The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-24
ADJOURNS SINE DIE
Conference Methodist Epis-
copaI Church South.
A LONG SESSION
FINED SALARIES OF EDITOR
AND AGENTS.
DR. HosS' STATEMENTS CAUSED A RAISE
Minor Changes in The Form Causes Quite a
Discussion. Sam Jones Moved to
Hang all Local Preachers
Under Suspicion.

Baltimore. Nd. May 23.-After nine
teen days of deliberation, the thirteenth
ouadrennial general conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal church, South, adj
iourned at a late hour tonight. Three
sessions were held during the day IN
order to clear the calendar of the more
important business.
Bishops Gambler, Morrison and Fitz-
gerald presided at to-day's sessions.
The somewhat delicate question
Of salaries was the chief IN
tprest mt the Methodist Episco-
nal General Conference, South.
This morning. The publishing interests
committee recommended that those edl-
TORS and agents connected with the pub
fishing house receive Il salary of S3.O00
instead of s., 800 hitherto paid them.
The conference voted to keep the salar-
los nj s.. 500 and then DIR. Hoss, editor
Of the Christian Advocate, made state
ment saving that he had TO work be-
tween 10 j. M and 3 p. m. at matters
other than his paper in order to supple
ment the salary the church was paying
him. DR.. ]. J. Tigert. secretary of the
conference. made Il similar statement.
1t was then decided to reconsider and
the salaries were placed Mt $1,000.
The conference had long discussion
over minor changes in the form and
method of trial for local preachers az
eused Of immortality. In the midst Of
motions to table, substitutes etc. Rev.
Sam. Jones. advanced to the platform
and offered n substitute.
Mr.. President" said he las local
preacher / have a substitute to offer in
this matter. ! move to hang all the To-
cal preachers under suspicion.
Bishop Gambler (pounding his gavel vi
gorously) Brother Jones is out of order.
Ii was voted that the next general
conference on the first Wednesday in
May. 1902 The place will be selected
by a committee in 4 couple of years.
The committee Of entertainment for
fhe next conference was appointed as fol-
lows: Rev. A. G. Brown, Of Virginia;
Rev r. NJ. Finnie, Of Missouri: II. T..
McCord. of Georgia. Il. NJ. Bnrgher, Of
Texas. Robert Magruder Of Baltimore.
The lively discussion on the sub
iect of evangelists which was held on
Sunday, had an echo this morning when
Rev. Julius +. Wright, Of Harr0dsburg
Ky. and few others entered n protest
to the action of the conference in decid-
ing that evangelists could not hold meet
ings in charges without the consent Of
pastors.
The protest was received and Rev. DR.
Denny. Rev. Il. Il. Hoss. and Rev w.
l.. helms were appointed to reply to it.
j. s. ID. Hamilton. of Nashville. Tenn.
was elected treasurer of the Board Of
Missions. and w. r. Manner. of the
same city, was chosen a membe- of the
Board.
A resolution appropriating $4,000, or
as much thereof as may be necessary, for
the establishment Of publishing house
in Shanghai, China, was adopted after
considerable debate under the fiye-ninlue
rule.
A gold watch and a silver tea SER
vice were given former Bishop Keener
by members Of the conference as tokens
Of their love and esteem.
Much time was devoted to the discus
sion Of projects for the support of con-
nectional universities and colleges. In
referring to universities not connected
with the church, DIR. ID. G. Kelley scored
Harvard. Yale. Cornell and Princeton.
A proposition to raise $150,000 for Van
derbilt college in 1900, was finally agreed
to. The conference ut midnight adj
iourned sine die.