Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1896-05-31
VOTING FOR A BISHOP.
Eight Ballots Taken by the Methodist
Conference Without Result.
Congress Requested Co Pass a Law Frohib-
fling the Issuance of Liquor Licenses
Where They Nav" Prohihiiory
Law Important Amendment
To the Discipline.

CLEvErANp, o., Man ia.-Thc Mctho-
dist general conference put itself -
record again un the race question Mon
day morning 10y adopting a resolution
introduced by Rev. DIR. n. 4. Mouroc,
of Delaware, lndorSing the treatr.rnt
that Cleveland hotels have accorded to
all delegates, regardless of color, and
demanding that Wherever il is decided
10 hold thu conference in the future a
guarantee be obtained of equal treat
ment
> resolution was rcfcrred announcing
that the Methodist church recognized
no color or caste, and stating that if
the conference elected n Negro bishop
il was not la be considered class legis-
lation. A request for the holding of
the next general conference at Sara
toga Springs was received.
Chairman ID. II. Moore, If the south
ern education and frceamen's aid com
mittee, reported resolution stating
that ii Was the sense Of the conference
that the name of the society he not
changed
After considerable debate the report
was adopted
The committee ON fraternal union nf
the Methodist churches which was APP
pointed four years ago was requested
20 report at once. The fact that the
standing committees have not reported
yet almost brought the conference 10
a stop There was no business 10
he transacted. and n recess Was
taken. During the recess Rev. DR. J.
" Graw, of New Jersey, and Rev. DIR
Lanahan, of Baltimore. Matched up a
scheme Ia have the elections occur this
week Accordingly. DIR. Graw moved
To reconsider the vote of last week by
which May Is was fixed as election dav
Rev. DIR. NJ. Buckley, of New York.
said he thought that next Sunday would
he better spent by the delegates il the
elections were held this week lie
held that the delegates would election
Ger ON Sunday if the elections were
held ON Monday. Il was decided To
commence the elections ON Thursday.
CLEVELAND, o.. May Is Rishop
Fowler, of Topeka, Kan, presided at
the session of the Methodist general
conference Tuesday morning. 4 reso-
IN asking for the appointment of n
ea@ tutional committee 10 revise the
crrf tuition of the Church was intro.
iucaa. IL provides Tor . On lmjttee TO
Blv- q GhicaV" ~ hirr &, ~ formulate
n c1f-r,tuti ~ vli-h viii meet the
wor. de scope - tne church. Re-
ferr,a .H he ,,srlg tee on constitution
Amanda SIN "A, the famous colored
reviyalist of the church, was intro
duced, and was received with hearty ap-
plause. She sang The Lord VIII Pro-
vide, and being again called To the
platform, II hop Fowler said: "Shc
has just sung for one of the candidates
She will now sing one for the rest
of ms" which she proceeded to do.
though not till after the shouts of
laughter caused bv the bishops re-
marks had died away.
There is relatively little change in
the conference situation 50 far as the
candidates for the cpiscopacy are con-
cerned. The probability of the election
of DIR. Hamilton and DIR. jackson seems
To grow apace, and the" many
who would be willing . ..;, fev.
Dr. ). =. Upham, Of t. .,, ing
land conference, into on, . f..a 4, airs.
The anniversary Of 49, g., ..odist
-roI..- .. SnursnI '"n IS held