The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-14
METHODIST CONFERENCE
The Sosthcra Church Was Opposed
to q Reunion.
rRATERNAL AFFECTION PREVAILED
nut Matters or poitty IN several
Fundamental Prcb,cms pre-
vented Hopcd-tcr linton.
RATERSAL AFFECTION PREVAILED
.ohlv in Atlanta Constitution.

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ranic union. as wide apart as ever; with
every relation marked by fraternal affcc-
tionthat is TO be the attitude OF the two
great bodies OF Mcthcdists of the country
las tho result OF the conference which has
| lust concluded It's labors III this city,
! No formal announcement OF the conclr-
sions reached by the committees represents
ins respectively the Methodist Episcopal
church ana the Methodist Episcopal church,
Washington for several days, has been
| made and none Will u be made for
several days. These bodies are ruro-
| ~ advisory and the conclusions thcy
| have reached must be submitted 10 the gem
esal conference OF the two churches for Mtr
| ification. The committees met In exeeu-
! tive session with closed doors and decided
to give out nothing official as TO them tsnd-
tngs, Bishop CRANBERRY, representing the
\ Southern church. mud Rey. Dir. Cooke, reps
rcsenting the Northern church, have been
| appointed to draft II statement OF thn result
OF their findings for submission to the geu-
| orai conferences. aud that statement has
| not vet been completed,
| However the attitude Of the churches
| one with the other is pretty clearly out
| liucd above, On minor, though important,
| details of thcir work tho two bodies are
getting gradually together; on what ANAL
! eamationlsts have termed the main ques-
| ton they are as FAR apart ms ever and IN
| the very nature Of things this viii continue
| 10 be FOR some limo, IL not all time. or UNI
iii that happy period when there Is an
0malgamntlon Of ell Protestant churches.
ORGANIC UNION NOT DISCUSSED.
The question OF organic union of the two
churches has not been discussed by the
committees which have just finished their
sitting here. fcur topics have consumed
the time OF the visiting clergy and layfnen;
union in mission work, uniform bylanai.
uniform form of service for all Methodist
churches aud GO operation in support OF
the Methodist university and in Epworth
league work.
he representatives OF the North and OF
the South have been pretty we'll together
ON ali these propositions. The most im-
uortant result Of the meeting has boon an
agreement that neither church shall enter
field In which the other has become es-
tablished. This means a practical union OF
forces in way that Viii prevent CLASHES
in both domestic and foreign fields. As 10
the form OF worship. practical agree
mcnt has been reached and also as to the
hymnsl. The details of the agreement With
regard 10 the proposed university have not
been given outfit formal agreement was
reached.
The Methodist Episcopal tNorthorn,
church Was represented IN these meetings
by Bishops Hurst, MeIrHl aud Ninde; Rev,
Or. Wilson OF Washington; Rev. Mr.. Cooke
of Chattanooga and Rev. Mr.. jackson OF
Chicago and by Judge Muller oi Coying-
ton. Judge Murray Of Pennsylvania and
Judge Sweet OF Topeka. as lay members
For tho Southern church there have been
BIshops Cranberry, Hargrove md Duncan;
Rev. nr. Hoss of Nashville. Rov. DR. Nc
Donald OF Savannah and Rev. Or. Dye and
Judge Walter Clark, Professor II. ". Jones
and Judge Holt on Texas.
While there has been much talk, espc.
eally among the Northern churches ana
among laymon In some parts Of the South
about ultimate organic union Of the two
branches of Methodism. that was not taken
into consideration AT all IN the work OF
these committees. and what was done can
hardly be said 20 have any beorins at all
on that question. While these who have
urged organic union take every step toward
more complete dissemination IN their work
~ meaning lust another step toward the
end they desire. tho fnris do not seem TO
warrant their assumptions
SOUTHERN CHURCH AGAINST UNION,
The Southern church ~ almost uni.
against the proposition. Leaders Of tbs
church say that while here ana there nonie
such sentiment maufests ilseif, Il Is
among people who when explained the ex-
act situation. are weaned from their yiews
The southerners declare that ia the very
nature OF the case there con be no change
Ia the relations OF the two organizations
and In support OF their petition tel the
history of the separation and the efforts
that have been made al amalgamatioD
Tho last Southern man who WAS elected
a bishop by the general conference was
ndr Sou Hat xya In md
was over this same eminent CccSgan that
twelve years later the split came, The
story of the conference OF 1874 is familiar
to most members OF the church. II was
held in New York Bishop Andrew had
married a lady who owned slaves He had
one slave who belonged 10 him IN the cyea
Of the lava oOlorcd girl whose mistress
had bequoathed her 10 The bishop, TX The
terms Of the will stlpulaiing that when the
girl reached her majority She was 10 be al
lowed 10 90 and make her home IN Tree
Stale a she 50 desired The abolition feel
Ing was strong Gnong me Norihern meh'
hers Of the church and there we're lon1
mute iuge against The 5ishcb who owned
slnycs II must be explained here that
the lew OF Georgia ~ that time forbade Q
man freeing his caves And y may ~
further said that II vas Gods mercy
10 those slaves TO fall under The care 81
pishoo Andrew the best friend the col
oyed peopIe Of the South eyer had.
FIGHT AGAINST BISHOP ANDREW
SO strong wss the feeling among North
ern Methodisfe against Bishop Andrew thht
thay adopted, by majority vote III that
general conference ~ 1874, q resolution the
effect OF which WIS TO depoke The bishop
,rbe Southern members Of the conference
had chafei under The absolute domination
with lie Northerners wcre ezerclsng oy..r
No affa,rs az The chrrcn by their sold
anti South vote. and they protested that
the conference had no right by majority
ynte 10 der ose bishop; that he iaiist be
given an crrortuniiy for TRIAL and defense,
ard IA, rniefe tiis we're done Tie z must
fe sep ~ on
The absolute utility Of getting together
wag apparent and articles Of separation
wera akecriinely drawn mp These we're
nSontV bv vote 81 nineteen twfrtieths
Of Sgepefal conference Later The North
prn brunch sought 10 brand the southern
as seefssionisfs and there WIS lawsuit
over the property disposed Of In the agree
ment reached by tho conference. The sn-
prerne court ~ the United States inant-
ropsiy sustained the contention OF the