The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-05
CONFERENCE OF METHoDISTS.
NO CHANGE WANTED IN THE RULE
AS TO ADJUSTMENTS.

Strong Effort to He Made to Preserve
Present Rigid DisoipIine-In Dedi-
eating Churches, Etc, bishops
VIII, Hereafter Receive Only Ac-
tual Expenses-Evcry Protestant
Pastor In United States Requested
10 Read Bishops Address.
Chicago, May 4-Vigorous debate. es-
pecially regarding expense accounts OF
bishops in connection with the dedicatory
and other services. marked to-days SEES
sion of the Methodist Conference.
Dr. Henry Brown. Columbia River Con-
ference, brought the amusement question
to the fore front by Offering a resolution,
which, in substance, was that the con-
ference should by proper action show the
world that the church had not changed
front on the amusement question. He
asked, 10 torestall action by those In
favor of greater liberality in this mat
Ger, that rule 2is of the Book of Dsci-
pine be, for the next quadrennium, left
substantially unchanged.
sharp debate followed, with the re-
suit that the resolution was referred to
the Committee on the State of the
Church.
DR.. A. ~ Craft East Ohio Conference,
secured the passage of resolution call
| ing for committee, composed of one
member of each conference district to in
quire into the condition OF the Methodist
Theological Seminaries. committee of
| fifty was appointed to inquire into the
| matter of the deaconess societies.
IAw. -
duced resolution, the first part of which
was stricken out, but this left matter suf-
| ficient to cause the most active and Wig
orous debate of the session. The resolu-
ton, after being amended, read as fol-
| lows:
! Resolved, That no bishop or general
! conference officer shall receive anything
above actual expenses for services in the
dedication and reopening of churches, at
| lending commandments of Methodist ed
u ational institutions, or for any similar
services which he might render the
church,
| The insinuahon in the resolutions that
the bishops had asked for more than act
ual expenses in instances was received
with indignant looks by the bishops them
selves and caused a half-dozen gentle
men to clamor for recognition.
| DR.. Buckley opposed the first part OF
the resolution, which, calling for 'liberal
support of bishops and general conference
officers was later stricken out, but de-
clared in favor of the remainder of the
resolution. He spoke for scale of sal
aries in keeping with the duties of off,
| GERS.
! DR.. ]. II. Potts, editor of the Michigan
Christian Advocate, supported the amend
ed resolution, while Dr. Hardin, presiding
elder of the Rock River Conference, and
DR.. Halleron of Newark opposed It,
Ah. al
A resolution calling for a report OF the
circulation of all official Methodist news
papers, the profits and losses of the
church's book concerns during the past
four years and the salaries paid publish
ing agents and book agents. was passed
and the report will be made in week.
1t was resolved to request every
\ Protestant pastor in the United States tc
I read to their congregations the Bishop
I address delivered to the conference yes
I terday and containing 1900 words.
1 AT l p. m. an adjournment was taken.