The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-22
WAR CLAIM MATTER
MethOdistS Have Come 70 an Agree.
ment on the Matter
HARMONY IS IN EVIDENCE
And the Matter Was Disposed of
Without Any AcrimOny.
1T is NOT SATISFACTORY TO ALL
But Is Believed to Be the Best Solution
of II Possible.
THE MONEY IS TO BE RETURNED
To the National Treasury II the Senate
viii Provide a Way in Which It
Can Be Done,
7 is NOT SATISFACTORY TO ALL
But Is Believed to Be the Best Solution
of II Possible.
HE MONEY IS TO BE RETURNED

Dallas, Texas, May 1.-THE subject that
has chiefly interested the Methodist Eplsco-
pal church. South, FOR four long years is
believed to be finally and forever settled.
The spirit Of harmony that descended on
The general quadrennial conference ycstcr-
day returned today and there was an evil
dent desire to get together on the part of
great majority of the delegates.
Bishop Galloway who, while being one
OF the most eloquent men in the church, IS
also one Of the finest presiding officers
that ever faced an ecclesiastical body, help
cd along the harmony movement by his
rapid dispatch Of business and the result
accomplished by the conference, while IN.
satisfactory to many Of the delegates of
both the majority and minority, is believed
to be the best that could have been adopt.
ed by the couGictin. tendencies with which
4 the conference is pcrmcatcd
The result Of the long controversy on the
war claim Is compromise between the
-udcals Of the majority who wanted to
iccp the money and condemn nobody, and
We radicals of the minority, who wanted
return the entire amount Of Sessooo to
cparcss and condemn everybody who help.
etto get the claim through
he preamble of tho resolutions offered
bNDr W f. McMury Of ST Louis, which
va. adopted and made part Of the confer
enc action, mildly condemns Baruce and
pr SINH The resolution offered hy Prof I.
.s y. ltdnu Of Knoxville approves the action
of d bishops In offering 10 return the
mons and holds the offer good Mt any time
70 the statc Of the united Sistes shall AFFORD
n q wayror the return oG the claim As the
scnatolus already refused TO consider such
50 an actin the end Of the battle has come
Both Nr. McNMrry's preamble and Prof
q Jordan yesolutiou were adopted last night
~ separate Today they were adopted as
"a whole. A motion to reconsider this ac-
ton was overwhelmingly lost and delegates
Of all shaps of opinion ngreed TO stand by
, the confonce action and let the whole
subject re- forever
mutloIto not publish the report Of the
- minority the committee on publishing
interests wi carried by heavy majority
4 and all the pccches made deprecated fur.
- thcr agitatiC Of the bitter Issue.
only one ing in connection with the
whole mattchtln remains before the dele
gates 1t wa declared 10y many that the
grammar Of u McMurry preamble and OF
toe Jordan re,ution even though it was
constructed by teacher OF Latin in state
university, wa faulty and a motion &c
have commiec appointed TO correct
grammatical hccuraces and make tbs
whole matter corrent without iniurng ~
sense was adoptS Both DR.. McMurry ant
Prof Jordan nre0n the committee nome'
by Bishop Galowg and the report Of thell
: work will be reay early tomorrow. Al
they are not alloHd In any way to alte
the sense of the Solutions, no trouble i
- anticipated when tly exhibit their produc
n. of finished English.
In short, the Ions bitter controversy 4
thought to have beeforever buried by to
days action. For f'r years 1t has beer
an irritant and a dlurber In tie entir
denomination. All q delegates and al
n the bishops regard it's one of the mos
ia unfortunate incidents 4 the history Of tn
81 church, and all have len praying for a
IN amicable adjustment ofle wide difference
q that have existed. It isakcn that the cor
. ference will not be in anood at any tim
hereafter 10 have the odHounds reopened
THE PROVISIONS
itu- OF THE SUBSTITUTE.
The principal proyisionSf the McMurr
substitute are mild cenre Of any agen
was Of the church who may ha, used impropc
md methods before congress when the wa
day claim was pendIng ratihethe former a,
con ton OF the college Of bishol in their one
e a 10 the senate to return thentire sum
the war claim II that body svoted; make
,sed the action of the bishops Il legal actio
init OF the general conference nndf the Meth'
Ice. dist Episcopal church, South This latte
her nrovision Is embodied in whats known 4
Icol the Jordan amendment wbiclcreated d
nch bate last night and during tn morning
date session,
ard Very few Of the delegates hmed pc
rom fectiy satisfied with the wordg Of II
irar Jordan amendment and after T. amen'
ard mont and the McMurry paper aa who
Icht had been adopted today speciacommi
,nce tee law vote OF the general eonfeNce, W,
. re authorized 10 be appointed by u bish'
nresidlng whose duty it shall be revIi
gree and make more perfect and clear c pr
nosi. visions of the entire document. WI
the stated in explanation OF the neces,y Il
the creation Of this committee N Il
or,z. Manor had been drafted hastily, coAin,
rate many grammatical errors and some ptr
ling a,ctorv provisions and might be susctib
OF misconstruetion because OF tines d
Issss fects.