Omaha daily bee., 1892-05-19
THE GENERAL CONFERENCE
Continuation Of the Election Of Officers for
the Auxiliary Departments.
MOST OF THE GOOD PLACES FILLED NOW
Another Discussion on the Proposition to
Remove the Time Limit on the
Pastors work But No De-
cision Reached Yet.


election OF heads OF departments was con
tinued ana the results ended the heartache |
for some and flied the sbosoms of others |
with satisfaction. |
The last ballot taken Tuesday upon the |
election of the second agent for the Cncin-
natl book concern was reported and showed |
that DIR. Curtis of Chicago had been elected |
DIR. j. Nj. Buckley was elected editor OF the |
Christian Advocate ut New ork and
DIR. ID. II. Moore was elected
editor of the Western Advocate |
at Cincinnati. The result Of the ballot for
editor Of the Northwestern Christian Advo-
cate vas not announced, but 1t is generally
believed that DIR. Arthur Edwards has been
elected. The election of the editor Tor the
Central Advocate at St. LOUIS will come
tomorrow. DR. T.. Il. Creighton OF the Ne
braska Wesleyan university seems TO be
gaining friends rapidly, and will have
strong support for the position
The time limit question affecting the itin-
erancy was discussed, but not disposed OF.
Interesting Preliminary Work.
Bishop Fowler was in the chair yesterday
The galleries illed up early, as the special
order for 10 o'clock, the discussion OF the
time limit question: was expected 20 awaken
considerable interest.
When the devotional exercises and the
minutes had been disposed of the conference
received the fratcrnal delegate from the In
dependent Methodist church.
Mr.. w. II. Beach Of Newark layman,
presented tine visitor. He spoke approvingly
of ponest independence in all things. Luther
ana Wesley and Jesus Christ were
independent IL their work and life.
Mr. Beach said that the honorable
gentleman he was about to introduce was
layman, generous and noble Christian man
in every respect
ternal delegate from the Independent Metho-
dist churches of Baltimore was then intro
6uccd. Bishop Foster paid the gentleman
very high tribute as he presented him to the
conference.
Mr. Baker read his address. 1t began
with the organization of one independent
church IN Baltimore thirty years ago The
church now numbers lo,OOO members ana
has 24,00O Sunday school scholars. Tue
church has always been IN close fellowship
with the Methodist Episcopal church.
Hope for EARLY Uniiication.
resolution was adopted expressing the
satisfaction OF the conference upon the visits
OF the fraternal delegates from the Methodist
EpscoDal church south, and that OF the In
dependent Methodist church, and expressing
hope that in the near future all branches
of tine great Methodist church would become
one body In the Lord.
Ex- x-Governor Evans Of Colorado presented
a resolution to make the Rocky Mountain
Christian Advocate an official paper and set
aside several states IN the territory adjacent
to Colorado the special district for this paper.
The resolution discussed at some
length. One OF the West Nebraska dele
gates objected TO tho placing of tho West
Nebraska conference in the territory as
signed TO the Rocky Mountain Advocate.
The Mcthodists of western Nebraska, he
said, preferred to support the Nebraska Ad
vocate. The resolution was finally tabled.
Bishop Foss requested the privilege of
presenting minute which had been pre-
pared by the bishops and which they de-
sired TO have the con ference adopt. The resolu-
tlon expressed great satisfaction upon the
fact that the American people and especially
the Methodist brethren had literally assisted
IN relieving the Russian sufferers. The bish
op hoped that the good work would continue
and that the fam!ne-Strickcn people OF Russia
would be rescued from the perlls of famine
by swift sailing messengers carrying provi-
sons from America.
Proceeded With Election of Officers.
Then there came collision between the
special order for 10 o'clock and u stated
order which was report from the commit
tee on church extension. long dispute as
TO which should be considered first took up
the time of the conference.
The conference finally decided to proceed
with the election of officers for auxiliary de-
partmcnts. The first matter was the cleo
ton of q secretary for the Sunday School
and Tract society. j. l.. Hulourt the IN
cumbent during the past four years, was the
only man nominated.
Bishop Foster said that the last ballot
taken on Tuesday for the second agent
of the Cincinnati bNok concern was
raporta,i nv tho tpllers n Than read he
rosnit no fonows. Whole number of votes
oost aaI. nensssarv ~ a choice 1I6, (,nrts
SSS s,ton,a IS0. vast scattering Dr Iew,s
Gmr,,s ot i,hicago was theretorc declared
oIoa,o, VI ~ no assoc,n,s ~ ~ cr,nstnn IN
,pa ,,onnrenent "n er Of tno Cincinnoti hooS con.
oarr nr Gnrts is in the nr,meof life and is
.onnidorai an anIa bmsiness rnan as wcIl No n
eonsIuetvI sI .,acba, ~ c"''"'S' '1 80 "'
saItot tor tba s.oro,o,, ~ tho Crrao
cnno, oma Trnc, socio,v VS. ,hon toi,nn an
,hiio ,hn teiIars rst,rei W ronnt rhe election
80 oai,ar tar tho Nio,boSist R"yin,w ,ros
ne; VI an out.o; 'oI w MeMSonSo,i ,no nre' m"s
I'm aI;tr ~ ,ho oi,, uor; ;no, wv ''e
nv hoi,a onromnod ,ha, ,hs ,,,Iors
,.d d0,r,nt, = snag Thav had So,'nS notiots
tx;,b nam"s unon ,hcm haying Sifferent ;ni
tials from tho initials OF the candidates
What to do with sdch ballots was the ques
ZION that trouoleu inc tellers lueY were
instructed oy tue conference 10 count III Tue
ballots where ln the luuement ol Tue teliers,
the inaccuracy OF writing tue names was
merely mlstaRe OF tue voter
On the Itinerancy Problem.
.r,., ,oro ,,o .,o,,o, oraer tho corsi,er
.i u, ,h rar, ~, ;,inorno W. nrnnnsinc
on "a 'nS oI 49, bb;p'I;t