The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-26


mOrous Even he, however. made one
break. There was only one nomination
for editor Of the New York Advocate
that was the irreprcssIhle and incom-
parable DR.. Buckley. Too bad. | grant,
TO Introduce DR. BucSley's name So fire.
Qucntly. but how can ono help II when
this little gentleman cuts so large n
figure in this big conference. Some one
called. nS usual, for tho reading Of the
nominations, preparatory to voting.
THE secretary, II he can take the
time" said the bishop. will read the
names OF the nominees" This was fine,
and 30 was the vote OF 4li out OF A4O
by which the big little doctor. first
elected sixteen years ago, was put back
In his old position as the leading cd
itor Of McthodIsm.
Amongst the other editors. Or. J. T..
c, Sawyer, OF Syracuse. got 4O7 votes for
portion ~ those east than, were given
even TO Or. Buckley. But Dr. A. ].
Mast beat both OF these. for out Of i02
votes he was given all but the odd two.
For the Pittsburgh Advocate DR.. c. w.
Smith walked of easily with S7s Of the
ballots, Will prD II. Moore went back
TO the western with al. DR.. Arthur
Edwards to begin his twenty-fifth year
as editor Of the Northwestern with 34l
and Or. ]. r. Berry To minister again
to the round 100000 who subscribe for
the EDwoRh Herald with 1872 votes to
his credit, The only break in the edl-
torial lines was when the Southwestern
of New orleans was reached, The col
ored troops fought with effect. II not
uobly. and after the first ballot had
failed 10 eject the prcsut editor, Or.
Hammond, the disputed tripod went by
a good majority 10 another gentleman
OF color, Or, /. H. Scott.
one could hardly expect the recoEnl-
tl0n 81 evangelists to be turned into
rfdicutc, but II was; just as previously
the day al judgment had been made II
serve as subject FOR mcrr!ment. There
has hitherto been no lack in Method
ism, OF men ltineratinC from place to
place for the purpose Of getting up re-
vly1ls, but tho Methodist discipline UNI
I'll now gave these men no legal status.
Consequently. the church had had little
or no control over them; the re-
suit beiuE-so II Is said-that while
some OF these itInerating revIvallsts
have been good, others have been only
indifferent. and some Of them very bad.
From this time, however. any annual
conference which snail decide SO to do
by a ms iority OF twO-thirds, can deslg
nate for mis- work one or more Of It's
own ministers, and, OF course, II 1t
shall appoint, It win have the power
U control and regulate such workers,
II, too. any pastor shall wish to employ
an evangelist not commissioned by his
own annual conference. he must first
get the consent Of the presiding elder;
not the presiding elder OF the proposed
importation, but his own presiding
elder.
Has Opposition.
Such Is the newly created decree;
which, however. was not adopted with
ont opposition. and not until the debate
had yielded its quota OF amusement
One brother proposed facetlolSly that
every evangelist should be required by
the conference 10 furnish. as a test OF
fitness. his photograph. autobiography
and an original song, but the opinion
seemed TO prevail that they would do
this without any new law making II
obligatory, ard the matter was drop
ped. But DR., Forbes, Of Minnesota,
had not yet had his say, and Of course,
when he did have Il, Il was funny: for
this gentleman Will go back TO his con-
stitucncy covered all over with the
glory belonging TO great conference
wit His humorous assault on the
much abused evangelist * but one sam
pie out OF many. What was il ali COM
ting to. he wanted to know, You raise
your hand and they count you con-
verted Artcr awhile people will be
asked to send In a cabinet portrait to
have It baptized by Sprinkling, and
the next step win be TO Join the church
In full connection by telephone.
There is not much fun In what the
did on the subject Of amuse-
mentS, and, In point Of fact, it didn't
do anything on that subject. Because,
however, II refused, after spirited dis
cussion and IN tn. face OF many petit
lions and memorials, TO relax its law
in relation to Card-playlng. dancing and
thcater-gOlg. It certainly intcrfered
with the fun Of some OF Its worldly
minded members. Not that these are
likely to b. won over from their indulg-
ence in such diversions. They win still
feel, no doubt, that they can do, with
out much harm, what so many other
are allowed to DO AS Meth
odists, however, they win be no more
free 10 follow such courses than before
this conference met, while to tho re-
straints Of church law Will now be
added the further burden Of bitter
That's why say their
fun win be lcssened.
Baptism is another subject that has
engaged attention: and. though the de-
bate itself evoked no special humor,
the mention Of II will serve admirably
as peg upon which e. hang a humor.
Gus allusiOn In one Of the fTaternal adj
dresses the gathering has brought
forth. Regarding baptism, this church
has long allowed immersion, II the can
dilOte should 30 choose, but II has not
allowed ts ministers 10 baptlZe over
again, Ivy either sprinkling OF INNER
sion. those who had been baptized In
infancy. The opinion was expressed
that failure TO do this had driven into
the Baptist Church half n million, at
least, who would otherwise have come
into the Methodist fold on the other
hand, some said that to allow OF the
ordnance being rcpentcd IN mature life
would be n fatal blow to Its ldminiStra-
tion in childhood. But the blow was
struck, and Mt THIS particular point the
Methodist Episcopal Church bears
resemblance to-day which II never did
before to the great Baptist dcnomina-
ton.
The story suggested IN TINS statement
was told by Judge u. y. Perkins. Of
Texas. one Of the fraternal delegates
from the Methodist Church South. lie
was admonishing the brethren as to
their chief work. Forms. he said were
trivial things. the great thing was to
got people savcl. 4 friend OF his mad
sent n son, fresh from college, to bring
his boarding tu bear against a certain
disease which had broken out on a FAR
distant sheep ranch. Not getting salts,
fnctory reports he finally went In person
TO see what was being done Things
were in fine shape, said the judge, from
scientific standpoint. for his son was
carrying ON learned discussion with
the Uvursccr as to thc proper way az
dgcltHE ihras animals. whether they
should be- put in head foremost or feet
foremost, Extremely gratifying, said