The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-16
CLOSE OF THE conference.
Appointments for the Year Announced
by Bishop Andrews.
THE CASE OF REV. MR. HOGAN
Resolutions Offered by tho Prohibition
Pastors-Mr. Hogan Takes the Floor
on a Question OF Privilcgo-Busi.
ness OF the Closing Sessions.
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had been established with an increase
of sos in membership. bringing up a
total of 2,0G5. Rev. NJ. d. Fuller, treas
urer reported that the receipts for the
year We're $l26. expenditures $50, leav-
ing a balance of $i6.
The committee on education gave an
interesting review of the work of the
schools in the district and referred in
eulogistic terms to the spiritual work.
and recommended that special day of
prayer be appointed and that special
collection be taken at all the churches
to be devoted to the schools. Upon the
of the committee the
following conference visitors were elect
ed: Drew Theological school, Rev.
Manley S. Hard and Rev. c. II. Lewing;
Syracuse university, Rev. w. II. Pearce
and Rev. A. ID. Decker; Dickinson col
lege, Rev. George A. Cure and Rev.
William Edgar: Women's College of
Baltimore, Rev. L. C. Floyd and Rev.
A. j. Van Fleet; Boston university,
Rev. II. c. McDermott and Rev. J. ii.
Race: Wyoming seminary, j. l.. Bone,
j. Bradshaw. $. G. Snowden, j. c. john
son, T.. b. Olmstead, J. B. Seveel, w. A.
May, c. d. Winters. j. W. Russell and
w. w. Corbin.
A report was submitted by the COM
mittee on conference collections stating
that the sum of $5Gi had been received
as follows Binghamton, $l2S; Chen
ango, s43; Honesdale, $77; Owego, SOS;
Oneonta, S57. and Wyoming, $lGl'
Ninety-seven charges had failed to pay
their contributions and the presiding
elders We're requested to apportion the
deficiency among the delinquent
charges.
When the committee on state of the
church presented their report the fol-
lowing important addendum was in
corporated in the recommendation and
will form portion of the minutes of
conference:
ALSO, that we urge careful scrutiny
of the church records on all the
charges, that the rights of the member
ship may be maintained, and yet our
conference be spared the embarrass-
ment and wrong of carrying and re-
porting fictitious numbers This will
require courage on the part of the
pastors; for 1t will not be pleasing
task to report less than he seemed to
take. =" In short. we wish to utter a
pronounced opinion against the huge
numbers in our aggregated conference
membership, who are dead: who have
drifted into other communion: who
hold no spiritual, social or financial re-
lations with our church; and do not re-
gard themselves as amenable to our
jurisdiction"
Temperance and Prohibition.
At this stage the routine of the busl-
ness was interrupted when Rev. Francis
Gendall read the report of the COM
mittee on temperance and prohibition.
When the committee was called general
silence prevailed and the large audience
listened eagerly to the reading of the
report, in expectation that some refer
ence would be made to the speech of
Rev. j. C. Hogan, delivered at the
Prohibition rally on Friday night. No
allusion was, however, made to the
matter, but strong recommendation
was made that the anniversary Of the
Temperance association should find
regular place in the meetings Of the
conference. DR.. Smith asked whether
it was intended that the meeting should
be similar in character to that held on
Friday, and was informed that the rec
ommendation was intended as means
to shut out that sort of thing"
After the recommendation was adopt
ed, Rev E. r. d. Briggs, requested per-
mission on a question of privilege to
submit some resolutions. The request
having been granted, the reverend gen.
tleman read the following:
Whereas, The Women's Christian
union of this city kindly
rendered to the Prohbitionists of the
Wyoming conference reception at the
First Baptist church in the evening of
April 12.
Whereas, The chairman of that meet
ing indulged in a personal attack upon
an honored member of this body, the
presiding elder of the Honesdale dis
trict, using language unbecoming to the
place and the OCCASION therefore
Resolved, That we. as Prohibitionists,
enter our protest against the use of
such Incorporate words or actions, here
U
the cause Of temperance and Prohibi-
ton, or any other cause.
Resolved, That while we extened to
the union our sincere thanks for their
welcome and respect and to our brother
for his unflinching loyalty to the cause,
we disdain any and allpart in, or sane
tion of, the utterances calling forth
these resolutions; deprecating the un-
fortunate occurances, considering II out
of harmony with the spirit of either
moral or religious reform, and injuri-
Gus to cause sought to advance.
Resolved, That while we grant to
others what we ask for ourselves, viz:
the right to an honest difference of
opinion respecting methods" we pray
that the great Head of the church will
give to US all zeal tempered with
Knowledge E. p. ID. Briggs. j. c.
Leacock. J. F. Warner, A. F. Chaffee,
L. B. Weeks, M ID. Fuller, l.. c. MUIR
dock, w. H. Alger. L. w. Karschner, w.
Frsby, p. NJ Mott, A. w. Cooper, ]. A.
Transue, J. II. Terry, M. s. Godshall,
Francis .Gendall. f. j. Jones, William
Edgar n. B. Ripley, Alex. ID. Decker,
G. o. Beers, c. II. Sackett, ii. A.
Greene. c. II. Hayes, j. L. Race, A. J.
Cook, w. B. Westlake, w. r. Cochrane,
II. H. Wilbur.
Question of Privilege.
Rev. J. c. Hogan rose to question of
privilege, and requested that he might
be permitted to make statement as an
explanation of what had occurred since
the last quarterly meeting, when he
was Interrupted by Rev. Austin Griffin,
who asked whether 1t was in order to
discuss the matter, as he understood
that the conference was requested
to take no action on the resolutions
read, they being presented as mere ex-
pressions of opinion.