The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-19
METHODIST CONFERENCE.
Results Not Satisfactory During Past
Week as Hoped For
TEMPER OF BOTH SIDES is AROUSED.
Coming Week Promises to Bring About
Settlement OF Several Of the Most
Important Questions.


week as had been hoped by the delegates,
but the coming week promises 10 bring
about the settlement Of several of the most
important qustions Excitement In the con
ference yesterday was at fever heat over
the discussion Of the war claim and 1t was
hnally decided TO bring the matter up at
~ O'Clock next Tuesday and give II the
right Of way until settlement Of some
kind Is reached. The temper OF both ma
jority and minority Is thoroughly aroused,
ana Congressman Benton OF Missouri who
is a lay delegate. remarked ON Friday that
parliamentary tactics were being more
freely used In this conference than he hal
witnessed In all his public service with the
Missouri legislature aud twelve years In
congress
Tue principal work during the week was
the passage of resolutions which provide for
! letter education of the clergy and the es
| tnblishment of school OF corlesnondepce
IN connection with Vanderbilt university
Tho British and Canadian fraternal messen
gers presented their addresses ind wcik
cordially received by the conference rs
AS soon as the war claim is disposed OF -
II II can be disposed Of at all-the question
Of establishing the order of deuconesseS and
| the election Of bishops will he taken up.
Ihcre IS much quict work going on among
friends OF tho several candidates for eleC
/ tion az bishops Dr. Il. +. Iloss of Nas1.
z
th' places, While \. G. Smith of virginia.
X y. Smnrt Of Memphis J. j. TIGcri sec
rotary Of tho conference. and james Atkins
of south Carolina are tho men whose
names are most freely mentioned for the
Other The friends of Dr. Mark A. Chnp
man OF Los Angeles are predicting nj -
lection as editor of tho Christian Advocate
an the election OF DR.. lIoSs as bisJop.
~
Rev. John J. Tigcrt, IL D.. the secre-
tary Of the general conference, Is n man
~ wonderful personality. Your correspond
ent would not create the impression that
he regards the delegates as mere machines,
subject to the will and power Of others.
Nevertheless. when delicate ana Intricate
decisions are about TO be made. for Dr
ligcrt Ia state his Wow and course If
voting Crentos a noticeable effect on the
body voting. lie often takes part in the
discussions and the "uuuciltiCn Of his
views Is Of tremendous influence, His mind
Is cNcoptionHllN Vigorous anu his Vulcc eau
lee beard distinctly In the romotcst parts
II tn, hWldiuL ~ h. truly said tnlI pr.
Amoricnn Mcthodsm. Gnd hs writing have
given him standing among the Methodists
OF the world.
On the way to the auditorium. just
/ l,llc way inside the entrance to the expo
sition grounds there is commodions cage
house in whlth there are a large number
OF squirrels There was something striking.
0l we strUd at n distance ana watched
Bishop Duncan playing with these chatter
/ !HE, scamneriug squirrels. The good lish-
on, all alone was enjoying the sport hugh
H.. He Is prime fnvorltC. He possesses
keen mind. twinkling eye, and IS good.
ncturcd and quick at repnrtee Woe to tho
man thrt runs against his wit and humur.
While lie Yields tho, gavcl with uncommon
grace and ability, he Mt the same time
holds the body at high temperature of
case and good feeling.
- "a. 1. IA
torlc memcntocs, Earlier in the session, a
beautiful gavc was presented to tlc gen
eral conference II was made ont Of
piece Of wood taken from the old caS.
known as the Wesleyan oak, situated abort
four miles from Savannah Ca mdrr
/ which Wesley preached during his mis-
sipnary operations Ia America AuH Row
again another is presented. made from sis.
tcrn pieces OF wood taken from tht oil
Mastcnson house, near Lexington. Ky,
whore AShury held his tirst conference In
America, ihiS gaycl has seen service IN
beth the great branches of Method ym. II
was used IN the great general conferences
in Omaha aud Chicago, and now Ii comes
INTO thr sunny Southland to do s"rvi In
this sitting Of the general conference OF
the southland
John p Green Is visitor among coun..
less friends He Is retired locomotive
engineer aud carries his certificate OF nom
known and respected IN railroad circles ana
Is man of great influence among them.
Or. w n palmorc D. u. is a delegate
from the Southwestern Mission conference
ana IS a unique character among hi col-
leagues. lie is single gentleman and re.
tired from matrimonial pursuits The doc.
tor is both editor and proprietor Of the 81
Louis Christian Advocate. which Is the nf
hclai organ OF the Mission conferences, He
Is 2lso man % mugh travel an l. Therefore.
widely extended information, having ~ IL
some thirteen or fourteen long JOURNEYS h"-
yond the seas. Ills name + mentioned n
Of missions IN the Southern church,
Rev. II. NJ DuIloSc, general secretary OF
the Epworth League and editor of the t1p.
worth Era. is the originator Of the moyc-
mcnt In the Southern Methodist church.
He borrowed his idea doubtless from eur
sister denomination in the North whore II
had been IN operation for sumo years mr.,
DuBosc organized the first League In the
Methodist Episcopal church, South while
pastor Of Trinity church, Los Angeles,
Cal He also was chief among the leaders
IN the organization of the Texas state Ep-
ular book"aRupert Wise''-and is poet Of
no mean ability In atteStation Of this fact
one has but to read Unto the Dawn
AS amended and adopted. the report Of
/ Ahc tNhlhliee on cuututlNH l'"eN 40 iNl-
lows:
L. That our conferences generally be
urged to advance the Standard for admits
sion on trial In accordance Nith the nd
vanced standards In all Ceilings our
preachers should he leaders Of men, and
In an age 81 general educaticn they need TO
be educated men
>. That the colleges connected With our
church he requested TO incorporate In their
a. II. curricula a required course or study
OF the English Bible of at least two iecl-
tations per week for ons year nnd to o1er
MS electives for the r. degree courses
IN New Testament Greek ana church his
tory.
3 That special e6Srt be made by our
educators, presiding elders ana pastors 10
encourage and lnd7ce all such ministerial
students 70 attene the biblical department
Of Vanderbilt university as are prepared
10 enter upon and profit by the specific
theological tralIlng provided by that IN
siitution.
4 On That for the guidance Of all candi-
dates for adnisson aud undergraduates In
the conferences and ais, Of those who
having Completed the conference course
desire 20 prosecute postgraduate course
OF study, the board Of education Is In
structed 90 establish ut Nashville. In con
uection With the biblical department OF
Vanderbilt university and under the direc-
ton % US faculty, correspondence courses
which shall he offered 10 all ministers OF
CRuditateK for pur ministry under such