The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-02
Must Not Get So Warm and
Excited
AS AT THE SESSION
Yesterday-Rev. John Lanahan
Before the Conference.
Many Matters of Importance
Crowd for Hearing.

Cleveland, May At was Bishop
Fosters turn to preside this morning
at the general NJ. E. conference. He
called the delegates to order and Or.
E. w. Parker of India opened the ses-
sion with scriptural reading. The pre-
siding officer was forced to auude to
the confusion and disorder which char
acterized yesterdays proceedings and
suggested that the business be trans
acted in an orderly manner and added
that quiet could not be sustained with
out the cooperation OF the delegates
He said delegates should give their
names to the conference before beng
recognized. Bishop Foster then gave
a. lecture on order and it was evident
that he did not desire q. repetition of
yesterdays disorder
DR.. Walsh of Kentucky introduced a
resolution for the appointment of a ser
geant-at-a t-arns to maintain order in the
rear of the auditorium. The resolu-
ton was amended to have the confer
ence bear the expense and was agreed
Rev. John Lanahan of Baltimore,
author Of the book The Frauds of the
| Methodist Book Concern is here and
may ask the conference for personal
/ vindication. He claims that twenty
| five years ago he discovered extensive
/ fraudulent transactions in the book
] concern ana brought out cOrrecuOn
] of the evils; that a strong effort was
made by men high in authority in the
church to keep the affair secret and
! that because he would not consent to
this he was prosecuted and even ex-
I PEELED from the chruch, though finally
! reinstated.
In the afternoon district conferences
/ were held and members of the commit
tee of thirty-one were appointed OF
] the fourteen district conferences, seven
/ declared uncOnditiOnally for seating the
/ women delegates and two others gave
| one delegate to the same cause. This
\ makes vote of IL to IL in committee in
/ favor OF seating the women. The com
] chosen T0TIOTV~iner-
| Rev. j. w. Hamilton of Boston, L. NJ.
Shaw of DenisOn, Ia; Rev. DR. J. Il.
Chafee of Minnesota, w. F. T. Bush
| nell of Aberdeen, S D., Rev Dr. VIII
liam Cannon of Colorado, i. M. Jones
! of Nebrask, J. w Stewart of Kansas,
r. J. Langston Of St Louis, DR.. d. c..
/ Townsend of Texas, Rev. DR.. w. A.
/ Knight of California and Judge John
| +. Caples of Portland, Ore.
Mr.. p H Swift of Chicago desired
that a committee on EpWOrth league be
/ appointed, to consist of one member
from each annual conference. 1t was
passed against opposition. A commit
/ tee of seven on rules was appointed
Then DR.. Neely moved an appointm snt
of a committee of eighteen on legisla-
/ ton, fifteen to be by districts and three
! at large This is one of the greatest
! questions which will come before the
| conference, and the brOaching of the
question caused decided furry.
/ Amendments were offered.
The first was for the committee to
consist OF two members from each dis
trict conference of the general confer
ence. Mr.. Bentley of Missouri moved
1 that the committee consist of nine to
be appointed by the bishops. This was
violently opposed by L. NJ Shaw of
| Des MOines.
a great deal of confusion prevailed
until finally DR.. Payne of New York
moved to lay the motion for a com
mittee of nine on the table and it was
DR.. Teter shut off debate by moving
the previous question and the motion
was carried.
DIR. LEROY M. Belt of Ohio drought a
measure of the laymen on the floor. AS
the church stands at present nine sep
/ aTate collections are taken up each year
for the benefit of certain benevolences.
These are too frequent. think the lay
men Dr. Belt moved the appointment
| of a committee of laymen and clergy
/ men from each district and three at
/ large to consider the feasibility of
/ simplifying the benevOlences. DR. Smith
moved that all papers and resolutions
on this subject be referred to the regu-
lar committee on temporal economy.
DR.. Belt would not permit this and DR..
Smiths motion was laid on the table.
The first sl1irmish was won by the
l laymen. Mr.. Hynett wanted to add
one clergyman and one layman from
each society to the committee.
/ Dr.. Buckley opposed this and made
a humorous and vigorous address Mr.
Hynett's amendment was laid on the
table and DR. Belts motion was car
ried-
!
ordered referred to this committee.
DR.. Homer Eaton of Troy. N. Y, pre-
sented a resolution providing for the
appointment of a committee Of five on
memoirs on officers who have died in
the past four years, and DR.. G. H.
PAYNE of New York offered one author
izing the appointment of a committee
of five on fraternal delegates. Both res
olutiOns were adopted.
At 1920 o'clock Bishop Warren of
Denver commenced the reading Of the
Episcopal address 1t was ten thous-
and words in length and was in the
nature of a report on behalf of the
board of bishops to the conference. 1t
embodied an exhaustive review of the
work OF the conference during the past
/ four years.
the missionary work, Sunday school,
{ ! church extension, freedmen's aid bu-
P reau work and on the subject Of dis
/ cipline, and concludes as follows:
THE world viii come to see this when
/ human thoughts grow large enough.
70 Adherence of sin win be measured by
? the cost of redemption therefrOn-
S Men will become great as they are
/ holy, gOdlike as they labor for the most
, men and for more than worldwide in
terests. Then shall national diploma
cies not pertain merely to little islands
but to universal brotherhood
We shall cease to regard the gOspe
] / of Christ as a theory, system of doc
o trine, a pardon once a bestowal of joy
S a means Of getting to heaven, and re-
r gard it as Paul did, as a pOwer-a
- power Of self and work for others unto
/ salvation, present and eternal Then
% shall the church, redeemed. not by cor
e ruptible things, as silver and gold, but
by the precious blood of Christ, 90 joy