New-York tribune., 1896-04-08
JNDORSE THE RAINES LAW
THE NETHODIsTs THINK 1T A GOOD
THING.
4 NOTABLE SERMON BY AN EN"ii'"

>,or,prE SERMON BY AN ENGLISH MiNi'iH"
ACTION TAKEN on AMusEMENTs.
,,.o ,r,rramm. OF the Methodist Episcopai Soh-
ference would lead the reader 10 pe'e,. 49, aaIa-
Conference came TO an end yes'elua'' -. ,h.,
aa,.s were unable to dispose OF all the p 49,.
/ law before them. and 80 1t was occur" ~ :. aa
,h. s.sson tomorrow morning and later ne''
'ne '''s'" os,ordav mornings meeting the attend
. ,,,s unusually large. and good part vi WV
AUDIENCE was made up OF women. az ."e '..,.
/ understanding was that the question u .,,
women 10 the General Conference "o"'' "
No. This was not done. however IA. ,oyo,,o,aI
rho Conference began. as usus! Win " 60.
- ,yb,cb were led by the Rev }. D. s'o'e
NJ, a,,,- ssssion OF the Conference was ca"eu u
rdar AT Q o'clock by Bishop Ninde' the ~ 49,.
officer The Rev. Or. James VI hins va" 49,, ,ho
% gain the fcor, and he made "'o.,o .,a ord
ronference examinations be maze Al ."e ' ,ha
,,ac. ~ the annual session OF the Coh'e'e", ~
p'aee o' Wv v.,,in,,ion the only official one
M Other action Of importance was 'sn,.o,ves
80 ,a,ooL vhen the members settieh the'"'
=, us,en 70 the morning sermon Ihis "a' 's n,.
,,. ,b. Rev DR. W l.. WatkhSon' wv ' ..o
,ar,ol p.legate TO the Geneiai 'o"'' 80. -. T.,
"'"1. ',ia triscopal church. which takes pace ~
r,ovol,,d OHIO next month Dr. "a'N'' 49, "a
u.,erea 10 at first out OF respect INV" ra,rsr,
,,,a, and ther from wonder ana a'ha"e''
Ths preachers tail. slender hgure' r,,.h
h,s feIlows behind the altar. ano ms ''s A. no.er
-. ucr, not at first unnotceap''' '- " -,
aocc" ,,s ARGUMENTS his wonderful comma"'
~ the English language anu "'' =, ,rodern
,h IN. latest developments oi
~ .,o- commanded the ABSORBED a'''"''0 "
,,os pr Watkinson took FOR MS 'eN.
vo,,hev XVI SO. "rhinkest thou '"A' ,,,.a
o ,r,, 10 NJ father. and ne sh''' W. >, al
mo moro than twelve lesions OF a"ss ,,houyb
- 49, =, ,h nover of the Christ he said ,""'' A
.he ,o,,.r was HIS lie chose to mani'eS' i :"
- W ,,,, ,,e sumr,onng OF the powers u "'''''
va, r." ,,ccd us faiih In His Gospel anu u" ',''"'
n1 -. r,wer that He dd exert WIS '''", 49,
sr,i,es I'm the primrose. riots In the 'o'''
.,.n and makes the harvest . -, thanks
=, ,So conclusion Of the sermon Vo'H o' -. ua
., ~ wa,kinson for he sermon waS i ' ,h,
~ rh. committee on Special ReSo'u''o"' ~
nrosen,eA the following report re'e'r'"s ~ '
.raph 80 OF the discipline -,
t-,rs,-Thst ". recognize with ne asspeis iss from
,Iir the peris resulting 10 me and unspecl-
the abuse ~ the amhsrn''hr' SP
fed. In 'hll parHs' "p' mr opln!on the general rue
Second That ~ oSI 70 refrain from taking such
p.'lE"e "'a IN -, be used In the name %. II.
Lori Jeus aGorts r. ,opa f9n'"sh 9Snrch on the quss
,h,n "a, amuserneni ana suggests ne ne Snbteri
most effective way . ernfersnce era hereby memorial
ire. the General conference 70 o,o ~ the Ds-
Inc consti,u,onaify 81 pa'"k'"'"
! cpline , -,
r,,. ....,., mas Trough, about by discussion on
II, -, d,nclng playing games OF 'ha"'"'
/ attending theatres dancing parties OF 49,,
-, ..,,.i. There some dsch~'o'' ""'
a.. r.n,r. vas nnaliy adopted. When th's '''"'''
= it,,s,l ~ the Rev Edwin 'orhei"' "a
xu..h,r lra who has been In the 'hu''" '''
! n,,,.,, years appl.l FOR admission 20 me 'oi'''
,. Ian, IN. matter VAS referred to the commune
on Mlrls'er'rl Quahcations ala,
.rb ,,..rnson eey-io1. which was caleh 10 o''''
=, . =, O'clock was presided over by IN" h'N ~
-. n King a. the Bishop wac busy IN hh-n'"s
/ -. ia, of ministers who ar" TO d" UahS''''r''
,,,- ,.,yer had been Offered by the Rev pr'
/ r,,,.. r,dv. the Committee on Temperance OF
fer.l the following report. which was anop''' WIN
appnuse:
~ are ,lad that the revolt against tne uluor
~, m. has borne expression ~ the pi'S' .hsrai,.
,,r" =, <ec.-york which according 10 thr sche.ap
.,..d.d opnlon ~ both the irieluS alli 'o, y. A.,
mcnsure VIII abolish ne-thlrn o., ' rsorcen.nt of
| the state and render ihofr '"'' wv
! the law against them ,,....
This was followed by report OF the 'o'n""'e
nj, "a. Maintenance Of the sabbath. which called
,,r,h a great deal OF oratory and long resolution
,avorlng the strict Observance OF the iDrds Day
When the resolution had been read and adopted the
,nnllcaiion o, the Rev. Edwin Cornele was granted
The Rev NJ pc Crawford. the RevW. u. Mlckle and
| ,hs Rev g " MIard were chosen reserve dele
yat.s 10 the General Conference. The question or
1laclng a cOlorel preacher on. the bench was again
rcf.rr.l 10 fl brought about by "A report that
was handed IN by the Rev. Dr Dean Ihere were
several oblrcflOns and the report was held over the
Conference voting refer II back "a the committee
for further consideration. At this juncture the con-
ierencr adjourned until tomorrow morning at