Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-05-26
MErHooIsrs IN CONFERENCE.

METHODISTS IN CONFERENCE.
rennial Conference of the Methodist
Church at Omaha, Neb.
TIE Quaddrennial conference had no forma
session on the 14th- The members went on an
excursion TO Lincoln, where they were oficially
entertained. and when they returned to Omaha
mass meeting was held in Exposition hall at
night IN the interest OF the educational work Of
the church IN the south
BISHOP HURST presided over the quadrennial
conference on the 18th DR.. Swindells offered
o resolution declaring that the army and navy
OF the United States should be instructed in re-
Egion and good morals, and asking congress to
provide competent and sufficient number of
ehaplain's for this purpose Also that a board
of three bishops be appointed to pass upon the
qualifications of Metaodists applying for chap
ainsh.p n the army, and that the president be
requested to refuse the application of all who
had not recommends tons from the board An
other clause was introduced, protesting against
the proposed change in the army rules By which
the chaplains would be employed the same as
Transfers, cooks, etc Dr. Swindells declared
that there were seventy-two posts In the United
States army without ehaplains- The resolution
was referred resolution was adopted by
which no resolutions or memorials will be re-
ceiyed from committees after May Is Another
resolution to adjourn the conference sine die
May 20 was defeated by vote of FL TO 1873
council, in session in Chicago. presented a
resolution asking the general conference to
come out Squarely in favor of the admission OF
women into the legislative councils OF the
church and declare that there such
thing as sex IN the church Memorial services
we've then concluded A long wrangle then fol-
lowed over the report of the committee on epis-
copacy. DR.. Nicely opposed the idea of locat-
ing any episcopal residence in foreign lands.
and Dr.. Burnley said that Bishop Goodsen and
Dr. N1nde had convinced the committee that
the residences should not be removed from 40
pekG and Fort Worth The. report was
amended as TO provide for an episcopal resi-
dence at Detroit and one in the state of Wash
tngton, cutting out the other part OF the report
It was then adopted
BISHOP BOWMAN presided over the Method
fst conference on the nth The committee on
itinerary returned report recommending the
abolition Of the five-year limit on the appoint
ment OF pastors The report favored the idea
OF permitting bishops to appoint pastors every
year without reference TO the place which the
ministers had been assigned the year previous.
AS the church law has stood for many years
pastor could not remain at one place longer
than five years in succession The committee
on the state of the church was vehement in its
denunciation of the trea trnent of the colored
race in the south. 1t called upon the gov
eminent. the state officials the Methodist
Episcopal church and all good citizens TO
arise and abolish the iadignities and
outrages that are put upon the cOlored people.
1t declared that the colored people were treated
shamCfully on the railway trains and at hotels
and in every way. They were shot down ike
dogs and the law OF the land trampled IN
der foot by the people who despised the colored
ford Hunt and DR. Homer Eaton were elected
agents of the New York book concern, and DR.
natl concern Messrs. Peck McCabe and Leon
ard were reelected missionary secretaries the
eolored candidate. DR. Hammond, got only two
votes. The conference adjourned without COM
petfng the election of officers
BISHOP FOSTER presided at the Methodist
conference the 18th. The fra ternal delegates
| of the Independent Methodist church were re-
| ceived by the conference. A resolution was
| then introduced expressing the satisfaction of
the conference upon the efforts of the raternal
delegates from the Methodist Episcopal church
South and the Independent Methodist church
and expressing hope that in the future
all branches OF the Methodist church would be-
| come one body 1t adopted The official
vote was announced for the second agent for
/ the Cincinnati book concern showing the cleo
| ton OF DR.. Curtis of Chicago J. W. Menden-
| hall was elected editor OF the Methodist Re-
| view; J. A HurlbErt secretary CT 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 It pro-
poses strike out that section in the discipline
| providing for the fve-v limit the pastor
ate and TO allow the bishops the option of send
| wear if expedient Arthur Edwards editor of
| the Northwestern Christ an Advocate, favored
abolishing the five-year limit. This would sim
| ply enable the bishops and presiding elders &c
| keen men in those places where they could be
| of the greatest benefit 70 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
1 Their debated but nc final result reached.
| BISHOP MERRILL presided over the Method
list conference On the 18th Dr. Jesse Bowman
| Young, OF Kansas City. was elected editor OF
the St Louis Christian Advocate a report
| from the committee the consolidation OF
benevoIenc;es 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. 1t was
! the discussion Of the time limit resolution
| touching the itineracy. Rev E J. Gray, OF
I Pennsylvania, was opposed TO the adjustment
| of the fve-year limit Itweuld be drifting to
| ward CongregaticnalisLl he said, and break VI
| the whole plan of itinerdcy. He said the aboli-
ton of the time limit might help the better
| class of the churches. but would be hard on the
| VT aker churches 1t would create oligarchy
| despottsrn composed Of the bishops and presid-
ing elders to abolish the fve-year limit He,
| therefore, o1ered 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. ]. z. c.
| Sawyer was announced as elected editor of tbs
| Northern Advocate For the Southern
Christian Advocate Ga paper in The interest OF
! the colored breihren). The contest brought a
| long debate Revs Albert: present editor, and
| son of the present editor was chosen editor OF
| the Apologize the German paper The com
| fayoring the election of an additional secretary
for the work special centennial session was
|
| BISHOP FOss presided at the Methodist gen
| eral conference on the Goth Mr. Amos Shinkle
| treasurer of the funds to pay the travelling eX
| penses of the delegates said that sufficient
| funds had Eot been in from the annual confer
| ence treasurerS TO pay the travelling expenses
| of the delegates After much talk, the confer
ence decided 10 draw the amount from the boob
| concern For secretary of The board of educa
| ton DIR C. H Payne was elected on the second
ballot The result of Inc ballot for editor of tho
| Southwestern Christian Advocate was an
| nounc d. DR.. Hammond being elected to succeed
DR.. Albert An effort to open up the question
OF electing more biSaop| was made but the no
ton TO reconsider was laid or the table A res
l olut.on introduced by DR. Hammond of Califor
| MIA. was adopted declaring that the ubiquitous
| opium habit was n lkiag fearful Roadway Or
the Pacific coast, and vigorous steps should bt
! taken 10 stamp il OFT Judge Lawrence offered
| a resolution to have commission appointed fol-
| the purpose of ascertaining wuat steps could bs
| taken to have the Methodist Episcopal church
| united under one organization Referred The
committee on lay delegation has prepareI q re
| port which Will recommend equal i2y reoresenI
| alton in the conference of 1875 a ballot wa<
taken for two secretaries for the church. but
the result not announced before adjourn
| ment- 1t is understood that the temperance
committee has prepared red not report
| against the liquor trafd.
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