Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-24
GAN sessys' suaaE1Turz,
Ha Moves to Hang Preachers Suspect
ed OF immortality.

w VI A1l4IuOCdllly.
(By Telegreph.)
u BALTIMORE. May 23.-The some
I what delicate question Of salaries was
the chief interest at the. Methodist
Episcopal general conference. this NOR
ming. The publishing interests com
mittee recommended that those editors
and agents connected with the publish
ing house receive salary of So 900 in
stead of $500, hitherto paid them.
The conference voted to keep the
salaries at $500. and then DR.. Hoss.
editor of the Christian Advocate. made
statement saying that he had to work
between 10 P. NJ. and 3 A. NJ. at mat
tiers other than his paper in order to
supplement the salary the church was
paying him. DR.. j. j. Tigert, secretary
$ OF the conference made u similar state
ment.
It was decided to reconsider, and
the salaries were placed at $4,000.
The conference had a long discussion
over minor charges i'll the form and
method of trial for local preachers ac-
Scused of immortality. In the midst of
motions to table. substitute etc, Rev.
Sam Jones advanced to the platform
and offered substitute.
Mr.. President" he said. las a To-
cal preacher / have a substitute to Of
fer in this matter. move to hang all
I, local preachers under suspicion
Bishop Chandler pounding his gavel
Brother Jones is gu: of
order"
1t was voted to open the next general
conference Oh the farst Wednesday il,
May, 1902. The place will be selected
by a committee in a couple of years.
The committee OF entertainment for
the next conference was appointed as
follows: Rev. A. G. Brown. of Virgin
4. Ia: Rev. t. NJ. F'innie of Missouri: Fl.
7. McCor0. OF deorgia: 8. M. Burg
her. OF Texas: Robert Magruder. of
Baltimore.
rrha l;,,al,, ,7;.o,,.e;.,, rs, ~ e,,b;o,+
OF evangefists which was held on Sun
day. had an echo this morning. when
Rev. Julius E. Wright. of Harrodsbure.
Ky. and a few others entered a pro-
test to the action of the conference in
deciding that evangelists could not
hold meetings in charges without the
consent Of pastors. The protest was
received and Rev. Cillins Denny, Rev.
DR. Hoss and Rev. w. l.. helms, We're
appointed to reply to it.
After eighteen days of elaboration
the thirteenth quadrennial general
conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
church. South, adjourned at u late
hour tonight. Three sessions We're held
during the day in order to clear the ca;
endar OF the more important business
Bishops Chandler, Morrison and
Fitzgerald presided at today's session
A resolution appropriating $4,000 or
as much thereof as may be necessary
for the establishment of a publishing
house in Shanghai. China. WAS adopted
after considerable debate under the
five minute rule. ."
a gold watch and silver tea service
+ were given former Bishop Keener by
members of the conference as tokens
OF their love and esteem.
Much time was devoted to the dis
cussion of projects for the support of
correctional universities and colleges
In referring to universities not con-
nected with the church. DIR. u. G. Ilel-
ley scored Harvard Yale Cornell and
Princeton. a proposition to raise $780,
COO for the Vanderbilt College In 1900
was finally agreed to.