Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-05-08
YESTERDAY IN OMAHA.
How the Big Methodist Conference
Put in the Time.
PREACHERS WHO CANNOT WRITE
Resolutions and Memorials That Can Be Under
stood by the Committees TO Which They Are
Refsrrsd-The New Rules Read.
Some Very Fine Repartee

OMAHA, NEB., May bishop Fow-
Ter, OF San Francisco, presided at the
Methodist Conference. The devotional
exercises Of the morning were led by
Rev. w. Mcdonald, colored brother,
of Mississippi. Immediately after the
reading of minutes, DR.. Fiske presented
a resolution indorsing heartily the ad-
dress of DR.. w. +. Moulton, the English
Fraternal Delegate delivered the eve
ming before in the presence OF the con-
ference. The minutes of the several
annual conferences were referred TO the
Committee on Itinerary and on motion,
of DR.. Edwards, an invitation was read
from Omaha Y. NJ. c. A, extending to
the delegates an invitation to accept the
use of the reading room Of the Y. M. c.
A., which was accepted with thanks.
Amos Shinkle was put on the Com
mittee on Revivals. DR.. OFT, OF the
West German Conference, moved that
every resolution and every memorial be
printed in the Daily Adrocdtc. Secre-
tary Monroe stated that the memorials
and resolutions had been coming TO him
in such shape that no living man could
tell whether they were resolutions,
memorials, or what, some OF them were
not signed: had not the name OF con-
ference on them. He thought the dele
gates should learn how to write resolu-
tions and memorials in such manner
that they could be read. DR.. Buckley,
of New York, said that the Committee
received a document on sacred elo-
uueuence, had been referred to his
Committee. He believed 1t should be
referred 10 the Bishops personally
Oaughter). 1t was referred to the
Committee on Education.
DR.. f. NJ. Bristol, of Chicago, offered
resolution requesting the standing
committee TO sit with closed doors, ex-
cepting to members OF the General Con-
ference. The resolution was tabled by
vote Of 202 to ia against. The an
nouncement was greeted with slight ap-
plause.
DR.. Neely. OF Philadelphia, then read
the report from the Committee on Rules
of Order.
Delegates opened their manuals OF
the previous session, and compared
the rules read with former rules. The
reading had progressed but short way
when DR.. A. b. Leonard moved that
the report Of the committee be printed
in the Ddily Advocate, so that delegates
could compare new rules with the old.
1t was decided to print the rules on
Monday. DR.. Bristol called for the or
der of the day, which was the report OF
Bishop Taylor, of Africa. The special
order OF the day was taken up.
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forward and was greeted with great APP
plause. He said the evangelization OF
Africa was stupendous work. A part
Of Africa was poverty-stricken by ma
ture on account Of the productiveness
OF the country in its present state. The
natives were unable to make use OF
even the resources that were within
their reach. They needed brain culture
and hand culture. Without hand cult
ure they would starve on their barren
plains.
Bishop Taylor then spoke OF the ne
cessity of purchasing or redeeming the
young African girls before they could
be gotten away from their parents. The
girls are marketable, and the parents
will not let the missionaries have them
to educate without first receiving the
market price for them.
During the discussion Of the rules,
pretty play OF reparee took place be-
tween DR.. j. NJ. Buckley and Bishop
Fowler. DR.. Buckley was trying to get
the floor to correct statement made by
another delegate. He had some diff
Guilty in securing recognition from the
Chairman, Bishop Fowler. When he
finally succeeded the floor he said:
81 am reminded that the scripture
has said that 'Ye shall escape from the
snare Of the fowler" (Applause.)
And the same scripture also states
that we shall escape from the noise and
pestilence," said Bishop Fowler when
the applause that had greeted DR.. Buck
ley's sally had ceased. The effect was
electrical. For five minutes the audi
ence roared and applauded at DR.. Buck
ley's expense.
"But l am not that pestience," DR..
Buckley replied, ''for the bible says
'Ye shall escape from IT. and don't be-
lieve this audience can escape from me-"
The conference adjourned at one
o'clock to meet Monday morning. A
mass meeting will be held tomorrow
afternoon in the American University.