Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-12
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VARIOUS METHODIST TOPICS.
Matters Introduced and Referred to
Committees.

Committees.
Bishop Walden presided yesterday at the
NJ. e. general conference in Cleveland.
The first business Of the day was the in
PRODUCTION Of a resolution which provided
| that all future sessions of the conference
| be held in church buildings. If possible, and
| that the committee on entertainment for
| 1896 be instructed. 1t was promptly
laid on the table
Another resolution provided that the del
eGates being appreciative of the manner in
which they had been and are being enter
tained In this city, that all cities making
| a bid for the conference should have 1t fol-
| lowed with guarantee Of as coed treat
| ment and under the same system and
method. 1t was adopted.
resolution to prevent a duplication Of
studies in the church schools and public
schools in the south. was read, but referred
| to the Freedman's Aid Society.
Rev. Wittierspoon of southern California
presented a resolution declaring that color
and caste do not enter into the conference,
and further declaring that a bishop Of
African descent shall be viewed solely in
the light Of ability and without regard to
color. 1t was presented for adoption, but
the conference referred 1t to the commit
tee on episcopacy.
| ence OF 1900 was presented by Saratoga
| Springs, n. Y, and was referred to the
committee on entertainment.
The committee on freedmans aid made
| its first report on petition from the Della
| ware conference to change the nama to
Southern Educational Society. The upper
| Mississippi conference protested against
this. The report of the committee was in
FAVOR OF retaining the name as ii is now
The question was debated at some length,
and various motions were made to refer or
postpone, but all We're defeated and The re-
port was adopted
by In
by which Monday next was set as the day
Tor election Of officers. In making his mo-
ton. DR.. Lanahan said the reasons were
manifest why an easier action would be de-
Strable, and that more business can be
transacted. A general smile was the result
of this statement.
DR.. Lanahan's motion was carried almost
unanimously. Tuesday, Wednesday and
most humorous argument in favor of
Thur sday. He referred to the Sabbath, and
humorously portrayed the temptations to
break the Sabbath, not by candidates, but
| by their ardent friends, and begged that
Thursday be substituted.
This date was selected, and the elections
viii 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. VIM. H. Wilder of Illinois presented
| resolution which proposed to reduce the
| salaries of all officers, missionaries and
| general conference officers, in view of the
general depression in business and finances.
protest was entered, but the resolution
| was referred to the committee on temporal
| economy.
resolution in condemnation of mob y,o-
| lence was referred to the COMMITTEES On
| state OF the church. The special order 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.