The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-22
THE WAR CLAIM MATTER
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lcrnol messenger from the colored Meth
odist Episcopal church In America, dely-
cred fratcrnnl address
/ Bishop Galloway enld the conference had
been glad to hear from Bishop Lane. lie
| had known Bishop Lane long and well and
he was one Of the worthlcst OF his race.
! Reports from tho committees on boun-
darics ana temperance were read by title
and referred
| Aside from the war claim question, the
matter which engrossed the most earnest
| attention was report No : OF the committee
on missions. Many minor changes for nres-
Ont discipline were included in the report.
| There was one. however, Of much impnr-
lance to the mission branch Of tho church.
! II provided for decrease in the number
! Of secretaries so as to hotter concentrate
! the work in that department 1t recon-
Inendcd the election hy the general confer
encc Of one general secretary and the cleo
! ton by the mission board Of one" assistant
secretary these to he the osly secretaries
in the mission board Another important
change was that increasing the number Of
managers from the present total Of ten to
TWENTY-FIVE hereafter ten Of whom shall be
! laymon. These changes ere adopted aftar
extended debate participated IN by Dr.
Atkins, Dr. Coke Smith, DR.. Hoss, Dr. Hor-
ace Bishop. Dr.. Wilson Of South Carolina
and others.
The conference devoted much time to
making intelligent arrangements for the
election tomorrow of two new bishops and
all correctional officers. 1t was determined
that the bishops shall be elected one ut a
time instead of the delegates voting fer
two bishops on the same ballot.
Dr. Lamar offered n resolution eXpunsl1g
from the record of the general conference
all references to the war claim controversy.
Bishop Galloway ruled the resolution out
of order and it was not considered,
james Cannon. Jr,, gave notice that be
protested against the action Of the son
ference OH the war claim matter. mo
ton by Or. Lipscomb to have night ses-
sion failed
An unofficial statement was made that
the record OF the general conference would
not be printed in less time than two months
and perhaps longer.
After the transaction Of some more
routine business the conference at 12:50
o'clock adjourned until o'clock tomorrow.
The mission board met tonight but did
not tramuct rs much business as had been
eynectcd The assignments against the va
rious conferences for the mission fdnd were
announced. Only few minor changes In
tho assessments were made Tharc were
no special or extended talks; strictly
business matters only being considered.
Former Governor Lon " stephens Of
Missouri reached Dallas tonight. lie Will
probably attcrd the remaining sessions OF
| he general Methodist Episcopal conference,
but not as n deagate.
| COIoRED CHURCH
HAS PUT IN CLAIM.
II was learned tonight that Bishop Isaac
Lane. of the colcred Methodist Episcopal
| chrich in America. today fled with Bishop
! Hendrix of Kansas city, for the college Of
! bishops. n claim to S2J.OD0 Of the war calm
money for the church Of which he Is Il
! bishop. The colored Methodist Episcopal
! church in America claims to be n part %
| the Methodist Episcopal church. South, and
/ on that ground is entitled to a share in the
war claim
! Members of the general conference how
| ever, dispute the claim. They State that
! while the Methodist Episcopal church,
/ South. did set up In business" the negro
| church referred to, and gave it grub
stake" OF $4,000, the negro church had
no property TO lose during the war aud was
| IN no wise identified with the war claim
matter.
/ During his fraternal address to the gen
erai conference today, Bishop Lane fire.
/ quently and suggcstively spoke Of his
] church as your only legal black child" lie
/ concluded his remarks with the equally
suggestive statement III you have loaf,
1 don't forget to give piece to your little
black child"