The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-10
TIE ME?NnB7S CONF E;.NC...
Many Matters Submitted for tn Action or
ti~ rrct.Ir n.

| OMAHA. Mob. I'ayn Among the many mo.
MORALS presented 10 TIC Methodist; Conference
| to-day is one from til" Troy Conferences which
| petitions the General Conference to cXp,.nse
! from the discipline section - relating to
alnusemenss. or at lrns; tia; il ir modified 20
that dancing may lie lc!mi>si!i". Th" m"-
mortal is signed ly tho Rev. Wii!ium W. Fos-
ter, joel ". Eaton. William II. Ha:;'ns. ,'"hr
W. Thompson. i. L. Stevens. I. !. Sawyer nd
several others. Nil Of New York.
Hishop Foster of Boston approves tlc move
mcnt. and has given it his official sanction.
and will without LoIbt advocate its .doption.
The memorial is now in the hands OF the COM
rittce on Discipline.
bishop Vincent Of New Yo.k presided oyer
to-day's meeting. The WOMAN question was
sprung hy j. l.. Maxwell Of Nebraska this
morning. in the form " II resolution, which
asks that women be admitted 20 membership
in the General Missionary committee. With
out debate 1t was referred. W. T. Whlock Of
Ohio presented n petition. asking that a daily
religious paper he c,.n ishcd and run under
IN. Jurisdiction OF the Bishops nrd tho General
Conference.
II. u. Williams offered n resolution, that
".own.: 70 tho fact hat the use OF tobacco is n
stcnnin. stone to the Of intoxicants nli
,s' iii IL tb ,GroEnM" al Grnw'nG cyl mL
:he manufacture and snlo OF the harmful
Tho Michigan Conference. through Dr. Cat
ten and three others. offered this r.soutinn
:, u ht'rd.. Certain, serious questions hlve
frecdman's Aid and southern Education So.
ciety in connection with the school located at
:" l1A1ras. 1t Is generally rcnorted tint said
society has spent annually $1,000 to SlOOW
", WAS snD D Of onw arfr faculty. when really there
grade or size to justify such expenditure:
&rs"irr% THAT the Frecdman's Aid and
Southern Education Committee is hereby re.
sn%%eiiIIlly requested to carefu!ly canine int?
Conference at an early dnts"
IT, w Hs ref"rrsI without discussion.
nskinG that the Conference commend the pro-
noseL Sixteenth amendment to the Constitu-
money Tor the az" or sT St os
sectnran schools IN order to pcrpetuaily sera-
rae o is to Tire h a s a sov,r for
HON" before the final adjournment OF the Con-
ference IT was resolved t,nt unless the NOM
penses will not be paid.
A resolution was offered that owing to tho
los. its power, in tho church. The Conference
is asked to take stems to Introduce the study
OF music in the sunday schools.
Or. King Of New York offered a resolution
asking TINT the Conference commend the pro-
zion. orohioitinE the appropriation Of public
money for the aggrand i2cment or support OF
ths IehcGs sin %rts
tnlnSs would be accomplished, namely: First.
the protection Of he common schools: second,
tn" 'livorcing .! tho Church and State: third.
the h,anlsh,ment Of ecclesiastical tyranny in
politics. The resolutions were adoEted unan-
imlonsly amid much applause.
a.. Dr. hjns offered another resolution asking
that no lurthcr appropriation for Indian mis-.
Sionary work be. accepted from tho national
treasury; as It is wrong in spirit and letter.
Church should not only refuse to accent
money but decline to apply for it. tArplausa.I
His statement was emphasized by DR.. Nicely.
Irpl pnh, r.t, nae
asked or RECEIVED a 81 nglc dollar from the Gov
eminent He favored the resolution.
Dr. Leonard Of Ohio also favored il. saying
the Church shoulI never pince itself in posi-.
ton whore It could not protest against farm
ing ont Its wards to nc educated BY the Roman
Cath olic Church aud the Misrepresentation Of
funds. Tho resolution was adopted.