The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-09
METHODIST meeting
The General Conference Consider.
ing Important Matters.
TRIBUTE TO LATE PRESIDENT

Mckinley Honored as charchman, citi-
zen and statesman--othsr Business
Transacted Request For a Negro
Bishop.
Los Angeles, Cal, May Q -The Meth.
odist general conference has paid elo
quent tribute to the memory Of the
late President William Mckinley. Al
resolution presented by Rev. j. ". ri
Bowen, colored. candidate for bishop Of
Chattanooga, Tenn. struck a respon-
sive chord, and the conference adopted
it by a standing vote and referred il
to the committee on eplscopacy, with
instructions to prepare a memorial civ.
ing appropriate expression of honor
and respect. The resolution dwels
upon the loyalty OF President Mckinley
to the Methodist church, his cherished
memory as d citizen and his great
service to his country as a patriot and
statesman
At the session Of the conference q
large number Of resolutions from va,
rious annual conferences were reeeiy-
ed, disc ssed and referred TO the prop.
er committees "A resolution to the eli
feet that the episeopacy committee
which will consider the question OF ID.
ereasing or diminishing the number OF
bishops to be elected, be instructed to
hold open sessions was tabled as was
also a resolution which forbids church
publications from printing all adver.
tisements relating to the sale Of indi
yidual communion cups.
DR.. ]. r. Cook offered a resolution to-
appoint special committee OF seven
to revise the rubries Of the ritual upon
the administration of. the sacrament
Or. Cook said that the language upon
this important paragraph in the
church's discipline was not clear and
IN discussing 1t wanted to know how
much more proxy worship is to be in
troduced IN the church. The resolu.
ton was referred to the committee on
REVEALS
Important Documents Presented.
a call of conferences for the presen-
tation OF resolutions brought out docu.
ments ON various important church
matters, among them being the follow.
ing:
TO change the reference Of the sub
ject Of amnsements from the commit
tee on state Of the church to that Oil
reviyals, to appoint a special commit
tee to hear all questions pertaining to
the work OF the German branch of the
church, to consider the question of ~
lation Of superannuated bishops to The
church and to define their duties and
privileges, to appoint a special com
mittee OF seven t0 revise the rubries Of
the ritual upon the administration of
the sacrament, to instruct the church
publications to refuse to print adver.
tisernents relating to the sale Of indi
yidual communion cups and to instruct
the committee on episeopacy to allow
other than delegates to attend IT'S ses
slons The last resolution, which was
directed against executive sessions,
was tabled. The other resolutions we're
referred to the proper committees, and
the conference adjourned
Negro Bishop Wanted
One memorial Is submitted from Ne
braska asking that the term for which
bishops are elected &c changed from
fife to twelve years. This question has
been discussed before, but It II unlike
II that the matter will be serious con
slderation hy the present conference.
Other memorials eall for more rigid
discipline Of personal conduct, while
others directly oppose it and favor d
more liberal supervision The South
Carolina conference has presented il
large memorial asking for the election
of bishop of African descent
The conference Of the state Of Illinois
appears to he supporting Bishop Me
Gable I'll his desire To open the Amefi.
can university and has asked for the
removal Of the 100000 restriction
clause against that institution.
The temperance question Is also up
AAi AAaNttAHfAAis
The Rock River lay conference petit
tions that the president and congress
of the United states be requested by
the general conference 10 prohibit the
sale DC intoxicating liquors III the terri.
tories, islands, District Of Columbia and
Nebraska ard all other plaees where
the federal government has political
control
The minority report Of the book com
mlttee, signed by five members. has
been distributed among the delegates
1t is YoInminous report, reviewing
the history Of the book concern and
the present controversy and seeking To
show that money viii be lost rather
than saved by the consolidation. A
strong attack II made upon the corpo-
ration OF trust idea
Killed BY Strange Accident.
Mahanoy City, Pa May q While
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