The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-11-19
A MOTION
Tho NEGRO Conte nded Aoainss
What Looked Like q
Separate Denomi.
nation.

Christ church yesterday morning with
his speech in behalf of the appropria-
tions to Nevada and Arizona Me-
.vada asked for $1,000. ...,-. > /.
In behalf Of this sum Bishop Nc
Cabe said: 81 held the conference
there. It was one OF great zeal.
There are two big towns there with
nearly 10000 inhabitants without a
minister. There Is no one to bury
their uead. Young women In that
town. members of the EpwOrtn
league, conduct the funeral services.
l pledged $500 for a church at Battle
Mountain. l am going to have
church in that town, whether this
committee helps me or not. The SAL
ary of our ministers In that state
would be spurned by tho hod-carrier
Of Pittsburg."
Other Bishops Backed Him Up.
Other bishops backed him up and
the entire sum of $4,000 was given.
A number of the bishops supported
the request for $4,000 for the purpose
Of building new churches. The con-
ference wanted per cent to come off
this. Bishop d. A. Goodsell and
Bishop ]. r. Day asked for the full
appropriations.
Bishop McCabe followed by saying:
ARIZONA district built 10 churches
and four parsonages, and for this they
raised $l0,000. Not one of these
churches cost less than $1,000. In
| that district there is a great forward
movement. New mines are being dis
covered and new industries are being
Duilt. We plead for the full amount"
Notwithstanding this plea the con-
ference turned it down and gave
5000.
Bishop H. W. Warren presided in
the afternoon.
Some discussion on the negro prob
lem was precipitated during yester-
days session by Bishop G. ID. Foss,
when the application OF the Alabama
conference for aid was submitted.
The gauntlet was at once taken up,
as 1t was inferred that the object OF
the motion was to cut loose the negro
members of the Methodist Episcopal
church, both north and south, and to
help them start a determination, the
membership Of which should be con.
fined wholly to the negro race.
Bishop Fcss moved that applica-
tons for white work in the south,
Meryland and Delaware excepted, and
negro work, mostly south, be referred
to special committee for consider
alton. No sooner had the motion
been seconded than w. III. Nelson, a
negro presiding elder OF the south,
scenting danger, secured the floor
and made an eloquent plea against
the motion.
Rev. J. F. Goucher. Of Baltimore,
and DR.. Buckley spoke against the mo-
tion. DR.. Buckley thought negroes
develop intellectually much more rap
| idly when associated with his white
brothers. He characterized a confer
ence OF the A. M. e. Zion church as
a regular circus, too amusing for q
] man with sense Of the ridiculous
TO keep a straight face while attend
ing it.
/ Bishops Hamilton and Walden
| spoke also against the motion. It
was then laid over until this morn
ing's session.
The session was presided over by
Bishop e. G. Andrews. After the
usual opening exercises, the appro.
priation OF funds for the maintenance
Of home mission charges was con-
tinued. The western conferences en-
gagged the attention of the committee
The per cent cut of all disburse-
ments Is affecting some of these
charges very seriously. Through In
diana and other neighboring states
the people have suffered much from
drought and are not able to help
themselves much. Bishop Walden
said this section was very needy, and
he did not like to see the cut applied
there. He had travelled much through
this country and knew the suffering
which many of the ministers were
called upon to endure.
Thought West Would Have to Suffer
Others of the bishops thought tina,
the western country would have To
suffer. with all the rest. They didn't
like 1t either, but could see no way Out
OF tie dilemma. Bishop McCabe SAID
that the per cent cut, which Is be
ing applied on all distributions, was
made necessary not because the
amount Of money to be appropriated
was SO much less than heretofore, bu
because there were so many new mis-
BiOns requiring help. The Boxer up
rising in China last year was very
unfortunate thing for the missionary
movement, as 1t made necessary the
distribution Of SO much more than 4.
usually given to that section. This
had in part to be taken from the Incl
dental fund, and greatly lowered the
state of the finances. The foreign
missions, therefore, will also have t,
be cut this year. in order that part Of
the available funds may be applied t.
the liquidation Of the debt.
Every separate conference had It's
champion. who pleaded in needy case
that the cut might not be made OF
their appropriation. Some of the
stories were heartrending, in some in
stances preachers and their families
almost starving to keep their church
alive.
ORDERED OUT OF TIE CITY.
Corning, N. Y. Nov. 16.--Public feel
ing Is SO intense here over the Wal