The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-15

MAGAZINES. lectures. lyceums and reading
circles. and If they would learn anything
let them ask their husbands at hcme-'
some os our bsehnen Savs served noee
that they will raise this question on the
day OF judgment that the annual confer
Guided OF excluded In the language. Every
man In his own order, in St. Paufs chapter
on the resurrection
DIR. BUcKLEYs REPORT.
It was nearly 10 O'Clock before the COM
mittee on the episcopacy could get hearing.
It's first report was that Bishops Bowman
and Foster should be regarded as noneffec-
tive. 1t contained beautiful tribute to their
labors and character which called Bishop
Foster to his feet. who proposed to retire.
Mistaking him to mean to resign his Office,
which was met by a storm of noes. but
when it was understood TO mean only that
he retire from the room while his case was
under discussion. the request was readily
granted and when q similar request was
made by Bishop Bowman, he. too. was per-
m.tted to retire from the room. adding as
he went, that this was the first time he
was ever told that he was not effective:
hundreds Of their brethren whom they had
seen under similar conditions, accept the
Inevitable with tears.
resisted by the conference, and proposition
was made TO retain them on the list OF
effective or semi-effective or Methodist
parlance would express il. supernumerary to
do what they can though not fun work
This called out vigorous discussion. This
the secret sessions OF the committee with
his characteristic vim. The conference
seemed TO enjoy. this castigation- DE- Buck
ley tried to apologize in vain, so that II Is
not likely another secret session Will be
called. The substitute was laid on the
table by nearly unanimous vote and the
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and those two bishops were superannuated.
The second report states that bishops
to color. winding up with suggesting that
the time to elect bishop OF African
descent has come if a suitable man can be
quent address from DR.. Brooks. a colored
delegate. which carried the conference by
storm. He was followed by DR.. Hammond.
once a pastor in Indianapolis. While II
Bsookss s Speech. Il was f orcefui and we'll
Conference. which was with difficuity re-
strained from applause by the rigid rulings
OF the Chair. An attempt was made 10
which denied the conclusions of the report
But the substitute was easily buried by an
eloquent speech from DR.. Thomas, another
His speech was well written and well read.
showing that the colored members had
loaded up well and wisely. selecting men to
business. He was followed by DIR. jackson.
Of Missouri, another colored man, whose
ments OF popularity of the preceding
speakers. was production OF no mean
character. He was followed by another col
ored brother, DR.. Emory, of Arkansas who
was born slave. He had not written his
speech, but he had thought II out well, and
he talked Ii on In style that highly
eionored the race He was followed by a
layman, Mr.. Jones. a colored man from the
Washington Conference, showing that good
takers among the colored people are not
H.
lowed by the eloquent Dr. Mason, another
colored man. He did not have to write his
speech. for II flowed like water from his
eloquent lips The substitute was easily
laid on the table. and the report was
adopted by nearly a unanimity, SO that
there remains only the counting of enough
votes to elect bishop of African descent.
Then followed the third report of the COM
mittee, recommending the election of three
more bishops, but the conference decided
20 elect only two, which will be done to-
morrow