The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-23
VERY LITTLE DONE
Outside OF Committees by tho M.
q. General Conference.
MEN WHO ARE LISTENED TO
When They Engage In Debatc..Thc
Dcaconcss Movement on Which
tho Conference has SGT It's Seal OF
Approached Pleasant Excursion.
Gossip About tho Conference.



Special Correspondence Of ne haoli5tnter.
OMAHA, May 20.-rho wet weather,
and severe storms hereabouts have nbw
bccn oxnl,,,od a-Tho ,~xnlos,on In vii.
~, =. "
uir Oh oralorica1hpomps projected iroel
tho general conference floor. This wet
weather. IL no ioke hero. II is bccominp
i sor,nu, n,,,t.- LII, Al. s, 10
a,N W." Nn' "."o,s -
NeorasKa ana nearby states. But little
corn has been planted, and what has
boon Is NIL rotton. Water. we,er every.
,yhor, nnI III. a, ~ ',.,ni. n,
$500 "" .'"o :" y vita Aho
sahus upon thousands oil acres about
here arc submerged, and tho end is not
vet.
in. .L,
ANY on' n"tio"a' ia"-n'ah''e oouy,
very little hns been dono here yet by
INC conference, outside OF committees,
brt the IN viii soon begin. The com.
millees are reporting their action, then
comes tho session work OF tho session.
The report OF the committee on cpisco'
pacy recommending tho election oil no
more bi.iiops, was approved, thereby.
blasting the hopes and aspirations OF n
lew who Ind hoped to DO elevated to
srcii a position. There Is talk OF 4 re.
consideration oil tho question, but the
impression seems to prevail that no
more bishops are needed now.
This conference has 4 great many able
men, both as orators. debaters, and
writers. Adozcn men do nearly all the
talking. Some OF them nre listened to
with Indifference, or not ut all, but
others are always Interesting. When
u.i ny" ~ ne.Snh ntiSgIm,
Ia6nhan. kvne,t, or l]ny,nci, likc Jmdrr
Lawrence, hurry. Amos shinklc and
others yet the floor, papers are laid
uS,"e Inu u. listen 10 'Hc spe1Ser.
o.ciIe". po.;les ,"s nesn alscusseu
10. spiiu '.iG IN Hur fc.ts'ous !ourla.s,
.." wv nn:u " wv Gp.nion 'n"'
ILL., =. ."o t'n'u.s.h "i!ust u.iu un'
a",ou ". 10 ,ot'liiE "s.ilsi = i,.",
o osSm M,n,s'er, Eues.te Eoou Pasing
tho.a ,s";unIL HNo uaa w W iouhI w. u.
o;o u.s. "D,e P,Iees, n.iu a't'i "i''i'ese
us !Trn,;.s :,a,on.. nHia"a. A.. a..
hsH1s iuuip Io!isauelaston ,io lncs
IN. 'nere uIo iar:e nutluet Of olhcets
~ W c'tc,eI y! .nis poay' anu sur
pprII;ur ,a io. c' ,a ITs neen 81 i aan VIZ
puils Vi ,oS Iohang, a. VIZ eau u IN
pu.;s . ,'o o,;o my " uSi.e, noM.
W., ~ LII MY W: na'c .mo'
'oa.i'eI ~ sne interest," Vi u.iy
"a y w. iaet ~ womb pe ia'n.
i.no onv "spn".on ", any nan were IL
Tow y ST. wa" "n5 tshG; uI ~ pu ihi Ing
tn ns;nn .ho,,id "no,. ~ s'ou.u o'.
Ane oA'ee ''toulu seen l'c iuar'
THE DEAcoNEss MOVEMENT.
The conference has set its sea. Of ap-
proyal on what is known ms the deacon
a.. Ttn -
eSs movement. Ahls - soHielhlhe coul-
paratlvely new in the Methodistchurch.
There are several dcaconess homes in
this country. These noble women give
their whole time TO the work. They
Vislt tho prisons n hospitals, they
minister to tho sick, pray with the dy-
ing help and comfort the distressed,
oereared and needy, and moro heroic
and selt-sacrltic!nS women cannot be
found anywhere. No VOWS are required
OF them. They, receive no pay, but are
boarded and clothed. Three oil them
were consecrated for tho work recently
IN the Exposition Hall before an i'm
menso audience.
The general conference took a day of
last Saturday and visited the capital
city, Lincoln. The invitation came
from the mayor and citizens generally.
The burlington & Missouri railroad Of
.e,eu llge .rn'Spor'atlon 70 al uele-
nal charoa NJ ono dG1ior for nIl a,bors
for the round trip. Notwithstanding the
rain was falling, as it has been, except
louE uays'.lor tnrGe weeks, yet fifteen
a.a Mete s Ts'n i.Ieu Win n9PP! eScuT
s.o.'s.n. t,c run MI was ihaae IN alltl!e
oner .Mo nours. Inc flatIe river ana
az I.i''.tct :.ioAlis Wero u OIL tnclr
1anhs, aiu ~ many places " looked as
we were VI aoast sea. we arrived Mt
Lincoln AZ il:3o a. M, were met at the
sutton w tnousahas o., nor citlZens and
GscorIe1 40 lneiI new oeauillul opera
. ,.ousei Inen congresses OF welcome were
,laue Wy Neolaska governor, Lincoln,s
mayor anu severI, olners,and respond
~ " W p.shoP warren u Others on
'uo iatt,oi i!,e Sei'efai conference. vi
COURSE we llEe complimentary Things
sun upoLt u.s. pue mere IS snci. a tnlng
AZ wo,hel tlls tanL business. Inc
Ii%etll9alst i.plscopSi churen a a won.
uerlul history ana growth, n 1t is
.han the average Methodist min.
lS1cr can 40 10 ian 10 make II known on
al proper occasions.
NO UNION YET.
Organic union with other Mctbodist
hodioo esnoci,uv r;,h 49, -