New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-02
METHODISM'S GRAND WORK.
MILLIONS GIVEN TO FOREIGN MISSIONS.
DELEGATES AT OMAHA PREPARING THE con
FERENCE PRoGRAMME-BIsHoP FOSTER TO
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Omaha. May 1.-The quadrepnal address before
the Methodist Conference here will be presented
tomorrow afternoon by Bishop r.. 5. Foster
This document which received its final touches AT
the bishops meeting at the Paxton Hotel yesterday
afternoon, drafted by Bishop Foster and embodes
contributions special topics from all ms associates
1t has been revised criticised and amended In private
with much and crcumspecton as the queen
speech TO Parliament, and In IT'S final form the read
Ing will probably occupy hour and hail. IL VIII
take general survey OF the present condition OF te
Church. consider the growth and changes OF the iast
four years. and offer impartial suggestions concerhhs
points at issue. The bishops are believed hop W
favor the See proposition. The presiding eioers
already act as efficient diocesan functionanes "me
the bishops semi-annua meetings. That follow tne
meetings Of the Missionary Committee, necessarily I'M
pose long Journeys ON several Of their number.
Among those prominently mentioned for the episco-
uacv are Dr. C. c. McCabe, Dr. j. o. PECK, ana LIT.
A. B. Leonard, missionary secretaries Dr' u H.
Payne, Of New-York and Or. Carl Cranston OF uie
Colorado Conference, who enjoys the ais.hc"on VI
being the nrsI delegate chosen The political caMoroh
ia already slmmering quietly, but eaectually. Dr.
Cranyton came within a few votes Of election ~ the
last General Conference IN NewYTk. In 1883. anu
Dr. Peck has been In nomination several tunes Oeloe'
For the colored episcopate. DR.. 4" W. o. hd""'olu'
OF Lexington KY. will apparently be the iaVor's'
Besides the bishops created for tho United STATES
missionary bishops for Europe China and Japan are
likely 10 be selected Dr. NJ C. Harris. OF San Fran
CISCO and DR.. Nathan Skies Of Foo Chow are spoken
OF for Japan and China and DR.. William Burt OF
Rome, for Europe.
Tho Conference among Its other business. Will de-
fine the relation OF the deacOness movement 10 the
woman's Home Missionary Society and VIII discuss
the Epworh League work. the division OF the Cen
home and foreign mission work. and the confedera'
ton Of the educational Institutions. The Kew. Dr'
j. j. Dlgert, OF Kansas City. VIII represeh.
I'm the Conference the Methodist Episcopal Church
South the Rev. DR.. W. D. Moulton, the britlsn ives
levans and the Rev. f. Cottren the Coored Methodist
Episcopal Church.
constitutional Commission, appointed at the last
Ceneral Conference consisting Of Bishops Merrill foss
and Ninde and W. p. Dillingham;. John MhoY r. H.
Root d. d. Nicely II. A. sbley. Jacob Dodd >. W.
Raw Luke Hitchcock, A. J. Kynett 3 H. Lbef'' u i-'
Mansion, D.. b. sweet. Jacob Rotiwelier ara ~ W.
Wlduly will also probably make its report TINS com
mission met last at Ocean Grove to aehhe inc
Church constitution, concerning whose present scope
and limit no two opinions agree, and their report WI"
REQUIRE discussion and ratification In the general booy.
India. Germany China. Mexico, Japan. italy, swift
zerland, Norway and sweden all send deeea'os' III
James d. Edwards, the principal OF the Chamoeriaih
Institute at Randolph y. u, and Commodore Nedoers
successor in the Senate at Albany, is one OF the
ministerial delegates from the Erie Conference other
wellknown representatives. are ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Joan e Richards OF Montana; DR.. James W. Menuen'
hall Editor OF The Methodist Review Johh fleio'
The Philadelphia postmaster Benjamin r. shee's'
superintendent of the Illinois State Retormatory at
Pontiac David d. Denney, of Seattle; Judge Will
lam j. Nelson, Rogers, Ark; John F. GoucheT'
president OF the Baltimore Womans College
James A. Beard. president of the Napa College, Napa.
