The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-05-18

could elect these 0Iflcers Win more lntelll-
gence and satisfaction to all concerned.
Referred to the committee on temporal
economy. DR.. Gray also introduced reso-
luton calling upon the committee on epis-
copacy to consider the advisability of
districting the whole territory of the
church into as many districts as there are
effective bishops. and to assign to each
bishop except the senior bishop pre-
scribed district for the term of four wears
instead of leaving the bishops to divide
the work az they do at present. The reso-
luton suggested that the senior bishop be
left without a district to preside at the
bishops meetings and superintend. the
entire work. Referred To committee of
episcopacy. DR.. w. I. Warren of Boston
introduced a resolution to have a capable
committee appointed to revise the open
ing chapter of the discipline which treats
of the origin and history OF the church.
The paper was referred to the committee
on revision of the discipline, and DR.. War
rem was added to the committee. At
this iuncture Bishop Joyce introduced
the Rev. Teggert fraternal delegate from
the methodist church south. He
is a young man, q vigorous looking divine
and intellectual in appearance. A ring
ing resolution was offered calling for earn
est effort 10 unite the two branches of the
methodist episcopal church in the United
States. 1t was referred to the committee
on state of the church amid applause. A
| long resolution was introduced by the Rev.
Mr.. Brown, a colored Maryland brother,
declaring that the colored brethren were
faithful and loyal to the church, and
would remain so, notwithstanding the
false report that had been circulated to the
effect that the colored brethren intended
to stampede from the church il certain
concessions were not made to them. The
resolution was greeted by applause. 1.-THE
disease that DR.. Buckley speaks oil,
hishopphobia" said the Rev. Mr.. Brown,
"has reached the colored brethren in the
conference, but they are not going to have
dislovalty if We do not secure the election
of bishop" Applause.
The Rev Mr.. Coffey of Delaware (col-
ored) said the negro race had caught on to
a great many modern ideas by following
the example of the white brethren. If
bishop was good thing for white people
it certainly would not hurt the colored
brethren. Applause.
The paper was finally referred to the
committee on state of the church. The
conference now took up the consideration
of the report of the constitution commits
sion. Bishop Merrill said he would be
as a unit, but it had not been. The report
was the opinion and conclusion OF the ma
jority. IL shall not argue before you as to
| whether our conclusions were right or
wrong" said Bishop Merrill. Il simply
explain our conclusions and leave you to
| decide" Bishop Merrill then reviewed
the adoption of the law by which dele
gates were admitted to the general confer
ence.
THAT portion of the constitution put in
unlawfully WAS not put in at all in reality"
said Bishop Merrill. The constitution
really should remain as it was in 1868 with
the exception OF those changes which were
lawfully made. That which went in un-
lawfully took the place of parts that were
unlawfully put out, aud those parts are
not out at all. even though they may seem
TO be-"
Bishop Merrill said he would live to vim
dictate the action of the conference of 1872,
but the trouble lay in the fact that the
| conference of 1868 failed to confer the
power upon the conference OF 1872 which
the latter conference assumed. The con-
ference of 1868 provided for the clothing
OF the conference of 1872 with power to
| change the restrictions then in existence
| but the conference OF 1872 went further
| and made additions to the restrictive.
There was the milk in the cocoanut This
| assumed authority ought to have been
| corrected long ago but never had been.
The bishop said there were methodists
| still living who imagined that the six re-
| strictive rules formed the whole of the
constitution OF the general conference. He
had thought that they were all translated,
but few still remained. The commission
held that all the fundamental rules that
govern the general conference were part
of the constitution In closing the expla-
nation Bishop Merrill said: "It is for
this conference to decide whether the act
of the conference of 1872 was or was not
legal act; the commission had no right TO
pass upon that. We have simply reported
the facts as we believe they exist"
Some one asked why the report had not
been printed months ago, because it had
been ready some time prior TO the meet
ing of the conference.
I'VE were appointed by the last general
conference" said Bishop Merrill. with
instructions to report to this general con-
ference, not to the public. and we have
followed the instructions" CApplause1
OMAHA, May l2.-Bishop ]. w. Newman
presided at the methodist episcopal gen.
eral conference today The Rev. Mr.. Hal
stead of Indiana led the devotional meet
ing. The hymn sung was special favor
tie with Bishop Newman. The opening
lines are
In the cross Of Christ glory,
Towering DER the wrecks Of time:
All the light of sacred story
Gathers round its head sublime.
Bishop Newman held the conference TO
a strict observance OF the rule demanding
order. He raped on the stand and called
for the absolute suspension OF all CONVEX
sation during the reading OF the minutes.
| The roll of conferences was called for The