St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-05
METHOoISTs IN SESSION.
CONVENE Nv ANNUAL c0EFERENc: At
WESLEY ~. E. CHURCH.
BISHOP NINDE PREsIDEs.

The Venerable Prelate Gives Some
Coed Advice-Church Extern
sion and Temperance Dis
cussed - Presiding Officers -
Several Sensational Trials to
Come Before the Body.
The first business session of the tlir-
ty-ninth state conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church of Minnesota
convened at the Wesley church at 9
o'clock yesterday morning. Bishop w.
X. Ninde, D. D., LII. D., presided. and
there were present large number OF
clergy men from ali parts of the state.
Among the distinguished delegates
were DIR. F. o. Holman, Presiding
Elders Chaffee, of the Winona district,
Stafford. of the Minneapolis district,
and Mckinley, of the st. Paul district;
Pastors Frank Doran and G. B. Wilcox,
of St. Paul; Rev. II. G. Jennings, of
Red Wing; E. ID. Huntley, of Duluth, a
former chaplain of the senate; DIR.
Bridgeman, president of Hanine uni
versty, and DIR. Forbes. of Duluth,
whose trial was the sensation of the last
conference. There were also present a
number of distinguished Methodists
from abroad. They were: Rev. DIR. j.
D. Peck, secretary of the Missionary So
ciety OF the NJ. E. Church; Rev. w. a.
Spencer, D. D.. secretary of the Church
Extension society: Rev. j. G. Hartzell,
ID. D., secretary of the Freedman's AID
and Southern Education society; Rev.
Edwin A. Schell, d. D.. secretary of
the Epworth league; Rev. j. Benson
Hamilton. secretary of the Veterans
Relief association, and DIR. Earl Gran
stell, of the Methodist book concern.
The Lords supper preceded the open
ing of the conference, after which the
delegates were addressed by Bishop
Ninde, who expressed qualification at
meeting his brethren, and who incident
ally alluded TO the growth and develop
lnent of the Twin cities since his first
visit here thirty years ago. In concIu-
sion, he said:
II hope we shall make point to at
tend to the business of the conference
avoid all lobbying and visiting. The
place of members is in the conference
room, and a great deal of the business
of conferences is done in Slouchy way
three or four hands being raised on
vo.t. and the secretary recording that
an action had been taken. Now let us
have full attendance and full votes, SO
that we may feel that any action taken
represents the sentiment of the confer
ence."
The organization of the conference
was then perfected by the election of
the following officers:
Secretary, II. Z. Jennings; assistants.
F. NJ. Rule, w. s. Cochrane, J. B. Hing
ley, E. T.. Clement.
Statistical secretary, r. r. Atkinson:
assistants, j. w. Heard, II. II. Sander
son, for Duluth district: Fergus Falls
district, ID. E. Wilson, f. w. Hart; st.
Paul district, IL. +. Alderman, j. w.
DAVIS; Mankato district, Z. w. Holey,
E. II. GOOdell; Winona district. f. A.
Hawke, q. z. Avery; Minneapolis dis
trIct, 5. f. Kerfoot, }. K. Davies.
Treasurer, E. p. Robertson; assist
ants, E. F. Splcer, c. S. Davenport, E.
Ii. Goodell, A. }. Williams, ID. Nj. Shan
non, r. n. Avison.
A. Ii. Gamble was transferred from
the Blue Ridge conference and j. Nj.
Coburn, Jr., from the Erie conference.
The hours of service were fixed at 8 a.
IN. to II IT,, with a devotional service
from $50 to 9.
The subject of church extension was
then discussed, addresses being made
by DIR. Spencer, secretary of the extern
sion society; DIR. Earl, of the Methodist
Book concern; Rev. DIR. j. G. Peck, sec
rotary of the Missionary society of the
Nj. e. church. The latter digressed 10
speak Of tile Geary exclusion law, and
he recommended that Il petition be sent
10 congress asking Tor repeal of the
law. He made an earnest and eloquent.
plea in behalf of the Chinese.
In this connection the following me-
mortal was adopted:
The Minnesota annual conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church assem-
bled at minneapolis, Mimi, on the 4th
day OF October, 1898. composed of $50
MINISTER'S, representing $4,000 church
members, respectfully petition your
honorable body to immediately repeal
the act passed OIL the 5th day of May,
1892, known as the Geary law. We
make this earnest petition, first on the
ground of justice and fair dealing. By
solemn treaty agreement the Chinese
now in the United States are entitled to
the same treatment that is accorded TO
the citizens or subjects of the most
favored nation. The provision that
they shall register and take out certifi-
Gates to assure their continued residence
here, producing the testimony of a
White witness TO their right to be here,
requires of multitudeS of them an inn
possibility, and yet subjects them to
Imprisonment and deportation if they
fan TO comply with the requisition.
This requirement made of them alone,
In cOntradlstinctiOn to- all other foreign
ers III TIE country, Is a palpabe viola
ton of treaty.
We Furthermore petition for the re.
peal OF this law, because it endangers