The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-12
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Business Transacted in the Meth.
odlst Conference.
THE FREEDMEN'S AID REPORT
From tns Committee Adoptsd-zrsOtionS
10 begin on Thursdny-AP Proposition 70
Reduce Salaries ofail Omssrs Is Referred
10 COmmlttsO-ImPortant Resolutions
Passed "A Proposed con,tltutional
Amendment.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. May 1l.-BIshop
Walden presided this morning at the
opening of the NJ. E.igeneral confer
ence.
A resolution to prevent duplication
OF studies iprthe church schools and
public schools in ts-====s s.s;''-s:.Rs read,
but referred to. the committee on FfSSd-
mans aid. Rev B. F. witherspoon, nj
Southern California, presented y reso-
lutlon declaring that COR and caste
do not enter into C.e conference and
further declaring dat the election Of a
bishop Of African descent should be
Viewed solely In the light Of ability and
without regard to color. It was pre-
scented for adoption, but the conference
referred It to the committee on episco-
pacy.
conference OF nineteen hundred was
presented by Saratoga Springs, New
entertainment. The committee on
FreedmAn's aid made Its firBt report on
n petition from the Delaware confer
ence to change the name to Southern
Education Society. The report was
adopted. DR.. Lanihan moved to re-
consider the vote by which Monday
next was set Us the day for election OF
officers. Thursday was selected and
the elections will begin on Thursday OF
this week. DR.. Walden then introduced
to the conference Rev. DR.. R F. Rust,
Of Cincinnati. who was his colleague in
the managing Of the book concern.
Rev, William H. Wilder, OF Illinois.
presented a resolution which proposed
to reduce the salaries Of all otieeFS,
missionaries and general conference Of
dCerB In view Of the general depression
in business and finances. A protest was
entered, but the resolution was referred
10 the committee on temporal economy.
A resolution In condemnation of mob
violence was referred to the committee
on state of the church. The special or
der Of presentation Of Cleveland pastors
was then taken up.
The conference then Joined in singing
"Blest Be The Tie That Binds" after
which an adjournment was taken until
evening.
At the meeting Of the committee on
episcopacy this afternoon a sub-com.
mlttee reported that It had examined
the law bearing on foreign episcapates
and had reached. the CONCLUSION LnAt
there was nothing to prevent foreign
bishops. The subcommittee reoorn-
mended bishop for Europe.
The committee on itinerary consider
ed the proposed changes in the church
discipline. Two Of the questions asked
Of an aspIrant for ministerial appoints
ment, both before and at the close Of his
probation, are: ..Will you promise to
-nIJstaiti entirely n ON tObacc0?' and
care you in debt?"
The bishops proposed to omit these
questions from the final examination.
and allow the first promises to stand.
There was a long debate over this In
committee. but the recommendation OF
the bishops was finally sustained on the
vote.
The committee on state Of the church
recommended the appointment OF one
evangelist or more than each district
conference for revival work. The days
discussion on the proposition to ask for
the insertion after the word ''posterity"
In the preamble OF the United States
constitution tho words: In God We
Trust" was long and heated and the
question was finally referred to sub.
committee