The record-union., 1892-05-18
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.

Methodist Conference.
The Committee on Itinerancy reported
in favor of the adjustment OF thes i've
year limit on the appointment of pastors
and recommended that Bishops De per-
mitted to appoint pastors every year,
without reference to the places to which
ministers had been assigned the previous
year. AS the church law has stood Tor
many years. a pastor could not remain at
one place longer than five years in sue
cession. The report was made the special
order for tomorrow morning.
The Committee on the State Of the
Church brought in report fairly bristling
with denunciation of outrages practiced
on negroes in the South and called on the
Government OF the United States, the
church and all good citizens TO rise and
abolish these outrages. The resolution
declared the colored people were treated
shamefully on the trains and in the
hotels, and shot down like dogs, and the
law Of the land was trampled under foot
by people who despised the colored race.
The report caused a great stir. y num-
Der of delegates made vehement speeches,
calling on the great Methodist Church to
sound the alarm and stand firmly for the
rights Of the cOlored people.
The report was unanimously adopted
by rising vote.
The order of the day, the election Of
officers Of the book concerns, ETC., was
then called.
DR.. Sanford Hunt and Dr. Homer
Eaton, who have been agents of tho New
York Book Concern for some years, were
nominated.
Fields of Philadelphia attempted to
make a statement in regard to the man
agement OF that business, but was ruled
out of order. He claims the concern has
been badly managed; that with capital
of S2,0O0.0OO 1t showed profit OF only
$4,000 the last four years. With bust
ness Of 100000 last year, 100000 still
stands on the books unsolicited.
DR.. Hunt says, in explanation, that q
large amount of the nominal capital is
locked up in buildings used by other de-
partmentS of the church, and earning no
rent; that the whole capital Of the con-
Germ has been made from nothing by the
concern, and the debt does not represent
money sunk.
On ballot the nominees were elected
with little opposition.
The nominations for agents of the Gin
cipnati Book Concern were: DR.. W. 4.
Halstead, DIR. Louis Cartes, DR.. CranSton,
Dr. w. 7. Stowe, DR.. Samuel Pember-
ton, DR.. j. ID. Hammond, DR.. l.. A. Belt,
Hon. Samuel Dickey and Samuel II.
High.
Pending the count of the ballots, the
conference proceeded to the election of
three Secretaries for the Missionary So
ciety.
The nomination of T. B. Neeley. Chap
lain McCabe, DIR. J. O. Peck, Dr.. II. b.
Leonard, William Jones, j. w. Hamilton
and DIR. y. }. Palmer were made. DR.. ).
L. Bardwind, by resolution of John NJ.
Reed, was made honorary Secretary of
a n-NrS of
The report Of the ballot for agents of
the Cincinnati Book Concern showed the
election of DR.. Earl CranSton, the only
one who had a majority of the votes cast.
a second ballot was ordered for the
other agent.
The Committee on Church Extension,
pending the report of the tellers, re-
ported n recommendation that provisions
be made for kneeling of the audience
during worship.
Tellers on the vote for Missionary Sec
retaries announced the result, showing
the election of McCabe Peck and Leon
ard, who were Secretaries during the
past four years.
The conference adjourned without get
ting the result of the second ballot for
Agent of the Cincinnati Book Concern.
EVANGELIST MILLS AT Los ANGELES.
Los ANGELES, May 1.-THE religious
excitement continues. The Mills meet
jngS are crowded and hundreds Of sinners
claim conversion. The mania seems TO
spread to nearly every quarter. \ num-
Der of prominent citizens have been con-
verified and made public confessions. All
the leading business houses have agreed
to close for five hours on Wednesday to
enable employees to attend the meetings.
The City Council yesterday requested
the Mayor TO declare Wednesday legal
holiday, so that business men might at
tend the midday DaaptinuS
The Mayor refused. He says: under
the charter of the city nearly every city
official is required to devote his entire
time TO the duties of his office and is paid
therefor. Certainly we, as the legislative
and executive branches, would not he
performing ours in requesting these Off
Gals to abandon their offices on that day
and devote themselves to other things not
provided for by the law, and in my iudg-
ment inhibited by the fundamental law
of our land, no matter how praiseworthv
the act might be. 1t is manifestlv unfair
to request that we officially recognize the
work of any church or combination of
churches, no matter how numerous, as it
involves the violation and neglect of duty
and the establishment of an unwise pre-
cedent."
Mayor Hazard adds that the city should
entertain Eastern editors and attend TO
religious matters afterward. "AS a re-
suit of the editors visit to our CITY," he
says, our people are making every effort
TO entertain them tomorrow, and the en-
tertainment outlined does not include re-
Hgious obseryances, and to issue the
proclamation requested would be an act
inconsistent With our duties as officials OF
the city having in charge the entertain
.ment OF our guests
Many stores will close in spite of the
Mayors action.
WILL STAND BY DIR. BRIGGS.
New YORK, May i7.-At the banouet
of the Union Theological Seminary last
night several speakers declared, amid a
aand-clapping approval. that no matter
what course the Presbyterian General
Assembly, at its forthcoming meeting at
Portland. or, should take touching the
orthodoxy of Rev. DIR. Briggs, the semi
nary would stand by him, regardless of
consequences.
ENDOWMENT TO A CHURCH
New YORK, May l7.-John ID. Rookie
feller has given so, 500 to the endowment
lund OF The Tabernacle Baptist Church,
in Second avenue, in fulillment of q
promise made six months ago TO its
pastor, Dr.. Ianiel {. Potter Mr.. Rookie
Teller gave $4,000 to the buildinr fund
when the Tabernacle was built five wears
ago.
UNITARIAN CONFERENCE.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE Women's
Western Unitarian Conference is in am
nual session here. At the morning ses-
sion number of papers were read.
The report of the Secretary, Mrs. Reed.
for the Inst year shows n vast amount OF
work accomplished. and the financial
condition OF the society proved to be be-
You'd expectation.
81 the afternoon session number of
interesting papers Were read and the fol-
lowing officers elected: Rev. Ida c.
Hultjn Moline H. President: Mrs