The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-10-15
OF the Many Branches of the
Methodist Church ?
The Question Under Consideration by
the Ecumenical Council.
Committee Reports Against Opening
Worlds Fair on Sunday.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.-Rev. J. d.
Murray, Of the NJ f. Church, Balti-
more, presided over the Eneumencial
council at the beginning Of the sew
enth days session, After the usual
devotional exercises, Secretary King,
from the business committee, reported
favorably on the resolution concern
ing the extension Of friendly greetings
to the Pan-Presbyterian council to
meet at Toronto in September, 1892,
and it was adopted. Also an order for
u love feast and fellowship meeting
next Sunday afternoon.
Through DR.. Curtis, of Chicago, the
committee on Sunday closing Of the
Chicago Columbia Exposition, made a
report, which he prefaced by saying
that local directors of the fair were un-
der control of large stockholders.
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street car companies and breweries
All of these corporations were clamor-
ing to have the exposition opened on
Sunday, Everybody knew why. The
only hope Of the success of the con-
ference lay in the United States Com
missioners, who were in some sense re-
sponsible to the people. After an
amendment the report was adopted.
The report is in favor of petition
to the United States Commissioners
OF the Worlds Exposition to prevent
the opening of the exposition on Sun
day, and giving reasons why it should
not be open on that day. The report
was adopted without debate.
The Business Committee next re-
ported back a resolution on the sub
iect of Methodist Federation. 1t re-
cites that the conference recognizes
the desire for religious cooperation
among evangelical churches, and es-
pecially among the various Methodist
Churches, and that while the time for
organic union might not have arrived
yet concerted action was now posi-
BILE. Therefore it was recommended
that the churches represented in the
conference consider whether such con
certed action be possible, and if so, by
what means and ways. The secreta
res were also directed to send copies o
the resolution to the senior bishops
and presidents of the conferences rep
resented here.
Half a dozen delegates spoke il
terms OF praise OF the resolutions, bu
before the debate closed the furthe
consideration OF the subject was post
poned until tomorrow.
The topic of the morning session
was "Education," and the first pape
was one prepared by Rev. M. W
Fitchet, of the Australian Methods
Church of Victoria, entitled "Relig
ious Training and Culture Of tn
Young" In DR.. Fitchett's absence th
paper was read by Rev, DR.. w. MOI
ley, OF New Zealand.
The topic Of the address Of Rev
Thomas B. Applegate, the president {
the New Jersey Conference of tn
Methodist Protestant Church, wa
"The Family"
Hon. John Evans, of Denver, Co
was to speak upon Sunday Schools
but was i'll, so the subject was treate
by Rev. DR.. Robert Culley, of Londol
from the English point of view.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Rev, Joseph Ferguson, of the Prim
tive Methodist Church, Of Englan
presided at the afternoon session.
The subject of education continue
to occupy the attention of the CounC
until recess was taken until Z 80
the evening. Religious Teaching
the Schools came up late in the {
ternoon.
EVENING SESSION.
During the evening session the co
sderatian Of the subject under d
cussion in the day was continued, &
essays and addresses being devoted
the higher branches OF the subje
namely, university Education
Bishop Andrews presided.