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METHODIST coNyESTIoN.
nusinsss TRANSACTED at the Meeting
To-day.

AouhN.
CLEvELANp, Ohio, May 9-When
Blsuop Nindo called the NJ. Il. confer
euce to order this morning, few dele.
gates were In their seats.
q. L0uther, Of the Souihwost kng-
sas conference, introduced resolution
rscummol the members 10 pfac-
tico absolute abstinence anu that OIL
sunday school auperintendcnla nnu
Epw0fth league presidents he iotbli.
den to use tobscco.
A res luton was introduced which
provided that o. Bishop Hurtt said tho
flfst dollar given the American uui.
yefslty was from n oolored man, the
c1lorod race should always be repre-
tented on the board.
A tetolution was introduced by
Merritt Hutbut, OF the Wilmington
conference, recommending that this
constitution be amended to recognize
tho Deity by inserting the worja
"lrusting IN Odd"
II was referred to the committee Of
the church.
Secretary Monroe read n cnmmuu.
cation from the NJ. II. church regard.
log the federation Of the two bodies. II
recommended n conference Of the
church and missions of Great Britain
and Ireland, OF the United States, Of
Australia ana ith branches, Of Canein
and its branches AMI IT, milestone.
Tho resolutions recommended that u
such conference Was possible aeon.
mittee should be appOinted by all the
various conference, to consist Of three
bishOpe, three ministers and three lay.
men. IL ann9unCed that a committee
had already been appointed by the ~.
| H.. chutch.
Tue movement may result IN a cou-
solicitation Of the two great Methodist
bodies Of this country.
DR.. Broadheck asked leave, Ia behali
| OF the committee on missions, 90 sub
nit tho report out of its order. The rt-
quest was granted.
tho report related to the reception OF
pastors from other Denominations into
the Methodist church. IL was OK
pllined that German w tsleyans desired
10 co-ouefate with the Methodisis Of
the Episcopal WcsloyAns. rhoy
had property worth 100000
which would be brought into the
Methodist church. They would aacri'
nee their lifelong connection with the
Euglish Wesleyan society. The speaker
zskci thu conference 10 take action
that would open tho doors tho Meth
odist church TO the Wesleyan brothers,
and u NJ, the union TO contaminated
next year. The resolution ~ this end
was unaaimlus adopted.
| a resolution was introduced provid.
ing that changes in the ooustltuuon
could be matte without two.thifda vote
VI the conference anu thtte.quartefs Of
tho annual conferences; II was referred
10 = committee.
Senator Harlan introduced tho FOL.
lowing:
"RoIOlved, That the second Testric.
tive rule be 30 changed ~ 10 admit
equal representation by the ministry
anu laity In tho general conference"
The resolution was signed by James
Harlan, CherTis Howe and J. Il. Lot.
ter. IL looked As II the old fight should
ba opened. The resolution Of ex.SBna,
tor Harlan was referred to the commit
tee on lay representation.
DR.. Stevenson OF Kentucky intro.
duced resolution Of sympathy for
Cuba, which was adopted.
Toe conference then adopted Teso.
luton c0ndemnlng the recent enact.
ment Of the Floriua legislature where.
by It was made illegal In that state foT
oolOred children ana white children to
receive instructions al lhe same school.
The convention adjourned for the
week.