The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-11

elected ct this session. The committee on
episcopacy was not ready to report this
morning, on account of the fact that tne
coiored brethren are working hard 20 Sc
cure the election of . colored bishop. Inc
report win probably be delayed till Thurs
day or Friday. There Is . hot contest Tor
the editorship Of the Advocate at 81 Louis
between DR.. Marsden, Of St Louis; II.
Bowman Young. Of Kansas City, ana III.
Creighton. of the Nebraska wesleyan uni
versity. For agent of the book concern AZ
Cincinnati. the chief candidates are DR..
Curtis, of CHICAGO. and DR.. Maxheid, OF
Omaha The order Of the day Was the re-
port of the committee on constitution.
After some sharp debate on the expe-
diency Of calling on the bishops TO ad-
dress the conference, it was decided 70 ask
Bishop Merrill. chairman OF the'commis-
tee on constitution. 70 explain the cnaases,
but before this was proceeded with the
rules were suspended and the report OF the
committee on the Worlds fair called Tor.
The report declared that the exposition
was meritorious undertaking.; that the
church rejoiced in the prospects OF It's
success, but declared that 1t should %
closed on Sunday: that this WAS Cnrls-
ton nation, and that it would be Tying IN
the face of Providence TO open the gates
on the Lords day. The committee neast-
lily favored $500 600 appropriation. bus
only with the proviso that the gates oe
closed on Sunday, and recommended snas
. telegram bearing the sentiments OF fne
report be sent 10 the president and congress.
After some debate the preamble and reso-
luton were Endorsed. but were recommis-
ted for revision, and the committee IN
structed to send telegram 20 Washington
City approving of the objects OF the iair.
but protesting against opening is on san
day. The repor; Of the committee on con-
sslsution was then taken up.
Dr.. Neeiy then took the door to explain
the meaning of the constitution. lie gave
. history of that document since Its acop-
ton In lSaS. with It's subsequent amend
menss He hoped the conference would
decide once for ali which parts OF the
church government were constitutional
and which were simply restrictive rules
This definition was necessary 10 decide
what could sad could no: De changed oy
the conference without concurrent acisoa
by the annual conferences
Dr.. Little said the conference should
proceed very cautiously. The admission
of iaymen, for Instance. was question
never submitted 30 tae annual conferences
If the general conference had no power 10
make changes in the constitution without
the consent OF the annual conferences. the
admission Of the layaaea In lS.s was I'M
constitutional and the laymen bad no
right in she conference Dr.. Buckley de-
elarei that the rights Of the lsyaen were
secure even Il they were not admitted By
constitutional amendment The restric-
tive rule guaranteed them seats n the
conference. Ate. further discussion. Mr..
Fields, Of Philadelphia, moved that the
whole matter OF the changes IN the conSss-
tuition be postponed 10 the next renerAi
conference. An explanation by Bishop
Merrill Was postponed. owing 30 the Late
ness q the hour, tall tomorrow.
The committee on the Chinese exclusion
b.Q sass afternoon prepared = report IN
keeping with the resolution introduced
she osAe. CAV, IN which exclusion was de-
clared an outrage upon modern oivsl:zs-
ssan. The report is Likely 10 Re adopted.
telegram was sent this essning
10 VICE President Morton and the
congress OF she United States by
the committee On the Columbian
exposition. announcing the adoption o.
resolutions that the general conference
heartily approves OF the Columbian expo
ssssaa and the Worlds fair appropriation
bin now pending. provided, expressly. that
sAe appropriation sy congress shall BE con-
disso2ed on dosing TIE exposition o. Scn-
DAYS A similar telegram Was seas 10 i.e
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