The herald., 1893-09-26
RATHER PRO-CHINESE IN TONE.
Resolutions Adopted by the
Methodist Conference.
Announcement Made of Ministers
Appointments for the Year.
The Services Yesterday Morning-Mis.
ceIlaneous Business Matters-Rcs-
olutions on the Geary Act.
The Evening Session.

California, which has been in session at
the First Methodist church since Last
Wednesday. concluded its labor last
night and adjourned. The principal
work done yesterday consisted of re-
ceiving various reports and the appoint
ment of ministers for the ensuing year.
The resolution favoring the extension OF
time for the Chinese to register was re-
considered and adopted as at the meet
ing Of last week.
A devotional service OF the Methodist
annual conference, conducted by Rev.
DR.. MAXWELL, opened the proceedings at
the First M. Il. church yesterday. At
8. a. m. the regular business was taken
up and the secretary read the minutes
of Saturdays session, which were APP
proved.
The conference treasurer then re-
ported the funds in hand.
On the suggestion of the treasurer.
whose report was accepted, ana on mo-
tion the treasurer was instructed TO pro-
vide o conference cash box for the
treaaurer's use at conference.
The railroad secretary was on motion
instructed to pay the money in his
hands pro rata to the brethren as travel
ing expenses.
The committee on the Women's Home
Missionary society presented their report
which was accepted.
The committee on Epworth league Of
fered their report showing that in our
conference we have II chapters. The
report was accepted
The committee on the WOmen's q
Foreign Missionary society presented
their report which was accepted.
The committee on deaconesees was
presented and accepted.
The committee on district conference
records reported and the report was ac-
cepted.
THE CHINESE MATTER.
The matter Of the resolutions upon
the Chinese question was reconsidered,
but after a short discussion they were
again adopted as submitted on Satur-
day.
The following is the report of the
committee on the Chinese question:
First--Whereas, in some localities law
lees mobs have entered the dwellings of
the Chinese and committed depreda-
tions ON their property and done vio-
lence to their persona, and with threats
have driven them from their homes
therefore,
Resolved, That we denounce such law
lessnese and cruelty as a disgrace upon
our civilization and cowardly assault
Upon these hapless foreigners, and most
earnestly appeal to the civil authorities
to give them protection.
Secopd-Whoraas tha purpoaa af tho
Geary law is not the deportation of the
Chinese, as come seem 10 think, but the
prohibition of their unlawful and dan
gerous Importation; and
Whereas, the Chinese in the United
States were dissuaded by corporations
and attorneysfrom making registration
according to law, being assured that il
Was unconstitutional and could not be
enforced; and
Whereas, the supreme court of the
United States has recently affirmed that
said law is constitutional; and whereas
the Chinese in the United States are
now asserting their deeire for an exten
sion of time in order that they may
register, according to law; therefore,
Reaolved. that we request our presi-
dent and secretary to sign by our order,
and on our behalf, and the secretary
properly to forward the following peti
ton:
To the Senate and House of Representatives. ol
the Unlied States of America, Washington,
DC
We, the Southern California confer
ence OF the Methodist E piscopal church,
in annual session assembled at the city
OF Los Angeles on this 23d day OF Sep
teruber, 1893, respectfully petition your
honorable body to so amend the aci
passed on the 9Th day OF May, 1892, anC
known as the "Geary Law" 80 as to OK
lend tho time for registration for at leas
six months from the passage of such
amendment We Furthermore petition
this amendment because the immediate
execution of the law would endangel
our interests in China The Methodist
Episcopal church has 125 missionaries
in the empire. 1t has churches, ehapels
dwellings, school buildings, hospitals,
printing presses and other property to
the amount of over 100000. We have
reason to fear that if the present provi.
sione of the law are insisted upon, oul
missionaries and property will be i'm.
periled To this the Christian senti.
ment OF the country is opposed, and we
urgently pray for the aforesaid amend.
ment.
IsCEILANEoUs BUSINESS.
A motion to reconsider the action ol
tho conference upon the Chinese ques-
tion was not adopted.
The secretary WAS instructed to cores
pond with j. Il. Turner and ask him 70
take located relation.
The committee on bible cause offered
report, and pending it's acceptance DR..
john Thomson, district agent, ad-
dressed the conferance. Mr.. Thomson's
address ehowed that the American Bible
society, during the last 20 years, has
given $4,000 more than its receipts
from the came territory. The report Of
the committee was amended and
adopted.
G. w. Wood was granted location at
his own request.
The committee on conference relation
was permitted TO retire and meet Rev.
j.. q. Spring, who because of severe
physical afillction is rendered unable to
take active work in tine ministry.
On motion the special order Of the day
was taken up, and the committee on ed.