Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-05-06
METHODIST MEETING.
An Interesting Day With the Quad
riennial Conference.
A SECRET SOCIETY RESOLUTION
brought in by the Chicago German Conference was
$ Quickly Disposed Of--A Question as to Who
Should Have the Appointing Power
Bishops and Other Delegates Differ.

OMAHA, May 5.-Bishop Waldror
presided at the morning session OF the
Methodist Conference Rev. Jesse Kill
patrick, of the Detroi. Conference, led
devotional exercises. After prayer by
Rev. Fitzpatrick the Secretary read the
journal OF the previous day.
After the journal had been corrected
the conference decided to resume the
organization OF committees. A com
mittee on general conference district
boundaries was added to the list. DR..
Earl Branston requested the conference
to authorize him to hand IN his report
on the Western Book Concern. He was
authorized to report to the proper com
mittee. The work of organizing The
committees then proceeded. The re-
port of the committee on conference
claimants was referred to the committee
on temporal economy. The conference
decided to tender DR.. Moulton, frater
nal delegate from England, a reception
tomorrow night.
The reports of the Western boob
agents and the Board OF Trustees were
heard. DR.. Moore, Of Cincinnati, offer
ed resolution asking for committee
of fifteen on Judiciary, to consider al
appeals and laws. DR.. Moore asked
that the committee be appointed by the
Conference, instead of by the Bishops.
He made the point that it is not good
law for court Of appeals to be appoint
ed by body whose acts are to be re-
viewed. DR.. Moore's motion caused
sensation, and sharply contested fight
was the result.
DR.. Buckley alleged that the position
of Mr.. Moore was fallacious and defend
ed the present manner OF appointing
the committee and cited the case of the
President and the Supreme Court.
DR.. Pullman, Of New York, empha-
sized DIR. Moore'S point. He said: "We
are often accused Of being under the
government of a hierarchy or aristo-
cratic government, and we must dc
something to disabuse the public mind
of such accusations. DR.. Pullman
went on to say that the church instead OF
ruling herself was ruled by a lot OF off
GERS. OF the 113 members of the Episcopal
board there was but twenty-one pastors
and forty laymen, and others drew
Salaries as officers OF the church
These eighty-eight consist OF presiding
ItSlders, book agents and other non-pre-
siding officers or over ninety per cent
of the board.
DR.. Leonard, of Nebraska, further
supplemented DR.. Moore's substitute
He considered the delegates the peers
of the bishops.
-
was no reason for taking away the
Bishops power to appoint unless there
was a suspicion that the Bishop would
pack the committee. DR.. Moore con
troverted the statement, and there were
Rcries of mo, no." throughout the house
And DR.. Miley, seeing his mistake,
Withdrew his assertion.
" DR.. Neeley, Of Philadelphia, changed
his original resolution TO read 'noml'
nate" instead of appoint"
His change was accepted and the mo-
tion then prevailed without opposition
A motion by DR.. Shrinkne, Of Ken
lucky. for the appointment OF a specia
committee of one clergyman and one
laymen from each district and thirty
laymen at large to consider the equality
Of representation in the conference wa:
adopted. A resolution was adopted or
dering the Episcopal Committee to con
suit with the Board Of Bishops and as
certain if there is need OF more bishops
to conduct the work OF the coming
quadrennial and report by May 10.
Another fight was narrowly escaped
when the following from the Chicago
German Conference was offered:
"WHERRAs, The oaths of all who join
oath bound organizations are contrary Z
the commandment, Thou. shalt not take
the name of the Lord thy God in vain; {;
therefore, be it,
"ResoIped, That member of the Meth
odist Church cannot belong to such organ
ization without violating his faith"
Debate was cut off by referring it to
the committee. Various committee re-
ports were then read and the conference
adjourned at o'clock.