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EAR CLAIM DISCUSSION CAUSES
CONFUSION.
PARLIAMENTARY TANGLE.
x,pCINIA SUGGESTS A BASIS OF
COMPROMISE.

A.
.as a Great Charity Let the Fund
ps Used for support of Superan-
uated Preachers and Their Wild
o,,s-Let Conference Replace the
s1Os.OOO Paid to Mai. Stahlman,
less the $4,000 Allowed by Con-
,ress for Attorneys Fee-Maj.
stahIman Heard by Publishing
House Committee.
DALLAS. Tex, May 16.-The parlia-
rentary tangle over the war claim
4 the Methodist Episcopal Church. South.
,nce the opening day was only deep
sped by to-day's session. Bishop Nor
rson of Kentucky presided.
In the course of thirty minutes there
we're twenty-five points of order made.
and there were four appeals during the
day from the deciison of the chair. One
ouestion at issue to-day, the continu
,tv of the service the members of the
hoard of finance, was lost in the meal
strom of talk on tactics. A resolution,
i introduced by delegates from Virginia,
held that as the Senate of the United
states had allowed the claim as a
great charity" the fund be used for
the support of superannuated preach
ers widows. etc, and that no portion
N of the amount beyond $1,000 the
4 amount intended by Congress, shall he
paid any attorney as a fee for procur-
ing or assisting in procuring the pass
\ age of the claim.
4 This means that the conference will
4 he called upon to raise $108,O0O less
$1,000 which amount was paid Maj.
4 Stahlman. This is considered mas
terly move on the part of the faction
seeking a compromise. The resolution
was referred.
A statement of a delegate that the
mountains of Kentucky offered as fer
tile a field for mission work as China,
brought out sharp resentment by Ken
lucky delegates.
Work Of Church Extension.
The Committee on Church Exten-
sion reported that there had been an
increase in their fund from $55,24l in
1898 to 1906 in 1902, that the dona-
tons exceeded by $15,304 those of any
previous period; there were 3,2O6 con-
Il gregations still unhouses and $92S09
had been asked for congregations, only
one-third of which was given.
Three papers on church insurance
we're submitted. The church has suf-
fered loss of 900 on property un-
insured during the past year. The res
olution was passed that a board of
eleven be appointed by the general con-
ference. members of which shall live
in or near Louisville, to serve four
years and formulate plans of insurance.
The city of Giro was transferred from
the Illinois to the ST. Louis confer
ence.
The China mission was enlarged to
include all of China and Corea.
The Indian mission is to be divided
into two missions.
Debate ON DeacOnpesses.
The question of deaconesses led to a
considerable debate.
Two reports We're submitted, C. w.
White claiming that there was an equal
division, the vote really standing at
Is to 49, The recommendation was
made that the office of deaconess be
created in connection with the wo-
mans board of home mission, candi-
dates to be regularly trained and en-
ploYed under the direction of the pas
tor in charge of the field of her mis-
sion.
A gavel was presented to the confer
ence by DR.. ] D. Walsh of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, Northern
branch. 1t is made of sixteen pieces
of wood, silver bound, the material
taken from the famous Masterson
house near Lexington, Ky. The gavel
has served two branches of Methodism
for period of twenty years.
Dr. I1gert gave notice that to-mor-
row will be the last day upon which
new bushes may be introduced.
The question of the boards of finance
was given general discussion. Con-
tinuity in office was the point as we'll
as the appointment of one clerical
member and one layman from each
district. An amendment of Mr.. Pugh
OF Washington extended the time from
one TO four years.
The resolution to unite the four mis-
slonary papers in one was non-con-
Cured in and the report of the Com
mttee on Missions adopted.
The report of the committee on fin
ance called attention to the death of
Nlce-President e. w. Cole and Presi-
cent Thomas NJ. Finney; also the res
lgnation of Col. Samuel Cupples and
reported inconvenience in the reso-
!ulon to deed back certain property to
Mary A. Stewart.
Mai. StahIman's Talk.
Maj. stahlman of Nashville appeared
ZIG committee Ol
mouse interests last night and made an
attended talk. 1t is claimed that a
sensational charge was made.
British Messengers Heard.
The general conference at the special
l.lght session heard fraternal addresses
rom Dr. Wiseman of Birmingham,
Eng traternal messenger from the
wesleyan British Methodist Church,
suu Or. Bracken of Montreal, fraternal
passenger from the Methodist Church
Or. Wiseman's address was devoted
mainly to the Twentieth Century move
lent and the raising of 500, OeO. 600 to
~ used for the benefit of missions. or
pHdhs' education and church extension
Cb, stated that the Wesleyan Methodist
4uIcn had practically no debt.
Bracken's address was much on
~ order of drawing a parallel be-
NV n the Methodists of Canada and
~ Methodists of the South. He said
NJ TWO churches were much alike. He
~ Scahtly compared the big debt of
dr. Cdnadian Methodists with the no
30, OF the Wesleyans.
nltoS Iop Wilson, who presided. re-