The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-15
This Stbj,ct is Again Discussed in lhs
General Conference.
REV. DR.. souYHERLASDS INVITATION.
o.n,,,,ee Decides the Boundary Line
Question from the Va Conference
North Carolina Gets More


~s. minutes Of Saturdays session were
ana after some slight corrections
moved. The minutes showed that
.e Lanes collection amounted TO
49,. n- Lane Institute. Farewell ad-
-. were made by the fraternal dele
-. DTS. Southerland, Goucher' ana
s..aheason Bishop Fitzgerald Tespo''ueN
to t.ch. .,.,oo ~,
t.rlos in favor of giving TO North
..-...na Conference that portion OF the
Sal. of North Carolina which IS now
d. ne virginia Conference. was secured
i, vote OF II TO I. about one-haI o.
,Es committee being present. The COM
.,r,.s cave more than the North caro-
r,, Conference asked. Six of the charges
g.. retition. have expressed desire to ad-
t.-s 10 the Virginia Conference, three
<.- North Carolina, and two neutral
rrlE CANADIAN MEssENoER.
D- Sutherland. fraternal messenger
...,, the canadian Methodist Church. was
r-ssented again to the Conference. lie
.-oke al some length. and was toliowed
.,,sslv nv his hearers. DIT. Southerland's
,slress was almost wholly given TO the
,5o, ~ union between the Methodis'
r,~isconal Church. South. and the Metho-
5.st Episcopal Church. He invited po'n
the northern and southern branches OF
rhe Methodist Church 10 come TO heu''ai
Canada 10 settle their dlferehces. -
conclusion. Dr. Switzerland, in a most
to,cbing manner. bade adieu 10 the
friends he had met in the South. bisho9
rrzgorald rose to shake hands win lhe
dsnartinc minister and addressed nm III
o. faor words which brought tears to
the eyes Of all the hearers
DR. Goucher, fraternal delegate rum
the Methodist Episcopal Church, was
introduced and delivered mastery al
dress. He was also answered by Blshop
FITZGERALD in a few appropriate re-
marks.
DR. sTEvENsON's ADDRESS.
Dr Bowman Stevenson was next intro
duced. Or. stevenson is one Of the best
and jolliest men who ever left England
where many such are TO be found. HIS
address was one of the wittiest and most
humorous ever heard I'm this city. lie
convulsed his hearers with his sparkling
wit.
Among other things DR.. Stevenson
said. II am glad to know England had
never been whipped by any other people
than her children" Bishop Fitzgerald g
response 20 the distinguished Englishman
was. as usual most excellent
a resolution recommending that the cleo
tion Of connecdonal officers be the soe-
cial order for tomorrow was made by
DR. Hoss. amended by Or. Watkins, maxi
ing the special order for Thursday-car-
ried. The officers 20 be elected are book
agents. editor of the Advocate, and other
Conference papers and book editors.
II was moved that the report on Sab
bath Observance, which was presented on
Sunday last and recOmmitted to the calen-
dar. be recommitted TO the committee.
Carried.
Leave Of absence was granted to the
following delegates Brewer. Newmal,
Williams. Baugh, Turner. Hunycutt, Mar
tin, Smith Turner. and Wright
F)R THE PEACE CONGRESS.
Or. Paul Whitehead. OF Virginia, asked
unanimous consent 10 introduce mo-
ton. Granted. He moved that the chair
appoint a special committee Of three to
examine the papers he had in his hand.
They were petitions 10 the various gov
ernments Of the world asking them TO
settle all difficulties between them and
other countries by arbitration 1t is the
desire Of those who set on foot this move
ment 10 have representatives OF all Chris
tan bodies to sign the petitions. The
duties Of the committee would be TO eX-
anime the petitions and recommend wheth-
er or not the members Of the conference
should place their names to them. The
movement is called the Peace Con-
Fress." The motion was carried.
FUNDS GIVING OUT.
Or. Long chairman Of the Committee
on Finance. reported that on account of
the increased number Of delegates the
expenses Of the conference were also in
srfxr out
the conference did not close next Satur-
day evening. If the session should be
continued into next week the delegates
would have TO pay their own expenses.
Pursuant TO the motion made on Satur-
day. by which the report of the Bible
Society Committee was made the special
order Of business for to-day, the report
of The committee was read.
Dr. Hunt. the representative of the So
c.etv made a speech in the interest or the
soc. ~. In describing the work OF some
" the American Bible societies colporteurs
in Central America. he read the follow
ing. which was posted in the city Of Leon
upon the arrival Of the cclporteurs In
that city:
ASTI-PIoTEsTANT NOTICES.
THE wolf of Professionalism has found
iis way into the Catholic flock. a minis
Ter Of the sect Of Luther and Voltaire is
ia Leon, accompanied by various mer-
csaaries. who are busy selling in the
streets Protestant Bibles and q false book
ol the gospels. DO not buy these books,
CHRISTIANS. Scorn these propagandists Of
sect diverted from the Catholic Church
o. Jesus Christ, divorced from the truth,
and which is resolved upon depriving US
o. the most precious legacy received from
our forefathers Do not allow your re-
ueion 10 be harmed by these knight
Grants OF evil. Let as hurl them away.
30 law authorizes their coming here 10
de-Christlanize rs. Liberty OF worship
does not exist here. and these peddlers
of adulterated Bibles are OF foreign
flock Nicaragua belongs to Goa; FRO
tastantism TO the devil. Away win
them
~. B.-According 20 the laws OF the
church, anyone who keeps these is IN
curse excommunication. All who nave
copies ought 10 destroy them or deliver
them 70 the church court. Moreover, all
persons incur accommodation who di-
rtcily or indirectly protect these Luth-
eran adventurers In their work or listen
70 their preaching"
After DR. Hunt had finished. and few
minor particulars had been discussed, the
report was unanimously adopted.
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NO HOPE FOK M'KANE NON.
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