The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-14

Baltimore, and President Little, or lns Garrett Biblical Institute at Evans ton, H., has long been mentioned. Fa- vorites for Methodist Episcopal honors often stay on the lists for f. s, and even 12 years, or over three general confer ences, before they at last reach the goal. Some have been 50 old when they do reach it that there is often heard the cry for bishops who have not passed the dead line of 50 years of age. President Bashford, of Ohio Wesleyan University, and President Raymond, of Wesleyan University, are mentioned, but on some lists as men who can wait Rev. D. F. R. Jennings, of the Cincinnati Book Concern. is considered and so is Rev. pr. Henry Spellmeyer, of Newark, the only pastor in the whole list. Rev. Dr. Berry, editor of the Epworth Herald and secretary of the Epworth League, was named four years ago. and he is named again this year. It is said he wants to quit one or the other of the posi- tions, whether elected a bishop or not, but nobody seems to know just which position he wants to keep and which give up. Rev. Dr. c. B. Mitchell, of Cleveland, has been permitting some mention of his name in connection with
 the office of bishop, not that he expect ed to win such honor, but in order, fall- ing it, he might slip into either one of the places which Rev. Dl. Berry gives up. As good list as any, as those likely to be chosen bishop for the home field, follows: President Day, of Syra- cuse; Secretary MeDowell, of the Edu- cation Society; President Bashford, of Ohio Wesleyan, and Book Agent Jen- nings. These four will be supplement- ed by about two for the missionary field, probably in the Far East, leav- ing Bishop Hartzel the whole of the African field, but it is impossible to guess on names for the missionary work. Rev. Dr. Jennings is not at all unlikely to fall in favor of Rev. Dr. Berry. Rev. Dr Spellmeyer has had, as chairman of the general conference committee, exceptional advantages to become known, but it is not at all like ly that a pastor will be selected. It is true that pastors often have been, as in but the Newark divine is not on the lists that are made very far from New York.
 The Discipline.
 The discipline will, or course, be dis cussed. It has been for many years
 There is a large contigent that feels either that Paragraph PAS should be abolished or obeyed. It is the famous
 amusement prohibition, drawn to fit ideas, obtaining many years ago. It is absolute, and yet there it stands to be
 disobeyed. The opinion seems to pre- vail that it will be modified, perhaps,
 but not expunged. The most that now seems expected to be accomplished is the wiping out of the clauses mention
 ing card playing, theatre going and possibly dancing, but retaining the more sweeping restrictions against ownership of property rented for liquor selling, etc.
 Prof. B. F. BoWne, of Boston Uni-
 versity, belongs to the New York
 East Conference. That body meets a few days hence, and will take up the charge of heresy. If it were to be sus- tained the general conference would have what it never had before, q heresy case for trial. But opinion seems almost unanimous that the local conference will terminate the case by disrnissng it. The editors uT almost all denominational papers have publicly deprecated a heresy trial The Rev. 1 Dr. Buckley, of New York, has not ut tered anything editorially, but privately l is understood to be strongly opposed to prosecution. He is a member of the c,,fo I1erxy 1 The case has attracted wide attention, but it's day of sensation is considered 1 to be nearly over.
 1t is expensive business maintaining manufacturing plants in the hearts of a New York and Cincinnati It is pros posed by the book committee to remove these plants from the cities named and ! established them, one for both book concerns, in some small town, near l Chicago, or at any rate, in the Middle 1 West. The book concerns would be re- l tained in New York and Cincinnati as l heretofore. The general conference lodged hot discussion, possibly 3 mild row, and if it carries will result, eight years hence, in q general over- hauling of the book business. The cry ! enough money. Profits Of the concerns
 go to aged and infirm ministers, called
 conference claimants, and net about
 $l25000 a year, a sum far too small, even when supplemented by local funds,
 for the increasing number of claimants. l There is a vast scheme of consolida-
 ton of benevolence before the Metho- l dist Church. It includes the doing away with the one missionary society, 1 which now administers missions both at home and abroad, and the organization
 of separate home and foreign boards,
 and a third organization to have charge I of education. It is comprehensive
 plan and is favored by many leaders, l but the missionary interests them
 selves are saying that the present is a favorable moment for offerings for
 missions and are deprecating changes
 under such conditions. They say to 1 let we'll enough alone.
 Immediately proceeding the confer
 ence session is to be held the Semi