The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-05-11

ton. Amos Shinkle offered a resolution
to fix the time tor election Of officers for
Monday, May 10. 1t was amended
so as to read Tuesday, May Il,
and was carried. This it is thought
will create a tremendous interest IN the
work of electioneering. and from now
until Nav II the work of building will. it
is said, be pushed with great vigor by the
candidates. A resolution was offered call
ing for an investigation into the affairs of
Grant university at Chattanooga. 1t was
alleged in the resolution that this institu-
ton had squandered great deal of
money, had kept in employment larger
faculty than necessary to do the work OF
the institution, and that the whole man.
agement of the college needed investlga-
ton. Grant university is under the
charge of the Freedmen's aid society.
The resolution was referred To
the committee on freedmen's aid
aud southern education society. DR.. j. +.
Spence is president of Grant university
and will probably defend the manage
ment when the proper time comes. DR..
J. NJ King of New York a leading
candidate for the episcopacY. Of
fered resolution fnr proposed
amendment to the constitution of the
United States. 1t relates to the protection
against religious encToachments and to de-
fine the attitude of the churches with re-
lation TO the schools. The resolution was
adopted and applauded. DIR. King offered
another resolution declaring that the ap-
preparation of money by the national gov
ernment for ecclesiastical education was
not in accord with the principles OF the
constitution and that the churches should
refuse to receive money from the govern
ment for the education of Indians. DR..
King spoke earnestly on the subject,
stating that all the churches had been get
ting assistance from the government in
their Indian WORK. lie believed it wss
a wrong principle. The Catholic
church. he said, had received over
100000. He wanted the whole contract
system between the government and the
church wiped out. The resolution was
carried unanimously.
DR.. w. T. MoultOn, the English fraternal
delegate. being obliged TO leave for his
home across the ocean, was re-
quested to give the conference parting
word and made an eloquent address.
After wave of applause the conference
arose and sang Blessed Be the Tie That
Binds"
An appropriate response to DR.. houl-
toms address was made by Bishop Vim
cent. An invitation from the Methodist
union of Cleveland was received, re-
questino that the general conference
be b in that city four years
hence. Referred to the committee on
conference entertainments. DR.. Mcdowell
of Philadelphia offered a resolution pro-
viding for change in the rules by which
neither the laymen or tie ministers when
voting by call of the orders, that ia, separ-
ately, should have power to demand
a call of the roll of the opposite
order In other words, the resolu-
tion. if adopted, would not permit
tha laymen to compel the ministers to go
on record or the ministers to put the law
men on record against their will. DIR.
Buckley of New York was in favor OF the
| amendment DIR. Lawrence was very
mvch opposed to It. \ hot discussion
followed in which a number OF laymen
spoke against the amendment.
The vote of the laymen on the resolu-
ton stood as follows: Ave. 81; no, llS.
| The ministerial: Aye, 216; no, 48. The
amendment was lost as the two orders
! failed to agree and according to the rule a
negative vote Of either order defeats a
! resolution.