Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-05-28

BISHOP FOSTER presided nt the methouist
conference on the 18th. The fraternal delegates
OF the Independent Methodist church were re-
ceived by the conference. A resolution was
then introduced expressing tho satisfaction OF
the conference upon the efforts OF the fraternal
delegates from the Methodist Episcopal church
South and the Independent Methodist church
and expressing hope TINT In the near future
oil branches OF the Methodist church would be-
come one body. II was adopted The oificial
vote was announced for the second agent for
the Cincinnati book concern. showing the cleo
ton OF DR.. Curtis. OF Chicago j. w. Mendcn-
hall was reelected editor OF the Methodist Re-
view; ]. A. Hurlburt secretary Of the Sunday
School and Tract society; DR.. j. NJ. Buckley
editor of the New York Christian Advocate,
and DR.. D. H. Moore editor Of the Cincinnati
Christian Advocate. The report OF the com
| mittee on itineracy was then taken up. II pro-
poses 10 strike out that section In the discipline
providing for the hve-year limit on the pastor
nte and TO allow the bishops the option OF send
ing minister back to the same place year after
year II expedient Arthur Edwards, editor OF
the Northwestern Christian Advocate, favored
abolishing the hve-year limit This would sim
ply enable the bishops and presiding elders 70
keep men in those places where they could DO
OF the greatest benefit to the church, and IL
would entirely remove the apparent claim OF
| the pastors upon the right TO be kept In the
Same place for five years. The report was fur
Their debated but no Anal result reached.
BISHOP MERRILL presided over the Method
ist conference on the 10Th. DR.. Jesse Bowman
Young, OF Kansas City, was elected editor oil
the St Louis Christian Advocate. report
from tho committee on the consolidation OF
benevolencies was presented. 1t recommended
| that the Educational society and the Freed
| mans Aid and Southern Educational societies
be not consolidated. The report was adopted
| Then the regular order was taken up. II was
| the discussion Of the time limit resolution
touching the itineracy. Rev. E. j. Gray, oil
Pennsylvania, was opposed to the adjustment
Of the five-year limit It would be drifting to-
ward Congregationalism he said md break up
the whole plan Of itineracy. He said the aboli'
ton OF the time limit might help the better
| class OF the churches, but would be hard on tho
weaker churches. It would create an oligarchy
despotism, composed Of the bishops and presid-
ing elders to abolish the five-year limit he,
therefore, offered q substitute for the minority
| report providing for the submission OF the ques-
ton TO the annual conferences. The election
Of more editors then came up DR.. j. e. z
Sawyer was announced as elected editor OF the
Northern. Advocate For the Southern
Christian Advocate % paper in the interest OF
the colored brethren). The contest brought
long debate. Revs Albert, present editor ana
| DR. Hammond were nominated. Prof. Mast,
son OF the present editor was chosen editor OF
the Apologize the German paper. The COM
mittee on church extension proughI III repors
favoring the election OF IN auiuonnl secretary
for the work special centennial sess'on WIS
held NJ night
BISHOP ross presiueo ~ Tue n s~ e,.,u III
treasurer of the funds to pay the travelling ex'
penses OF the delegates said that sufficient
funds had not been In from the annual confer
ence treasurers 10 pay 'ne travell.s e~pen .H
OF the delegates AFTER much tuih' tue eonte, ,
ence declueu 10 uraw INC anount run Ho s 49,
concern For secretary OF inc uoaru VI uuu.'
ton Dr. U H. Fnyhe WAS cieoteu w uao .,.s
ballot Inc result Oh ihe o".iol iot oui'oa VI w
SOUTHWESTERN Nhrisuun Au, ".-s.ea,
nounced Dr hammonu DeIns eioO'. GU. " 'n..;o,,
Dr' ALBERT AN elorI " op.n ~ h,, are mo.
OF electing more bishops w"e nnue 'A ~
ton to reconsider was laio on Ine u,oie c<,,.so
olution introduced Dy III. Hao nv a..
nta, was aoopteo declaring .hnt ,ne i4uieo o-
opium haon was makins ieHft i..,. uSo'',y ~
the racine coast, anu 'so,oue otop o S ",a.oS
taken 70 stamp IL oue 'uuso ,,,.osn,aS 10,
resolution 10 nave a,p.,O oo,,,d ~
| the purpose VI nsSo. ts9.' T,.,soo,noI ohrrcb
TAKEN " lave 'ne .ne po,orr:d me
unlteu unuer one y, ,.,"'. re- ,'ronarea re.
commi.tec vi roy uo.os on,oi Io1 renrasen,.
| A hall fxrne
alton IN inc conlerenso y. I'. - nsmr.S h,,,
taken ior TWO secre'nries ior 'io ~ odio,rn'
the result was NOT anSo1 .S0t ,So ,o,nncrance
ment' IL ID uhuers1ooI .n" ...o s1' ho," rsnor,
committee mas prepared fou HO' 'p'''
against the nquor 'raH''
BISHOP ANDREWS presided ut the Mctnodis'
conference ut Omaha on the 2lst' Dr W. ~.
Swindell leading In the devouons' DIS a. a.
Kynett and W. A. Spencer were eiected secre'
taries Of the Church EXTENSION society Ing nne
report OF the Epworth league showed 4VC'
branches with 4OOOO members DTS o. "
Hartzell and j. w. hamiilon "efe eieo.o '
secretaries OF the Freedmens Alu society,"
Discussion took place over the u'u'u . 'no pr
4 siding elders and other officers OF the annual
conferences should assume toward the YOUNG
Peoples Societies OF Christian EnaeaVor ano
other young peoples societies IN inc cnurcn
not belonging TO the Epworth league IL was
finally decided that oil young peoples socleues
sl.a w