The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-21
NgTKopIgr coNFERENoE.
Three Book gents IlUUtsd-No Change Ia
Prohibited AmusnmrntE.

and one second to be made
The first ballot for book agent In the
western book concern at Cincinnati was
announced. The whole number OF votes
cast was 400, OF these Louis Curtis re-
ceIved S0l. thus re.eleCtlnE him. A Sec
uHd ballot ,Was ordered to elect the Sec
ond agent,
The second ballot for junior agent at
New York was announced with no
choice and third ballot was ordered.
Resolutions dcnounclns as disgrace
tul the sale Of intoxicating liquor In the
capitol at Washington, and commendlnG
the bill reported by the house commit
tee prohibiting Il, were adopted. The
resolutions closed with q strong appeal
10 both the senate and house to pass tho
bill. The third ballot for New York
agent resulted In no election. The
fourth ballot was taken. The commit
leo on state OF the church reported IN
favor Of no change In the rule prohibits
Ing tho use or encouragement OF liquor.
dancing, games 0f chance, theatre go
Ing. cIrcuses and horse races. The re
commentator that there be no change,
was greeted with applause, At once o
half dozen delegates were on their feet.
but DR.. Levi Masters, OF Mich, was
recognized, He did not object 10 the re-
strictInn. but thought the list should be
revised II II was to remain. He thought
IL the restrictions were to stand, why
not add foot ball. billiards. etc, The
law Is a dead letter, and he moved to
strike It out
Al this point the second ballot on the
Ciac!nnnti book concern was an
nounced, but there was no choice, and
the third ballot was taken.
The discussion on the proposed change
OF the rule prohibiting certain amuse-
nents was then resumed.
DR.. ]. b. Graw. Of New Jersey, Vlo-
Iently opposed any change. Further de-
bate was closed by moving the previous
question.
mains the same by an overwhelming
majority, Only about forty voted in
favor OF striking out the restrictions.
The fourth ballot on agent for New
York was announced. In Nil 900 votes
were cast, making 2SS necessary 70 q
choice. OF these DR.. MRnls received SSS,
thus electinR him and making the New
York agents DR. EaEton and DR.. Mans
ON the third ballot for second agent at
the western concern In Cincinnati, there
was no choice, n.
After deciding to change the turtsdtc-
tinn over the San Francisco depository
from the New York 10 the Cincinnati
book concerns, nominations for mission
Rry secretaries were called for. tnTee
are to BE- elected. Before nominations
were begun. the report OF the fourth
bSffot an the CInc!nnatl book concern
was taken, In all 6l0 votes were cast,
making 256 necessary to choice. DR..
IT g. Jennings received Af votes, thus
eIectInE him and making the Cincinnati
agents Louis Curtis and II. q. Jennings.
The ballots for missionary secretaries
v,erp then taken without election and
the conference adjourned.
Tho committee on state OF the ehurch
decfied 70 take up on tTidRy ~ 2 pFoilo-
alton 10 form n ktnd 0t kUpTeHiN court
which win have Anal authority In 9ll
ea3rs oE the dlHmlsBal OF lnymcn, Tn"
p!an IL 10 tive u body OF twelve laA
Tsn. tltH4 OF whom N'al net M . enln!
az inquiry, 10 Whlcn all appeals eHai
- made Tie CnmmlN;He again h",N
nm the resolution asking for the tHser"
tjon ~ the nsrSe OF the Betty IN tho
United States constitution, and voted
It down. ,,,
The committee on temperance decided
to present TO the conference strong
resolution against the use OF tobacco.
They will advise that tho discipline be
chSHged 10 include all persons who hold
Iicenses for the sale Of liquor in tho
section prohibiting members certain
forms of Amusement and kinds OF buRl-
ness This is Intended TO strike drug.
gIsts. The conference will be requested
10 order an annual collection for tenn
pcrnnce purposes, one" fourth TO 30 10
the standing committee on temperance,
one fourth to the annual e0neteneeH,
and one-half to the quarterly confer
ences.
on It's report on episcopal residences.
The ptaces remain unchanged with two
exceptions. The bishop who has here
tofoFe gone 10 New Orleans may go
10 Fort Worth, Texas, II he secs Mt.
An episcopal residence was taken from
OmRha and given to Portland, Oregon.
THE reason "a that there II n bishop at
Topeka, Kansas, near by. There was q
tiE iight agnInBt thlA change in the
committee, and there will be a greater
one in tho conference. An effort was
made 10 place tho St Louis episcopal
residence In some other city, but II
failed.
committee on ittneTacy recommend
that o bishop must make an 2ppoInt'
ment asked for by thFec-fourthS OF the
presiding elders. II was accepted with
the mobilization recommending the
bishops 10 grant such requests. Tho
committee discussed the proposition 70
allow trial preachers TO perform tho
marriage ceremony, and Will probably
report faVoTnblY upon 1t.
Bishop Foster said that since his re-
tIrement ha had been flooded with tele.
grams and letters Of sympathy, In
which the action Of the conference was
characterized as nn outrage and nH
cruel and brutal. In ROmc OF them tho
word Humiliation" occurred. He said
he had been ftfty-nIRe years MINIS.
ter OF the Methodist church, He had
never consciously done anything Tor
which he should be humillntCd, nor had
any brother In the ministry or lRity
done anything which hamllIRted him.
He snId the writer's OF the letters OF
sympathy did not understand tho econ.
omy Of The church, which provided that
tho time must como In every mans lire
when he must be NupcrnnnuHted. That
was whnt had happened TO him. He be-
lIcyed the hGnrlR Of tho delegates were
AiIcctIonatcly disposed TO him, and that
their action was for the best. He would
80 into retirement with the kindiioSt
and most loving rcmcmbranccS ana
without feeling of resentment. AS
Bishop Foster concluded, Bishop Bow
mHn nToBS and said: "All that ! dcSlro
to say IN Amen"
0crmau Catholics Elect OGlOsFs.