The Red Cloud chief., 1892-05-13
Meruoolsrs IN CONFERENCE.

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n tweEty.fourth quadrennial conference OF
the Methodist church met at Omaha on Mays
with all tho bishops OF America, representa-.
tives from every conference In the United
States and many from abroad present The
meeting OF this conferences every Tour Years
Q great event In the history OF tho church anal
usually remains In session several Weeks n
bishop prcsides each day. and the conference u
composed OF the bishops ana clerical ana my
delegates. This body Legislators Tor the entre
church and Its proceedings are OF unusual inter
est The conference was called to order on the
nrst day by Bishop Bowman. who presided Tor
the day. DIR. David :. Monroe was CHOSEN sec
rotary. The proceedings we're entirety preiim.
mary, the status Of 10y Delegates only being
discussed.
TIE second days session OF the q~uadrenniaI
conference MAY ~ was presided over by Bish-
op Merrell. Soon after the Journal was read @
dispute arose over the seating OF dclcgatcs.
Some OF the seats that had been set aside Tor
the lay delegates, who'wishcd TO DO seated apart
from the ministers. had been taken by minis
terial delegates and u heated discussion arose
over the question Of compelling the ministers
" vacatc. This discussion caused the postpone
ment OF the qnadrennial address, by Bishop
Foster. At the afternoon session Bishop. Foss
presided and the report OF the commission on
constitution was heard Among other things
suggested by the commission was q
change In the arrangement OF the
discipline. No material change
was recommended In the rules or IN the word
Ing OF tho discipline. but the commission
Thought the book could be arranged 10 much
better advantage. The report also recon-
mpUla that no annual conference SnOulu 10
organized with less than thirty travciing min
listers and that tho concurrent vote OF thrce'
fourths OF tho delegates OF Ill the annual con.
ferences be Sufficient TO authorize the general
conference 10 make changes In tne organic law
OF the church A committee CONSISTING OF one
fr1n each annual conference was appointed on
temperance ana the overthrow OF the liquor
tramc, nnu . eomm'ttee OF eQua' slhe was up
po,nteu ON tne Epwoitn leasue hspe..a' OH
mit.ec was also appoihteo W cohs'ocr noor"c'
VI uoaeoncsses
AT the morning session OF the Methouist con
ference on the tth Bishop Warren presided
bishop roster delivered the quadrcnnial nd'
dress After referring 70 tho fact nat during
the past Quadrennial none OF tho bishops nau
died or had suffered permanent disability ne
reviewed the work In foreign lands showing
tnat IL was IN excellent CONDITION oil over the
world NO schisms' no dissensions had nppeirou
IN the past four years Since the last gencrai
conference fuliy ss!,Ool members nave pecn adu'
ca, Q greater growth mar mas ever beer known
IN the history OF the church. The total number
OF COMMITMENTS Is now :,sS2,oit me ehurches
have Increased e8t In number with an Increased
valuation OF sis,3si,s'l. Contributions to MI
missionary societies have increased Sis,ias'
The address higher education In
the ministry; INCONVENIENCE she continuation
OF foreign langunges and customs In the coun'
try: dcprccatcs the legislation by congress 10
exclude the Chinese, and declares maj the union
OF the churcn north ana south Is drifting closer
togethor. Upon the admission OF women TO the
general conference, the result was given as FOL
" Laity-Fo sSo,os against ios,s'S; min
isterinl-For DOW, against, S,sA The report
gave an exhaustive review OF every branch OF
the cnurch work ana recommends that great
care Do exercised In procuring minister's
BISHOP WALDRoN presided NJ the session OF
the Methodist Quadrenninl conference on the
9TH, Immediately after the ending Of the de
votional exercises the reports Of tho western
book agents aud the board Of trustees wcrc re-
cetved. DR. Moore, Of Cincinnati, offered q
resolution asking for n committee OF fifteen or
judiciary to consider NIL appeals and laws DR.