The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-16

which was read by Rev. NJ. T. Myers.
president OF the United Methodist Free
churcn OF Rlchdale, England, was upon the
special subject of the Present Position of
Romanism.n
The next speaker, Rev. DR.. H. L. Fisk of
ALBION, Mich. had for his special subject,
homanlsm as Political Power,n and
Rev. DR.. Nichols of the Irish Methodist
opHrch came next with an address on
n manism as Religious Power" All of
ehese addresses were long and in them was
out scant admission of good in the Roman
church.
Blshop Waymau OF the African Metho-
dist Episcopal church OF Baltimore occupied
the chair at the afternoon session of the
conference.
Secretary King in behalf of the business
committee proposed an amendment to the
rules to allow the debate to be closed and a
vote to be taken on any pending question at
any time, which was adopted.
TEMPERANCE CONSIDERED.
The general topic OF the afternoon session
was temperance. Rev. DR.. R. H. Mahon of
the Methodist Episcopal church south, of
Memphis, Tenn, read paper upon the
subject of 1.-THE Church and Temperance
Reform
Rev. c. II. Phillips of the colored Metho~
dist Episcopal church Of Washington, fol-
lowed in an address upon Legal Prohibi-
ton of the Saloon" and the subject was
discussed by Rev. James Pritchett of the
Primitive Methodist church of England /;
Bishop Gaines of the African Methodist
Episcopal church; Rev. j. c. Simmons of
the Methodist Episcopal church south, of
Santa Rosa, Cal. Rev. w. b. Kark of the
Bible Christian church of the Isle of Wight,
England; Rev. DR.. j. w. Hanley, Of the
Methodist Episcopal church Of Illinois; Rev.
w. ID. Lambia of Quebec, Rev. Joseph Net
Teton OF London, Rev e. V. Hoss of the
Methodist Episcopal church south, of
Nashville; Rev. J. Fl. Lock wood of Kansas,
Rev. Samuel n. Griffith of North Dakota :,
Rev. Phillip A. Herbert, of the African
Methodist Episcopal church, of Denver;
Kew. Samuel McComas Of Duolin, Ireland
and Hon. j. j. Rogerson of Newfoundland.
ATKINSON BREAKS THE HARMONY.
Then Mr.. Atkinson, the English member
of parliament. again broke up the harmony
Of the occasion. John H. Lille Of England
had obtained the floor and in the course of
his remarks held that Wesley's rules obliged
ministers to be total abstinence men,
and he insisted on that PROPOSE
ton, notwithstanding Mr.. Atkinson's
dissenting voice. Mr. Atkinson got
the floor for himself and insisted that Mr..
Lille misquoted Wesley. that he prohibited
OnlJ urdu oTAHklnR. ne (1lr. AbKlLSoDl
was as good Bible Christian as anybody,
and he was Primitive Methodist, too Mr..
Atkinson went on to speak of the Primitive
Methodists in connection with ''Impostors,
which Immediately stirred up the indlgna-
ton OF the delegates from that church.
A RETRACTIoN DEMANDED.
One of them rose TO point of order that
the speaker had called Primitive Meth
odists impostors, and wanted the words re-
tracted Mr.. Atkinson denied that he had
done 80 and begged the presiding officer to
"knock him down." meaning, Of course, to
rap the intsrruptor to order. This led to
great confusion. The Primitive MethodisJs
were all on their feet, demanding
retraction and threatening to
withdraw from the conference. DIR.
Stephenson aud other Wesleyans were
beSeeching Mr.. Atkinson to Withdraw his
remark and apologize, but he bluntly re-
fused to do so. asserting that he had nothing
to apologize for, and that il the delegates
would not consume his time ne would ex-
plain. AS they persisted in their demands
for a retraction, he characterized their
stupidity" in forcible terms, and seeing no
chance for restoring harmony the presiding
officer, who had exhausted every effort TO
calm the troubled waters, declared the SEES
sion adjourned, and the delegates passed
out Of the church after singing the dox-
doggy.