The Red Cloud chief., 1892-05-20
MErHoplsTs IN CONFERENCE.
Proceedings Of the Twenty-fourth Quad
rennial Conference Of the Methodist
Church mt Omaha, Ncb.

Proceeding OF the Tw%enty-fourth Quad
renpial Conference of the Methodist
Church mt Omaha, Ncb.
In the Methodist conference on the 9th Bishop
Mallalieu presided. The order OF the day WINS
the report OF Bishop Thoburn, OF India and
Malay ASH. The Methodist church, he said,
was teaching and preaching the gospel In India
and Malay Asia In thirteen different languages.
Bishop Thoburn's report gave u detailed nc
count OF the work done In the three annual con-
%ferences, the district conferences and the WON.
ans conference In India. IL stated TINT the
work in India was In excellent condition, but
the need was great The working force from
America had fallen on some, but the work had
continued to grow. The membership had In.
creased nearly 81 600 during the quadrennial.
The Methodist Sunday schools OF India now
have q membership Of over b5,000, an increase
Of $1,000 during the four years past In the dav
schools the church had 5000 native pupils OF
India. People by thousands were giving up
their idols and the native ministry was rapidly
increasing both In numbers and efficiency. The
report warmly recommended the work OF
women In the missions Of India. The Chinese
question was then debated at tome length and
the discussion ut times became quite warm.
DR.. Edwards, OF Chicago, said II was q political
measure. The bill, he added. was sop to the
steerages now unloading OF Battery park. New
York. IT was rushed through q democratic
house, passed by our noble senator's and signed
by our well nigh unimpeachable president sole.
ly for political effect. DR.. Payne. of Cincinnati.
said the church should show that IL was not
controlled by any partisan bias and that no 20
litical party manages II. He believed the con
ference should show that II does not approve
such political measures. DIR. Leonard de-
nounced the president and congress and said
that the Chinese had the SAINT right here as any
other foreigners. He believed this confer
ence should take action In no uncertain
tone In relation TO It. DIR. Buckley de-
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the man who would try TO build up one party. or
tear down another in this conference is nothing
but Q demaeoeuc, Finally tho matter was re.
ferred 10 u special committee. The afternoon
was given up to committee work.
BISHOP FOWLER presided over the dclibcr.
ations OF the Methodist conference on the 1th
The secretary complained OF the manner In
which resolutions, etc. came to him aud said It
would be well for delegates To learn how to
write such. Bishop Taylor, Of Africa, read his
report, which showed the condition Of the
church In that country, and the need OF mis-.
sionary work in that land The report was
lengthy and very interesting. The conference
adjourned until Monday.
BISHOP VINCE MT presided over tho Method.
list conference on the 9th. Tuesday, the nth.
was agreed upon for the election Of officers.
a resolution to investigate the Grant university
ut Chattanooga was referred. The university
is under charge Of the Freedman's Aid associa-
ton and Is charged with extravaganza In It's
conduct Dr. Kings resolution for the proposed
amendment to the constitution, Of the United
States relating to protection OF the public
schools against religious encroachments was
adopted. DIR. King also advocated q resolution
| against the appropriation OF money by the gov.
ernment for ecclesiastical education. The Cath
Ole church. he said. had received over 100, 900
from the government and he wanted the
whole system wiped out. The resolution was
adopted aSo 1 The conference soon adjourned for
BISHOP FirzGERALD presided over the
Methodist conference on the 10th A long de-
bate ensued on the question Of permitting
bishops to speak upon questions before the con-
ference, some members holding that even IN
explanation from o bishop was m argument
and others that discussion should be free to ell
bishops. clergy and laity. The question was
finally settled In favor Of giving Bishop Merrill
the privilege OF explaining the report OF the
committee on constitution. The committee
! on the Columbian exposition reported o resolu-
ton against opening tho worlds fair on Sun
day. The conference then took up the report
OF the on constitution. The resolu-
ton In regard TO the worlds fair was then tele.
graphcd to Vice. President Morton rs follows:
W are instructed 70 communicate through
you to the house OF representatives the adop.
ton this day OF the following resolution: The
general conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
church. here assembled. representing $500, OOO
members md i0,O0J,0OO adhercnts. heartily up
prove Of the Columbian exposition and the
worlds fair appropriation bill now pending be-
fore cons rcss, provided expressly that the up.
preparation by congress shall be conditioned on
closing the exposition on Sunday"
BISHOP JOYCE presided over the Methodist
conference on the nth. Various resolutions
were introduced and referred. Bishop joyce
then introduced Rev. DR.. Tigert, fratcrnal dele
gate from the Methodist church (south) and q
resolution was offered calling for IN earnest ef.
fort To unite the two branches OF the church A
long resolution was introduced by Mr.. Brown
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colored brethren were faithful and loyal to the
church and would remain 30, notwithstanding
the reports that had been circulated TO the Of.
feet that the colored brethren Intended TO
stampede from the church II certain concessions
were not made to them. The resolution was
greeted by applause. The disease that DR..
Buckley speaks of, bishopophobia. ~ said Dr..
Madison, ''did not reach the colored breth.
rem in this conference, but we ore
not going to have disloyalty II we don't secure
the election Of q bishop" Rev Cofey. OF
Delaware, colored. said the negro race had
caught on TO n good many modern ideas by fol.
lowing the example Of the white brethren. II
u bishop WAS q good thing for white people II
certainly would not hurt the colored brethren.
The paper was finally referred 10 the commit.
tee on state Of the church. The conference
then took up the consideration Of the report Of
the constitution commission. Bishop Merrill
said he would be glad II he could represent the
commission rs o, unit. The report was the
opinion and the conclusion OF the majority.
The committee on episcopacy has decided tC
defiance Of the ofiicial action OF the episcopal
board: which was against increasing Its mem
bership
BISHOP NEWMAN presided ut the session O,
tho Methodist conference on the 18th. DR.. Len
ahan offered u resolution providing that the
bishops might In following the rules already II
vogue count i've years In every ten for the ap
pointment Of the i~tinerant ministry. The dis