The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-23
BALLorING IN THE CONFERENCES.
The MethOdists Elect officers and
Editors.

Cleveland. o., May 22.-Bishop Andrews.
the senior bishop of the Methodist church.
presided at this mornings session of the
general conference.
Portland. Ore, was selected as the place
for the last of the Episcopal residences.
1t was decided, after much discussion,
that the bishops should select their places
of residence In the orde g1f seniority.
Bishop Goodsell was granted leave of
| absence In order to 80 to Europe on a tour
of inspection. He will look after the con-
| solidation Of the two churches in Ger
many.
A memorial to 80 different nations and
rulers on the subject of arbitration was
adopted When the election of DR.. Buck
ley as editor Of the Christian Advocate
was announced, the delegates and the
galleries gave him an ovation 1t was full
~ tVe, minutes before the house could be
quieted.
DR.. c. w. Smith of Plttsburg. DR.. Levi
Gilbert Of the First church at Cleveland
and Rev. Dr. Muller, presiding elder of the
North Ohio conference, were placed In
nomination for editor Of the Pittsburg Ad-
Vocate.
The last two named represented two diff
ferent factions in local church circles and
are are not on very good terms personally. DR..
c. w. Smith was elcted on the first bal
lot. The vote stood; c. w. Smith, 376;
Rev. DR.. Gilbert, 66.
The following officers were elected
Secretary Of the Sunday School Union
and Tract Society-Merritt Hurlburd Of
Wilmington.
Secretary of the Board of Education
Charles Fl. Payne of Cincinnati.
Editor Of the Methodist Review-W. V.
Kelley of New York.
Editor of the Christian Advocate--Rev.
DR.. J. M. Buckley Of New York.
Editor of the Western Christian AdVo-
cate-David II. Moore of Cincinnati.
Editor of the Northwestern Christian
Advocate-Arthur Edwards Of Chicago.
Editor of the Central Christian Advo-
cate-J esse Bowman Young Of st. Louis
Editor of the Pittsburg Christian Advo-
cate-C w. Smith.
Editor Of the Northern Christian Advo-
cate-J. +. c. Sawyer of Syracuse.
Editor Of the California Christian AdVo-
cate-W. S. Matthews of San Francisco.
Editor of the Apologtst-Dr. A. J. Mast
of Cincinnati
The amendment question will not come
up in the Methodist general conference
The committee on judiciary has adopted a
report declaring the section of the disci-
pline relating to amusements unconsti-
tutional. A minority report win be pre-
sented.
Plans will be submitted to the conference
for establishing an insurance society un-
der the auspices of the church. The idea
| is that the board of bishops shall appoint
five Of their own number and one member
Of the church from each general confer
ence district, making nineteen persons in
all, they to constitute the board of direc-
tors of the insurance society. Under the
plan proposed by the committee each con-
gregation insures its property for three
years and pays the same premium as
though the insurance was given by one
Of the standard companies, but only
third OF the premium for the entire period
is paid in cash. Notes are to be given for
the other tWO-thirds of the premium, and
at the annual meeting of the board Of di-
rectOrs, when the dividend is struck, each
shall be credited on the notes given By
such congregation.