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form oHm,fement into which
foapnpt fafthf fLord Jesus Christ.
IVanH ni'ai9rlly8 ito committee holds
A. thh RrapAd Bow rule, in aiming
spFd f'lay}u&e sicing, theatre going
Ad the sillp of #uor by druggists both
:, s4tllls b and Ees from this general
asyk,tlf a. MOI the members said
Under thi4ile ! may not go to the
theatso foyb that grand play The
3 t91a Aiion'e9ad. but may go to
foH 'lgnts9 There will be a minority
tAe e# ch extension committee de-
Ifaetipa sk the conference to instruct
the bps to appoint four of their
owQ n ber and one man from each OF
Il tna ienernl Conference districts TO
81 of directors for the proposed
Y ince company for the care of
bh property.
eveland, o., May 90. "A struggle
~ the location OF an episcopal resi-
bee in the Northwest marked the
,ening OF tho Methodist Episcopal
ieneral Conference to-day. The loca-
$tion as recommended by the committee
was Portland, Ore The friends of
foreign residence desired to substitute
lsShanghai, while Tacoma was also
named. After much discussion Port
lana was named. This completed the
list.
For secretary Of the Sunday school
and Tract Society but one ballot was
required. DR.. Hurlburt received 276
out Of 413 votes cast. thus re-electing
him.
But one ballot was necessary to elect
secretary OF the Board OF Education.
DR.. Payne received all the votes, 367 in
number.
The election of editor of the Metbo-
| dist Review was brief DIR. w. W
Kelly was reelected on the frat ballot.
The remarkable popularity Of Dr. j.
M. Buckley was shown when nomina.
| tions for editor of the Christian Advo-
cate wera called fors The only name
| presented was that ofEJr. Buckley, the
present editor. Three attempts to sus-
| pond the rules and nominate by accla-
nation failed by reason of DIR. Buck
| ley's protest against such action. 1t
| was announced that DIR. Buckley had
received Ala out of the $40 votes cast.
| The applause was deafening.
| Cleveland, o. May 2.-The commit
tee on episcopacy tonight decided To
report the non effectiveness of Bishop
Taylor of Africa, who is rs years old,
| and recommend that missionary
bishop be elected to take his place.
Ex-Gov. Mansur of Vermont, to day,
presented the report OF the committee
| on arbitration. Ii WAS 10 the form oi
memorial to the President OF the
| United States. 1t set forth the ad-
vantages of peace over war, and says
that 1t will be q happy day for the
world when all international disputes
| find peaceful solutions. The committee
make no suggestions, but left that to
the superior intelligence and wisdom
in the matters OF State policy. This
was unanimously adopted, and copies
will be sent to the heads OF 80 govern
monts of the world.
There was a hot debate in the com
mittee on itinerancy on the proposition
/ that the bishops be- directed not to ap.
| point ut annual conference officers adl
| dicted to The use of tobacco. The vote
stood "a ayes and % noes. The debate
in the General Conference on this mat
| tor will be even moro lively. Tho prop
,tion that bishops be guided in ap
pointment of ministers by the wishel
OF the majority of presiding elders wal
very quickly killed.
The committee on state of tht
| church, after much discussion, decided
not to take action on petition re-
questing that section 30 be stricken ou
Of the Discipline. This section relaie
to certain passages of scripture which
recommend that women do not wea
precious stones and fine apparel.
Cleveland, o., May 81. Tho Method
ist Episcopal General Conference open
cd to-day with Bishop Foss in thl
chair. Bishop elect McCabe led in tn,
morning hymn.
The first business was limiting tn,
speeches Of delegates to five minute
and those of the chairmen of com
mittees to 10 minutes. Bishop Fos
had difficulty in receiving perlia
mentary courtesy, but he welded tn
gavel with determination and main
tanned order.
A suspension of rules, to allow th
committee on boundaries to make
special report, was granted.
The order Of business of the day. tn
election of missionary bishop to Africa
was called for. An effort was made t
open the old fight by moving that tn
vote by which it was decided to elect
missionary bishop be reconsidered
The motion was promptly tabled, a
was also another motion to postpon
the election of missionary bishop unit
the committee ON judiciary had re
ported on some legal points 1t wa
decided to elect by ballot withou
nomination and that two third ma
jority was necessary to elect. The firs
ballot was then taken.
Cleveland, O., May %. pr. ]. c
Hartzell of louisiana was to-day eleete
by the Methodist Episcopal Generf
Conference to be missionary bishop
succeed William Taylor, retired. Dl
M. @. B. Mason, colored, of Georgia
was elected corresponding secretar
of tho Freedman's Aid and Souther
Education Society.
coLoREp WOMEN DELEGATES.
Wilmington. N. c., May 2l.-In th
General Conference of tho AFRICA
Methodist Episcopal Church to-da
! the question of admitting women q
members of general and annual cor
ferences WAS lost.
METHODIST PRoTEsrANTs.
Kansas City, Mo-, MAY 2l.-Th
Methodist Protestant General Confer
once, to day, decided to strike out th
word ''oatholie" from the creed an
substitute some other word.
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