The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-08
PREA CHERS FILIBUSTERIyG.
The Omaha Conference Stu In Confusl
bishop Taylor's African scheme,

LIMO OmAue conference Still In COn1u8lOn-
BishoP Tnylor's African Scheme.
OMAHA. May This morning tho colorec
contingent in the Methodist Conference wal
brought to the foreground. The Rev
W. Mcdonald. colored. OF upper Missis
sipp was assigned to lead the devotiona
exercises. Bishop Fowler presided. resolu
ton has been presented to the Conference or
the question OF divorce. 1t holds that there
should be only one reason for q separation BY
law OF man and wife. 1t asks the Conference
to favor memorial to Congress asking that
some means be secured whereby q universal
conference can be held. and q system OF di.
vorce law agreed upon which can be enacted
by the various States.
The special order Of to-day was tho address
OF Bishop Taylor of Africa as to tho means OF
evangelization in Africa. His plan was to
establish mission farms. stock them with
tools and implements. and place on them a
number OF boys and girls equally divided. and
to agriculture and industry. When they grew
ur they would pair in wcdlock and thus build
tpn The shop ana has %ith 6i
native African missionary and her child. The
child was exhibited to tho Conferonse and 50
LADIES in the galleries. and was made pet,
its report. but the humorous parlinme ntari-
ans present interrupted so frequently by rails
ing pointsof order that the ordinary delegates
The present indications are that the woman
enee. Miss Frances Willard who hos was wa, ex
pected to lead the cause OF the women. will
is Chairman OF tho committee to which any
sented. Mrs. Annie Newman. one of the dele
ference. is an Interested occupant of the ladies'
gallery. She said that il final action BY this
might have something to say. There " was a
for "ordination" outside OF the Church nu;
about 200 women arc studying Greek and
9th otherwise preparing in Scripture study; It is
when the next Conference arrives they will be
In position to dictate their terms OF ad-
Filibusterine continued until 1 O'Clock, tho
hour OF adjournment. when the time was on
tended. The bishops nominated the Judiciary
iolows 59hn Myfy NGw AGrk
ftssb9rsh IL Moors sAfs?s Hlntie e Raltl
Brssc Rock RSep Br Mnnesota
p. MaxlleldI north Nebraska; J. 9. Hartzel.
bssh a. sEssa e. After
California. tThs Conference contirmed ' the
nominations. DR.. Boil OF Iowa wanted tho
names taken UP separately. but he was voted
Tho Committee on Equal Representation Is
as follows: Amos Shinkle.. Kentucky: J. i.
Se9rles. New York: John Evans. Colorado: s.
ers;, east Maine: s. b. Hammond. Newark: j.
4. Gpild a,1 Troy; C. j. Little north New York
Wheeler. Erie: John Field. Phiadeipiia: /. 4.
Beal, central Ohio: !. NJ. Dunton. south Cali
fornia: W.. 4. Gothpath;. Holstein: J. /. smith.
Levi Mastin. western. Nebraska; g. NJ. Robin.
f 5ss h hetrois: a 4 Kynst. Iowa Mann.
briggs. OAK ota; c. S. Wilson. tennessee; y.
Cox. Little Rock; J.. J. Bentley. Lexington: 4.
9 Jepson. Illinois: Geo. Abelo. Pennsylvnnia;
G9ber. California:J. f; Richards. Montana.
The rules were then taken up. and after half
nm hour more wrangling were finally adopted.