how
this decidedly breezy not to sa;
dlsorderly incident would have ended had not
DIR. hing got the chance 10 make himself hear
long enough to move that the vote the first
section OF the report be postponed until to-
morrow morning. First there were two votes
by yeas and nays, but the chair eOg.d not de-
eide, and a standing yose Was required.
The motion was carried by : small majority
aud Rev. NJ. T. Myers was introduced TO de-
liver an essay upon the subject The Present
Position Of Romanism."
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