The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-25
DODGED THE COLOR LINE.
METHODIST CONFERENCE FIGHTS
shy or A Pulling SITUATION.


CHICAGO. May 2. To prevent the draw
ing Of the color line In the Benevolent Socieues
of the Methodist Church 1t was decided In the
General Conference this morning that the
Freedmen's Aid and Southern Education
Society should retain Its present orsahihauoh'
with two secretaries TO be coordinate IN
authority. This decision was reached ohiy
after three hours of debate. IN which The Con-
s~titu,ion Of the United States, race distinction
and numerous other matters were brought
up for discussion. The matter OF
reducing the number Of secretaries ana OF con-
soldation had been under the consideration OF
the Committee on the State Of the thurch, which
body declared last week that the time was not
ripe for consolidation The Conference theh
appointed IA Committee Of Fifteen to report
upon the scheme OF having one executive
secretary with M many assistants As might DO
deemed efficient. instead Of having several SUCH
officers coordinate In authority. The COM
mittee reported through ex-Gov. X +. Pattisoh
Of Pennsylvania. recommending the one man
power.
Southern delegates. conspicuous among them
the cOlored PREACHER. vigorously opposed the
adoption Of the report. They, argued tiat
race prejudice would result aud the great work
OF the southern Education Society would be
destroyed. As "A compromise "A motoh was
made requesting that all reference TO me freeu-
mems Aid Society be stricken out OF the report,
and that the society continue rs IL II, Inc
report OF the committee. ~ amended, was
ultimately adopted. but not until a most
vigorous debate occurred Several votes were
taken on the many motions. and often stand
ing votes were called for. DR. Buckley, Ir,
lanahan and Or. Forbe, all participated n tue
debates Dr, Lanahan Is 80 years oIa ana bl h uei
after his speech, but he considered the ques-
ton 50 important that he was willing TO suffer
ANYTHING TO rTescn, his Sie%s, NJ, aIlH,,"d
unanimous vote II waa extended.
DR.. NJ. Is Mason, one of the secretaries oil
the organization. was euloglzed by almost every
reelection TO his present place. BlShop-elect >.
". Hamilton was the other Secretary OF the
society, and many candidates, are out for tho
chair Of the new superintendent, 4 motion
was made and passed To have the Conference
adjourn Tuesday. May 20. at IL 80 /. NJ:
The acton OF The uomnlission on Egi.Gopacg
uniavorable comment. Hitherto the Bishops
have had the right 10 choose their own places
Of residence, This privilege Is now denied to
gesiion that the Bishops must live in such cities
as may be designated a. see cities by the
4uadrennial Conferences. The cities so
New York. Philadelphia. Cincinnati, Buffalo.
Detroit, 81, Louis, Topeka, Minneapolis, Port
land, san Francisco ana 'hattanoogs. Az me
afternoon session of the Conference in the
FNNhuT'hh'l lihA Wv ''A
the committee that. Episcopal residences De
established in Zurich and Shanghai was con-
CURED in,
A ballot was taken for publishing agents. two
for the New York concern and two for The
Cincinnati concern The present inClm-
benls are Or. Homer Ea,on and pr George
l.. Mains AZ New } Ork and Or. Lewis BurtS
and DR.; Henry { Jennings at Cincinnati,
all Of whom sought reelection. Eaton and
Mains had no competitors. but twenty
mostly laymen, were nominated
fnT tha Western hIuAA For The NpAt-
ern house DR. Jennings was elected on
the first ballot. After the second ballot
pr Burt7 Withdrew his name ana on the lhira
Dr. Burts who was retired by this action was
the senior member OF the firm and had been in
eight years. lie was defeated partly
OF the good things and partly because of the
scandal in which he was involved.
and for winch he was severely con
Conference Of which he is II member.
n Pye. DR.. Burts's successor, was born
In Cincinnati in isi5. For nine years he was in
employed first by the Cincinndh Commercial
and then by the Cincinnati Enquirer. In 1850
he went to ~, iouis and has been ever since an
employee in the Methodist Book depository
connected with the Cincinnati Book concern.
The next bu-In ess Ol the body was the report
Of Chairman II ). Copeland from the Standing
Of the General SECRETARY o, the league
with the editor of the EpirOrh Herald, and
adversely on it. DIR. ". II. Craw-
ford made a minority report recommend
ing the consolidation. A sharp and protrHcted
debate ensured and an effort was made 10
table the minority report, but the motion
was defeated The minority report was
adopted, The result Of This action will be that
when the conference elects secretaries to-mor-
row it will elect the General secretary of the
Epworth League, who has hitherto been elected
by the BOARD Of Control ~ the League, and Will
at the same time attach TO the oflic" the edi-
torial control of the EpTorih Hordid. Or.
Joseph +, Berry, the present editor Of tho
can have the place II he wants it.
This action leaves out in the cold the
present General Secretary of the league,
DR.. W. y. Thirkhold. who was President
of Cannon theological Seminary at At
Ga, until a few months Hgo. when
he was elected Ia his present place to succeed
DIT + A Schell. II is Thought quite likely that
DR.. Thirkield may be elected TO MI the place Of
Or. }. W. Hamilton as one OF the secretaries Of
the Freedmen's Aid and southern Education
Society.
1t il likely tomorrow will BE- given ND largely
TO the election OF secre,aries and editors.
lost Of these oficials will be reelected without
but IL is said that Dr. 7. Is. Nicely OF
Philadelphia will be a formidable opponent OF
the Rev. Or Hurlburt. Secretary Of the Sunday
School Union, a. most of tho money Of the
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