The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-25
THE EpwoRTH LEAGUE WINS

THE EPwoRTH LEAGUE WINS
And Is tho Recognized Society OF tho NJ. L.
Church-rhc Clause Rofcrring to tho Y.
=. S. C. E. StricRen Out.
OMAHA, NEB., May 2i.-Dishop Hurst
occupied the chair at tho NJ. E. general
conference this morning. Is
The Epworth League matter was
taken up and discussed at length. A
rather warm alteration took place be-
tween Mr.. Murray, OF Pennsylvania,
and DR.. Berry, chairman OF the commit.
tee, over misunderstanding. The con-.
ference was discussing section pro-
viding that there should be no effort
made to disturb tho Christian Endeavor
and other young peoples societies IN
the church lor the purpose OF planting
Epworth Leagues in their stead. Sec
rotary Monroe offered resolution to
strike out the section. Mr.. Murray
held that the committee had agreed to
this section MS a compromise after u
week OF warm discussion. He was op-
posed to the idea of striking out tho
section.
Or. Spier was ir favor of giving tho
Epworth League the full right OF way in
the church.
The motion to strike out the section
resulted in 4 vote of 26j for, to l04
against. 1t was decided victory for
the stalwart Epworth League. sjs
Chaplain McCabe. aroused tho great
est applause OF the day. He arose TO
question OF privilege and announced
that he had just received subscription
OF $4,000 10 assist in the erection OF
Methodist headquarters i'll the city OF
Rome. The gentleman t-who gave. 50,
literally was Rev. G. A. Reeler, -ott the,
East Ohio conference. 5 sSl5
Other sections OF the rules intended
to govern the Epworth League and
other young peoples societies connected
with the Meth odist Church were then
taken up. They provide that the
League shall have officers who! shall re-,
port to the district and general, con-
fercnces.
After adopting the rules relating to
,,roccoGnI II olort Dr 7 Il Rcrrv ~
editor of tIo Enyorb U,roU Tho
elcctIop wos nroctic,Ilv unnnimops
II wac d;scdvnrnd that a mart NJ tho
nlon nj tho vovernmont nj Tho In,guo
had been overlooked. An effort was
made to suspend tho rules in order to
elect clerk to take charge OF tho Chi
cago Office Of the league, but the effort
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The report ol the committee on itin-
eracy was taken up and ]. NJ. Caldwell,
,f cb;coro co+ tho aoor uo bold IN,
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tie lcuioy"' VI tne ti'i'c iiltiit "ouio
wipe out good deal OF clerical politics.
DIR. j. NJ. King, OF New York, declared
that the removal OF the time limitwould
be the greatest advance step taken by
the Methodist church i'll fifty years.
After DR.. King, half dozen speakers IN
succession clamored for the removal OF
the time limit.
DR.. Buckley now got the floor. lie
declared that the time limit was first
adopted to relieve Bishop Asbury in try
ing to get stubborn pastor removed.
Hc declared that the conference was in
too great 4 hurry to abolish the time
limit The time was extended to five
years at the conference OF 1SSS and now
before a solitary man has had time to
live out u five year term this conference
rushcs in to remove the limit entirely.
I DR.. Riggin, OF Montana, spoke in ia
vor OF tho time limit Ho held that the
country churches were in favor OF hold
ing on to the limit.
4 long squabblc took place over tho
closing speech OF the debate by the
chairman Of tho minority. The chair.
man. DIR. Edwards, wanted to introduce
DR.. Palmer to make the closing speech.
by remarkably shrewd move tho
friends OF tho minority report got the
minority report introduced as q substi-
,tute and it was railroaded almost to
completion before tho friends OF tho ma
jority report were aware ofit. Vigorous
efforts were made by those who wished
to SEQ the time limit removed, but they
were completely outstrippcd by the
shrcwdncss OF the opposition. The mi
nority report was adopted BY n vote OF