The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-26
BISHOP FOWLER FIRM WITH
METHODIST F|ubUSTERS
He Ignores Parliamentary Tech
nicalities-Assignment of Six
teen Bishops.
WORK OF CONFERENCE

| Los ANGELES, Cal, May 25.-The Meth
! odist General Conference to-day assigned
the sixteen bishops of the church TO their
respective residences for the next quadren-
MUM. adopted the reports of the Epworth
League committee and the committee on
book concerns, baIloted for editor of the
Epworth Herald, and held brief memorial
services in honor OF the memory of some
| of the leading clergymen who have died
within the past four years.
The day was noted for the filibustering
of those who were opposed TO the report of
the committee on consolidation of church
| benevolences and others who wished to dis
cuss the action of the episcopacy commit
tee in making the assignments of bishops.
These persons tried in every way possible
under the rules of order TO encompass their
ends, but were defeated in the end and
both reports were adopted. Bishop Fowler
VINO presided ar to-day's session, had a
strenuous day. He was firm however and
IN many instances ignored parliamentary
technlcalities entirely. There were appeals
from his decisions, but the majority was al
ways with him and sustained his rulings.
HIS good-natured repartee with the object
orS Kept the conference in a happy frame
OF mind and convulsed the galleries
The report of the Epworth League COM
mlttee made some changes in the govern
The officers of the league shall be a pres
ident. vice president, general secretary and
treasurer. The president shall be chosen
as heretofore provided: The vice president
shall be chosen by the board of control
from Its own members. The general secre-
tary shall be elected by the General Con-
ference Quadrennially; he shall be the ex-
ecutlve officer of the league and shall be
ex ofhcio member of the board of control.
The editor of the Epworth Herald shall be
elected by the General Conference quad
riennially.''
There are six candidates for the position
of editor of the Epworth Herald viz: s.
j. Herbin, q. H. Treeyer, A c. Persell, o.
w. F1fer, z. B. Brommet and c. R. Havig-
snow the election of S. j. Herbin when it
is announced tomorrow morning. Dr. Her
bin is assistant editor OF the New York
Christian Advocate, of which j. NJ Buck
ley is editor.
Contrary TO the expectations of many,
the report of the committee on book con-
Germs on the subject of unifcation was
adopted without debate. Its recommended
tons are as follows:
Frst-We approve the general principle
or unifying the book concern by CONSOLE
dating its manufacturing departments and
placing them under one official manage
ment.
"Second-We recommend that the bishops
De required to appoint committee of one
from each General Conference district and
one or two at large so as to prevent an
uneven number in the committee and not
mlttee, but at least half of the persons so
appointed shall be laymen, to which shall
be referred the report of the book commit
tee with power.
Thfrd-That after having duly consid-
cred the recommendations of said report
the committee, If it shall adopt plan
shall proceed to outline and determine the
same for consolidating the manufacturing
departments of the book concerns and for
their future administration under one Of
fc1al management.
Fourth-That upon completion of said
general plan, the book committee shall at
once proceed to carry the same into effect
and shall present to the next General Con-
ference the necessary disciplinary changes
1t is provided. however, that the status of
the purchasing agent selected at this Cen
eral Conference shall not be affected dur
ing the quadrennium.'
The committee on episcopacy made the
following assignments of the bishops TO the
various cities: New York, Fowler; Boston,
Goodsell; Philadelphia, McCabe; Washing
ton, Cranston; Cincinnati, Spellmeyer; Buff
falo. Berry; Chicago, Mcdowell; St. Louis.
Fitzgerald; Denver. Warren; Chattanooga,
Wilson,; Minneapolis. Joyce Portland,
Moore; San Francisco, Hamilton; Shanghai,
Bashford; Switzerland, Burt; Buenos Ayres,
Neely