The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-12
COLORED MEN LOYAL.
They Will Not Stampede II They
Do Not Get Bishop.
METHODISTs IN CONVENTION,
Four New Bishops Are to be RECON-
mended in Defiance on the omciM
Action Of the Episcopal Board-The
Prominent Candidates.

OMAHA, May 12.--At the M. 4. confer
nce yesterday Bishop Joyce introduced
Rev. Dr. Teggert, fraternal delegate from
the Methodist church south. A ringing
resolution was offered calling for an earn
est effort to unite the two branches OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church in the
United States. 1t was referfed to the
committee on state OF the chusch amid
applause.
A resolution was introduced by Rev.
Mr.. Brown (colored) of Maryland, de-
claring that the coiored brethren woulo
remain loyal to the church, notwith-
standing the false report that they in
tended to stampede from the church II
certain concessions were not made 70
applause.
aThe disease that DIR. Buckley speaks
OF, Bishophobia,u said Rev. Nh, Brown,
"has reached the colored brethren In this
conference, but they are not givSn 10
have disloyalty II we do not secure the
election Of q bishop" SApplause. .x
said that IL bishop was good thing for
white people, IL certainly would not hurt
the coiored brethren. (Applause.) The
paper was referred to the committee on
the state of the church.
The conference then took up the report
of the constitution COMMITTEES. Bishop
Merrill said the report was the opinion
and conclusion of the majority OF the
COMMITTEES. He reviewed the adoption OF
the law by which delegates were admitted
to the general conference. That portion
of the constitution put In unlawfully was
not put in at all In reality, said Bishop
Merrill. The constitution really should
remain as it was In 1858, with the excep-
tion Of those changes which were lawful
iy made. The conference OF 1868 failed to
confer the power upon the conference OF
1872, which the latter conference assumed.
This assumed authority ought to have
been corrected long ago. The commission
held that all the fundamental rules that
govern the general conference were part
OF the constitution.
DR.. Hammond offered an amendment
to the report to make all those acts con-
stitutional which have been approved by
two-thirds vote Of the church in 40.
cordance with the restrictive rules, but
all other parts should not be considered
q part of the constitution.
DR.. O'Neai favored putting the same
approval upon those things that had been
done in accordance with their restrictive
rules, but not approve Of anything that
had not been done with due authority.
DR.. J. M. Hamilton said this was look
backward. The conference should look
at the whole situation under the light Of
the present day. The conference should
also decide whether the word laymen
meant both men and women. This should
be made definite before the women them-
selves got in the conference to debate the
question. (Applause). Adjournment
was then taken.
The committee on episcopacy has de-
cided to recommend that four new bish-
ops be created in defiance Of the ofiicial
action of the Episcopal board, which was
against increasing its members. The
most prominant candidates for bishops
are: Doctors Peck, Cincinnati; Hamil-
ton, Boston; McCabe, New York; Loon
ard, Ohio; Whitfield, lows; Payne, New
phia; Swindell, Philadelphia; King, New
York; Hartwell. New Orleans.