Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-09
NETnODISTS' WORK.
The General Conference Disposes Of a
Vast Mass Of Business.
MISSION COMMITTEE REPORT.
-. recommendation Cause y Lively
pi.cus.ion--Holes Report Adopted
Memorials offered.

...,,rurS TENN. May s.-tSpcciaD--
. ,,irious services and the reading
9" OH. Journal the Methodist General
... go, down 10 business, and a
, t.y.s work was done
galloway, who was paternal
e,.s 70 the Wesleyan Conference and
y slcdd who was the bearer of
.,... sllutation to the Canadian Con-
... rrcsendd their reports.
...,.rs on colored educational mat
....b had been referred to DIR. w.
..t.. committee were turned over
.... committee on Missions.
,,,. Inst General Conference the book
... ,y.,- authorized to offer premiums
.....h ,ai,chisms. the editors at the
.t.-- house 20 decide their merits
,.D.nln was asked why was not
...I. discharged. and II was explained
,.... Was 40 intention 10 nullify the
the conference. but because
... .r,.s of one OF the editors the
..... .r.l iot been done. In his absence
......r Nds passed by. ana viii come
y.
ADVERSELY.
.... Committee on Publishing interests
..s .trrfstly upon the subject OF
... .lta" copies Of the Episcopal
.... a..Y against the resolution ii
.....t a..n1rz.d church papers. by
..trc independent letter publica-
I..y ported fayorably the reso-
,... 40 furnish the secretaries Of annual
A 4
. ference journal. The report
...l There was a minority report
. luhIshiug Committee recon-
,... OIL. Publication Of 5000 copies of
.I address. and that 1t be
Oh. appendix OF the discipline
d. lively discussion concerning
.. uf the chair Bishop Duncan.
......r without consent OF the con-
l.. 3D. minority report.
..>FLEENCE EXPENSES.
OH. .rmittec ON Finance reports to
. C The General Conference ex-
...u The last General Confer
t l..- for seventeen working
. i..r. WIS money for twenty-five
...- days. They reported rc,oiu-
e.. .. -.g delegates actual travelling
,... The rules were suspended ana
c.. r... % l'pte1.
r.. .f..r reports from this committee
,..- ..r one reported adversely upon
q, ..il tuat whenever city offered
t..t..t.u 'lc body free that the invita-
I. .,gt,d The other was an ad-
,.. r.nuu upon change OF the
,.-..., Ia raising money for the bishops.
4I-~lONS DISCUSSED.
.. -..rt uf the Committee on Mis-
"a ssi ON ~
- Iae ina item provides for
...lr... aiIs. which shall have abso-
I... ..-r.l oi its work and funds. The
... requiring the consent Of the
,.t. U.. eliminated. The second item
a.. .,.-. to thu abolition OF all con-
,-.r.. boards ami the rclegation of the
,.... ,..rr.. of missions to the General
r.r T.. thirl item recommended the
....f..r OF foreign in the title of the
.r.. -..i.tv. The final recommends
,., u.- AGAINST the proposition 10 pro-
.I..- -u- .ltIy help in cities of less than
80. f. N.a.4 or sustain this ChuTch,
r OLD. i.l was occupied by another
f--. .I n tnUlism. The debate on this
....r- DAB o. he closed by the operation
.. t-. previous question the brethren were
e. iI .l talk
TIE RULES.
u. report II The Committee on Rules.
rr. uy Dr Whitehead, was debated
.. scd like the former report, by
""'e' w. ~ ,......,,,n,,l,, 80
.I...o'.s 10 tho ON day. The second
100 o.- boz regard 10 the order of dis
-. of Questions and a new rule al
..... ng- amendment TO a substitute.
Irn.. rart of the report 1t was moved
t.tl substitute While pending cannot be
.-... Do but after adoption Is susceptible
Of t- same treatment as the original
question: and 81 came near taking the