The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-07


| pected to vote against it. Continuing,
he said that the matter of time of pas
| torate should be left where it now is,
| showing signs of constant betterment
| and he made most eloquent appeal
for the retention of the five year term.
| At the close of his speech prolonged
| applause greeted him lasting some min
| utes The previous question was now
| moved and carried by vote of "a to so,
| but for some reason it was not put, and
| the debate continue Rev. F. Mason
| North spoke in favor of the resolution.
| AT this point Bishop Merrill suggested
| that instead of the resolution being
| sent as memorial to the general con-
| ference petition embodying the same
idea be sent, signed by those in favor
of it as individual members and not ex-
| pressing the opinion of the conference
| His suggestion was, however, not acted
| upon and the movers of the resolution
| seemed determined to get vote on
| it while those opposed seemed equally
| determined that no vote should be talk
| en-. There were repeated attempts to
| lay the matter on the table, but none
| were successful
|
entire original resolutions being sent as
| a memorial to the general conference
only the first clause be adopted and so
sent. This motion was seconded by DR..
| Couch, who spoke in favor of it. DR..
Buckley then rose and said that Mr..
North had uttered what was not COR
rect in regard to his CDR. Buckeyes
writing against and voting against in
| favor of increase of the time limit He
| said that he had never voted on the
subject but once. Here Mr.. North rose
to point of order, which was not sus-
tanned by the chair. DR.. Buckley con-
| tinuing said that Mr.. North's mis-state-
| ment in this matter would cast much
| light on other difficulties which have
arise in human society, this being a
| reference to certain occurrences of not
long ago, which created laugh at Mr..
North's expense.
Mr.. North now thoroughly aroused
| jumped quickly to his feet and pale
and excited demanded recognition from
the chair. He said that this was not
| the first time that a supposed disad-
vantage in which man may be placed
in personal affairs has been used to
turn the laugh upon him in the New
York East conference by a debater who
could not get ahead in any other way.
He also said that he would not take a
like advantage of DR.. Buckley, which he
could If he so desired. After order had
been restored a vote was finally taken
on the previous question and it was
voted that the first part of the resolu-
tion be accepted and sent as memorial
| to the general conference.
| Rev. A. HI. Wyatt then read the re-
| port of the committee on missions,
which recommended the following dis
tribution of money for Swedish mission
| work. New Haven and Ansonia, $500;
Bridgeport, $3.50; Mt. Vernon, $40; Hart
| ford, New Britain, Bethany and Brook
| lyn, $40; Elvin and Arlington, $3.50;
| Dover and Crescent, $100. The follow
| ing officers of the missionary society
| were nominated in the report: Presi-
dent, Rev. DR.. G. S. Chadwick; vice
| president, J. E. Miller; secretary, G.
| Adams; treasurer, S. A. Lowd The re-
port was adopted.
A report of the committee on church
extension was presented by H. o. Judd.
| special committee appointed for the
| purpose reported through its chairman,
| DR.. Buckley, and recommended that all
students of Methodist colleges and theo-
logical seminaries covering the same
e :ound as the conference examinations
be advanced without further examina-
| tion except on certain specific subjects.
The report was adopted. 1t was then
voted that DR.. Rice's paper before men
toned in this article be incorporated in
| full in the minutes.
The anti-dram shop committee re-
ported and recommended that it be con-
tinued another year. G. f. Williams,
chairman of the committee on Episco-
pal funds, reported a deficit for this
year of S1,54S. An adjournment was
then taken until $50 this morning.
The session to-day will be entirely de-
voted to business, and it is expected
that a final adjournment will be taken
| at 1 o'clock this afternoon.
The principal business for to-day will
be the assignment of pastors and the
selection of place for the holding of
| the next conference.
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