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| by the general conference of the NJ T.
church Saturday morning. Bishop
Warren. of Denver presided.
Rev. DIR. Buckley, chairman of the
committee on episcopacy, presented a
report saying that il had carefully ex-
amined into the charges preferred by
Rev. DIR. A. c. Bowdish against Bishops
Fowler, Fitzgerald and Warren. The
charges OF DIR. Bowdish were
that during the annual conference
of the New York east conference
in the spring of 1894 he
was transferred without his iudp-
met or consent by Bishop Fowler to
the New England conference. and he
was told ut the time by Bishop Fowler
that Bishop Fitzgerald would take
good care of him. BY reason OF the
transfer, Rev. Mr.. Bowdish said. he
was thrown out of an appointment
for IL months, during which time he
was ut great expense.
The report exhonerated the bishops.
IL was adopted.
Bishop William Taylor, missionary
bishop to Africa, was declared monet
fcctive.
DIR. Buckley, in presenting the report.
said that the committee had carefully
gone into the retirement of Bishop
Taylor and il had decided that the
Methodist church could no longer trust
its work in Africa in the hands of a
man so old. 1t was hard thing TO do.
he said. but it must he done
Bishop Taylor objected to his retire
ment, but no attempt was made to pre-
vent il on the floor. He was recon-
mended to the generous consideration
of the book concern. The discussion
of the report OF the committee on cpis-
copacy. recommending additional mis-
sionary bishops, was further partici-
pated in by Dr. A. j. kinnet of Phila-
delphia- lie said that the great work
of the church in foreign lands demand
cd more bishops
Dr. Payne, of Cincinnati. opposed the
report He thought that the only solu-
ton of the problem was on the estab-
lishment of foreign Episcopal resi-
dences. The matter of expense" he
said, should cut no figure. 1t does
not cost any more for full bishop to
travel than a half one"
The committee on episcopacy of the
general conference has decided to
recommend the election of missionary
bishop for South America and an addi-
tional missionary bishop for India.
CLEVELAND. o., May 26.-Only four
days remain of the session of the gen
eral conference of the NJ. E. church.
and the delegates are determined to
make as good use of the time as posi-
BILE. To that end resolution was
passed Monday morning limiting all
speeches to five minutes
IL was decided IN hold t,yr sa..;o..
of the conference every day until ad-
journment The conference took a
ballot for missionary bishop to Africa:
two-thirds vote required to elect.
DIR. Joseph C. HartzeIl, of Louisiana.
was elected bishop to Africa on the see
ond ballot. He was invited TO seat
on the platform. DIR. Hartzeu is "a
years of age, and Since 1858 has been
secretary of the Frccdmen's Aid So
cicty. In 1870 he was transferred from
the Illinois conference to New Orleans
and placed in charge of Amcs church
in that city.
The long deferred fight between the
lay and ministerial delegates came up
when the committee on constitution re-
ported the new constitution. The ma
jority report wanted a referendum. To
be composed only of the ministers.
while the minority report demanded
that the lay members be given a voice
IL the referendum.
Elvin Swarthout, of Michigan, de-
clared that the report of the constitu-
tonal committee was failure. What
the Methodist church needs most. he
said, lis Judiciary that shall decide
judicial questions only and keep its
hands off legislative questions"
What miserable farce was the
consideration of the woman question
by this body. We first considered the
question as a judicial one and then
compromised it by virtue of our lepis-
lative power. That kind of work
makes our conference ridiculous INN
opposed TO the report, it gives us moth
ing new"
CLEVELAND, o., May 27.-The gen
eral conference was presided over by
bishop Ninde Tuesday morning. The
judiciary committee reported and the
conference acted on "A large number OF
appeals
When the celebrated Baltimore
amendment was before the annual can.
fercDccs the New York east conference
refused 90 act on it.
Joseph Pullman thought the confer.
ence had no right 20 refuse 90 vote on
the question and accordingly appealed
70 the general conference. A. j. XIV.
nett said that this matter OF refusal
was most important question. "A
Few o. the annual conferences" he
said. might in the future succeed in
defeating an amendment by refusing
20 vote ON IT,"
The committee recommended that no
appeal be entertained
4 committee OF five was appointed
on complimentary resolutions
dozen motions were made bv
ohairrnen % committees 10 supend the
rules ia order 20 present reports They
were voted down.
Several times the delegates became
greatly excited, and az times IL looked
o. though row was imminent
Tho committee on book concern
wanted the conference 20 appoint a
book editor DR.. John Lanahan said
that the multiplication of Offices was
one 81 the greatest evils OF the meet
iuge Ofthc general conference. There
s. now an Office for every II members
~ this conference" said he. II hope
the report will not be adopted