The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-05-23
METHODISTS' WORK.
Doings Of the General Confer
enCe at Cleveland.
EPISCOPAL RESIDENCES DECIDED
1t Was Decided After Much Discussion
That the bishops Should Select Their
Places of Residence in the Order of Semi
ority-Changes Recommended by the
Various Committees.

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ority-Changes Recommended by the
Various Committees.
CLEVELAND, May 23.-Bishop An.
drews, the senior bishop of the Metho.
dist church, presided at yesterdays ses-
sion Of the general conference. Port
land, Or, 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 order of SEMI
GRITTY.
Bishop Goodsell was granted leave
of absence in order to go to Europe on a
tour of inspection. He will look after
the consolidation of the two churches in
Germany.
a memorial of 80 different nations
and rulers on the subject of arbitration
was adopted When the election of DR..
Buckley as editor of The Christian Adj
vocate was announced the delegates and
galleries gave him an ovation. 1t was
fully five minutes before the house
could be quoted.
DIR. @. w. Smith of Pittsburg, DR..
Levi Gilbert of the First church, Cleve.
land, and Rev. DR.. Muller, presiding
elder of north Ohio conference, were
placed in nomination for editor of the
Pittsburg Advocate. The last two
named represented two different fac
tons in local church circles, and are not
on very good terms personally. DR..
Muller withdrew.
@. w. Smith was elected on the first
ballot. The vote: G. w. Smith, 376;
Rev. DR.. Gilbert, &c.
The following officers were elected
Secretary of the Sunday School Union
and Tract society, Merritt Hulburd OF
Wilmington; secretary Of the board of
education, Charles II. Payne of Gin
cinnati; editor of The Methodist Re-
view, w. V. Kelly of New York; editor
of The Christian Advocate, Rev. DIR. j.
NJ. Buckley of New York; editor OF The
Western Christian Advocate, David h.
Moore of Cincinnati; editor OF The
Northwestern Christian Advocate, Ar
thur Edwards of Chicago; editor of The
Central Christian Advocate, Jesse bow
man Young of st. Louis; editor of the
Pittsburg Christian Advocate, Q. w.
Smith: editor of The North Christian
Advocate, j. o. G. Sawyer of Syracuse;
editor of the California Christian Adyo-
cate, w. S. Matthews of San Francisco;
editor of The Apologist, DR.. a. j. Mast
of Cincinnati.
The committee on episcopacy held an
important meeting last night. The re-
quest that missionary bishop be elect
ed for the colored people Of America
and Africa was temporarily tabled. The
proposition to cut India into two con-
ferences was tabled, but another mis-
sionary bishop to assist Bishop Thoburn
in India was recommended. A mission
arv bishop was also recommended for
South America. The committee de-
cided to report the on-etfectlyeness OF
Bishop TAYLOR of Africa, for, who is rs
years old, he recommended that Ia mis-
sionary bishop be elected to take his
Mace The retirement of Bishop Taylor
was considered when the cases OF
Bishop Bowman and Bishop Foster was
considered, but action was deferred ow-
ing TO the unfinished condition OF tinan-
cial affairs under his management.
Rev. A. G. Bowdish of Springfield, l..
T. nreferred formal complaint against
Bishops Fowler and Fitzgerald before
the committee on episcopacy yesterday.
He claims that in 1894 Bishop Fowler,
nresiding over the New York confer
ence. transferred him, without his
knowledge or consent, from New YORK
TO the New England conference. lie
saws he went to the New England con-
ference. then in session, and that Blsh-
on FITZGERALD declined to receive INN
on the ground that he already had
more ministers than he could use. MI
Rowdish went back to New York, but
the conference was ended and he was
left without occupation. He asks FOL
S2S5 for house rent and furniture.
Bishop Fowler says Mr.. Bowdlsh
wanted to go to Boston and that ne sup
posed he had q call from church there
The case was referred to suDconnit
tee. The mmittee then TOOK up the
recommendation OF the bishops tnat Nc
more missionary bishops be appointed
for the reason that Bishop Goodsell III
tends to spend the next two years III
Europe and Bishop Joyce the next t"'
years III Japan. ,,;.
tee on itineracy on the proposition Vii"'
the bishops be directed not 10 aPPoii
at annual conference officers addicted
~ +he use of tobacco. The vote stooC
81 aves and % nays. The fight Ill the
~,anoral conference on this matter vii
he even more lively. The proposltlol
that bishops be guided i'll appointment
Of cf' ministers by the wishes of the ma
iority of presiding elders was very
1uickly killed.
The Epworth League committee took
mn and is still considering the PROPOSE
ton that board of consisting, OF 10 mel e
selected at large and three bishops o. D
Chosen by the general conference e
have entire national control OF TN
league. 90 tho cburcb
after much discussion. decided not u
taSe action on petition requesting ina
section 80 be stricken out OF the alsciP
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Messages of scripture which recommend