The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-05-25

political proclivities OF any man, vet the
committee declare that political party has
right to expect, neither ought any party
to receive, the support OF Christian men
30 long as that party stands committed to
the license policy.
During the proceedings today 1t was de-
cided to instruct the central conference In
India not to make the changes recently
decided upon by that conference but to
await the adoption of changes to be made
by the general conference looking to the
establishment Of five conferences instead
OF three. A red-hot resolution introduced
by DIR. Hammond of California was
adopted, declaring that the iniquitous
opium habit was making fearful Roadway
on the Pacific coast and vigorous steps
should be taken to stamp it out.
Judge Lawrence offered a resolution to
have a commission appointed for the pur-
pose of ascertsining what steps could be
taken to have the methodist episcopal
church united under one organization.
The Bishops to Rsport.
DR.. W. III. Shier OF the Detroit confer
ence succeeded in having a resolution
adopted requiring the missionary bishops
to report all moneys received from private
sources for the help of the missionary
work in foreign lands. Bishop Taylor. it
was said, as an illustration, has been get
ting about $4,000 per year for Africa
that he has not been obliged to report to
the missionary societies.
That patriarch of methodism, DR.. Will
lam Mast of Cincinnati, was introduced 10
the conference Just before adjournment
The old gentleman is eighty years of age
and spoke with great difficulty. The fact
that he has been over half a century edi-
tor OF the Methodist apologize has endeared
him TO the hearts OF the methodist people.
OMAHA. Neb.. May 19.-Chaplain Nc
Cabe has organized mixed choir which
is furnishing very satisfactory music for
the methodist episcopal general confer
ence. Bishop Merrill presided today and
DR.. George p. Mains led the devotional
exercises.
Mr.. Amos Shinkle got the floor imme-
dietaly after the preliminaries and said
he wanted to introduce a resolution that
would save at least 81 600 The resolution
provided that during the election proceed
ings all but delegates should be excluded
from the conference floor, and in votin 2
all the delegates stand until the tellers
passed them with the hat collecting the
ballots, thus doing away with the call Of
the roll in voting. The resolution was
adopted. The election OF an editor of the
Central Christian AdUOcdte was taken up.
DR.. Stewart of Kansas City nominated Dr.
Jesse Bowman Young. Elder Shank Of
Nebraska nominated Chancellor G.. +.
Creighton. DR.. Madison of st. Louis, DR..
Nc Elroy of Illinois, the Rev. j. G. w.
Coke, DR.. Goodwin of Illinois and W. T.
Smith of Iowa were nominated. The dele
gates bobbed up like Quails out of stub
hla6al1 10 cacOpd ha vorioua nOrnip
tons. The nominations of Dr. Jesse Bow
man Young, DR.. Creighton, DIR. Goodwin
and DR.. McElroy were particularly well
provided with reinforcement.
An Exciting Election.
This election created more excitement
than anything that has preceded in the
line of election. Before the ballot was
taken Bishop Merrill announced the cleo
ton OF DR.. Arthur Edwards as editor Of
the Northwestern Christian AdUocate by the
last ballot taken on the previous day Dr.
Edwards got 307 votes out of total OF 45S.
The result appeared to be eminently salts
factory to the congregation. The ballot
for the editor of the Central AdUOcdtc was
taken. Mr. Shinkle's scheme for balloting
proved to be veritable time-saver. The
ballot was taken in four minutes, whereas
by the old way of calling the roll it re-
quired nearly half an hour for each bal
lot.
DR.. @. w. Smith was the only man nom
mated for the editOrshin Of the Pittsburg
AdUocdte. His election was practically
unanimous. The conference decided to
reconsider the meeting by which the call
for the presentations was shut Off on
May Is.
Resolutions offered.
1t was decided to have one more full
roll call before the introduction of resolu-
tions. A report of the committee on con-
solidation of benevolence was shot into
the proceedings by a suspension of the
regular order. 1t recommended that the
Educational society and the Freedmens
aid and southern educational society be
not consolidated. The report was adopt
ed and again the friends of consolidation
suffered defeat.
For editor OF the Northern Adrocdie,
printed at Syracuse, y. Y, J. +. G. Sawyer
was the only nominee. Before taking the
ballot Bishop Merrill announced
the result OF the ballot for