The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-18
THE RACE QUESTION
In tho South, Before tn, Methodist Con.
forence-Eiection OF Onicers-Mr. fiold
Throws q Bonn b In tho Camp.

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In tho South, Before tn, Methodist Con.
fcrence-Eiection OF Onicers-Mr. flold
Throws Bomb In tho Camp.
OMAHA, NEE, May 1.-THE genial
face of Bishop Bowman, shown behind
the presiding officers desk to-day in the
Methodist Episcopal general conference.
DR.. Moore, Of the Central Christian 4idro-
cate, wanted TO take up the matter of
allowing the bishops to select their resi-
dences with reference 10 their seniority.
But tho conference would not depart
from the regular order, which was to
calling OF committee reports. The com.
mittec on itinerary brought in a report
recommending abolishins the live-year
limit on the appointment Of pastors. The
report favored the idea OF permitting
the bishops to appoint pustors every
year without reference to the place TO
which the ministers had been assigned
the year previous. l-s.s-t.5.
The committee on the state OF the
church brought in report calling
upon the government, the state officials,
the NJ. E. church and all good citizens
ito rise in their might and abolish the
indignitles and outrages that were put
upon the colored people and all white
people who love to work for the clcva-
tion OF the colored race in the southern
states" The resolution declared that
the .colored people.were trelted4 Ehamet
fully on tho railroad trains .and.atctlo-
tells and in every way. They were shot
down like dogs and the law OF the land
was trampled under foot by the people
who despiscd the colorcd race. This
resolutionwas the signal ior tremendous
cheering.
DR.. Quest, DR.. Payne and others made
vehement speeches calling upon the
Methodist church to stand firmly for
the rights OF the colored race
DR.. Myley advised the conference to
be moderate in tine language employed.
I'VE are not perfect ourselves, brethren,
except in words" said DR.. Myley.
The report was adopted by I rising
vote, every delegate in the conference
rising to his feet.
Mr.. FIRLD's BOMB.
The order OF the day was the. cleo
tion OF officers and the choice OF agents
for the book concern at New York were
first taken up. DR.. Myley nominated
DR., Sanford Hunt and : Dr.. Homer
Eaton as agents for the New York book
concern. These gentlemen have been
the agents Of that concern for some
years. The nominations were seconded
by dozen delegates. Mr.. Fields. OF
Philadelphia, wanted to ask some ques-
tions. Tho chairman decided that he
was out Of order. lie persisted in the
demand that he should be heard on q
question Of privilege. He was called
to order BY tho chair. If he had been
given the floor; he would have exploded
a bomb. It was q business bomb touch
ing the management OF New York book
concern. Mr.. Field had figures in his
possession showing that the great book
concern ut New York, with 4 capital OF
$4,000, 900, had only made q net profit OF
$4,000 per annum during the
past four years. Mr.. Field wished to
ask if that was consideredgood business
ability. Wouldit not be better to save
some money at per cent in the west
and mako secure an income from it OF
20,0OO per annum? Another strange
fact in tho business OF tho book concern,
MIR. Field said, is that while the house
did Il business OF nino hundred thousand
dollars last year the amount OF money
on tho books and uncollccted was over
six hundred thousand dollars. mother
words two-thirds OF tho business OF the
/ year is still outstanding.
Or. Hunt says that hc could explain
\ ail this matter to the satisfaction OF all
reasonable mon ii ho had hearing. a
large amount Of capital OF tho New York
book concern, he says, is locked up in q
building that is used by other depart.
ments OF the church and brings in no
rent. lle says that the whole capital OF
l-the concern has been mado from moth
ing by the concern and the debt docs
not represent money sunk. g. ry
The first ballot for election for the
New York book concern resulted in the
election'o Eaton and Hunt with prac.
tically no opposition.
The nominations for agents Of the
Cincinnati concern were as follows:
| DR.. W. r. Halstead, DR.. Louis Curtis
Dr.. Cranston, DR.. w. P. Stowe, DR.
Samuel Pemberton, Dr.. J. D. Hammond
! DR.. l. A. Belt, Hon. Samuel Dickey,9 S
Hughes. For tho three secretaries for
4 tho missionary society the nominations
were: DR.. T. B. Nicely, Chaplain Nc.
Cabe, Dr." J. 0. Peck, Dr.. Fl. B..I.conard,
i William Jones, DR.. J.. W. Hamilton
| DR.. a. J. Palmer, DR.. S. L. Bardwin.