Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-18
Negroes Get the Resolutions but Not
the Votes of the MethodiSts.
BOOK CONCERN AGENTS CHOSEN.
Hunt and Eaton Retain Their Positions, but
DR.. Stowe Is Beaten.
A BOMB is PROMPTLY STAMPED OUT

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The Committee on Itinerary brought in
report recommending abolishing the FIVE
year limit on the appointment of pastors
The report favored the idea of permitting
the Bishops to appoint pastors every veal
without reference to the place to which the
ministers had been assigned the year pre-
vious
The Committee on the State of the Church
brought in q report calling upon the Gov.
ernment, the State officials, the Methodist
| Episcopal Church and all good citizens "tc
arise in their might and abolish the indig.
| mites and outrages that are put upon the
colored people and all white people who
love to work for the elevation of the colored
race in the Southern States.'
All Vote for the Negroes Rights.
The resolution declared that the colored
people were treated shamefully on the rail
way trains and at hotels They are shot
down like dogs, and the law of the land is
trampled under foot by people who despise
the colored race. The resolution was the
signal for tremendous cheering. DR..
QIeathy, DR.. Payne and others made
vehement speeches, calling upon the Metho-
dist Church to stand firmly for the rights of
the eolored race.
Dr. Myley advised the Conference to be
moderate in the language employed. "We
are not perfect ourselves, brethren, except
in words, ;" said DR.. Myley. The report was
adopted by q rising vote, every delegate in
the Conference rising to his feet.
The order of the day was the election of
officers, and the choice of agents for the
Book Concern at New York were first taken
up. DIR. Myley nominated DIR. Sanford
Hunt and DIR. Homer Eaton as agents for
the New York Book Concern. These gentle
men have been the agents of that concern
tor some years.
Mr. Fields, of Philadelphia, wanted to
ask some questions. The Chairman decided
he was out of order. He persisted in the
demand that he should be heard on ques-
tion of privilege.
A Bomb That Was Stamped Out.
He was called to. order by the Chair. If
he had been given the floor he would have
exploded bomb. 1t was business bomb,
touching the management of the New York
Book Concern. Mr.. Field had figures in
his possession showing that the great Book
Concern at New York, with capital of S2,
O0O, 900, had only made net profit of S4O,
600 per annum during the past four years.
Mr.. Field wished to ask If that was con-
sidered good business ability? Would it
not be better to save some money at per
cent in the West, and make secure an in
come from it af $120, 900 per annum? An
other strange fact in the business of the
Book Concern, Mr.. Field holds, is that
while the house did a business of 5000, 900
last year, the amount of money on the
books and uncollected was over $500, 900.
In other words, two-thirds of the business
of the year is still outstanding.
DIR. Hunt said he can explain all this
matter to the satisfaction of all reasonable
men if he had hearing. A large amount
of the capital of the New York Book Con-
that is used by other departments of the
church and brings in no rent. He says that
the whole capital of the concern has been
made from nothing by the concern, and the
debt does not represent money sunk.
Hunt and Eaton Are Reelected.
The first ballot for election for the New
York Book Concern resulted in the election
of Eaton and Hunt with practically no
opposition.
The report of the ballot for book agents
of the Cincinnati concern was then brought
in by the tellers. The whole number of
ballots cast was 479. 1t required 272 to
make choice. DR.. Earl Cranston received
405 votes, and was the only man elected on
the first ballot Mr.. Knox, a colored man,
from Kentucky, got one vote. He with
drew from the contest. DR.. Hammond was
the other colored man in the race. The
second ballot was taken, and the tellers on
missionary secretaries not being ready to
report, the call of committee reports went
on.
The Committee on Church Architecture
recommended that the churches best suited
for worship were those built all on one
floor. The committee recommended that
careful study be given to the best style of
buildings to secure grace and practicability
of the structures. They recommended that
provisions be made for the kneeling of the
audience IN worship.
More Room Needed for KneeIing
1t provides for good light, good ventila-
tion and good heating. DR.. Mealv de-
clared, in presenting the report, that the
people would kneeI if the pews were far
enough apart. Churches in these latter
years are being built too much like opera
houses.
Judge Lawrence was given leave to pre-
sent the following:
Resolved, That the constitution of the M.
e. Church can only be altered or changed
ny Iuc LuOue dubuOTlZtu.
Judge Lawrence said that there is but
one way to amend or alter constitution.
Dr. Kynett, the speaker said, had said
there is two ways, but this is revolutionary.
DR.. Kynett's plan to have the constitution
amended by representative men from the
people of the Church as a legislative act is
not in accordance with the constitution.
The resolution was referred to the Commit
tee on judiciary.
The second ballot on the election of book
agents for the Cincinnati Book Concern re-
suited in no choice.
The Co1ored Candidates Not In 1t.
The result of the ballot for Missionary
Secretaries was then announced 1t stood
as follows: Total number of votes cast. .479
of which DIR. Peck got 3S1; DR.. Leonard.
248; McCabe, 412; DR.. Neely, IS; DIR. Ham.
ilton, 202; DIR. A. T. Palmer, 70; Dr. Bald
win, 13, and the rest scattering. The colored
men were not "in it," Hammond. the
colored candidate, got but votes. Nc.
Cabe, Peck and Leonard, the Secretaries for
the past quadrennium, were declared to be
elected. The conference then took another
ballot on the second agent on the Book
Concern, and adjourned without getting a
result from the tellers.
After conference adjourned, the teller
gave it out that DR.. Curtis, of Chicago, had
been elected. This is not official as the
ballot will not be announced until to-mor.
row morning. DIR. Stowe, who is defeated.
Il this is true, has been agent of the Book
Concern for great many years.