New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-19
EVEN THE BISHOPS GROANED
THE NEGRO QUESTION AT THE METHODIST
GENERAL CONFERENCE.
so.xr COURTESY TO THE SOUTHERN FRATERNAL
nrIFG ATE-THE ATTACK on THE BOOK
CONCERN-DR. BUCKLEY AGAIN

CoNCERN-DR. BUCKLEY AGAIN
MADE EDITOR.
;BY TELEGRAPH 10 THE TRIBUNE.1
Omaha MAY 1s-Postmaster John Field. Of Pha-
deIpbia is undauntcd by the replies TO his cnucisn
of the New York Methodist Book Concern ana lnsiss
nat the returns are wofuy Insignificant compared
with the large capital invested
NV point Is not.' he says, that the total net
earnings from all only 10000 year. but
thst they are only $4,000 year outside Of interest.
II two partners went into business with cip'al Oh
80 100000 their first act would be to charge up
$4,000 year for interest at per cent Inc
money would earn that without any work ~ reason
she annual return on such capital from we'll
managed business should amount to say S2ooooo IN
Guiding interest The Book committees report shows
M sucb sum- OF course understand that large sum
Is locked up in real estate in the Filthave BUILDING
but If they say that mustn't look Tor any return
in the rental on the 100000, 80 employed theh
assert that that makes their showing much the
worse. Even surprising that the Book Concern Is
not primarily a money-makng enterprise the dis
seminaton Of Methodist literature. ii seems to me
could be accomplished much more economically through
the usual channels. The report stands. allowing
for all dividends and subsidies, represents to me an eX
temely inadequate return
When the Book agents report Is submitted to the
Conference Mr. Fields structures will be renewed and
are certain TO a great stir.
DR. John J. Ttgert. OF Kansas City, the fratewal
delegate from the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
s severely criticised for his uterances on the race
onestious before the Conference last night Bishop
McTyere's treatise. he said in effect, on the duues
NJ Christian masters was searching, practical and
CONTAGIOUS and ii IS worth while to remember tha'
such q book on Slavery once written by
Methodist bishop. Dr. Tgert's opinions were the same
as those of stephen DIN, himself Shareholder. VINO
said to a General Conference: III ever saw the
craces OF the Christian ministry displayed or s virtues
developed il has been among Shareholders. southern
Methodism has made the only specimen OF me cEiss
of black bishops. In the laconic words OF John b.
McFerrin We receive them slaves we return them
bishops and Senator's When John Brown made Ms
famous descent on IIarpers Ferry he thought ne WAS
dropping a spark Into a powder magazine. ne was
mistaken said witty preacher In my heaIlhs' ="
was only a bank OF black sand The expioSNeheSS
~ the black race had long been exhausted along
the line OF least resistance the religious emotions
Dr. Tigert after uttering this sentence 1ounu ne
bsd himself dropped a spark In the wrong place lor
the Conference. which had listened IN cola uiSaP
probation his preceding REMARKS broke ont NV"
enthusiastic applause at the mention OF Johh Brown
name Dr. Tcert's subsequent assertions that inc
co,+born white man was the most Intelligent and sym
natbettc friend the Southern black man ever had or
was likely TO have. and that nobody III inc oou''
desired to take the ballot ont of the black mans hands
were received with groans in which eveo some VI 'e
bishops Joined.
He continued: The highest welfare of either race
,s safe IN the keeping OF the other and peipetuai
amtv will reign between them # there Is no tamper-
ing with those fundamental laws OF social oroer ~io
are the uniform conditions OF stable pouS Po'i.''
throughout the civilized world. All talk OF the whoie
sale deportation OF the blacks to Africa mus ceaSe'
No community Of "a 900 600 souls could easily recover
from the removal Of 1000 OF its producing popuia
,ion As freeman with his own food, clothhs'
shelter and medical attendance and those OF hep
less family to provide the negro Is from the s"hiu-
point OF economics both a better ana cheaper "'"
man than he slave. The Northern o'a,eS
may be a better place for the black man 'i,'' 'ro
Southern but the black man himself evidehuy ""7
not think so. without expressing any opnioi
AZ to the merits of the Federal e''Vuois
. hill | may notice that this census makes !. oc"u
issue II will never be revived. II all that mas Dcen
.oad &C IN the intimidation of the black voter In the
couth were strictly true, the OF the Feoeai
Elections bill could AFFECT results III Du' Two vi '"o
souvNern commonwealth for in only Two coufo ioi'o
~ f,and he necessary TO insure the supremacy OIL ue
more intelligent but less numerous race II Mississippi
md sonth Carolina with the aid OF their SISTER SCUM,
ern states could adopt such measures as WTui' nopns
ton of blacks over the entire area Of the Sou'neii
States she %9f II. atom would BE- avercd
Wa4y Of The audience left the hall before the address
9' sga The 1s S16ea eh1d9 ch"
Tgert together abruptly ALTERED rrnre ors1
feels called upon 70 say editorially THIS mofihns
whether the Church south is better ,eha t 70
colorod peope /. De determined D) inc JILL ~
tcst hat by their fruits We shall know them I'D i,s
deduction that the negro h moving SOUTHWARK anu :,
norhSyard is simply contrary 10 the facts IN me
lie past is TO De considered In cohhecuoh WIN ''0
prcsent.' $780,, al. co,n-
The majority and minority reports rom nm, tn Vii Vii
mee on Iunerancy, concerning the time nn,t w YER,
discussed briefly in the conference TINS motiihg pn
no definite action was taken. The majority report port
recommerhs that Paragraph 16l, section s. OF lne
discipline OF 1855 be amended so as 70 IN tle ap
rointments f the preachers annually Inc ihnoil'
rcpnrt signed by F. ). COultrap, ". = EDWARDS - ~.
Winslw Henry 4. Salzer, b. T. scruyrs, X; IL MAINS
and others saws that little no demand mas Dcrh
made by the people the removal Of the time lm,
and that the present hve-year limit mas hot Dec"
sufficiently tested. VI, - an .,oc,.a
Dr. j. ". Mendenhall Of York wa. T eys
with enthusiasm Editor Of The Methodist heVt".
Dr. J. NJ Buckley. of New >ork also received a
unanimous nomination for the edtorslnp OF i'r
New York Christian Advocate lie received %,
votes out If 4Go Dr. J. II. Potts OF Detroit get'ins
81 Francis 4. Willard IS, and Amanda smith, tle
colored woman evangelist, l. DR.. David H. moore
Wa reelected Editor OF The western CHRISTIAN AZ
vocat.s at Cincinnati Dr. Arthur EDWARDS OF IN
raro and DIR. l.. d. Whitock were nominated AS
ediiors of 1.-The Northwestern Christian Advocate"
Dr Edwards is believed TO lie elected.