Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-05-11
METHODISTSAT WORK
QUADRENNiAL CONFERENCE rs
BEING HELD IN CHICAGO.


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80. :. -.
"orAere-M important
husthess to he Observation-Disclosures
Which May Mark Innovations.
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Ono 0f tlhc loryest md most ,o..,,..
gatherings of Christian worke,s oya. h.i.I
assembled in (lh;c,yo W,adnasasv ,,.ha,
the twcnty-third ln!n,,.tod ro,,.roi ,omen..
-enc. of the N.tlo3;st E,n;.cn,,.l fv,,,nn,,
began its session. which will con,;n,.
throughout thu mnntb Ab,,t csn s.Ia-
gates are in nttonI.nco .nJ .I,... ~.
larre rrurcscnt,tinu or l,yn,,n nd
gates have cam. from nil ,.,,. ~, ,n.
word. inrlnl;ny f,nr fro,n f,ar,,,n. 49,
fro:, italy. t,yn from Nnrw,,. tw." ESQ.,,
Sweden t,xo f,,,, Sy,;,.,rl,uI .w., So
Lilcrin. six from tn,,;,. ,nur ,r,r, r.,,;n.
two from .Ion.n twm fro,m Na.;.S ""I
two from Sn,th ,n,nr;n, a,.I ~ a. =. ~.
%layr,ru cmbrncrs many (i.,bn,,;st ,.,,on.
of Iis.inct;,u and ,,,;,nr.n
ll,e pnn.r,, nn,t,,nn.a ,,,;,,, .. a..
highest jrr;sl.,;yn md .i,,;n;,.m -
bo,. nf tho ,b,rch mat. nv i.i,a,s 80
con. .;,u.,,cy or ronr,, . nno mo ~.
orr,niy.tion amhr,c;,n n.a,I,, 1S onn
nini.tors an, - iun l",., 80 M
Jclc..+n. ,t tho nnn ro,,,.,r ,,tHn.m. -.
cln,,n thn mos. .,I" nd ax,...;"... ~
.chrr,h w,orl..rs aud tI,., M, Co..
WILDLY remote ,,.,;nns-rr,,, NIL ,,,rts ae
this ,.o,,ntrv ,,I T.n.a. er,,, Ia,,.,,
fror, I,,,rn,,, .nI ovn,, fr,n, ~, m.;nm.
rho ,vnrk which +h;s l,ni,. .,,,s, =,
form 10 ,rduon. .ri ;n,,,,d.s h,.ia..
thu ,ons;d.rntion NJ ,,,,s.;ons ,rr,.,.;Ms
the .-ener,l no,;cv NJ III" c,,,,r",, ,hn a,.a'
tiop nr bisl,nns or,, tho ,Iw;,;.tr.,;.M 40
the immense husiness invnly,d il, tho r,n.
duct of churcl, finances and thn y.r;o,s
enterprises i'm which tle church is en,.,.,.
ed. This year. moreover. severn, nnns.
tions of vital Importance and un,s,ul in.
tcrest will come I'M for settlement. some
of these contcmplatc me,su,rs which
would mark an innovation un,, the no.
ccp.ed policy of tho church. 4 rrw cnn.
stit..tion will be considered. tho uucstion
of ..lay cu,,ality' has been brought for
ward: much timc and attention nrol.blv
will be given to the snbicct of Tho ti,nc
limit now plnccd npon the pastoral tenn
And amnny other things tlc conference
is cxpectcd to witness ~ warm debate
bet ween tho conservative and tho liher,l
elements upon thc question of omnsa.
men,s and the adyisability of obolisbinp
certain restrictions regarding card NAV.
ing, dancing and other similar pnstimes.
Boil, on account Of tbc cb,rncter of thn
work 10 he performed and the c,nincnrn
of thr representatives assembled. thr sos
siors of the conference will he of wide
general intnrest Inv no MEANS cort;roJ tn
the church constituency. The business
To he done * nc for,n;,i,blv c]o,nn,;c.tod
in an ordinary session of Conrrcss
p;s,,o, With, p...,..a
p;sr,n ,il,a,nas .asmss
ro.n,"a "s u1a =. .,'a '',... ea'i.u u.e eon-
on,1 ,-os;',o,, nran en- HE ai,:M
sarr:na H. ~" ha ,';a , a".%Sat .e.'S4o"s
p;sI,nr Nann;ii .Ia -" !, WY
1noi. lis ,,,.,n AVID ,umn,,naad CIV" n 'aa
or ,l,o h,,s;nn.s snssiom na,.;a g lrnne
,oo Who hay h,a,, sna...,n -. w ~
fcr,.,crs tho, cai,n1 tho ,o,, ~ a;s+n;a,s
and a,lo.stns IN .Irh,bat:o,l anaon
T,hn nror;sion,i lnIara+as ,.a,a
t,,, ,r;tho,t !, onntnst M. III ~
nrovis;n,,l ,lo,o~,tos olcc,nd ~ sl, ~
rho d;snor;tv In ,l,o;r ,-onortion., np
scn+,t;nn nnir o;vh+r.fra 49,. -
snnndn,, to ,bn ,oii coll fo,1nw;n. 80.
odn,is.;on mo 1i,n;tnd Low rornese.ta
t;o, .r, tho ,n,.. o1S Sotas IL -"
;stor;,l a,laaatns - ~ ahsa, a. ~.
ro,, ,,,s n..lo =, -, .h. a...- -
.t1nro nv, o.5 ,ro,,hars nn, Doe - /"
nm III, ,.o,n,,r l;s+ NA
yy;t,ont :, d;sso,t;,r vote .h
.epcr ,t ;ts frs, soss;nn ro+;faa tl,o .n,;a.
,f tho ,rn,ol o,nforonoo =, a..s..,.
.ac,,I rcnrnsontotion 70 rho l,;t. ~, s
,~r,,,;t .n,, ,bo ,,,,. s,oro no,,,u,, &. ~
L;cho.+ o,,.,rn,an4.l ,,o,, - ~, VI
od;st Cbrrcb Tho ,,;n;stors ,ra., n.an
or.b,s;nsti, oran +,,a ,ass - 81. "o
tliority than the laynen over their addi-
'ioha' powers. me victory was celebrat-
ed by singing the dOXOlOgy. The "Old