Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-05-26


OMAHA, NEB.. May 1s.-Bishop Foster
was in the chair to-day at the Methodist
Episcopal General Conference. When the
devotional exercises and the minutes had
been disposed of the conference received
the fraterral delegates from the In
dependent Methodist Church, one of
whom-lion. Charles Baker of Baltimore
read an address.
The address was received with hearty
applause. The resolution was then intro
duced expressing. the satisfaction of the
conference upon the efforts of the fraternal
delegates from the Methodist Episcopal
Church South and the independent
Methodist Church, and expressing hope
that in the near future all branches of the
great Methodist Church would become one
body in the Lord. 1t was adopted,
The following elections were then an
nounced Secretary Of the Sunday-scbool
and Tract Society, J. l.. Hurlbut IRE
electedl; second agent of the Cincinnati
Book Concern. Lewis Cults editor of the
Methodist Re0iep, J. w. Wendenhall IRE
elected).
The special order was then taken up. 1t
was the report of the itinsrancy committee
proposing to strike out that section in the
discipline providing for the five-year limit
. on the passionate and to allow the bishops
the option of sending minister back to
the same place year after year ii expedent
Or. Arthur Edwards of Chicago editor of
the Northeesterh Christian .idgocdte, was the
first speaker He favored abolishing the
five-year limit.
The Rev. Mr.. Alderman of Tennessee
made ringing speech and made some
pretty lively thriists at the presiding elders
and the bishops. The speaker created d
good deal of merrimcnt The conference
guyed him. crying Louder when he
nj In. TO-. So ~
minority report from the committee was
presented opposing the abolishing Of the
present limit of five years, Dr. Caswel
OF Southern California, then got the floor
He was in favor of the majority report.
lie held that the needs of the church
and the Judgment of the bishops and pre-
siding elders should decide upon the ap-
pointments and not amanacs.
lie believed in keeping men in the places
where they could do the most good regard
less of the number of years. He liked the
idea of life.pastor.
The result OF the ballot for editor Of the
New York Christian ldUocdte was read as
follows: Total number of votes, ago. DR.,
J, NJ. Buckley, 1863 DR.. j. H. Potts, 81;
Frances Il. Willard, 10, [applausel, and the
rest scattering. DR.. Buckley was declared
elected.
The election of an editor for the North
westsin Christian Adoocdte came next The
DIR. e. ID. Whitlock Dir. Edwards las
been editor of the northeastern Adgocate for
20 years. After the ballot was taken the
tellers retired, and the chairman an
nounced the result Of the ballot for editor
OF the Wescern Christian Adoocdte at Gin
G,nnatl; Or. II. NJ. Moore received 395,
1, b. Nicely 10, S. F. Mitcher A, and the
rest scattered. DR.. Moore was declared
elected. Announcements were then made
Tor committee meetings and the confer
ence adjourned.
OMAHA, NEB., May i9.-The Methodist
( Conference to-day took up the election of
an editor of the Central Christian A1ro-
} cate. The nominees were DIR. Jesse Bow
( men Young, Chancellor G. Il. Creighton,
Dr.. Masden of st. Lonis, DR.. McElroy Of
Illinois; Rev: J. c. W. Coke DIR. X. w.
of Iowa.
The first ballot resulted Young, 211;
Creighton, 70; Coke, 80; smith, 46; Nc.
Elroy, 81 Masden, &c. Goodwin, 49, No
election. A second ballot was ordered,
which resulted in the election of DR..
Young. He got 800 votes out of 462
Bishop Merrill announced the election
OF DR.. Arthur Edwards as editor of the
North-Bestern Christian Ad0ocdte by the last
ballot taken on the previous day. Dr.
Edwards got So7 votes Of a total of 45s.
A CONSOLIDATION DEFEAT
The conference decided to reconsider the
motion by which the call for the presenta.
eion was shut off on May 18th It was de-
cided to have one more full roll cali for the
introduction of resolutions.
A report of the committee on conso lida-
ton of benovolence was shot into the pro-
ceedings by suspension of the regular
oruer. IL recommended that the Educa-
tionai Society and the Freedmans Aid and
ooutnern educational Society be not con
solldateu. The report was adopted, and
again the friends of consolidation suffered
defeat.
For editor of the Northern .idsocate.
printed at Syracuse, N. V. J. Il. q,
sawyer was the only nominee, and he was
elected.
FOR A VISIBLE QUORUM.
A report from the judicial committee
was then runin. On the question asked bv
the bishops relating to the meaning of til,
rules where they provided that one-third
OF either order could call for d vote by
orders the committee decided that the
rules meant one-tkrd of all the mem hers
IN the house at the time of the call whether
they voted or not. The report was adopted
Then the regular order was taken up. Ii
was the discussion of the time limit resolu
ton touching the itinerancy
Rev. u. j. Gray of Pennsylvania wa,
opposed 70 the adjustment of the five
year limit. 1t would be drifting towart
Songrcgationalism, he said, and woult
nTeak up. the whole plan Of itinerancy
lie therefore offered Il substitute Tor th,
minority report providing for the sulmis
SION OF the question to the annual con
ferences.
MORE ELDERS ELECTED.
Elder Chank of Nebraska, got the Hoo
and made stirring speech in favor o
abolishing the limit on the pastorate.
The conference took M the election o
N editor for the California christian Ad,o
e. The nominees were Dr. b. +. Crarv
incumbent, and DIR. w. s. Matthews
lth of California The result will be al
nounced tomorrow. A ballot was mex
taken for editor of the Southwestern CHRIS
ftdn Adrocate, Dr. h. \. +. Albert, tn
present editor, and DR., r. W. !. Ham
mond of Kentucky, both colored, wer
ceiving IA votes to Alberts 227
a. j. Mast was the successful candidat,
in the election for editor of the M6iodi,
Apo'ogeie, DR.. A. j. Leibhart was clecto
editor OF the HdnS Ind Herd, another Ter
man paper.
FIELDS scoRcHING SPEECH
Mr. Field of Philadelphia, got the iloo
during ballot and delivered scorclin
little speech in which he deprecated III
tendency of some Of the delegates IL tritl
with the matter OF eecting official editor.
Votes had been cast, he said, that Coul,
mean nothing but Joke. Delegates ha
voted for Amanda Smith, the eolore
evangelist He called upon the delegate
TO desist from any such nonsense. lie W,
tumultuously applauled
The committee on church extension
brought il a report favoring the cleetiu
OF an additional secretary for The work
minority report also came in recommend
ing that three assistant secretaries
elected. The matter was laid over unit
tomorrow,
Dr. g, II. Payne was nominated az col