The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-05-12
TEE IfETH( DI is.
Business Before the Session CT
the Conference.
FOR EQUALITY IN REPRESENTATION

A Committee Appointed to Tnvi:c a
Delegation to the PrcsJyteiian Gen
eral Assembly of Attend the Com
f;rence-CoIorcd Delegates Not in
Favor of Separation.
OMAHA, May 12-Bishop Joyce occu-
pied the presiding officers chair in the
Methodist Episcopal conference. The
devotional services were conducted by
Rev F. B. Sheppard, of the New York
conference.
The rules were suspended to hear
report from the committee on the CEN
tennial of the general conference of the
Methodist church. The report recon-
mended that special service be held on
the evening of May II as centennial
service. The report alsp recommended
that efforts be made to collect the facts
connected with the conference of 1899,
as the official journal Of the conference
was lost. The report was adopted.
Invitation to the Prcsbyterians.
DIR. Kynet moved that committee be
appointed to meet the delegation to the
Presbyterian general assembly, who
pass through Omaha today on the way
to Portland, Ore, and invite them to
visit the general conference. Carried.
DIR. +. j. Gray, of Pennsylvania, in
troduced II resolution to change the rules
so as to give the different boards author
ity to elect the official editors, secre-
taries of the auxiliary department su-
perintendents of the book concern aud
other officers usually elected by the
general conference. He supported tho
resolution in very practical speech, in
which he said, as most of the candidates
were unknown to majority of the del
egates, he thought that the various
boards could elect these officers with
more intelligence and satisfaction to all
concerned. Referred to the committee
Oh temporal economy.
DR.. GIay also introduced Il resolution
calling upon the committee on episco-
pacy to consider the advisability of dis
tricting the whole territory of the
church into as many districts as there
are effective bishops, less one, and to
assign to each bishop, except the senior
bishop, prescribed district for the term
of four years instead of leaving the
bishops to divide the work as they do at
present. Referred to committee on
episcopacy.
DIR, w. f. Warren, of Boston, intro
duced II resolution to have a capable
committee appointed to revise the open
ing chapter of the discipline, which
treats of the origin and history of the
church. The paper was referred to the
committee on revision of the discipline,
and DR.. Warren was added to the com
mittee.
Want Equal Representation.
bn 1,,,y 1nla J,I
of Philadelphia, presented a memorial
asking for equal representation in con
fereuces.
A resolution asking that seven bishops,
five ministers and five laymen be APP
pointed TO attend the general conference
Of the M. E. Church South and lay be-
fore ii the action of this general confer
ence, which believes that the interests
of the church will be increased by the
amalgamation of the church north and
south, was referred to a special COM
mittee.
AT meeting of the Episcopacy com
mittee of the general conference held in
the afternoon, a Subcommittee brought
in Il resolution to the effect that though
before the expiration of the next quad
riennial, some of the bishops would
probably be unable to perform their
duties, yet that the election of more
bishops at this conference was not
necessary. No action on this part Of
the report was taken further than the
mere acceptance of it. The second part
OF the report recommends that Episco-
pal residences be established in Europe,
Asia, at Seattle, Washington, and at
Detroit, Mich. Ii also recommended
that the present residences at Topeka,
Cincinnati, Buffolo and Fort Worth be
abolished. All tbe bishops We're heard
on this proposition and all agreed that
such action would be to the detriment
of the church. Several members of the
subcommittee professed to have been
converted by the remarks of tie bishop
A resolution was offered by the col
lored delegates repudiating rumors that
the celored people are trying to effect "A
separation and organize a church of
their own. The resolution was referred
to committee. The report of the CON
stitutional commission Vas then taken
up and protraeted debate followed re-
specting the constitutional status of lay
delegates. Discussion of the report was
Drudinfr when the con iaurped