The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-24

OMAHA, NER., May o3.-The last week
OF tho conference began this morning
with Bishop Warren in tho chair. The
attendance was larger. Several promi-
nent members Of the conference were
excused to 80 home. The consideration
oLthc report on the Epworth League
was made a special order for Tuesday at
10 o'clock. &4
DR.. Smith, OF the Patsburgh Adroca'e,
introduced q motion to cast tho rcsolu-
tion from the table as presented last
week providing for an adjournment on
Thursday afternoon OF this week, DR..
Nealy was opposed to tho idea of liking
tho time for adjournment, lie thought
it very unwise to hurry the work
through now that the elections werc
ovor, just MS though the conferences
had met for that purpose only.
DR.. Pearson, OF Ohio, was also opposed
to fixing upon Thursday as the time to
soiourn. Avoto was taken, however,
and the motion was carried PIG 10 100.
Chaplain McCabe moved that the con-
ference hold night sessions 10 tho close
OF tho conference. Tho motion was
then carried. @ 'atE yl
DR.. Howell, later, was elected trcasur-
or OF the tract society. A resolution
was introduced condemning capital
punishment and declaring that the
statute providing for capital punish
ment should be expunged from the stat
ute books Of every civilized nation.
DR.. Pendeton moved that "this reso-
luton 50 fearfully and wonderfully
worded, be laid on the table," 1t went
to tho table with rush.
=; Mr.. Shinkle, OF Kentucky, introduced
resolution providing that delegates to
the general conference hereafter have
their travelling expenses paid in pro-
portion TO the amounts paid by the an
nual conferences.
Conferences that paid their assess
ments should have the expenses OF their
delegates paid by the general confer
ence. Those that failed to pay their
assessment would not have the expenses
OF their delegates paid. 1t was carried,
after excepting delegates from foreign
countries. a.-..=5
dccidedto draw the pay OF t)le
missionary bishops from the missionary
funds instead OF from the episcopal
fund. The conference also 1acided to
pay DR.. Stevens his usual salary until
the meeting OF his annual conference
next fall. Dr.. Stowe is the retiring
member OF the Cincinnati Book Con-
:cernI
DR.. l1artzell read report from DR..
Wilson, fraternal delegate from the last
general conference to the general con-
ference OF the African Methodist church,
after which Rev. Mr.. Jcniper, fraternal
delegate from the African Methodist
Episcopal church, was received.
Z He said the African Methodist church
had members in bronze, alabaster and
olivn, and in all the shades lying be-
tween.
"Wc go to our knees, and not to dyna-
mite for the redress OF our wrongs" said
DR.. Jeniper. and the audience applaud
cd. He said that the two colored
Methodist ch urches, the African Meth
odist and the African Methodist Epis-
SoPit SiuiSi VI Iioi, Wcic uii uISlHp u
basis OF union, and he hoped the Meth
odist Episcopal church and the Method
ist Episcopal Church South would do
likewise. Resolutions approving the
address were Immediately passed.
Mr.. Field,of Philadelphia, introduced
resolution to make it necessary for all
tho officers, agents, secretaries, treas
urers and the like who had tho hand
ling OF funds to give bonds as security.
This brought on heated discussion.
Chaplain AlcCabe, DR.. Lanahan and
others opposed the resolution. They
held that as the funds had always been
properly accounted for, and rs many. OF
these officers filled tho office OF the
treasurer without compensation, it
would be out OF place to ask them 10
furnish bonds.
A resolution OF sympathy for tho Jews
Of Russia was then introduced and pass
cd. ',
DR.. Leonard introduced resolution
dispensing with tho night session for
this evening. 1t was carried and the
conference adjourned ior tho day.
H .H. DID,.