The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-10
Bishop Foster Thinks IL q Harmless Amuse-
ment and Will Likely Advocate Modi6.
cation of Discipline Section 242.
Women Demand Membership in the
General Missionary Committee.
Charges Against the officers Of Grant Uni.
yersity-ActiOn of Ministers on the Chinese
QuestIon-A Letter from the President
METHODIST CONFERENCE.

Inc DeleR0te0 AR1tate TWO interesting Iop~
ics, Women and Dancing.
OMAHA, Neb., May 9.-Women and dsnc-
ing were two of the topics that sgitsted
the Methodist Episcopal General Confer
ence to-day. Committee membership was
demanded for the former and young mem-
bers gave decided indications of desire to
enjoy the latter. The woman question wes
sprung in the form of @ resolution by j. b. /,
Maxwell. of Nebraska. asking that women
be admitted to full participation in the
doings of the general missionary commit
tee. The resolution, while exciting much
interest was referred. under the rules.
without discussion.
The project to mix terpsichorean gsyety
with piety came in the shape of a memorial
from the Troy Conference. which pc
titioned the General Conference to ex-
punge from the Discipline Section S42. re-
lating to amusements. or, at least. asking
that it be modified so that dancing may be
permissible. The memorials were signed
by Rev. VIM. w. Foster, j. w. Eaton, VIM.
III. Hughes. j. w. Thompson. Z. p. Stevens.
Z. E. Sawyer and several others. all OF
New York. Bishop Foster. of Boston. ap.
proves the movement. has given it his
official sanction and will no doubt advo-
cate it's adoption. The memorial is now in
the hands of the committee on discipline,
to whom it was referred.
Bishop Vincent presided this morning,
and the devotional exercises were con.
Quoted by Dr.. Mckinley. of New York.
Dr.. Hammond. of San Francisco offered
resolution referring to the entertainments
of the next General Conference. A special
committee was appointed to consider tho
subject.
A resolution was offered calling on tho
either of the missionary bishops had or
dained anybody outside of the special ter
ritory to which they have been assigned,
and IL SO, by what authority they had
done so. The resolution was referred TO
the committee on episcopacy. This will,
doubtless, touchithe action of Bishop Tay-
lor, who it is said, ordained O minister
while in England. His'authority extends
only over the work in Africa. William
Deering, of the Rock River Conference.
was added to the committee on eQualiza-
tion.
Amos Shinkle offered q resolution to fix
the time for election of officers for Mon
day, May l6. 1t was amended SO as to read
Tuesday. May IL. and was carried.
A resolution was offered calling for an
investigation into the affairs of Grant Uni
veIsity at Chattanooga. 1t was alleged in
the resolution that this institution had
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kept in employ ment q larger faculty than
necessary to do the work of the lnstltution.
and that the whole management of the col
lege needed investigation. Grant Uni
versity is under the charge of the Freed
mems Aid Society. The resolution was re-
ferred to the committee on Freedmen's Aid
and Southern Education Society. DR.. j.
4. Spence 10 president of Grant University,
and will probably defend the management
when the proper time comes.
hr nf a
candidate for the episcopacy. offered a res
0lution for q proposed amendment to the
Consultation of the United States. 1t re-
lates to the protection of public schools in
croachment, and to define the attitude of
the churches with relation to the schools.
The resolution was adopted and applauded.
DR.. King offered another resolution de-
clarlDg that the appropriation OF money by
the national government for ecclesiastical
education was not in accord with the prin-
clples of the Constitution. and that the
churches should refuse to receive money
from the government for the education OF
Indians. DR.. King spoke earnestly upon
the subject. stating that all the churches
had been getting assistance from the gov
ernment in their Indian work. He be-
lieved 1t was wrong prlnclple- The
Catholic Church. he said, had received
over s., 100000. He W anted the WI ole con-
tract sy stem between the government and
the church wiped out. The resolution was
carried unanimously.
DIR. w. +. MoultOn, the English fraternal
delegate. being obliged to leave for his
homo across the ocean. was requested to
give the conference parting word, and
made an eloquent address. After o wave
OF applause the conference arose and sang
blessed Be the Tie That Binds" An ap-
propriate response to DIR. Moulton's ad-
dress was ma de by Bishop Vincent An
invitation from tho Methodist Union Of
Cleveland, o., was received. requesting
that the General Conference be held In
that city tour years hence.
DR.. Mcdowell, of Philadelphia. offered O
resolution providing for q change in the
rules by which neither the laymen nor the
ministers when oting by call Of the orders.
that is, separately. should have power to
demand call of the roll of the opposite
order wished to be placed on record. In
other words. the resolution, IL adopted.
would not permit the lay men to compel the
ministers to 60 on record or the ministers
to put the laymen on record against their
will. DR.. Buckley. of New York. was in
favor of the amentmsnt DR.. Lawrence
was very much opposed TO 10. hot dis
cussion followed. in which q number OF
laymen spoke against the amendment The
vote Of the laymen on the resolution stood
81 yeas to 1l3 nays, and the ministerial. 2l6
yeas to 46 nays. The amendment was lost
as the two orders failed to agree. and, ao-
cordinR to the rules. a negative vote OF
either order defeats resolution motion.