Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-05-20
A Fight Over the Election Of Agents
The Days Other Pro
ceedfngs.


presided over the Methodist conference
to-day. The report Of the COMMITTEES
on itineracy was called up and post
poned till 10 a. m. tomorrow as spe-
cial order. There are minority and
majority reports, the minority favoring
the removing Of the time limit.
The committee on the state of the
church reported, indorsing the forma-
lion Of National Sabbath union, con-
demn;ng the southern outrage &c
handing that Congress take suitable
action to suppress these growing, I'M
Just and inhuman acts, and calling
upon the secular and religious papers
to unite in putting down the evil
DR. Alderman of Alabama moved to
adopt this report by rising vote, but
DR.. MytIey wanted to talk some, as
did DR.. Quealy, and they both favored
the report. DIR. Payne of New York
also favored the report, denouncing the
Jim Crow car and detailing the i'll
treatment of colored and white minis
tiers. The great church, he declared,
should protect its own membership.
During The last year $50 negroes were
Iynched, seven burned alive, one fayed
alive and one disjointed. The previous
question was ordered and the report
was adopted bya rising vote without
dissent.
The hour of 10 having arrived, tho
order Of the day, the election of Off
GERS, was taken up. The bishop an
nOunced the tellers, one from each
conference and one at large. Nomina-
tions were then called for. Sanford
Hunt and Homer Eaton were nom
ination for agents of the New York
Book Concern, and were unanimously
seconded.
N. j. Field of Philadelphia asked for
information on the report of the book
concern before voting. He was not al
lowed to ask any questions, nor would
the bishop allow any one to make the
desired explanation. Mr. Field claimed
that the book concern does not pay
per cent under the present manage
ment. He thought it strange that
there should be a debt Of nearly one
third of the capital.
The report of the committee on mis-
siOns recommended that the missionary
bishops be made ex-Officio membe of
the missionary board. This provoked
much discussion, as the minority
claimed that the expense would
be too great and the time too valuable
- have the bishops come to the United
States every year. DIR. McCabe. pre-
senting the minority report, made a
plea for economy, but the majority
favored the allowance of expenses, and
the report was adopted by an almost
unanimous vote.
The chair announced the vote on
New York Book Concern. Sanford
Hunt received 463 and Homer Eaton
455, both being elected.
Nominations for three secretaries Of
the missionary boards were called
for and the following candidates
were presented: ]. g. Neeley,
Philadelphia; C. C. McCabe, New
York; J. Q. Peck, New York east; A.
B. Leonard, Ohio; William Jones, st.
Louis; J. w. Hamilton, Baltimore; A.
s. Palmer, New York.
BY a resolution of d. A. Welch, Nor
rison Reed was appointed honorary
secretary of the missionary societies.
The vote for agekts of the book con-
Germ showed that Earl Cranston re-
eeived 4O5 votes and was elected
w. P. Stowe received 2O7, Lewis
Curtis l45, L. a. Belt A.. and
the balance scattering. Another
ballo. was ordered The fight on DIR.
Stowe was made by the Chicago and
Illinois people, who are supporting DR..
Curtis. DIR. Neeley of Philadelphia
stated that he was not a candidate and
asked that no votes be wasted on him.
The tellers having returned, the
second vote for agent at Cincinnati was
announced: Stowe, 2O4; Curtis, 2O1;
Halstead, 80; Belt, Is; Dicley, 10; bal
ance scattered. Necessary to a choice,
242; no choice
The tellers reported the vote for
secretaries OF missionary board to be:
McCabe, Alp: Peck, Isl; Leonard, PAS.
Necessary to j choice, 24O. Other
votes sea tteriup.
The third ballot for agent at Cincin-
natl was taken and the conference ad-