Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-05-19
THE GENERAL CONFERENCE.


port from the committee on the centen-
MAI of the General Conference of the
Methodist Church. The report recon-
mended that special service be held on
the evening of May 18th as centennial
service. The report also recommends that
efforts be maae To collect The facts con-
nceted with the conference of 1872, as the
official journal OF the conference was lost.
The report was adopted
RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED.
DIR. Kynett moved that committee be
appointed to meet the delegation to the
Presbyterian General Assembly. who pass
through Omaha Tomorrow on the way to
Portland. Ore, and inYite them TO visit
the General Conference. Adopted.
DIR. j. L. Gray Of Pennsylvania, intro
duced resolution to change the rules so
as to give the different boards authority to
elect the official editors, secretaries of the
auxiliary department, superintendent of
the Book Concern and other officers
usually elected by the General Conference
lie supported the resolution in very
practical Speech in which he said as most
Of the candidates We're unknown to ma
jority of the delegates he thought that the
with more intelligence and satisfaction to
all concerned. Referred to the committee
ON temporal economy.
Dr. Gray also introduced a resolution
calling upon the committee on episcopacy
TO consider the ACCESSIBILITY Of distributing
the whole territory OF the church into as
many districts as there are effective
bishops, less one, and to assign to each
bishop, except the senior bishop, pre-
scribed district for the term of four years,
instead of leaving the bishops TO divide the
work ms they do at present. The resolution
suggested that the senior bishop be left
without district TO preside at the bishops
meetings and superintend the entire work.
referred to committee on episcopacy.
DIR. W. +. Warren of Boston introduced
a resolution to have capable committee
appointed TO revise the opening chapter of
the discipline. which treats of the origin
and history of the church, The paper was
referred to the committee on revision of
the discipline and Dir. Warren was added
to the committee.
FRATERNAL FEELING.
Atthisjunctare Bishop joyce introduced
Rev. Or. Teggart, iraternai delegate from
the Methodist Church, south He is n
young man and vigorous-looking divine,
intellectual in appearance.
A ringing resolution was offered, calling
for an earnest effort to unite the two
branches Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church in the United States. 1t was re.
ferred to the committee on state of the
church amid applause.
THE coLoRED BRETHREN.
A long resolution was introduced by Rev
| benjamin Brown, colored of Baltimore
declaring that the colored brethren were
faithful and loyal 20 the church anc
would remain so, notwithstanding the falls,
report that had been circulated to the eifec
| that the col0red brethren intended tt
stampede from the church il certain con
| eesSions were not made to them. The
resolution was greeted with applause.
The disease that lDr. Buckley speaks of
bishophobia," said Rev. Mr.. Brown, 'ha!
reached the colored brethren in this con
ference: But they are not going to hav,
| disloyalty If we do not secure the election
Of q bishop.' GApplause.l
Rev. William Fl. Coifey, cplored, Della
ware, said the negro race had caught on t,
a great many modern ideas BY followin,
the example of the white brethren. If
bishop was good thing for white people
it certainly would not lurt the colore,
brethren. [Applause.l
The paper was finally referred to tn
committee on the state of the church.
BISHOP MERRILL's REPORT.
The conference took up the consider
alton of the report of the constitution com
mittee, Bishop Merrill said he would b
glad if he could represent the commission
as unit. But il had not been The repnr
majority 81 shall not argue before you I,
to whether our conclusions were right o
wrong" said Bishop Merrill, 81 simpl
explain our conclusions and leave you /
decde.n
Discussion Of the report continued unit
the hourt Of adjournment.
The gavel used by Bishop joyce in prf
siding to-day was made Of pieces of WOO
taken from the Masterson House, nca
Lexington, KY. in which Bishop Asbur
held the first conference in that state.
OMAHA NEp, May l2.-To the Rev. Di
John +. Goucher, president of til
Woman,s College. Of Baltimore, belong
the credit of solving the question of til
constitutionality of lay representation i
the general conference of the Method.
Episcopal Church, one of the knottie.
problems that has come before the prcseu
general conference, now in session in thi
city: Bishop John 7. Newman presided.
When the question was taken up thj
morning speeches were limited to te
minutes. DR.. Goucher was the first I
speak, opposing the conclusions Of til
committee on the constitution that tn
plan of lay representation was unconstitl
tionally adopted
DIR. II. r.. Bristol of Chicago, the ney
speaker held there was no such thing d
the constitution Of the General Confcrenc
apart from the constitution of the Methot
list Episcopal Church. The conference va
the creature of the church, not the ehurc
the creature Of the conference. What Ill
conference should do was to decide VIII;
the constitution of the church was All
that would settle the whole question. [ Al
, plausc.
"'lhe laymen At this conference hol
hero seatI py statutory enactmentn sal
Dir. Bristol. "rhis conference can ut an
flp1p lN statutory ..ylt
lay representation" Applause
After aprplonged discussion the prcviol
question Wls called. That was tho amen
ment offered by l1r. Eridgeman toa
=. the motion IF the report The amen
t nent was tabled.
IN. GouGHEE s ANESDMENr.
Rcy pr Goucher of Baltimore offered
substitute knocking ont nearly all Of n
: preamble and declaring that the seGtit
of the law enacted with relation to Ii
representation IartQdk Of the nature
( legislative enactment but the princip
was constitutional The substitute VI
i adopted BIZ an overwhelming vote.
: IF, NeelS Sprang % his feet and NOV,
4 thnt the further consideration of the I
+ port be POSTPONED until Friday befo
\ taking further action,
= Dr.. Buckley moved substitute 20 no,
(, p0nethe consideration Of tho subject i
. definitely and Tile report be printed in Il
I. CHURCH lapers q he reported BY the cor
r mission ut the next General tnhfcrent
. 4 great Wransle then followed in Viii,
+ several speaSers tried to yet the tlDnr
= lr. iarkiey's motion 10 indefinite
y lastnnne tho constitutional question "
= GarrlVg
Y Dr Kynctt called for yate by ordcl
/, Rui il was not granted by he conieren,
Y le write Oh Indefinite postponemcnt
the Wiple al the subject &c The constit