Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-25
CHURCHES.

Following the general plan vi unihca-
ton and consolidation which has pre-
vailed throughout the sessions, the
Methodist general conference in session
at Chicago yesterday abolished the Of
fee of secretary of the Epworth League,
now held by Wilbur F. Thirkeld, D. d.,
and refused to allow another secretary
for the Sunday School Union.
II did, however, reconsider it's action
of a week ago in abolishing additional
3, cretaries OF the various church be-
neyolences 80 far as the Freedman's
Aid and Southern Education Society
WAS concerned. The debate resulting
in this action was quite bitter at times,
the race question being brought out
prominently, and once in the discussion
an angry delegate accused another Oh
uttering falsehood.
At Atlantic City at the Conference OF
the N. P. Church, the afternoon of
Wednesday was taken up with the re.
| port OF the committee on revision, and
was finished at night after long and te-
dious discussion of the various items,
most OF which were adopted. Rev. J.
L. Straughn. of Maryland, offered q
resolution requiring al candidates toI
the ministry to promise to abstain from
the use of tobacco. The motion was
subse quently adopted and ordered tt
be inserted in the discipline. A motion
70 take up the consolidation of the
boards Of home and foreign missions
prevailed. The conference decided
that laymsn had not the right OF sp
peal from the quarterly conference tt
the annual conference.
Tbs conference determined to droI
further consideration of the proposition
to combine the home and foreign mis-
sion departments under the one head
The question was before committee
which yesterday presented two reports
taking opposite sides. There was
lengthy and heated debate, and the dis
cussion was closed only when Rev. NJ
Heininger, OF Indiana, made the start
ling announcement that it now costs z;
per cent. of the fund contributed fol
foreign missions to send the other u
per cent. to its proper destination.
The session of the Northern Presby
/ L6ElhU NftucEhi AboOmUlt az ~ AA'uh
yesterday was devoted largely to report
of committees. A surprise was spruul
by the judicial committee announcing
that the committee had agreed to droI
the case of Herman Warzawaik, tb'
Jewish convert, against whom char9
es were made. A report to that etfec
was made to the assembly, and wa
adopted.
The Southern General Assembly o
the Presbyterian church will likel.
raise q twentieth century fund OF 81 900,
600 10 be used principally for the endow
ment and establishment of educstions
Institutions. The special committee Il
which was referred an overture from
the Presbytery OF Louisville, and on'
, from L. II Blanton, ]. L. Vance ant
others, asking that the fund be raised
reported favorably upon the overture
at the opening session in Atlantic Cit.
yesterday. There is much favorabl
sentiment in the assembly toward tn
movement to raise the fund, and tn
recommendation will doubtless b.
adopted. a report was received from
, the special committee to which the mat
ter OF the publication of a new hymn
book was referred. 1t recommends
that the book be issued with sue
changes as may be necessary under To
copyright.