The St. Louis Republic., 1900-05-29

to the faults even of the chief magistrate
| Of the nation.'
?, Reverend F, d. Lynch OF Philadelphia.
| Governor Shaw Of Iowa and Doctor Buckley
also took part in the debate.
| Doctor buckley offered an amendment 10
the minority report, which was accepted
| by Doctor Price. which. among other things.
appealed To the President 10 use all his
| Influence to promote the passage 0f the
| amended anti-canteen law now before Con-
gresS
Doctor Frank b. Bristol of Washington
President Mckinley's pastor. aroused ire
| mcndous applause by protesting against
what he termed an ''unbrotherly. unjust.
unpatri"tc. unprOtestant attack upon the
he is to-day the most distinguished
Christian layInan in the world
ii 80, 'sJett l5, t! any man i1a making & cam n,
was promptly ruled out Of order.
Doctor Bristol gave an international as
pect To the debate by asking why the dele
gates from Germany. Italy Great Britain.
China. Japan ard Other countr:es should
Join In an attack upon the President of the
Mr.. Dickic then closed the debate This
Is not a partisan issue" he said The
great Methodist church. rather than the
lres ident of the United States. Is on trial"
The minority report with Doctor Buck
lcy'S amendment was then adopted by an
overwhelming vote. with the further amend
ment that the action was not in the in
trrest Of any political party The confer
enc. then took recess till 3;30 o'clock.
ne AFTERNOON session WIS GtNpItI 10
hearing reports from the various commit
tees on business herrt' fore crowded out.
The Committee on Book Concern reported
in favor of continuing the annual subsidies
To the Pacific Christian Advocate. but Civ
Ing the Book Committee discretionary pow
ers 10 discontinue the publication should the
expenditures continue 10 exceed the sub
s;dies. Other small subsidies were recon-
mended TO church papers published In for
eign languages. all OF which were approved
by the conference.
Doctor Neeiy had inserted in the report
Of the Committee on Church Extension a
provision that no money collected for
fund. for which point he has been fighting
for eight years
The Board of Bishops announced the ap-
pointrnent Of the various permanent com
nittees and boards Il the church. There
were but few changes in their personnel.
The conference held another business ses-
sion tonight. at which considerable routine
business was disposed of.
Bishops Farcd BADLY.
The episcopal office seemed TO be In ILL
favor at the night session. After refusing
to allow Bishop W4lirn the privilege OF
stating his side of the controversy with the
Wisconsin Conf renee. the delegates voted
almost unanimously to adopt the report Of
thr Committee on Eriscnpacy. censuring
him for his action in refusing To accept u
deieSation OF preachers or to receive a
petition from them. Bishop Walden's |
friends made a bitter struggle to prevent |
the Passage q: the censuring measure. They I,
uieG to obtain from him the privilege Of !
'4iV .tAh tilfE H'ic |
hrwleti down. He WIS finally allowed to |
HE with the seer. tary a written statement |
Of his defense. but this was pcrInitted only |
on the contention that the Wisconsin Con-
ference be given similar permission.
Bishop Randolph Foster. retired fared !
poorly likewise. His friends made an effort /
TO have him excepted from the provision /
adopted by the committee allowing To su-
pefannuated general surc-intendents one
hall of the salary of the last year of tn =ir |
effective service. Despite the eloquent pleas
made in behalf of the Bishop the vote
against the exception was overwhelmlng
he report Of tn committee was adopted !
IN itS entirety. Omaha. however. being sub
stitutcd as an episcopal residence instead |
ot Topeka. the location originally recon-
n"ndrd. Bishop McCabe WAS assigned as !
the Bishop resident