The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-24

A Residence Recommended in Europe Fro
bationary Ierms-iay Delegates.

bationary Terms--fay Delegates.
OMARA. Ngn.. May g. - p. shop Warren pre-
sided to-day over tho General Conference.
Tie committee on fp.scopacy fled report
recommending that mn Episcopal residence 10
Europe be added % tle present list. Ihe
committee % Teylsals recomme nds tLAt tie
many petitions % abolish the slx-nOnths pre-
bationary term DO denied that three bishops
Ie selected % recon mend suitable candidates
for appointment in the army that the nearest
Sunday 10 july ith be known IN the churches
as army and navy day, and that services ON
that day pertain % the welfare OK those
bodies.
The committee on judiciary reported that
they had decided tnat no other lutefpTetA-
ton OF t4e words lay delegates than tuat
now Lad cau 10 made namely. JHat l@y
delegates means male delegates ana not
female. The reports were laib e7lle lot 'uo
present DR.. Smith. of New ora, moved 10
tahe from tie table BIS resolution % ad- ontn
Thursday at Z. VI. lt was 80 ordered. On
p1ttng tie motion % adjourn thursday u
WAS carried -0J t. lCl. Nisht sessions "iil Dc
held.
Homer Eaton was elected treasurer Of the
Suuday.Schoo. Union Society aud the IBIS
copai Board with Lewis Curtis as his assist
ant Daniel Denham was appointed treas
uer of the Tract society.
On motion OF Sanford Hunter tho bishops
were instructed 60 appoint members OF the
various boards controlling the societies
James D.. hroggs. ot Wisconsin oIered q
resolution dou0uncing capital punishment
aud recommending solitary connueMehl' OUT
II WAS laid on tho table.
Dr.. Jenniier traterual delegate ot the An;
can NJ f. Church was received and GeiYefed
an address OF fraternal greeting.
ALLEGED SOUTHERN OUTRAGE.
Tn referring to Southern outrages' be
said 1--WE have set auart May 3st 81 Gay OF
PRAYER TO God Almighty that he IN his mercy
may forgive this great crime OF the south aun
brine the natIOn'a attention 20 the horrible
state OF aiairs We rely on prayer We do
not 60 to dynamite but our knees for le-
dress. ,..
Greetings we're received from the Methodist
Protestant Third A. NJ. l.. ZION conference.
Dr. Potts. of Michigan. offered resolution
empowering the bishops 20 submit 10 the al.
nual conference proposition 70 A9m,s
women as lag delegates.
the woman question. Dr. Potts sad 10
thought the conference would al ouru with
ont acting on the sub ect. and as many dele
gates were elected on the issue ot admitting
women 20 the General Conference be de-
manded that the conference act ou the matter.
Dr. Moore Of Ohio offered a. supsutute
a resolution that as a decided ma crty %
hoth laity and ministers bad declared lB favor
Of the eligibility ot women tie word lay-
men" ouglt 10 be understood and must ot
r,gbt be understood 20 include all tie mem
bers e the church who are not members "
presidents of tLe annual conference.
Mr. Buckley raised the point oi order thar
tie matter was now before tho judiciary
committee and should be- referred 10 that
committee. 1he Chair SO held an.d az
plau7e.
Nh. Kgnett moved taat this matter he
taken uu as the order Immediately after the
report az the committee on judiciary and 10
wa ordered.
Sanford Hunt and Earl Crauston were.
elected treasurer and assistant treasurer oi
the Missionary Society
The Upper Iowa Conference otered reso-
luton on the Jewish question. expressing tAe
profound sympathy Of the conference Tor the
Russ!au Jews WHO are being prosecuted ior
NOT being members of the Greek Church and
hoping that the time may come when. IN tho
realms 0i the Car. man can WORSHIP accord
inc - tie dictates Of his own heart
DIR. johnson. Of Sweden. asked the con-
ference not to pass the resolution as Dc would
SO 10 the Russian Government. As the
Methodist Episcopal Church bad recently
established little mission there y would
hurt the Church and not henolt the Jews.
on th.- statement the Iowa Conference with
drew il, resolution.
Adjourned