Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-26

CHICAGO, May 25.--With but four
exceptions the Methodist general con-
fence to-day elected to serve during the
next quadrennial all the secretaries
and assistant secretaries of the church
benevolences and the editors of the
various official church publications,
present officers being in most instances
reelected. The conference also took
up for final disposition the report of
the committee on the state of the
church in regard to the attitude on
card playing, theatre going and other
at present prohibited amusements, and
the prospects appear favorable for an
exceedingly lively debate on this sub
ject tomorrow before it is finally dis
posed of. The majority report as pre-
sented by Governor Pattison, of Penn
sylvania, favors the removal from the
penal code of the book Of discipline of
the matter bearing on this subject and
placing it in the advisory. The minor
ity report favors no action. Many OF
the best debators of the great Metho-
dist body have announced their inten-
ton of speaking on the subject.
A formal protest against the taxa
ton, of legacies to charitable, educa-
tional and religious institutions was
made to Congress.
A few minor changes were concurred
in for the book of discipline recon-
mended by the committee The trus-
tees of the Methodist Episcopal Church
were then elected by reclamation as
follows:
Jesse R. Clark, to fill unexpired term
of John D. Heron. Ministers: Frank
G. Mitchell, H. ]. Talbot and John
Pearson Laymen: NJ. w. Harris,
James M. Gamble and George B. John
son.
With this out of the way the con-
ference proceeded to the task OF elect
ing the editors of the great Methodist
periodicals.
At the afternoon session the result
of the balloting for secretaries and as
sistant secretaries of the church be-
neyolent societies and for the editors
of the various official church publica-
lions was announced as follows:
Missionary Society, DR.. A. B. Leon
ard, reelected.
Church Extension Society, DR.. w. A.
Spencer, reelected; DR.. ]. NJ. King,
elected assistant secretary.
Freedman's Aid Society 1.-TWO secre-
taries), DR.. NJ. C. B. Jason (colored
elected.
Board of Education, DR.. W. F. Nc
Dowell, reelected.
Sunday School Union and Tract So
ciety, Dr. T. B. Nicely, elected.
The conference failed to elect the
second secretary for the Freedmans
Aid and Southern Education Society,
assistant secretary of the missionary
society on the first and second ballots
and a third ballot was taken, which
will be announced tomorrow
The result of the first ballot for ed
itors of the official church papers was
as follows:
Methodist Review, DR.. w. V. KEEL
ley, reelected.
Christian Advocate, Dr. ]. NJ, Buck
ley reelected.
WAS DR.. Buckley elected?" asked
delegate. when tbs applause following
the announcement of the vote on this
editorship had died away
No; he was foreordained," replied
Presiding Bishop Fowler. amid laugh
ter.
Western Christian Advocate, no
choice on first or second ballot.
Northwestern Christian Advocate,
DR.. Arthur Edwards, reelected.
Central Christian Advocate, no
choice on first or second ballots.
Pittsburg Christian Advocate, DR.. C.
w. Smith, reelected.
Southwestern Christian Advocate,
DR.. l. P. Scott, reelected.
Christian Apologize, DR.. A. ]. Mast,
reelected
Haus Und Herd, Dr. f. NUM-, re-
elected
Epworth Herald, Dr. ]. F. Berry, re-
elected.
The result of the third ballot for
editors of the Western and Central
Christian Advocates will be announc-
ed tomorrow.
Governor Pattison was recognized to
present reports of the committee on
state of the church, and before he had
resumed his seat the fight over para
graph 248 of the book of discipline,
bearing on the relation of the Method
list church to card playing, theater-
going, games of chance, was fairly on.
The debate on this subject continued
until the hour of adjournment. The
committee recommended that no action
be taken in regard to licensing women