Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-15
THE METHODIST COUNCIL.
Education the Subject Up Yesterday-Re-
1igion In tho Schools.

iBy telegraph TO the Dispatch.l
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. October 14.-fsev. j.
ID. Murray. Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, Baltimore. presided over the Ecu
menical Methodist Council at the begin
ming of the seventh DAYS session.
After the usual devotional exercises Sec
retary King, from the Business Commit
tee, reported favorably the resolution con-
cerning extension of friendly greetings to
the Pan-Presbyterian Council to meet at
Toronto in September. 1892, and it was
adopted. Also, an order for love feast
and fellowship meeting next Sunday after
noon, which was made.
SUNDAY CLOSING AT CHICAGO.
Through Rev DR.. Curtis. of Chicago, the
Committee on Sunday Closing of the Chi
cago Columbian Exposition made q report,
which the Doctor prefaced by saying that
the local directory of the Fair was un-
der the control of large stockholders: that
these stockholders were railroads, street
car companies, and brewers; and that all
of these corporations were clamorlng to
have the Exposition opened on Sunday.
Everybody knew why. The ouly hope of
success for the conference lay i'll the United
States commission, who were III some sense
responsible to the people. After amend
| nent the report was adopted. The report
Is IN the form of a petition to the United
States Commissioners of the Worlds TX
position to prevent the opening of the Ex-
position on Sunday, and giving reasons
why II should not be opened on that day.
The report was adopted without debate.
METHODIST FEDERATION.
The Business Committee next reported
back resolution on the subject Of Metho-
4, 60 ttae hot ba
ference recognizes the desire for Christian
cooperation among evangelical churches.
and especially among the various Metho-
dist churches; that while the time for
organic union might not have arrived vet
concerted action was now possible. There
fore II was recommended that the churches
represented III the conference consider
whether such concerted action be possible,
and il so by what means and ways. The
secretaries were also directed to send
copies Of the resolutI on to the senior bishops
and presidents of the conferences repre-
sented here. Half dozen delegates spoke
in terms of praise of the resolution, but
befo:e the debate closed further considora-
tion of the subject was postponed until to-
morrow.
EDUCATION.
The topic of the morning session was
education, ani the first paper was one
prepared 10y Rev. W. M tltcnett, OF .he
Australasian Methodist Church. of Vic
toria. entitled. "Religious Training and
Culture of the Young" In DIR. Fitchett's
absence the paper was read by Rev. DR.. W.
Morley. OF New Zea.and.
The topic OF the address of Rev. Thomas
b. Applegate, president Of the New Jersey
Conference, Methodist Protestant Church.
was The Famllv.'
Hon. John Evans. Of Denver, Col. who
was to speak upon Sunday school: was Ill.
so the subject was treated by Rev. Dr..
Robert Culley. Of London, from the Eng
lish point of view.
Rev. Joseph Ferguson, of the Primitive
Method st Church Of England, presided at
the afternoon session. The subject OF Edu-
cation continued 10 occupy the attention
of the Council until IA recess was taken
until 7:3D in the evening. The Religious
Teaching i'll Schools came up late III the af-
ternoon.