The sun., 1900-03-28
DELAWARE, WEDNESDAY. MARCH -. 1900.
,ur. But he was never en-

our Saviour. But he was never EN-
broiled."
Some minister here questioned the
moral or even the civil right OF confer
ence to attack the President and also the
policy of furnishing ammunition for
partisan papers.
Rev. Compton arose and replied to
Rev. Adams. In starting he said he
might be thought fool. Rev. Adams
corrected him and said he did not call
him fool. Rev. Compton made the
amusing statement that the committee
while considering the resolutions had
concluded to allow representatives OF
both the Democratic and Republican
parties among the ministers who were in
thorough accord with the temperance
cause to look over the resolutions and
offer suggestions.
Rev. Adams was selected as the repre-.
sentative of the Republican party. This
caused much laughter.
No Temperance Democrats
1t Was impossible to find Demecrst
who would answer. he admitted that
he had tried to defeat Mckinley four
years ago by his vote and would aoubly
try the next time, now that he had de-
fed one Of the strongest laws of the dis
cipline.
He said he was sorry Rev. Adams had
referred to the matter, as he he'd said it
to him privately.
| Rev. B. f. Price, the Oldest member
of conference, said he did not think they
ought 80 go in politics.
Rev. v. S. Collins said he regretted
that Rev. Compton had made such a
speech and asked the question: 1'Are we
indeed a political convention" He said
it was charged that they had more poll
tics am ong themselves than the laymen.
| We ought to ,confne ourselves te discus
sing the principles of temperance and
not private character. / WOULD say the
same if it was POOR man we were dis
cussing.
Rev. r. 7. Coursey said he did not
believe in this Bidding for the Caristian
vote, meaning on the part of President
Mckinley.
Charges Not Sustained
Rev. w. G. Koons said that DIR. ]. H
Berry of the Epworth League Herald had
in an ediEoriol in that publication two or
three weeks ago stated that he had in
vestigated the charges against the presi-
dent and was unable to find sufficient
evidence to sustain them.
Another minister stated that the
president had denied the charges ovei
his own signature.
Rev. Du Hallway said he was not pre-
pared to decide the matter as it was now
a question of facts aud believed the wiser
and safer course to make no referense to
them at all.
Presiding Elder Watt thought it best
to exalt measures above men and opposed
the resolution.
The Resolution Voted.
| The vote was then taken. Forty-sever
ministers stood up in favor of the reso
luton and when they sat down sixty
nine arose and were counted against it
The resolution was accordingly rejected
More Personal Attack.
Another resolution presented by the
same committee was as follows
''Be it resolved, That our clerical dele
gates be instructed, and our lay dele
gates requested, to prepare and present
to the general conference resolutions
condemning President McKinley's off
cial action in setting aside the Anti-Can
teen law passed by Congress; and hi
personal action in the drinking OF in
toxicating liquors, in violation OF oul
discipline, when his only excuse mus
have been an extreme political necessity
instead of the extreme physical necessity
plainly meant by our general rules"
The portion relating to the President:
personal actions were stricken out, after
which the resolution was adopted.
resolution condemning the army canteel
and the establishing of saloons in on
new possessions were adopted.
Will Not Vote Third Ticket.
The resolution commencing the w. G
7. U. and Offering to assist them will
"our prayers and votes was adopted
after some debate. Rev. T. Burgett
Short asked what was meant by "ou
votes" ard said, II can tell you
brethren, l will not vote the Prohibition
ticket" This statement was greetaC
with cries of ''Shame, shame" A dis
cussion took place over a resolution re
ferring million voters pledge to tn
ministers to be presented by them t.
their people. 1t was adopted. The idei
is to secure pledges OF persons who ar
part of million voters who will sup
port no party at the next election whicl
does not contain Prohibition plank
1t was said that it was endorsed b,
Bishop McCabe and other bishops.
: Bishop Would Not Sign,
, Bishop Andrews said he had beel
J asked to endorse the pledge, but ha'
! refused. He added that he would no
sign such a paper. He would not sa,
' how he would vote year ahead.
Rev. Adams said he would never g
: out and ask for votes for any party; tha
he never did it and DR., Alfred Smit
t said they were always afraid of the thir
, party. Rev. j. L. Van Burkalow SAT-
9 there ought to be two million voters a
only one-half would keep their pledges
DR.. Hanna Reappointed.
Q Rev. DR.. J. D. G. Hanna presented hi
! report as secretary OF the Twentieth Ger
4 tury Thank Offering. 1t showed mag
! nifcent results, the total receipts bein
+ S92, ,4O7.47. The total expenses OF tn
i work were but 81, ,354.76 He was re
3 appointed. The report covered fit
! pages. DIR. Hanna worked very hard an
made many sacrifices.
= The Twentieth Century Thank Offer
a ing Committee were reelected.
q Rev. w. w. Redmond was continue
r on the supernumery list.
{ More Resolutions.
a Rev. r. w. Todd offered the followin
e resolutions which were adopted:
/ "Resolved, That no pastor should |
n bo w biehOr wiEl