The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-15
NETHODISTSOF THE SOUTH.
Petitions in Favor Of Arbitration In
stead Of War.

The Conference Must Adjourn Satur-
5av Night or the Delegates Will Be
Foreed to Pay Their own Expenses
Il It Sits After That Time-A Bitter
Attack On Protestant Missionaries
bv the Catholic Priests Of Mica
ragua.
Memphis Tenn, May 14.-Blshop Hay
oooi opened the conference this morn
inc as the clock in the church was toll
mgq.
DR.. John E. Godby, of the Southwest
Missouri conference, conducted the usual
devotional exercises, after which the con-
ference lnelt and was led in prayer by
the minister presiding.
The minutes of Saturdays session were
read and adopted.
Bishop Haygood then retired and
Bishop Fitzgerald took the chair.
DR. Yates moved that the report Of the
committee on Sabbath observance, which
was presented on Saturday last and re-
committed to the calendar, be recon-
,rittel TO the committee. This was car
ried
Leave of absence was granted to the
following delegates: Revs. Brewer, New
nan. Williams, Baugh, Turner, Hunnicutt,
Martin, Smith, Turner and Wright
A MOVEMENT AGAINST WAR.
DR. Paul Whitehead asked unanimous
consent to introduce a motion. Consent
was granted He moved that the chair
appoiut a special committee of three to
examine the papers he had in hand. The
papers were petitions to the various gov
ernments Of the world, asking them to
settle all differences between them and
other countries by arbitration. 1t is the
desire of those who set on foot this
movement to have representatives of all
Christian bodies sign the petitions. The
duties of the committee would be to ex-
anime the petitions and recommend
whether or not the members of the con-
ference should add their names to them.
The movement is called the peace con-
gress." The motion was carried.
SHORT OF FUNDS.
DR. Long, chairman of the committee
on finance, reported that on account of the
increased number of delegates the ex-
penses were also increased and the funds
would give out if the conference did not
close next Saturday evening. If the ses-
sion 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 society, made a
speech Of some length in the interest of
the society, in which he went over the
work done by the organization.
THE WOLF OF pROTFsTA NTrsM
In describing the work of some of the
American Bible Society's colporteurs in
Central America, he read the following
which was posted in the city of Leon
upon the arrival of the colporteurs in
that city:
The wolf Of professionalism has found its
way INTO the Catholic flock. A minister of
the sect Of Luther and Voltaire is in Leon ac-
eompanled by various mercenaries, who are
buSy selling Protestant Bibles and a false
BOOK OF the gospels Do not buy these books
CHRISTIANS. Scorn these propagandists0f a
sect divorced from the Catholic church OF
Jesus Christ, divorced from the truth and
|nlcn is resolved on depriving US of the
mos precious legacy received from our
ioItldlhers. DO not allow your religion to
De harmed by these knight-errants of evil.
Let us hurl them away. No law authorizes
tAtF coming here to de-christianiZe us
Liberty OF worship does not exist here, and
tA5se pedqlers OF adulterated Bibles are of
IUteEu HOck. Nicaragua belongs to God;
IF2,esantism to the Devil. Away with
n NIB. According to the laws of the churc h
any one who keeps these books incurs ex-
COMMUNICATION. All who have copies ought
ottSu0E them or deliver them to the church
* Ct ro.H moreover, all persons incur excom-
d tu.4tation t VINO, directly or indirectly, pro-
n lt nglt Aese Lutheran adventurers in their
"ofA' or listen to their preaching.
Alter DR.. Hunt had finished and few
MINOR points had been discussed the re-
sorI was unanimously adopted
UNION OF THE CHURCHES.
Dr' sutherland. fraternal messenger
from the Canadian Methodist church.
1 was presented again to the conference.
ne spoke at some length and was followed
C0Sey by his hearers. DIR. Sutherland's s
auuIesS was almost wholly given
~ Jhe plan of union between the
MeVnodiSt Episcopal church. south, and
We we Methodist Episcopal church, north.
ne invited both the northern and south
cru branches of the Methodist church to
Gsie g?e TO neutral Canada to settle their
I.lgieuces. In conclusion DR. Suther-
a1i!u, aS; IN most touching manner, babe
oCIt{ a1Itp 10 the friends he had met in the
Bishop Fitzgerald rose to shake hands
dro .gI Jhe departing minister and ad-
GtSao5u MN IN few words, which
hearers. 49, "a '-' WV
A DELEGATE.
Dr. @oucher, fraternal delegate from
'l Tne Methodist Episcopal church, north.
o4 "a9 introduced and delivered masterly
Dur 1pttreSs; He was also answered by
unn5 wlSlGp fitzgerald in few appropriate
WI, Dr bowman Stevenson was next in
5oyt 5notuced. DR.. Stevenson is one of the
iarS iSt aug JolIlest men who ever left Eng
Hi. Tuere many such are to be found.
HpIoress was one of the widest and
IoSI humorous ever heard in this citv.
.In .,tIt-ous other things DR.. Stevenson said /:
ba,r am gIad to know England had never
bsr br" whipped by any other people than
Hn.sH:op titzgerald's response to the dis
mos, 5lps ulshed laIll, Englishman was as usual,