The Seattle Republican., 1900-05-04

Ooule, VINO refused on point OF Law
to act as bishop, was reelected. Eli
jah Hedding was also elected a
bishop. Canadian Conference estab
lished.
May 1-28, 1828-Fifth Delegated
General Conference held in Pitts
burg; members, 176. Christian Ad
vocate and Journal ordered. Re
formers" of the organization breal
away and organize in November
1880, the Methodist Protestant
church.
May 1-28, 1832.-Sixth Delegated
General Conference held in Phila
delphia; members 220. New ratio
of representation, one to every four.
teen in each annual conference rec
commended. Bishop George had
died and funeral preached.
May 2-27, 1836.-Seventh Dele
gated General Conference held in
Cincinnati; members, 151. Book
concern reported burned. Two
members censured by the conference
for lecturing at an abolition meeting
Beverly Waugh, Wilbur Fisk and
Thomas A. Morris elected bishops.
May 1-June 3, 184O.-Eighth
Delegated General Conference held
in Baltimore; members, 143. The
SIX bishops were in attendance
Bishops given full authority to trans
fer preachers. American Bible So
ciety authorized.
May 1-June 10, 1844.-Ninth
Delegated General. Conference held
in New York. Longest session in
history of the church; members,
$50. The action of the Baltimore
Conference for suspending F. A.
Harding for holding slaves approved.
Sunday school union organized. Lee
onidas L. Hamlin and Edmund s.
James elected bishops.
May 17June 10, 1S48.-Tenth
Delegated General Conference held
in Pittsburg; members, 151. Soule
and Andrew had broken away and
gone with the Methodist Episcopal
Church South. Slavery question
creates much discussion.
May 1-June 1, 1852.-Eleventh
Delegated General Conference held
in Boston. Bishop Hedding report
ed having died. Levi Scott, Mathew
Simpson, Osman G. Baker and Ed
ward R. Ames elected bishops. Di-
vision Of property with the Church
South still disturbing element and
causes law suits.
May 1-June 1, 1856.-Twelfth
Delegated Conference held in Indi-
annapolis; members, 22O. All seven
bishops present. Change in ratio OF
representation to one for every forty
five in annual conference recon-
mended. A missionary bishop sent
to Africa. Slavery question warmly
discussed.
May 1-June 4, Thirteenth
Delegated Conference held in Buffa-
10; members, 221; Bishop Waugh
deceased. Buying, selling or holding
slaves condemned. Slavery question
chief question in every deliberation
May 2-27, 1864.-Fourteenth
Delegated General Conference held
in Philadelphia; members, 216
PASTORAL term heightened to three
years. The church assures President
Lincoln of its patriotism. Constitu-
ton of Church Extension Society
adopted.
May 1-June 2, 1868.-Fifteenth
Delegated General Conference held
in Chicago; members, 243. Incor-
poration Of Western Book Concern
ordered. Freedmen's Aid Society
adopted. '|The Church" incorpor-
ated.
May 1-June 4, 1S72.-Sixteenth
Delegated General Conference held
in Brooklyn; members, 292; lay,
1919; total, 421. Lay delegates fo1
the first time admitted. Woman's
Foreign Missinoary Society recog-
nized. Drs. Bowman, Harris, Eos
ter, Wiley, Merrill, Andrews, Gil
bert, Haven and Peck elected
bishops. Three fraternal delegates
appointed to confer with "The