Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-05-23
THE EPWORTH LEAGUE
And other Young Peoples Societies of the
Church Discussed by the Conference.

And Other Young Peoples Societies of the
Church Discussed by the Conference.
OMAHA, NEB., May 21.-The shining
face of Bishop Andrews shone from the
presiding officers chair at the confer
ence to-day. DR.. VIM. Swindles led the
devotions.
Speeches on reports of committees
were limited to five minutes. Bishop
Andrews announced that DR.. A. j.
Kynett and DR.. w. A. Spencer had
been elected secretaries of the Church
Extension Society.
A report from the Committee on
Freedmans Aid Society recommended
the election of three Secretaries for the
freedmans aid instead of one as hereto
fore. The recommendation was QuaShed.
1t was generally believed that DR.. Hart
sells chances for reelection were in q
critical condition and that his friends
saw the only sure way to save him was
TO have two Secretaries. instantly
there was pandemonium. Fifty men
wanted simultaneously to nominate the
second nominations. DR.. j. Hartzell,
DR.. G. w. Gray, DR.. j. w. Hamilton,
Dr. r. G.. Grandson, Rev. c. B. Mason
ane several others were nominated.
The speeches made TO second the nomi-
nations were In the confusion. The
colored men were for Grandson and for
the second man they were divided be-
tween Er. J. c. Hartzell and DR.. j. w.
Hamilton. After 20 minutes of excite
ment the ballot was taken.
The report upon the Epworth League
was taken up. The report stated that
the Epworth League had at present
4, 600 local Leagues with 400,0 mem
bers. The report presents an amend
ment to the Discipline, providing for
the proper recognition and government
of the League. This amendment pro-
vided for a Board of Control, consisting
fifteen members, one of whom shall be
a Bishop. IL also provides that the To-
cal Leagues shall be under the super
vision and guidance Of the annual Con
ference with which they are connected.
The amendment also provides for the
publication of the EplOOrti Board as the
official organ. The executive Office OF
the League is located in Chicago.
DR.. L. j. Berry, editor of the Eplcorth
Herald, spoke briefly upon the adoption
Of the proposed amendment.
The report was adopted seriatum.
The name of the organization was made
''The Epworth League Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church" D."
The result of the election Of the
Freeemans Society secretaryship ballot
was announced. 1t was as follows: DR..
J. w, Hamilton, 237; DR.. G. w. Gray,
215: DR.. Grandinson. 1913; Rev. Nj. Z.
Mason, 1G. DrS. Hartzell and Hamilton
were declared elected.
DR.. Pullman, of New York, pleaded
for the Christian Endeavor societies.
He held that there were nearly 200, 600
young people in the Methodist Church
who belonged to the Young Peoples
Society OF Christian EndeavOr. lie
urged that the conference deal gently
and kindly with these societies. They
were loyal and enthusiastic and i'm
menSely Christian.
Rev. DR.. Hayes Of Tennessee, colored,
arose TO a question Of privilege and
severely criticised Rev. Charles Park
hurst, d. D., editor of ZiOn'S Her1ld, for
what he deemed offensive comment on
the colored delegates in that paper. A
lively discussion followed and DR.. Park
hurst explained that he had written the
article without the intention to offend
any one.
Then the conference settled down to
the consideration of the Epworth
League report rRain. 1t was decided TO
allow the Board of Control to elect the
Secretary of the Epworth League, but
to have the Conference elect the editor
Of the Epworth Herald. A long wrangle
took place over the attitude the
presiding elder and other Off
GERS of the annual conference
should assume toward the young peo-
ple'S societies of Christian Endeayor
and other young peoples societies in the
church not belonging to the Epworth
League. 1t was finally decided that all
young peoples societies connected with
the church, whether Epworth Leagues
or not, should come under the jurisdic-
tion of a presiding elder.
The committee announcements were
then made and the Conference adjourned
for the day.