The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-18
THE METHODIST CONFERENCE.

OMAHA, May I7-Bishop Bowman pre-
sided at today's session of the general con-
ference The committee on itinerancy
brought in report recommending the
abolition of the five-year limit on the APP
pointment of pastors. The report favored
the idea of permitting the bishops to ap.
point pastors every year, without refer
nnce to the place to which ministers
had been assigned the year previous. The
report was made a special order for tomor-
row.
The committee on the state of the church
Drought in ii report that fairly bristled all
over with denunciation of 'the outrages
practiced upon the colored race in the
south" II called upon the national gov
ernment, state officials, the Methodist
church, and all good citizens, to arse In
their might and abolish the indignities
and outTages that are put upon the colored
people. The resolution declared that the
colOred people are treated shamefully on
railway trains and at hotels and in every
other way. They were shot down like
dogs, and the law of the land was tTampled
Ander foot by people who despised the
polored race. The resolution stirred up
tremendous enthusiasm, aud the report
was adopted by a unanimous rising vote.
The election of officers then followed.
The election of agents for the book con-
rern at New York was first In order. DIR.
Sanford Hunt and DIR. Homer Eaton were
placed in nomination for reelection.
Mr. Field of Philadelphia wanted to ask
some questions, but the chairman decided
chat he was out of order If he had been
given the floor, he would have exploded
bombshell touching the management OF
the New York book concern. Mr. Field
had figures showing that the great book
concern at New York, with a capital of
ts2 900, 900 had made a net profit of $40 600
per annum during the past four years.
Mr. Field wished 10 ask if that was con-
sldered good business ability, and if it
would not be better to invest the money at
Il per cent. and get an income from 1t of
El20, 900 per annum Mr.. Field had another
strange fact in regard TO the business of
the book concern. IL is that while the
house did a business of 500, 600 last year,
5000 is still outstanding uncollected.
Messrs. Eaton and Hunt were elected on
The first ballot with practically no opposi-
tiou.
By resolution Rev. John NJ. Reid was
made honorary secretary of the Missionary
society.
The election of agents for the Cincinnati
book concern was next in order On the
first ballot DIR. Earl Cranston was the only
candidate who received enough votes TO
eject. He was declared elected rs one of
The agents. Mr.. Knox (colored) of Ken
lucky received one vote. and withdrew.
\ second ballot was then ordered.
While the tellers were tabulating the
ballots the call for committee reports went
on. The committee on church architecture
recommended that the churches best
suited for worship were those that were
built on one floor. The committee recon-
lneuded that provisions be made for the
kneeling of the audience in worship. The
report advocated good light, good ventila-
lion and good heating.
Judge Lawrence presented the following
Iesulution:
Resolved. That the constitution of the
Methodist Episcopal church can only be
altered or changed 10y those authorized" 4"
The resolution was referred TO the COM
mittee on judiciary.
The second ballot on the election of
agents for the Cincinnati book concern
was then announced. IL resulted as fol-
lows: Stowe. 2a, Curtz, 2l; Halstead. 80;
Bell. 10; Dickey, 10. A third ballot was
ordered.
The result os the ballot for missionary
secretaries was then announced. 1t was
as follows: DR.. Peck, 3Sl; DIR. Leonard
24S; DR. McCabe. 2l3; DR.. Neely, -: DR.
Hamilton, 202; DR.. n. j. Palmer, 73: DR..
Baldwin. lS3. The colored men were not
IN 1t. Mr. Hammond. the coloued candi-
date. goJ but two votes. McCabe, Peck
and Leonard, the secretaries for the past
quadrennium, were declared elected.
The conference then took another ballot
on the second agent for the Cincinnati
book concern, and adjourned without
getting the result from the tellers.
After the conference had adjourned one
of the tellers gave II out that DIR. Curtz
had been elected This is not official, but
1t is believed TO be correct DIR. Stowe,
who is defeated If this is true, has been an
agent for Il great many years
The conference rendered a reception to
the fraternal delegates from the Methodist
Episcopal church south and the delegates
from the Independent Methodist Church
tonight.