The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-11
METHODISTS OF THE SOUTH.
Reports From Committees Occupy
Most Of the Day.

That From the Committee on Revisals
Referred to the Calendar-A Dele
gate Sent to the Conference of the
Colored Methodists - The Barnes
Rospital-The Attitude of the Con-
ference Toward Non-Connectional
Papers Discussed.
Memphis, Tenn, May 1O-Promptly at
O'Clock Bishop Galloway called the con
ference to order, and the days devotional
exercises were led by Rev. T. r. Wade, of
the West Virginia conference.
The reports of the standing commit
tees were called for and several were pre-
sented.
The committee on revisals filed a report,
which was read and referred to its proper
place on the calendar.
DR.. Armstrong, of the Texas conference,
offered a minority report of the commit
tee on revisions, which was also read and
referred.
DR.. J. W. Hinton, of the South Georgia
conference, asked that the committee on
reyisals be allowed to meet at once. This
was granted. The committee on educa-
tionsubmitted a voluminous report, which
suggested the insertion of a clause in the
discipline which authorized the organiza-
ton of board of education.
The report of the committee on tenn
perance was read. 1t suggested the use
of unfermented wine when practicable in
the administering of the communion.
RECOGNITION OF THE NEGRO.
The call of the special committees was
ternal correspondence offered resOlu-
tion to the effect that delegate be sent
from the general conference meeting at
the First Methodist church to the Colored
general conference meeting now in ses-
sion in this city. This was put to a vote
and carried.
The committee on the Barnes hospital
offered their report, in which they highly
complimented the philanthropic spirit
and Christian charity o Mr.. Barnes, who
gave 81. 100000 to the Southern Methodist
church for the location OF a hospital for
all persons without distinction of creed
The report was unanimously adopted.
DR.. Yates, of North Carolina, moved
that the report of the commission APP
pointed by the general conference, which
met at St. Louis in 1890, to revise chap
tiers S and 8, be referred to a special
committee of seven, with instructions to
revise and report. This was adopted.
DR.. Andrew offered a resolution to the
effect that any member wishing to offer
an amendment to the report of the COM
mission should hand it in to the. commit
tee of seven just appointed. This was
carried.
UNCONVENTIONAL PAPERS.
The report of the committee on pub
hshiug interests recommended the dis
couraging of any paper which had
tendency to detract from the connec
tional papers DR.. Fill spoke at some
length explaining how Texas Methodists
had contract TO further the interests of
correctional papers only. He thought this
TO be right
DR.. Smith thought that a person should
be allowed TO read whatever paper he
thought best
Several speeches favoring the making
of the clause correctional order fol-
lowed.
Dr. E P Edwards. of Virginia, offered
an amendment to that clause of the min
GRITTY report under discussion, which
added: discourage any paper which the
conference may deem detrimental to the
correctional organ
Another hood-tide of argument was let
loose upon the amendment DIR. Hoss
thought unconventional papers were
trespassers on the territory of .connec-
tlOnal papers and that it was not fair or
Just competition.
FREE COMPETITION ADVOCATED.
DR. Richardson thought it was pres
posterous to attempt to muzzle the press.
He wanted to have free and just compe-
tition.
DR.. Pat Moore strongly opposed encour-
aging the unconventional papers.
DR. Sullivan, of Mississippi favored the
fostering of conference organs.
Judge Perkins, of Texas, made
speech of some length and caused
much applause Talk to me of the
freedom of the press, said the speaker;
has not the church any freedom. The
press is the battlecry of infidelity" Judge
Perkins strongly favored the passage of
the minority report.
motion for the call of the previous
question was made and carried
DR., Brown, chairman of the committee
on publishing interests, made a speech in
favor of fostering conference papers.
The substitute was put to a vote and
carried
On motion of Or Tigert the report was
adopted as a whole.