The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-05
All ranch Of Metbodism Repre-
scented at the Meeting i'm In Wes-
ley City Road Chapel.
SPEECH BY BISHOP WALTERS
THAT OFFENDED THE DELEGATES
FROM SOUTHERN STATES,
But Was Literally A~ppIauded by Eng
Iishmen Who Have Not Learned
to Hate Black People.

LONDON. Sept. 4-The most striking
feature of the Ecumenical Methodist Con-
ference. which opened in Wesley Chapel
to-day. was an imprisoned plea of the col
ored bishop, Walters. of Jersey City, who
received the heartiest welcome of any OF
the American delegates. He declared there
was a systematic effort on foot on the part
of the white Americans TO destroy the good
opinion which the English people had OF
American negroes. He recapitulated the
lynching figures for the year 1900 and de-
clared that though ninety negroes were
lynched in only eleven cases had assault
on white women been proved. 1.-THE En-
glish people have always been our friends,
declared Bishop Walters. You gave us a
refuge, and now when we are struggling TO
improve ourselves we look 10 you, our old
time friends, to give us sympathy and en-
couragement as you did in the past" The
bishops asseverations on negro morality
ELECTED loud cheers from the English part
of the audience, and several of the many
Southern delegates went out, while others
did not conceal their disagreement with
the speaker.
Another incident which attracted COM
ment was q declaration by Sir Charles
Shelton, formerly mayor of Sheffield, who
in welcoming the Americans severely criti-
cised the war in South Africa, exclaiming,
"Hell is let loose in South Africa" He APP
pealed to the visitors to go back and by
preaching and example make such wars
impossible.
The Rev. Joseph Odell in welcoming the
delegates in behalf of the primitive Meth
odists struck the same chord. declaring
that the United States represented a SOW
ereign people. and he hoped they would
speed the time when military science would
be a lost art.
DR.. Potts, of Toronto, replying in be-
half of Canada. protested in a heated pa
triotic and imperialistic speech against the
statements made by Sir Charles Shelton
and Mr.. Odell.
Bishop Hurst, of Washington, dilated
on the friendliness of the British and
American nations and conveyed to the dele
gates President McKinley's hearty good
wishes for the success OF the conference,
which were cordially received.
President Dawson in welcoming the dele
gates paid a touching tribute to the mem
DRY of former President Benjamin Harri-
son.
In the devotional exercises King Edward
0HN al WIZ pa ~ 1OAs
Bishop Joseph c. Hartzell, missionary
bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
in Africa. made the opening prayer, and
Bishop Galloway, of Jackson, Miss.
preached an eloquent sermon, setting forth
the acts of Methodists throughout the
world and emphasizing the value of the
tenets of John Wesley. Communion fol-
lowed. The Archbishop of Canterbury,
the Most Rev. Frederick Temple, d. D.,
and the Bishop of London. the Ri. Rev.
A. F: w. Ingram, D; D., sent friendly
praying that Gods blessing may rest on
the deliberations. The Bishop, of London
sent a similar message, but added the hope
united with the Episcopalians.
METHODIST STATISTICS.
The Ecumenical Methodist Conference is
meeting in the City Road Chapel built by
John Wesley in 176O. 1t is sometimes called
the Cathedral of Methodism, and is filled
with memorials of all denominations trac-
ing their origin to Wesley. Marble COL
umns representing Methodist branches in
the North and South of the United States
and Canada are among those holding up
the gallery. They were presented after the
first conference that here ex-
actly twenty years ago to-day. The repre-
sentation. which Is on a basis of about one
delegate TO 10000 members, gives the United
States and Canada 300 out of the 500 dele
gates composing the council. The chair
man will be changed daily. SO that nearly
all the divisions represented will have a
craftsmanship. For convenience in arrang-
ing business the conference is divided into
eastern and western sections.
The eastern section, which takes in all
branches of English Methodists. together
with affiliated conferences in Australasia,
South Africa and the West Indies. con-
sists of zoe members, apportioned as fol-
lows: Wesleyan Methodists, SO; new con-
nection Methodists, 10; primitive Metho-
dists. "a; United Methodist free churches.
D. Rfhla Christians To- Irish NafhndictS 10.
minor Methodist bodies, s; French Method
lists, 2; West Indian Methodists. 8; Austral-
asia West Methodist Church. u. and South
African Methodist Church, 10.
The western section includes American
and Canadian Methodism and, because of
gates. The Methodist EpiscopaI Churcb
of the United States sent 129 representa-
tives, among them Bishops Hurst, Vim
sent. Hamilton and HartZell. The Meth
odist Episcopal Church. South, is repre-
scented by seventy delegates, including
Bishops Fitzgerald, Galloway. Granbery
and Anderson. The Methodist Church of
| Canada, among its twenty representatives
has DR.. Briggs, DR.. Potts, Prof. j. c. Aut-
lift and Chancellor Brownash, of Toronto.
The Colored Methodist churches of Amer
lea are represented by ffty-eight dele
| gates, including twenty colored bishops.
Though the conference does not have
legislative and administrative power over
the churches represented. their policy will
| probably be affected both directly and in
directly by the discussions on the religious
and social problems that will come be-
fore il.
Among the subjects that will be consid-
cred are THE Present Position of Meth
odism." 1.-THE Influence of Methodism i'm
the Promotion of International Peace
Biblical Criticism and the Christian
Faith Principles of Professionalism YER
sus Sacerdotalism, 'Methodism and Edu-
cation" christianity and Modern Unbe-
lief" Modern ndifferentism. Methodist
Literature and Journalism and practical
Method of Dealing with the Liquor Traf-
nC.' A DuDlc meeting Will he held AZ
which THE Moral Unity of the English
Snaak king RannleS, will he the sLhiact Lii