The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-05-11
THE METHODIST CONVENTION.
AN IMPORTANT GATHERING
or tbs Followers of Wesley From All
Parts OF the Globs.

zation, Bishop Fo.ter read the Episcopal
address. II states th,t the bishops have
made more ,had $1,000 assignments Of min
listers and families with but little dissatisfac-
ton. Work in foreign fields has been given
more than ordinary care. Bishop Waldron
visited Mexico and South America. Bishop
Warren Wis ted Japan and China, being the
first Bishop TO visit Coroa. Bishop Newman
visited Japan; Bishop Ninde visited Mexico
and B.shop Fowler circled the globe and
held conferences IN the various nations Of
The earth. Bishop Andrews and Bishop
Goodsel visited Asia and Bishop Mallalieu
looked after Russia and Bulgaria. These
visits have had beneficial results. as the
same kind Of Methodism prevails in every
country visited. The usual committees
were appointed and the convention adj
iourncd until tomorrow.
FmDAY-A motion by DR.. Shrinkne, Of
Kentucky, for the appointment of special
committee of one clergyman and one lay
man from each district and three laymen-
at-large TO consider the equity of representa-
ton in the conference was adopted A
resolution was adopted ordering the Episco-
pal committee tO consult with the board of
bishops and ascertain If there is u need Of
more bishops to conduct the work of the
coming quadrennisl; and report by May 10
A contest was narrowly escaped when the
following from the Chicago German confer
enCe was offered:
Where's The oaths of all who join oath
bound organizations are contrar" 10 the
commandment, Thou shalt not take the
name of the lord thy God in vain here
after. be II
Resolved. That a member Of the Metho-
~ al rglt halo 10 tph
ton without violating his faith
Debate was cut of hy referring II to the
committee. Various committee reports
were then read and conference adjourned
at o. clock
SATuRpAY-When Bishop Thoburn, Of
India, appeared ON the platform TO read his
report, he was greeted with applause which
lasted several minutes. The report SAYS:
I'VE have schools where children are taught
to write in the sand, and colleges where the
highest courses are taught To train ministers
20 work in our cause. A general bienneal
conference, thre annual conferences and
women's conferences are held in India. The
women consider the matters pertaining To
their work. In no country In Christendom
Is women's work so perfected and so
thoroughly needed as in India We have a
| Christian community in India of 5000 and
over 10000 regular communcants. When
| return ! expect 10000 new converts who
gave up the worship or idols at the begin
ming OF the year. In the past four yeav
| there has been an increase of 673 schools and
%, ,65S scholars During the last year
| appointed ,l7S ministers and $40 Christian
women to work in India"
| SuNpAY-The delegates TO the Methodist
| Episcopal conference held a large meeting
at Exposition Hall this evening in the in
terest of American University and Christian
education. Bishop Hurst presided. The
| first speaker was Bishop Newman, of Oma-
| ha hn IA 10 cttI a-ta q
of the American University" The Bishop
is a forcible speaker and handled the ques-
| ton mastery THE American University
and the Inc:itutions Of the Church" was DR..
Payne's subject, and he spoke in u feeling
manner Of the necessity OF church educa-
tion. Other speakers followed. Chaplain
McCabe's solo, The Song of a Thousand
Years" was a distinctive feature of to-day 9
meeting. lie was given an ovation.
MONDAYS SESSION.
The old school Methodist will no doubt
be horrifed when he learns that scheme is
on foot to allow the religious to mix little
gaiety with their pie,y. Among the many
memorials presented to the Methodist Com
ference to-day, is one from the Troy Confer
ence, which petitions the general conference
to expungc from discipline section 242. re-
lating to amusements or at least that il he
modified so that dancing may be permissi-
bic. Bishop Foster, of Boston, approves the
amendment and has given it hls official
sane ion. The memorial If now III the hahds
of the Committee on Discpline
Bishop Vincent, OF New YORK, presided
over to-day's meeting, Inc woman ques,
ton was sprung by }. B. Maxwell, OF
Nebraska, in the form OF resolution whlch
asks that women be admitted 10 member
ship In the general missionary committee
1t was referred
N. J. Plumb, OF Foo CHOW emma, pre-
sented resolution asking that III contracts
which permit plurality OF wives the mar
riage tie need not be dissolved III order 'o
enter the Church. referred
ii. b: Williams offered a resolution tha'
Methodists do all in their powerto difninish
or abolish the manufacture and SAFE oi
tobacco.
DR.. King OF New YORK, onered resoiu
ton asking that the conference comiheht
the proposed sixteenth amendment 10 th'
Constitution prohibiting the appropriation
OF pubhc money ior the supporto Oh sec'aI
ian schools, in order 10 perpet,laliy separa,'
the Church and State and Danish ,ccclesiasti
al tyranny in politics The resolution wa
adopted NJ animously amid applause. Dr
| pforal annthar resolution asking tl "A