The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-20

ing arrived In Chicago for conference
with members of the committee and lead,
ers of the conference His mission, ac.
cording to those with whom he is said
to have conferred, is to ascertain at first
hand the exact purport of the resolution
of the committee, and to learn personal
ly the sentiment of the members of the
conference in regard to the report
The committee Will probably be given
nm opportunity to report early next week,
Chairman Samuel Dlckie attempted 20
bring the matter up today, but was de-
feated in his attempt.
NEW HYMNAIA
Members of the committee on hook con-
Germ, today adopted report recommend
Ing that the general conference authorize
the board Of bishops 10 appoint a special
committee of nine to compile a new
hynlnal. The book will contain 600
hymns, 500 now in use and 100 new hymns
The words and music will be printed to.
gether. The book will also contain the
church service and ritual and is designed
for the use of every Methodist church. A
recommendation for an appropriation of
$1,000, to be used in publishing a limited
number Of the hYmnals in the Swedish
language was approved
After a long discussion, a report was
adopted, giving the management of the
San Francisco Book Depository and the
California Christian Advocate over to
commission of sven, to be chosen by the
California conference. A subsidy Of
$500 for the support of the enterprises
is recommended with the understanding
that If loss is sustained during the next
four years, both the paper and the de-
pository are to be dropped.
Delegate Arter tried to have the Cali
fornia and the Pacific Christian Advo-
cate consolidated, but the proposition
was voted down and the latter given
subsidy of $1,000.
resolution was adopted directing the
book committee to formulate a plan FOR
organizing the affairs of the book con-
cern on a business basis, and put the
new system of management into effect
at the earliest possible date. Delegate
Arter tried to have all tha publishing in
terests of the church put under one
executive board by reducing the number
Of publishing agents from four to one,
but the plan was rejected.
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK.
The committee on Sunday schools and
tracts will report to the general confer
ence, recommending the appointment of
an editor for the Sunday school publica-
tons, and also a corresponding secretary
for the Sunday School union and the
Tract society, whose duty 1t shall be
to edit tracts
Teachers in the colored educational q
stitutlons of the South complained at the
meeting of the Freedmen's Aid society
committee today that they were hGng
trouble in drawing their salaries. One
Instructor announced that he and his
colleagues in a Tennessee institution had
not received a cent for four months. DR..
W. c. B. Mason, the general secretary,
was called upon to explain this state Of
affairs.
DR.. Mason said that it was through
10 fault Of the Freedmen's Aid and
Southern Education society that the
salaries were not paid. He said that the
organization had given the promised
amount in every case but the amount
promised by the churches had not been
forthcoming. The committee adopted a
resolution expressing its Willingness 20
take up the work in Porto Rico, provid-
ing the money can be raised, and that
the missionary society does not super
sede it in the field.