Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-17

CHICAGO, May 16.-The friends of
President Mckinley in the temperance
committee of the conference, made a
losing fight against the adoption of
certain paragraphs in the report which
criticises the President and censures
him for his acceptance of the Griggs
decision in the anti-canteen law, will
ference in the form of a minority re-
port, substituting other paragraphs for
the Objectionable sentiments.
DR.. J. E. Price, of the New York
conference, who submitted minority
report from the b-committee, will
present the matter to the conference
tomorrow. 1t will be signed by over
a score of the members of the COM
mittee and it is said by its champions
will have strong support in the con-
ference.
The majority report of the sub-com-
mittee on all matters before it, includ-
ing the criticism of the President, was
adopted by the general committee to-
day, after long fight on several para
graphs which referred to the attitude
of the church on the license question.
The report endorses total abstinence
on the part of the members and min
listers of the church fraternity with
other societies and organizations in the
cause of temperance.
In regard to the liquor traffic, it en-
dorses the sentiment of the episcopal
address that cit can never be legalized
without SIM" and declared that licens-
ing it legalizes it. In contrast to the
condemnation of the President on the
anti-canteen matter was an eulogy of
Secretary Long by banishing liquor
from the American navy, ships and
yards.
Among the recommendations made
by the report is the following
ministers and members of our
churches should not become nor remain
members of social clubs which keep
bar or provide intoxicating liquors
for the use of their members and 9TH
ers.''
Delegate VIM. A. Odell, of the Ore
gon conference, introduced substitute
report to the effect that the energies of
the church should be bent only to the
salvation of souls. 1t was voted down.
A memorial authorizing bishops to
unite churches at annual conferences,
SO as to preserve the property rights
involved in the transfer, was recon-
mended to the general conference for
passage.
At least another session will be re-
quired by the committee on the state
of the church before it can agree on a
report on the question of raising the
ban on amusement as prayed for and
against by numerous ministers. The
entire session to-day was devoted to
the matter, and it is expected that the
final vote will be taken Friday. 1t is
also expected from the tone of the de-
bate in the committee that the vote
will favor the removal of the prohibit
tory ban on at least some amusements
and discountenanced.
The result of the ballot taken yester-
day for the election of two additional
members of the board of general super
intendents was announced to-day at the
conclusion of the morning devotional
exercises. No election resulted and an
other ballot was taken at ten o'clock
this morning. The result of yester-
days ballot was as follows:
Joseph F. Berry 213; ]. w. E. Bow
en-, (colored), 211; ]. w. Hamilton, 1873;
David H. Moore, 100; H. J. Spellmeyer,
81; Thomas w. Nicely, So; Charles ].
Little, 40; W. V. Kelly, II; A. ]. Pal
mer, Al; H. A. Butts, "a.