The record-union., 1899-09-13
METHODIST
CONFERENCE.
The Forty-Seventh Annual Session
Brought to a Close.
A Resolution Expressing Conviction in
Dreyfus' Innocence Passed.
Heated Discussion Over the Report
of the Conference Temperance
Committees Charging President
Mckinley With Violating His
Oath of Office in Not Exerting
His Authority to Abolish the
Army Canteen.

his authority TO ApoIAsn the
Army Canteen.
PACIFIC GROVE, Sept. 12.-The
final session of the forty seventh an
nual session of the California Confer
ence was closed this morning. The
greater part of the morning was occu-
pied with discussions upon two reso-
lutions, the first protesting in very
strong terms against the verdict in the
DreyfuS court-martial.
This resolution, written by DR.. J. A.
B. Wilson of San Francisco, and signed
by some of the leading members Of the
conference, was not adopted, but sub
stitute was passed expressing convic-
ton of Dreyfus' innocence, and extend
ing the sympathy of this body to him
and his family.
The second important matter was a
heated discussion precipitated by the
address of DR.. e. p. Chapman before
the conference yesterday and the report
Of the conference temperance commit
tees charging President Mckinley with
violation of his oath of office in not ex-
ercising his authority as Commander
in-Chief of the army to abolish the
army canteen. A warm defense of the
President was presented by DR.. f. D.
Bovard, who placed the blame on At
torney General Griggs. A r%;olution
presented by DR.. Carroll of Sacramento
to strike out all reference to President
Mckinley was lost. That portion relat-
ing to the President as amended now
stands as follows:
Resolved, That we condemn the dill
atory policy and painful delay of the
Administration in reference to the law
passed by Congress prohibiting the
army canteen. We insist that the Com
mander- in Chief of the army and navy
of the United States has the power to
destroy the canteen, and we insist
upon the early vindication of the law of
Congress by the rightful exercise of the
power of the President in compliance
with the demands of righteously in
dignant people,
The transfer of DR.. s. ID. HutSinmiller
from the Erie Conference was an
nounced, and Professor C. V. Anthony
was, at the request of the Presiding
Elder, given a superanuate relation to
the conference.
The report of the Committee on Edu-
cation recommended the election of the
following officers of the University of
the Pacific: M. D. Busk, w. w. Case,
W. C. Evans, Thomas Filben, A. II.
Needham, c. r. Willis, z. C. Zuch, Z.
F. Forderer, S. Letter, F. c. Turpin, H.
z. Kuus, Joseph Sheppard.
The following were recommended to
fill vacancies: Peter Boil in place Of
+. J. Jewel, J. A. B. Wilson in place of
J. w. Grigsby, H. E. Williamson in
place of Bishop Newman. The report
was unanimously adopted. Pacific
Grove was chosen as the next place of
meeting, and after the adoption of the
usual resolutions of thanks the confer
ence adjourned.
The conference to-day made the fol-
lowing appointments:
San Francisco District-W. w. Case,
Presiding Elder; Berryessa, S. Kinsey;
Campbell, William Angwin College
Park, II. B. Hopkins; Evergreen, Wes-
ley bennett; Gilroy, w. A. Johns; Con
zales, +. s. Robertson; Half Moon Bay,
C. S. Morse; Hollister, j. w. Bryant;
Lorenzo, G. r. Stanley; Los Gatos, C.
E. Winning; Mayfield, L. B. Walker;
Leslie M. Burwell; Pescadero, supplied;
Redwood City, ]. ]. Martin; Salinas, A.
H., Needham. San Francisco-Califor-
MIA street, A. c. Bane; Central, S. D.
Hutsinpillar; Epworth, w. N. Wood
ward; Fifteenth avenue, supplied First
Church; w. S. Uhmy; Fourth avenue,
supplied; Grace, ]. N. Beard; Howard
street, ST. John A. B. Wilson and H. c..
Richardson: Potrero, S. M. Woodward;
Simpson Memorial, John Stephens;
Trinity, T. H. woodward. San Jose
Centella, G. H. Beechgood; First
Church, Alfred Hummer; Webster
street, A J. Hanson; Santa Clara, H E.
Miner; Santa Cruz, M. D. Buck; Sara
toga, E. F. Coy; Sequel, supplied; Wat
sonville, George Clifford.
Eli McClish, President; M. S. Cross,
Professor; H. B. Heacock, Financial
Agent, University of Pacific.
H. H. Hall, w. H. Scott, j. H. Ma
comber, J. A. Potter, Chaplains in
United States army.
Charles McKelvy, Chaplain and sSu-
perintendent Of the Old Peoples Home,
San Francisco.
H. F. Briggs President Tiff School
of Theology, Denver, Col.
M. C. Briggs, Field Secretary, Califor-
MIA Sabbath Association.
r. K. Baker and E. L. Thompson left
without appointment to attend school
Thomas Filben, Superintendent OF
Moral and Prudential Manager. Pa
cific Grove; f. D. Bovard, Correspond
ing Secretary of movement for exemp-
ton of church property from taxation
Oakland District - John Kirby, Pre-
siding elder; Alameda - First Church
E. p. bennett: Santa Clara avenue
Hugh Copeland; Amador, A. j. Case
Antioch, S. E. Grove; Atlanta, Frank
Hindson; Berkeley, Charles K. Jenness
West Berkeley, supplied; Brentwood J.
w. Ross; Burneyville and Westport, F
r. Walton Byron, A. S. Gibbons
Pennington, G. e. Pettis; Haywards
Robertson Burley; lone, e. B. Winning
! Jackson, F. A. Morrow; Linden, Will
! lam Burchett; jamestown circuit. sup
| piled; Livermore, G. M. Warner; Locke
| ford S. o. Elliott; Lodi, James Jeffrey
| Martinez, Thomas Leake; Modesto. F
| c. Lee; Newman, C. H. Wood; Oakdale
Richard Rodda; Oakland Chester
street, M. H. Alexander; Eighth ave
nue., A. T. Needham: First Church, e