The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-10
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MR. CANDIER'S LETTER
1xsHoP READS HIS EPIsTLE TO
 GEORGIA SENATORS.
Eersly . Request for Views of sena- toEs as to Watcher They Had Been Deceived by the Pub
 1ishing Committee. ~

2 q ss sf E Dallas. Tex. May 9.-rhe war claim Was the bone of contention in today's uession of the Methodist Episcopal Church General Conference. Like a cork in wa ter 1t bobbed up at every opportunity and the majority were kept busy holding the matter in check.
 pr. McGee of the South Georgia Con- ference opened the days session with prayer and Bishop Hargrove presided.
 pr. Cross Alexander moved that Bishop Candler be required to furnish a copy of the now famous letter written by him to Senators Bacon and Clay, to the Confer encc and that the letter be published.
 Bishop Candier interrupted Dr. Alexan- der and asked permission to make a Etatement. He said he had rendered the letter to the Conference. that he had nothing whatever to conceal and that all who wanted the letter might have 1t. was a plain request to a Senator, who is his personal friend. for information con corning the opiniops of Senators as to whether the Senate had been deceived by the publishing house agents. The state- ment of eighty Senators that no misrep- sentation had been made has already been published. Applause greeted Bishop Candler as he closed. The matter was referred to the Committee on Publishing Interests.
 Another feature of today's session of the Conference was the appearance of Bishop Morrison of Louisville. He took
 
 been unusual. that he had not been con- suited about the presentation of the let ter in the Episcopal address and that he
 R. W. Boswell of the Mississippi Con- ference obtained tbel floor and withdrew hts challenge against the right of Bishop Morrison to a delegates seat.
 Reports of standing committees were filed and referred. These included the reports on church extension, board of missions. etc.
 .iuflge Strother of the Los Angeles Con- ference said he, as member of the mi n0risv e the Committee on Publishing Interests of the Conference of 1888. de- sired 10 submit a statement. saying tho Book Committee had not been very ac- curate in its statement on the war claim matter and he and others would make a more extensive reply later.
 Dr. Collins Denny. Chairman of the Book Committee. challenged any man to yhow him one single inaccuracy in the ftatement of the Book Committee.
 E. C.. Reeves of Johnson City. Tenn, produced the record signed by Judge btrother himself.
 4 motion by H. E. W. Palmer of Allan "a. providing for a stenographer to take Hown ali the evidence heard by the pub fishing company. was discussed at some enxth and after much debate was over Ehelmingly adopted. This means that all ltatements made before the Publishing Eommittee will be written out in full for future reference:
 Rev. P. H. whisner. Secretary of the Board of Church Extenscion. submitted Inc ouadriennial report today. A sum fnary of twenty years work. 1SS2-l902, shows handsome increase in money col lections. Progress of missionary work in china, Japan. Korea, Mexico. Brazil, Cuba. etc, Is said to be marked.
 There was some unimportant routine business, the delegates and the audience sanr the Doxology and adjournment was taken until g o'clock tomorrow.