The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-05-25
THE METHODIST CONFERENCE.
IL Decides Not to Remove the Five
k.sSLS Year Limit on Pastoratcs.


ES51S Year Limit on Pastoratcs.
OMAHA, May 25.-Bishop Hurst occu-
pied the chair ut the Methodist Episcopal
general conference yesterday DR.. Soper,
of Japan, led the devotions.
The committee on Judiciary reached a
very important conclusion upon the
meaning of the word ''laymen" i'll the
discipline where it provides for lay re-
presentation. The committee is of the
opinion that the word does not and
never has included women, but has
meant and does mean men only.
A rather warm discussion arose over
misunderstanding which took place be-
tween Mr.. Murray, of Pennsylvania and
DR.. Berry, chairman of the committee.
The conference was discussing section
providing that there should he no effort
made to disturb the Christian Endeavor
and other Young peoples societies in the
church, for the purpose of planting Ep-
worth leagues in their stead. Secre-
tary Monroe offered resolution to
strike ont the section.
Mr.. Murray held that the committee
had agreed to this section as IL compro-
mise after week of warm discussion.
He was opposed to the idea of striking
out the section. DR.. Berry declared that
Mr., Murray had misrepresented the
committee, and afttr shouting contra
dictions ut each oil. ,tr II few moments
they got together aud found that they
Were not very far apart after all.
The motion to strike cut the section
resulted i'll vote Of 265 for to l64
against. 1t was Il decided victory for
the stalwurt Epworth league.
The conference, by IA vote of 29S to 162,
decided not to remove the five year limit
on pastorates.
An animated discussion cnsued ON the
report of the committee on temperance
and prohibition. The report as sub
mitted demands that the church wage
ceaseless war against the liquor traffic,
condemns the general government for
using the machinery of the government
to extend the liquor traffic i'll Sunth
America and calls upon the people to
use the ballot to defeat any party which
allies itself to the liquor interests by Ii
censing the manufacture Of spirits,
Judge Lawrence, of Ohio, opposed the
report. holding thai il indursed the Pro
hibition party and was cnndemuatory to
the Republican party when 1T charged
collusiun by granting Licenses. He de-
manded that the chmch should favor
no party, and offered substitute de-
clarng the church demands complete
Prohibition aud cnioins Temperance rs
the only salvution; that i'll politics the
church is non partisan and allows each
member to cast his ballot us he desires.
The substitute WIS defeated by ii vote
Of 2iG to 200. and the prohhitionists
We're wildly enthusiastic. throwing their
hats and handlterchirfs III tie air
The Republicans II moment later were
doing the cheering in consequence OF
the adoption OF motion Of DIR. Little
that the conference in the report just
adopted does not indurse any political
party.
The report of the Chinese exclusion
committee was unanimously adopted. II
,l-uounces the law recently passed as TN
lust.
TRENTON, May ~. The last bulletin
of the CENSUS department gives som,
statistics regarding the voting popula
ton of New Jersey. which. in view oI
the presidential election. is of more thai
usual interest. The enumeration mad,
in 1870 of males 81 years Of age ant