The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-04-01

...os A ranort in the nature Of an overture
.r-oro the Methodist Episcopal church, north
suggesting that the TWO great branches
of the Methodist Episcopal churcn Join
hopds in temperance work, was received
ond referred to the temperance commit
toe The overture suggested the appoint
,nont of a committee of seven by the
northern contingent to meet similar COM
mittee from religious bodies In the state
of MARYLAND, and that these committees
shall issue a call Tor convention OK
Chr;stian people of the state In the In
let of the suppression of the liquor
traftic. The report was signed by Messrs.
a. Gill. J. c.. Nicholson, X. NJ. Moore,
F. Heissie, T. p. Frost, w. G. Cassara
and G.. C. Bacon.
cod the report of the Valley Female coll
80 of winchester, Va, which showed the
;nstitntion to be in excellent condition.
1rba conference then took up the applica-
.;ons of ministers seeking entrance to
daacons' orders and the following were
ANONYMOUSLY selected: ]. A. Taylor, A. w.
Snaith r. v. Register, Price Smith, w. S.
Anderson, j. A. Anderson. Hamer sher-
man O. A. Brown, j. Il. Luttrel ana J.
b. Henry. .,-.-.....
Risbop Hurst, of the American university.
was introduced and made snort Speech
assuring the conference that II na l't eue
sympathy of the entire northern church.
T,uyn ministers were entered into the order
of elders. namely, f. b. Orrick and l.. b.
Atkins. .,., -.
/. The even tenor of the TRANSACTION OF
business was disturbed by an uheX9ecteo
;pcidant The question had come up OF ac-
centing an invitation to the White mousse
az president having, through Private Sec
ratarv Thurber. signifed that 1t would De
his pleasure to receive the members VI
the conference, their wives ana uauehlers'
at 1 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. REV. ..
p. Hyde had made the announcement anu
tba convention was on the point or Young
TO accent the invitation, when Rev. Jonn
w Tongue rose and asked to be heard. he
affected TO going to the white mousse 10
nav their respects to the president
Although he expressed himself in very
clear and strong words II dld not appear
that Mr. Tongue had anything personally
s-roinst Mr. cleveland but he urged that
If would be no disrespect to the president
III the conference should refuse 10 go 10
see him He reminded the audience thdC
consistency was a jewel ana tndI "neh
the conference met in Washington, IN 1872
during President Grants administration,
the only time before this that the con-
ference had met here, by deiloerate vote
they had refused to go and pay their re-
spects to General Grant.
Mr.. Tongue paid an eloquent tribute as
n southern man to the soil and manner
born. speaking to southern men," to the
o
nimity to our great captain, Robert Il.
Lee. will ever hold his name bright and
dear to the SOUTH" But if the conference
would not go to see General Grant why
should it go to see Mr.. CleVeiano! 1t
might be said circumstances altered cases.
but they never altered principles. II lne
conference was so careful not 10 seem 10
go into politics. in 1875, why should it now
be so quick to depart from its CHOSEN
path?
Almost before Mr.. Tongue had resumed
his seat, half a dozen members were UP
and crying for recognition, and the ehllre
conference was shouting Question. ques-
ton
Rev S. G. Ferguson, Of Fredericksburg.
Va shouted, Il was in the confederate
army, but I regret Brother Tongues
making that speech
Mr.. Hyde and Secretary Armstrong both
made speeches vigorously critcising Mr.
Tongues utterance.
a rising vote was called for upon the
question of accepting the invitation, and
it was carried, many members not voting
Ovarruled the objection.
Washington, March 30.-The principal
business of the morning session of the
Baltimore Methodist Episcopal conference
was the authorization of $4,000 bond
issue, to aid Wesleyan Female institute.
\ large portion of the bonds were sub
scribed to by members OF the conference.
A member referring to an objection made
to the accepting of the invitation Of Presi-
dent Cleveland to visit the white house,
on the ground that a similar invitation
had been declined from President Grant,
stated that he was present, in 1875, and
that no invitation had been received from
President Grant
After the transaction of some routine
business the members of the conference
adjourned TO visit the white house, where
they were received by President Cleveland
in the east room.
Paymaster General OF the Army.
Washington, March 26.-The president has
appointed ColCpeI Thaddeus II. Stanton to
be paymaster general of the army, with
the rank of brigadier general to succeed
General Smith, retired.