The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-30
THE METHODISTS ADJOURN.
Closing Work of the Conference nj
Chicago.

SnICuROs
CHICAGO. May 29.-As the sonorous
closing notes of the "Doxology" died away
in the Auditorium Hall at 1870 O'Clock to-
day. Bishop Merrill declared the twenty
eighth General Conference Of the Method
list Church adjourned. Twelve o'clock was
the beginning of the end. Pursuant to
resolution offered a short time before by
DR.. Buckley, all business was laid on fie
table at the time. and the half hour ioi-
lowing was devoted to complimentary res
olutions and eulogies. Chicago. the enter
tainment committee. the arrangements
and everything and everybody were
praised. Then followed an earnest prayer
for future guidance and the closing Song.
Little of Importance was accomplished
in the closing session. A host of minor
matters crowded out by more weighty con-
siderations at previous sessions came up
and were quickly voted on. The rest was
left for 1904.
The most important business of the day
was the report of the Committee on State
of Church, presented by former Governor
pattison OF Pennsylvania. The minority
report, after some changes. was adopted.
Owing to the admission of lay members.
there has been a feeling that the General
Conference was unweildy. So the PROPOSE
ton was made in the minority report
adopted that representation in the General
Conference be in the future on basis OF
not less than one member for each sixty
of the annual conferences and not more
than one in thirty The old limit was one
for each forty-fve OF the annual con-
ferences. The new law will allow nj con-
siderable reduction in size OF 1enefai
Conference il necessary.
fpdinucnpSS M rpD0rtS or minor
committees. resolutions. memorials. and
points of order was relieved by the ten
minute intermission. during which the
conference floor assumed the appearance
OF an auction room. DR.. Robert FORBES
took the rcstrum and sold to the high
est bidder the table that had been used
during the present conference by the Bish-
ops. This table was made by the pupils
in the Methodist Industrial School in Ven
ice. Italy and the money paid for 1t will
be used for the benefit of that institution.
Considerable competition was manifested
between the Bishops and laymen for this
table. The first bid was $50. but within
ten minutes this was raised to $500. W.
L. Woodcock. Of the First Methodist
Church Of Altoona, Pa, being the pur-
chaser. One delegate asked during the
bidding. whether all questions laid on the
table went with in.
me time limit Sllpped OH one cOTueT,
answered DR.. Forbes, but the amuse-
ment question stuck in the middle and is
still on the table. You are welcome to
1t"
George F. Washburne. of Massachusetts.
lay delegate from the New England Con-
ference. bought the chair used by the
Bishops for s1C0. He will present it to the
Peoples Temple, Boston. Bishop Hartzell
presented Bishop Moore with an ebony
gavel made by students in the st. Paul
River Industrial School. Africa.
The following were elected trustees OF
the American University at Washington:
President William Mckinley, Bishop
Thomas Bowman, Michael Durham. J. S.
Carr. Homer Eaton. Bishop C. II. Fowler.
II, II. Higinbothan, Bishop j. F. Hurst,
John f. Andrus, S. P. Cadman, A. B. Du-
vail, N. G. Emery, B. F. Leighton, Bishop
W. F. Mallalieu. W. H. Milburn. former
Gov r. E. Pattison. A. B. Brown. D. Fl.
Carroll w. Cornell, Arthur Dixon, A.
Fowler, ]. Fritz. C. c. Glover. J. E. Her
rell. ]. r. Robinson, Bishop C. C. McCabe.
L. E. McComas. A. j. Palmer. C. Scott. W.
w. Smith, w. NJ. Springer. Bishop a. W.
Wilson. c. w. Baldwin. H. Price. J. E.
Searles. T. W. Smith. E. J. Summers. E.
S. Towne. Bishop ]. II. Vincent. ID. B.
Wesson. J. o.. Wilson. J. B. Hobbs, J. G.
Holmes. ]. W. Hill. G. P. Hukili G. L.
Hulburt, J. S. Huyler T. H. Pearse, B. Fl.
Warner. and T. D. Collins.
At IL o'clock all unfinished business be-
fore the conference was laid on the table
and the remaining time was consumed in
reading complimentary resolutions and
considering few unimportant reports.