The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-05-21
Special 70 the REcoEp-Ux1ox.


College.
Special 10 the RECORD UNION
OMAHA, May 20.-Bishop Foss pre-
sided at the Methodist Conference this
morning.
DR.. Hammond of California introduced
a resolution declaring the iniquitous
opium habit was making fearful head
way on the Pacific Coast, and vigorous
steps should be taken to stamp it out.
He spoke vigorously in advocacy OF the
resolution, which was adopted.
Judge Lawrence offered a resolution
for the appointment of commission to
ascertain what steps could be taken to
have the Methodist Church united under
one organization. Referred to a COM
mittee.
DIR. C. H. Payne was chosen Secretary
of the Board of Education. Mr.. Shaw of
Iowa introduced a resolution to call
constitutional conference, the delegates
TO be elected TO meet at Chicago in June,
1893, and to be composed of two Bishops
and both ministerial and lay delegates
from each annual conference, to revise
and amend the constitution OF the church
and submit the results TO the annual con-
ferences for ratification. Referred to the
next General Conference.
A resolution was adopted requiring
missionary Bishops to report ali the
moneys received from private sources.
The conference decided to elect two
secretaries for the Church Extension
Society. The necessary change in the
church law was made and nominations
for the positions followed, but an adj
journment was taken before the result OF
the ballot was announced.
PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
PORTLAND Orr, May 20.-The half
hours devotional services in the General
Assembly were read this morning by DR..
John b. Donaldson of Minneapolis.
Promptly at the appointed hour the
Moderator called the assembly to order.
After the preliminary routine, DR..
Brown OF the Arrangements Committee
took the floor to present the Moderator
gavel made of an apple tree planted at
Walla Walla, WASH, about 1886, by DR..
Marcus Whitman. The gavel was
mounted with Oregon gold and silver and
appropriately engraved.
The speech representation was specially
happy in the "reminiscences of the history
of the State.
The reply of the Moderator was pleas
ing and satisfactory.
The Moderator then announced the
membership of the various standing COM
tributed as follows:
Bills and Overtures-Dr. Radcliffe of
Detroit: Judicial-Dr. T. Ralston Smith
Of Buffalo; Polity of Church-Dr. Bart
lett of Washington; Home Missions DR..
Mcpherson of Chicago; Foreign Missions
DR.. Alexander Alison of Philadelphia;
Education DR.. Liggett of Railway; Pub
licatien-Dr. Sample of New York;
Church Erection-Dr. Holmes of Albany;
Theological Seminaries-Dr. Mutchmore
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Robinson of Allegheny; Freedmen-Dr.
Sutherland of Knoxville; Aid for Col
leges-Dr. Alexander of San Francisco:
espondence-Dr. Blayney of Ken
lucky; Benevolent-Dr Wallace of Lew
iston, Penn; Narrative on State of Re-
ligion-Rev. Worrall of Keokuk; Tenn
perance-Dr. Bigger of Ohio.
After the announcement of the stand
ing committees, DR.. Alexander of San
Francisco moved the report Of the Com
mittee on Revision be made the second
order for Monday afternoon next
A letter from John r. Middlemas and
others of Salt Lake, offering 100 acres of
land in that city for the purpose of a site
and endowment for Presbyterian col
lege to be called the "Westminster'' was
read. A committee was appointed to
draft form of acceptance i'll the proper
legal shape. The committee recon-
mended that the offer be accepted and
that the contamination of the transfer to
the Presbytery of Utah, with instructions
to act, and that the management of the
property and college be intrusted to the
Presbytery of Utah. The Presbytery of
Utah is instructed TO report its action in
the premises to the General Assembly.
The special committee in charge of the
church periodical reported through DR..
Mcintosh of Philadelphia. DR.. Nelson
the editor, addressed the assembly.
A resolution enlarging the committee
was adopted, but a resolution indorSing
the periodical met with unexpected OPP
position. Before vote was taken the
hour of adjournment had arrived.
The Committee on Temperance and
Prohibition has prepared a lengthy re-
port, which will soon come before the
conference. 1t reiterateS the sentiments
of the Episcopal address of 1888, declaring
the liquor traffic inimical to the interests
of honest trade, repugnant to the moral
sense, injurious to peace and order, and
that the only proper attitude toward it for
Christians is relentless hostility.
The report further declares that men
engaged in the manufacture or sale of in
toxicating liquors ought not TO receive
the commercial patronage of Christians.
The licensing plan for saloons is declared
&c be means TO foster and sustain a
damaging traffic.
In closing the report says: While it is
not the province of the church to suggest
or dictate as TO the political procliyities OF
any man. yet the committee declares that
no political party has the right to expect,
neither ought any party receive, the sup
port of Christian men so long as that
party stands committed to the license
policy or refuses to put itself on record in
an attitude of open hostility to the sa-
loon.
The Committee on Lay Delegations has
prepared a report which will recommend
equal lay representation in the council of
1876.