The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-05-15


quadrennial conference was called
. order by Bishop Wilson, of Baltimor
III tho old auditorium of tho Ia
Grounds. Distinguished churchme
and laymcn were present from all par
of the SoIth. All the bishops with tn
exception OF Bishop Kccnor, of Ne
o. leans, and Bishop Fitzgerald, (
Memphis, arc in attendance.
After the singing of hymn Bisho
liargrovc, of Nashville, prayed tc
unity, moderation and conservatism
Iii the dcliboration of the conferenc
and hearty amens" punctuate hi
words.
Passages Of Scripture were read b
Bishops Hendrix, of Kansas, and W
A. Car dlcr, of Georgia. Anothe
prayer by DR.. Anson West, Of tr
North Alabama conference, wa
followed by the addresses of wclcom
Of Governor Saycrs, Mayor Cabc!
Judge f. B. Perkins and Rev. &. G
Rankin, all of which were enthusiasts
tically received. The conference thel
settled down to actual work. The rol
call developed the absence of man
delegates.
by unanimous vote DR.. j ohm j
Tigcrt, of Nashville, was elo1tcd sec
rotary of the conference. He nomin
ated for his assistants Rev. a. r
Watkins of the Mississippi conference
and j. N. }arcus, of the Northwes
Texas conference.
Governor Sayers was presented tt
the conference by Bishop Wilson t(
make the address of welcome, and the
delegates rose to welcome him. rht
Governor was listened to very atten.
lively. lie devoted most of his speech
to the history of Methodism.
Bishop g. b. Galloway, of Jackson
Miss, replied to the addresses of wei
come. lie said all were glad to be
here. He knew Texas was great
State and had great people, because
the best people of all the old States had
come here.
DR.. e. T.. lloss, of Nashville, moved
that the conference send its sympathy
to Bishop Kcencr on account of his in.
trinity and to Bishop Fitzgerald on
account Of the death of his daughter,
Mrs. Banks, few days ago. The
motion was carried unanimously.
The rules Of the last General Con
ference were adopted. \ committee of
and it is to be appointed.
Rev. Horace Bishop, of the North
west Texas conference, moved that
the sympathics of the conference be
wired to DR.. b. M. Palmer, the cclc
bratcd Presbyterian divine, OF New
Orleans, who was injured by street
car recently. The motion was adopted.
a cumm. .ttcc of six ON credentials
was authorized and the reading of the
Episcopal address, signed by the col.
legc OF bishops, WAS begun by Bishop
W. w. Duncan, of Sparlanbury, S. G.
The address was Il lengthy one and
two hours were consumed in lts read
ing. 1t rccites that only 3S, ,OS5 adj.
ditlons to the church have been made
since the last conference and says
something is radically wrong. The
bishops also appeal for better equip
ped ministry. Politics in the church
publications. ls strongly condemned.
The bishops say the Office Of dcaconess
will be applied for and they cntrcat
the conference to act wisely and well :.
An earnest recommendation is made
for the better support of the supcran-
nuated preachers, widows and orphans
of deceased preachers, and that plan
be adopted whereby a fund Of $780,
900 be secured for this purpose. The
matter of local preachers working as
evangelsts was touched on. The work
of the mission boards, church extern
sion, Epworth League and Sunday
schools and the literature of the church
was commented upon. Large space
was devoted to the schools and col
legcs of the church. IL was shown that
the publishing house during the past
four years did a business Of 4 500 900,
or All increase Of &lSG 900.
The publishing house war claim was
reviewed, showing that the church was
free from any blame in The matter. A
hope was expressed that this confer.
ence would finally settle this mootcJ
case. The cl :ction Of two new bishops
was asked for.
Immediately after the reading of th'
address Bishop Gambler, of Georgia
read letter from Senators A. O
Bacon and A. S. Clay, which he ha
received in reply to n letter relative t
the course which should be pursued b
the Methodist church in regard to tn
money which was paid under act {
Congress in settlement. The lettt
was. signed by oighty-four Senator
The last clause read as follows: "Fl
| ,r Ia, hn -
solution both adopted by the Senate
explicit terms exonernics the churt
from all blame or ground for CRITICS
for anything which occurred in come
ton with the passage Of the bill and
a clear expression of opinion that the
ls no obligation on the part Of Il
church to pay the money to the COVER
-. ment or to make further offer to do 30