CAL; L. c. Quaad, Of New-York; Lewis Miller OF
Akron, Ohio, of the founders OF Chautauqua,
Charles H. Payne, secretary Of the Methodist Board
of Education; Francis II. Root the Buffalo leather
merchant; DR.. +. D. Blakeslec Of Rhode Island; John
f. spence president Of the L. s. Grant University
Knoxville Tenn. W. F. Warren, president OF BOSTON
University; Professor Wilhelm Ritter, OF zuricn,
Homer Eaton, Of the New-YorR BOOK Concern, ana
John p. 81. john president Of De Paw University
(;reencastle Ind In the New-York delegations are
Dr. J. NJ. King secretary of the National League for
the Protection OF American Institutions and Drs
c. c. McCabe and J. O. Peck. secretaries OF the
Missionary Society; DR.. J. NJ Buckley and Dr. Jesse
L. IIurlbut Of Ncw-York and the editors Of other
Methodist Church publications. The Conference Com
missoners are Dr. A. J. Palmer, OF New.iork chair
man; c. II. Magee. Boston. secretary; Amos shinke,
COvingon KY. treasurer: J. b. Hobbs Chicago j. D.
Maxfcld, Omaha; 5. y. Taylor, st. Louis, and +. A.
Chamberlain, Minneapolis.
This morning Bishop Bowman preached at the First
Methodist Church. Bishop Joyce at the Seward Street
Church, Bishop Mallaeu at South Tenth Street and
Bishop Warren at Trinity. In the evening Dr. j. w.
Mendenhall preached South Tenth Street and Bishop
Ninde at Trinity. Mayor Bemls and the Common
Council will receive the delegates at the City Hall TO-
morrow evening.
The question OF equality Of lay representatives In
the Conference has already taken active shape and The
ay delegates are endeavorng 10 convert ministerial
sentiment In anticipation OF lively struggle. Post
master Field, OF Philadelphia, presided q meeting
at which definite line OF action was laid down.
f. S. Young OF North Dakota, acted secretary. DR..
John E. Jcnes Of the Laymen's Association OF Phia-
dopha. declared that the proposition Of $50 ministerial
to only 80 lay delegates unfair. Amos Slndc,
Of Kentucky. opposed the idea OF separate seating, and
Thomas II. Murray. OF Pennsylvania. favored ii.
resolution offered by L. NJ Shaw. OF Iowa, requesting
the Conference the lay delegates separately
was carried by vote OF "a to "a. The ministerial
contention that the aymen already enjoy equality OF
representation in voting By orders. when each order
acts as unit. is met by the argument that the lay
men a lule being unfamiliar with Conference
methods are inevitably Disseminated against In a
crowded hall through the presiding bishops better
acquaintance with the ministers. This discrimination
the separate seating would tend to obvate
A series Of missionary mass meetings the first ap
polntments the regular Conference programme,
held in the Exposition Hall this afternoon. The hall
was jammed to the doors. Tie wall behind the plat
form was decorated with American flags and with
portraits Of the bishops in gilt frame6 Bishop Bow
man occupied the centre chair. With him were
Bishops Foss. Merrill. Fowler. Joyce, Andrews Walker
and Newman, Chaplain {. c. McCabe and Arthur
Edwards. Editor Of 4" The Northwestern Christian Ad
vocate,' E. W. Parker. Of Indin, and MIS- Parker
DIR. ". T. MOultOn, the British Wesleyan delegates
Mrs. J. B. Maxwell and others. Twenty-Five hundred
men and women In the audience sang Justify "From
Greenland's Icy Mountains" Professor Samuel F.
Upham. Of Drew Theological Seminary. offered prayer.
Another hymn sung. and ~. McCabe spoke on
"Forcign Mission Works"
Our DESIRE said the DOCTOR beamlrg on the great
assemblage. is 70 say Of Methodism. the world is
my parish; and certainly never before in the history
OF our Church have so many representatives of our
missions been congregated under roof Our So
ceties have prospercd in the last four years they
never prospered before. Our receipts have been