The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-05-08

day afternoon conferences were held
by the delegates representing the
various districts at the Methodist
general conference and members of
the credentials committee were Sc
lected. OF the fourteen district con
%ferences, seven declared uncondition-
ally for seating the women delegates
and three others gave one delegate
each to the same cause. This makes a
favor of seating the
Bishop Foster presided this morning
and DR.. E. w. Parker of India opened
the session with scriptural reading.
The presiding officer then alluded to
the confusion and disorder which
characterized yesterdays proceed
ings, suggested that the business be
transacted in an orderly manne and
added that quiet could not be sus-
tanned without the cooperation of the
delegates. He said that delegates
should give their name to the confer
ence before being recognized. He
then gave a lecture on order. Follow
ing this it was voted to hire a SER
geant-at-arms to preserve order in the
rear.
A committee of seven on rules was
appointed and then DR.. Nicely moved
an appointment of a committee Of
eighteen on constitution, fifteen to be
by districts and three at large. This
is one of the greatest questions which
will come before the conference and
caused a decided furry. Amendments
were offered, the first for the COM
mittee to consist of two members from
each district conference of the general
conference and another by Mr.. Bent
ley of Missouri that the committee
consist of nine, to be appointed by the
bishops. This vas violently opposed
by L.. M. Shaw of Des Moines. A great
deal OF confusion prevailed until
finally DR.. Payne of New York moved
to lay the motion for a committee of
nine on the table and it was promptly
done. DR.. Teter shut off debate by
moving the previous question and the
motion was carried.
Chaplain c.. C. McCabe read a tele-
gram stating that DR.. John M. Reed
was at tie point of death. The con-
ference ordered a telegram of sympa-
thy sent to Mrs. Reed.
DIR. Leroy M. Belt of Ohio moved the
appointment of a committee of laymen
and clergymen from each district and
three at large, to consider the feast
bility of simplifying the benevolences,
there being nine collections per year
at present. DR.. Smith moved that all
papers and resolutions on this subject
be referred to the regular committee
on temporal economy. DIR. Belt would
not permit this. and DR.. Smiths mo-
ton was laid on the table. Mr.. Hynett
wanted to add one clergyman and one
laylnan from each society to the COM
mittee. DIR. Buckley opposed this and
made a humorous address. DR.. Hy-
nett's amendment was laid on the
table and DR.. Belts motion was car
ried. All information on this subject
was ordered referred to this commit
tee.
DIR. C. H. Payne of New York offered
a resolution authorizing the appoint
ment of a committee of five on frater-
nal delegates. 1t was adopted.
At half past ten o'clock Bishop
Warren of Denver commenced the
reading Of the episcopal address. 1t
was very long and was in the nature
CT report on behalf of the board of
bishops to the conference. 1t en-
bodied an exhaustive review of the
work of the conference during the
past four years with reports concern
ing the missionary work, Sunday
school, church extension, Freedmen's
Aid bureau work and discipline.
At the conclusion of the address the
convention adjourned.