The Lamar register., 1892-06-04
METHODISIS GO HOME
CLOSE OF THE CONFERENCE.
A Number of Important Changes MA"e
During the Session.

The General Conference Of the Aethodisi
Episcopal church. which has been IN session
In Omaha since the 2nd Of May, closed It's DC
liberatlons on the Goth,
This has been conservative conference Vi
this great church. As whole, it has been
harmonious conference. AT no time has there
been awakened anything that might be terincd
extreme bitterness, even ia the elections he
conference seemed to be impressed Siia t0e
idea that there we're only a few lhing7 inSR
really needed changing very asdi and tAeEe
we're but few radical changes.
The frsi decisive change was the uf9Tc q
the laynen to demand separate seats from ttc
ministers In the conference hall Tais uiasked
an era IN the lay representation of the caaroh.
Then the conference decided shat the c"Hsi-
tuition Of the general eonferruce and The
church did not need reconstruction although
a commission that had been appointed toiF
war before was eager to have IT. rcpori
adopted. Next came decision thai no more
bi.linps we've needed AT present aud none gcce
elected Later on the conference dceis,ed
that the time limit on the iitncrAncy shou'd
not be taken oil. notwithstanding The urseni
demand on the psrt Of srcAt uufaiser % We
ministers that the litnlt should BE rcuns'sl,
One nf the most important decisions o. thc
conference vas that The church should te
celre no more money irum the general GOV
ernmeul for the support of its iaiisn mission
schools and another vital matter vas the rec
ommendsuun 10 the annual 0onierrnct= itai
The lsymen be given representation 60 t.,e
general conferences q The fgiure,
The shrcwdcst and most skiilialy man1sra
piece Of legislation ot the entir5 eoufsrrnec
was that passed In the last session roistiuE ~
the woman question. Those who harg ai-
posed the admission q women as delesa's, -
the general coafereRce bare Invariably ialscu
back on the statement that ihe Hgrl 9lsg-
mem did not tscan women. anI ttcrefcVc u.=
men could hare 10 right unlcr the re1yii-
tuition % seats In tho general conference
Taking advantage q this argument tEe
friends ol the Hamea uCccc,icl "a .-slil1s
proposition submitted e The nnHual c7Ite--
cno-s that vil uudauotclly give ne aFslsl-
uon considerable uaeasjness. The saastiuie
adopted 81 place of the cormfyicc rcfsuri srt-
ulits TO The ansual conferences the Qlrataaas
docs the Woul 'lnyuaeu,' a. srplic. s. i-I
delegates, mean male delegates oniyF'
II this Is eoaarmeI hg tuo-ihlnls - so ttr
annual eanfcueaees and tHo-thtrls ~ lllg -rl-
crai conference at tAc ne1t acss51u. Or
women ~ilI not tc ezuusJ 60 sell "a ihe
n1-or of the casiesrnae Hat The pn1ra=5Lra
also Prgvides'ihaii Il this enasiulsl1a O; tlt
wuvd ',laymca'' Is no, goafruael - ttc vrse
Of the eoaferuce, thea tie varJ sAsll Hl7a1
both inca sod wouea- Thls .lEaplg thraHt
The Load ot rrodi uPpa yh0se who UpE0Hz lh6
admission u Eouen, They Viii hlre "a
work With great enersy 20 earry iA1 rsap1-i-
ton, and Il Is nos ilelg ts-f q Elil carFf A.
failnEe to carry the prugoslls0a vill s,szIi gtg-
tory Tor the w0alea, Tie garosAtcs - tte
admission q SOuen secuaed 80 ee sc1ylely
match for The Opposition up in the las' ser
sloa- but In the clasinc hozFs et tse uaafa5-
cnce they Woa a vie'osy thai rsec tAsa over
balaneel ali their apparent Ge,ests daring fllr
entire session