The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-09
liz METHODIST CONFERENCE.
Pport on the Publishing House War Claim
Was Submitted and Referred.
TIER WILL BE PRODUCTIVE OF ARGUM
monstrated that Some of the Delegates Are Not
Satisfied With the Transaction and Will Call
for More Iight-Electon Of Bishops.

suos. Texas, May s.-The intellectual
H. of the Methodist Episcopal chur h,
Mh arc gradually arouslng to what
II lscs to be the most strenuous Issue
n has engaged the attention of quadrtn-
ii conference during the last twehtj
In This conference inherited from IT.
Acccssor Of four years ago FOR official
Nixon and nnal settlement what has
n II TO he known in common newspaper
Hnnce as the publishing house wlr
In transaction that has created In
Emlnds of that portion of the public that
. read about 1t an impression that some
IA Inns been guilty of II serious iitis-
Ron For four years n committee com
In Of twelve of the ablcst men In III,
Hon technically, the book committee
II given close attention to the slbl CT
hrsh the process of tedious investigation
Heiermiue II any Of the money piid t.
II church on an appropriation of a2proM-
Ills S3Co,OO0 made by congress had been
IA to unduly influence the procuring OF
appropriation.
|nis report was read today to the mem
IA Of the conference ana Thousands of
mtotors by the book committee chair
In DR.. Collins Denny OF Vanderbilt m
|<ity Nashville. 1t contains someWh re
Moon 9j,UCO and 10000 words and con
|and fully two hours time In the readiJg.
I'm deem interest felt in the issue was
hsted by the almost painful silence o
n audience and the look of keenest in
I'm In nearly every countenance. Some
Heful Language was used in the report.
|Nas evident that tie paramount IDEA
|auiv with The committee was TO eXoner-
E,hc church aud It's agents of any wrong
Inn In the financial transaction under
Ia dcrntion This the twCve men of the
tsfnCtlon.
I'm there Is an elcmcnt-pcrhaps q minor
Eelcmcnt. but powerful one intellectual
|fnd morally-who have determined thnt
i; must be shown. ThGy arg run o.
Eresslvcncss and act and look like m n
III nrc going to have n fight for thef
Ia Of the issue when the report com
Ia from the committee on pub ishlug IN
|ests, to which 1t was referred. rms
Il made plainly manifest. p the &C.
|nined manner of Dr. Kelley of tlr
|nncssec conference when h" nttcmptci
La to Interrupt thr reading Of tnc reroHt
Mv ITO ask question, under personal
|ricge" Or. Kelley may not lfal IN
la hut It was evident that he was trfn5
|pave the way today for the man 40
Ia lead the lighting forces. lils efforts
w also seconded by n written resolution,
mad hv Or II. w. Jones OF the North
|ssisslppi conference ana DR.. C. II. BriggS
|fhc Southwest Missouri conference. de-
hiding that the committee on 4 n 81
II interest report back to the co..ercnce
rs the book committees report at the
fnest time practicable
III was plain that the aggressive men 40
II intend. Il they Wn prevent 1t, TO have
y report pigconhol, or held hnck until
!. lag mr. n
IA then have 1t ratified in railroad fash
|N but rather that II be presented 10 TIE
|en conference amply early to insure sen
HI discussion. No one, however, expects
tsreDort to come back under week.
POO when II does come back, there IS
|1g TO be some interesting talks TO de-
Ion just where the 33 l-3 per cent Of the
fhe appropriation went that Is admit
bIch under the head OF attorneys fees.
Pbe lengthy report Of the book commit
ls summed up and closed ms follows:
kHt had failed to secure the fund when
|md power TO do so, 1t would have cen
Eiiy Of neglecting a plain duty, for which
|The fund having been placed In It's
|ntS. 1t was not at liberty to permit IL
Hnss out Of It's possession or beyond its
Etfol; and II it had done so, every mem
FEasSenting to such a proceeding would
|Ff been. and justly, held personally re
bnEiole, Such are the doctrines he'd and
|nennced by courts of equity IN all civil
IA countries.
|Hycn II there had been doubt on It's part
LIZ whether or not the money should nc
fMned. the committee would not aud
PM not have arrogated to Itself the right
EEcide Being satisfied that this money
va property received. In payment Of
f6 dcbt II had no more power to restore
|@ the treasury of the government than
|innd to give away to any person OF Ger
ion any other part Of the trust fund
HHs nands without insurlng personal La
HE for Its return
these are the actions Of your commit
nd the reasons thereof.
K&our, committee has In the midst az
i'll dthcult conditions tried to do Its best
Kreet the great responsibilities commit
o It's charge in the fear of Cod and
IA an eye to the welfare of our beloved
|s3e other interesting Issue at today's SEES
f was ,Dr; Tigert's defeat In his effort
~ eliminated all reference In confer
|& hotatons to any proceedings anterior
|H46; when the first general conference
|pe Methodist church, South, was held.
81 more learned debate has rarely been
|sS IN any deliberative body than was
[~tncSq ny this issue, Secretary rigert,
IN GUNS Denny and Or. f. Il. Hoss were
|+oremost figures in this forensic con
P Tieert lost by a standing vote Of 100
LIZ II was clearly the determination OF
Inv. inference to maintain that while the
#oqlSt church, South, is in no wise
|%l win any other ecclesiastical holy
Il uSntlty as the continuant OF the
|NOIlst church Of the United States, or
[eeteu In lISi. shall be emphasized at all
Iva qua as often as necessary In the de-
|& lions or Its representatives. The ct-
|Wul today's vote Is to date tho number
In conference as the fourteenth for tho
|lt meeting, dating from 1916. and the
|s s,hih n of the undivided church, dat
Ia FROM 1854.
|tE two frntornal delegates from tho
|,+hern Methodist church were Interested
|'#Hrs NJ today's proceedings. They arc
LE huntington Of lincoln. 'Neh.. and lieu
|s Governor Bates Of Massachusetts.
|N question OF who will he chosen ms tho
kn now bishops Is growing interesting.
III H We most promising candidates tonight
FIX 10 ne Or. Hoss OF Nashville and DR..
{WN OF tue North Carolina conference.
strong candidates discussed are
|,:,tss' igo; also ~ North Carolina, DR.. Ran
|ttP' t'allas ana Dr. Palmurc OF St Louis.
|kP sIttl' BE. quite strongly that II pr
Ia VINO Is editor of the Chri tian Ad-
|&, at nashville, Tenn, the Official or.
L&i me church. Is elected n bishop ana
|.B1a9mnkin Of Rplas Is not. that Or, Ran.
|fa ~ succeed DR.. Hoss in the editorial
|4.en The conference got down TO work
.G moro was an immPnsc volume n
|.% ~ reiorc the dolcgotpy Hishop WI.
I%n nuounccd tho committers on rules mn
| ,iNls Rev. Adams of tho SontA
'& coniercnce presented tho confer
|V1 = Haacl madc Of the wool ~ mo
|MsE OAK pudor which John WcsleT
|<# 70 have preached
norlnl were presented from the Ten.
|e< conference 70 Institute tho order 81
a. a.