The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-12
COLOR NOT CONSIDERED.
The Methodist General Conference Agnin
on Record on the Race Question No
Caste, No Color Recognized.

ON Record on the Race OGcstion-So
Caste. No Color Recognized.
Cleveland. Ohio. May 1.-THE Meth
odist general conference put itself on
record again on the race question this
morning by adopting resolution intro
duced by the Rev. DR.. II. a. Monroe. of
Delaware. endorsing the treatment that
Cleveland hotels have accorded to all
the delegates. regardless of color and
dema nGing that wherever it is decided
to hold the conference in the future q
guarantee he obtained of equal treat
lnent.
resolution was referred announce
ing that the Methodist church recOg-
nized no color or caste and stating that
If the conference elected a negro bishop
it was not to be considered class leg
islation.
Chairman y. II. Moore, Of the South
,rn Educational and Freedman's Aid
committee reported a resolution stating
that ii was the sense of the conference
that the name Of the society be not
changed. After considerable debate
the report was adopted.
The committee on fraternal union of
the Methodist church which was ap-
pointed four years ago, was requested
to report at once. The fact that the
ed yet has almost brought the confer
ence to a stop. There wds no business
to be transacted and a recess was taken.
During the recess the Rev. Dr.. j. Il.
Graw. of New Jersey, and Rev. DR..
Lanahan, of Baltimore. hatched up a
scheme to have the elections occur this
week. Accordingly DR.. Graw moved to
reconsider the vote of last week by
which May Is was fixed as election day.
The Rev. Buckley, of New York, said
that he thought that next Sunday
would be better spent by the delegates
if the elections were held this week.
He held that the delegates would cleo
tioneer on Sunday if the elections We're
held on Monday. 1t was decided to
commence the elections on Thursday.
n resolution was introduced deplor-
| ing the financial condition of the coun-
try and asking that salaries of officers
connected with the benevOlence society
be reduced.
Robert Miller. of Pittsburg, said that
he hoped the greet Methodist church
would not 70 on record as a calamity
howler. He was sure that the country
was Drospering and that it would con-
tinue to do 50.
y resolution deploring mob violence
was offered and referred to the commit
tee on state of the church The all
absorbing topic after the conference ad-
! journed was the four new bishoprics.
which ii Is proposed to erect. DR.. Buck
( ley. of New York. has announced that
| he has decided not to allow his name
to be presented to conference as a can
didate for Il hishOpric.
Earl Cranston, of the Western Book
concern, has considerable strength.
( CHAPLAIN e. G. McCabe Is another. DOS
sibility. who has developed considerable
/ strength within the last forty eight
hours. In regard to Dr.. j. W..Bowen.
the colored candidate the situation. is
/ still UNCHANGED and probably will re-
main so.
Among the dark horses favorably
mentioned are Dr.. John w. Hamilton
of New England. secretary of the Freed
mans Aid society. and Dr.. II. j. Jack
son, of Chicago. Neither is an avOwed
! candidate for the office.