The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-07

Szo1uatr1ze- Il =. CLEMENS A10A--F -
/ sch1astaa. Issaquah-
: Tacoma Glssrsct-Jsmes z. Gurtoa,
Aberdeen. Annie Hscke-son, CO.. 5p3l-s;
J ". Pearson A. p. Dugan, II. A. Burke,
g Y. Mott ". p. Hopping. j. W. Berry.
o y. Daring. Alfred Lister. Tacoma.
1 Mrs. 2 s Mann. Z. II. Goodwin. OlyEn-
pa: Enoch Dudley. Puyallup: Mrs K Z
Hunt. Buckley: ". II. Dunbar. Enun-
claw. Merritt Wood. Elma.
The chief business OF the meeting vas
the selection Of two lay delegates 10 the
general conference. and while as one dele
gate expressed il, we are all candidates,
there was a great deal Of feeling n the
rivalry Electtoneering Of the most prac-
teal kind was rife and charges OF unfair
dealing and personal unfitness were phi
vately circulated.
Considerable fencing was INDUCED in in
regard 70 the selection Of a permanent
organization. but finally the temporary
officers were made permanent.
A committee on resolutions was appoint
tie: Miss Maggie Jaggy. Vancouver, and
Mr. o. u. Darling. Tacoma.
Communications from the Indianapolis
and Cincinnati conferences were read,
II ging action looking TO the adoption OF
rev constitution for the church and par
ticularly the securing for the laity OF an
equal representation in the general con-
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ferred 10 the committee on resolutions.
The meeting then proceeded TO an in
formal ballot for delegates. the PROPOSE
ton TO have nominating speeches being
rejected. The ballot resulted:
c. A. Barlow 81. f. L. Blaine 5. J. 8.
Taylor L. J. W. Range 8. Rufus Willard
II. +. A. HaZeltine E. c. z. Wakeman ). c.
p. Stayton /. Frank Quinby :, w. Pratt
!, DR.. Thornton ], A. :. Bush ], Allen
Wier s. d. T. Denny 4. a. j. T. Edwards
>. W. Byhum !, Prof. II. j. Cosine l, John
Berry l.
There were SC ballots cast. while there
were only O. delegates present, and the
chairman decided that the ballot was IL
legal MIR. Barlow, however, was elect
ca by reclamation and a second ballot
taken for the other delegate, which re-
suited as follows:
Range 70, Taylor 6. Willard "a. Barlow /.
Hazeltine 8, Denny ?. Wier .. Quinby 4,
Edwards 3. Wakeman !, Hopping !.
There being no choice, a third ballot
was taken, which resulted:
Willard 81, Range 5, Taylor I, Quinby 4,
Wier !, Edwards l, Hazeltine q
The next two highest, Mr.. Range and
Mr.. Taylor, were appointed as alternates.
Chancellor Thoburn, of Puget Sound
university. at Olympia. briefly addressed
the meeting on behalf Of that institution.
he made a plea on behalf of church
schools saying he had known high schools
where good Methodists had been turned
out confirmed skeptics II not atheists
There was no necessity for sending chill
dren TO Catholic schools, as he knew some
Mothodists were doing
Secretary @. ". Thompson, of the uni
versity, reported that the university had
gotten 1900 acres of land. II had sold
$4,000 worth and al present prices the
land VIII realize $500. COO
Mrs. Hanson announced that a meeting
n ha =. G.,
would be held at the church this after
noon at o'clock
At O'Clock an evangelical service was
held in the big tent, Rev. Mr.. Williams
Of Chehalis. being the preacher.
The report Of the committee on resolu-
lions was adopted unanimously.
Favor Equal Representation.
The resolutions adopted pray those hav-
Ing in charge the apportionment for the
various church benevolences to take into
consideration the distressing condition of
FINANCIAL affairs in this region and reduce
the apportionment so as 10 place II with
in the ability of the people and upon the
same basis as the ministry and general
business.
They rejoice in the ministration and in
woke blessings upon Bishop Bowman.
They instruct the lay delegates to the
general conference to vote for the admis-
sion of women as members of the general
conference.
They request the general conference to
provide for equal lay and ministerial rep
rosentat!on in that body. and request the
annual conference now in session to vote
in favor Of a similar resolution.
They indorse the Puget Sound univers-
ity, pledge 1t support and commend it 10
the people.
They thank those who have entertained
the delegates in this city and the street
q
fares and the people and pastor Of Grace
church for their hospitality.
Meeting ON Education.
The anniversary meeting under the au-
spices Of the Conference Educational So
ciety for the benefit of Puget Sound uni
versity held IN the big tent last evening
was a large one Rev. Mr.. Jennings pre-
sided over a preliminary song service
after which Chancellor Thoburn. Of the
university. spoke OF the fact that there
are fully coo young Methodists in this sec
ton who should he in college and are not
there many because they are too poor
and he pleaded that the Methodist church
stand by the Puget Sound university He
said that If every member OF the Confer
ence Educational Society would give 81 ii
could be loaned out 10 young people who
would repay il after they had gotten an
education.
Or. Thoburn then introduced Rev. Or
Ifurlhurt OF New York. superintendent of
the Chautauqua work. editor OF the Meth
odist Sunday school periodicals. and score
tary Of the Sunday school society. The
speaker is a handsome elderly man Of
caodly proportions and a very pleasing.
refined speaker, with a fouduess for mar
rative. lie tells good stories and he tells
them we'll lie said that he had everywhere
found determination among Method.sts
10 AFFORD a Christian education under
Methodist auspices. There is not a Meth
odjst college in the country which was not
the fruit OF struggle and self-sacrinoe
There are three principles that the work
az Christian education is founded uDcn.
First. everybody ought "a be educated.
The very safety and permanently q reDl!ls-
lcaD institutions depended upon an intolii-
gent citizenship. Some people think that
liberal education for the masses Is dan
Ferous for society. and urge that d CON-
mon school education is not enough. They
say education breeds strikes and riots and
anarchy But he denied this. and asserted
that the leaders ~ the great railroad mobs
were not educated people. but on the con
trary were ignorant men. When all the
people We're educated there would b. no
more strikes or riots. He had seen recent
Is au advertisement, Get a bread and
butter education" To set money seems n
be the notion Of a good many people in re-
gard 20 an education
Education should first he general and
thorouCh and then technical and sDeriHc
\ broad foundation ~ general fntalls rer.e
ard training should FIRST be Iati. upon
which 20 erect che superstr1ctUre ~ pra,-
teal and special work. He then made 4
plea for The Ch1utauCua work. telling
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