Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-05-28
FROM OMAHA.
A. q. Williams sends nm Interesting Letter
from Conference.
EDITOR JOURNAL:

| LII response TO your request | nott
some prominent doings at this the
general conference of the NJ. E.church
| which has been in session here since
the first OF May. 1t is difficult to give
details or be comprehensive in com,
paratively short space. The Central
Ohio Conference delegation is composed
OF Drs. Bolt, Whitlock, Barnes and
Henderson, with Judge Lawrence and
myself rs lay delegates. The body il
made up of over 500 delegates, about
1S9 laymen and 315 ministerial. There
are included in these about so colored
men who are always anxious to get the
aoor when anything eifecting their
interests is introduced. There are
great numbers of visitors there, coming
from near and far. Bad as the weather
has been the sessions are crowded to
overllowing. This young and flourish
ing city of 145, 600 inhabitants is tested
to its utmost in caring well for the
great crowds.
The Is Bishops are all present, each
presides in his turn, except missionary
Bishop Taylor of Africa and Thoburn
OF India. No more Bishops will be
elected until 1896; none have died du' :
ing the last quadrcnnium. The
sessions are held daily in exposition
hall, except Sunday. from 8 a. m. till
l o'clock p. m. The different standing
committees in which the real work is
done meet at 8 p. m. in the different
churches of the city. At y. II.
Pentecostal services are held, con-
Quoted by DR.. S. A. Keen, who is
assisted by such persons as Bishop Tay-
lor and Thoburn, Chaplin McCabe,
Jennie Smith the r. Il. Evangelist,
and Amanda Smith the colored mis-
sionary from Africa. Much good is
being done in these devotional meet
ings; the people flock to thom and
many are converted to the Lord Jesus.
In the evenings mass meetings are held
in the interests of different causes O.
the church and are really great demon.
strations of the devotion of our people
to the institutions of the church of
their choice. The fraternal address Of
DR.. Moulton from England's Meth
odism was warm and popular; that of
DR.. Iigcrt of The Nj. Il. church South
was very long and able, but provoked
much animosity and discussion and was
not conducive of fraternity between our
two great Methodist bodies, North and
South. Perhaps the greatest meeting
held yet was the one in behalf of the
American University at which ten
addresses of ten minutes each were
delivered by ten picked orators and
influential men Of Worldwide Meth
odism. Such a flow of oratory sus-
tanned from beginning to end | have
never known to be surpassed; the ad-
dress of Bishop Fowler on this occasion
set the audience wild with enthusiasm.
Another such meeting was held last
Sabbath afternoon in the interest OF
the American Sabbath Union and
whilst the entertainment was not equal
in oratory, the climax was reached
when Bishop Nude became a veritable
flaming seraph, stirring many to shouts
and all to continuous applause. In
fact this is good place to be, but the
responsibility of delegate is very
great and prevents him from enjoying
many of the social meetings connected
with the conference. l would almost
rather be visitor than delegate. lam
impressed with the strength, sweep
and influence of Methodism, the ability
OF the men, their interest in the
momentous issues at stake. They
are here for business, the laying of
strong foundations and the harmonious
erection OF an enduring superstructure
AS whole the body is conservative;
new questions are carefully considered
and weighed; new developments are
greeted; the merely novel is suppressed
hastily by q show of several hundred
hands.
The question OF the admi OF
women as delegates is not up for dis
cussion yet, but will come to IL hearing
next week. The removal of the time
limit OF our pastortlte is probable. An
attempt is made by few to Change the
wording of the discipline on amuse-
ments, but it does not meet with much
favor, the conference will take no back.
ward steps on such lines that effect the
living interests of all our churches: on
the whole not many vital changes are
likely to be made in the laws and
usages OF the church. The Eloworth
League will be recognized and fostered
as an institution of the church with a
general superintendent elected by the
conferences. The general conference
officers have been elected. The inimit-
able and unique DR.. j. M. Buckley
still edits the New York Christian
Advocate: DR.. Moore the Western but
DR.. Curtis of Chicago takes DR.. Slows
place in the Western book concern at
Cincinnati--(Branston 81 Curtis now,
DR.. Belt was also Il candidate for thai