Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-05-10
METHODIST CONFERENCE
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work among the colored conferences.
This may be done at this session, or
it may lay over for consideration four
years hence, owing to feeling that
this move is unconstitutional and
cannot be carried through without
reference to the state conferences.
Many interesting reforms have
been introduced and referred to ap.
propriate committees These run all
the way from an alteration of the
Episcopacy, change Of district super
intendency, union of the church pap
ers, creation of new offices, and in
finitism. The conference seems to
be very conservative. however, and
it is freely prophesied that compare
lively little drastic legislation will be
INDUCED. The interest will deepen
when these various resolutions in
their digested form sha-- be reported
back again to the General Confer
ence. Then, in the language of the
immortal Artimus Ward, the fur will
fly"
An enthusiastic welcome was &C
corded to the fraternal delegate from
the great Southern Methodist church.
DR.. F. NJ. Thomas. He alluded to
the visit made two years ago by the
fraternal delegates from the Metho.
dist church in the north. DR.. Luc-
cock. of st. Louis, and Governor j.
Frank Hanley, of Indiana. in these
felicitous words: "They came, they
saw, and, in the language of the
south, we were theirn." The feeling
in the conference is that the union Of
these great churches will be consum-
mated in the near future. This will
make Methodism nearly 5000. 900
strong. A resolution looking to ..is
union was adopted by a unanimous
rising vote, and greeted with cheers
and the "chautauqua salute"
A resolution asking the United
States government to prevent the
wearing of any kind Of religious garb
in any of the schools under their
control, was adopted with a unani-
nous rising vote. The object Of this
is to maintain the American idea OF
separation Of church and state.
coIored Bishop Considered.
On Thursday at the Methodist gen.
eral conference very interesting dis
cussion was INDUCED over the matter
of episcopal supervision for the col
ored conferences that have a member
ship of over 100000 members in the
Methodist Episcopal church. 1t was
agreed that supervision by bishop
of their own color was clearly mat
ter of wisdom The colored people do
not seem to desire-a missionary bish-
op whose functions are limited to
episcopal supervision among spe-
cial race and ceases when outside of
the limits of that race, and the con-
stltution of the church forbids that
bishop known as a general superin-
tendent with episcopal authority in all
parts of the church be elected with
the understanding that he exercise
his episcopal authority only among
certain race, consequently the general
conference seems inclined to take
steps to brig about a constitutional
change which will allow the election
of colored superintendent with un-
limited functions and yet allow him to
labor exclusively among the colored
people The matter is now in the
hands of special commission.
Bishop Quayle lectured on Wednes-
day evening and clearly made out his
case that Napoleon Bonaparte was
the greatest democrat produced in
Europe during the Eighteenth century.
The bishop addressed about 5000 peo-
pie and contended that Bonaparte was
guilty Of the same excuses toward
which modern democracy was tend
ing. He declared that the same d.
vine retribution meted out to the
great Corsican, would surely be melted
out to modern democracy if it. like
the French emperor. forgot the proper
limitations that all owe to each other
and to God.
The conference fixed upon the Sec
ond Sunday in May of each year as
Mother Day." recommending that
services commemorating that day be
observed.
The preparation for using Sunday.
May II, as a day of feasting and
prayer was unanimously agreed upon
by the general conference. Special
services for that day are ordered un'
der the direction of Bishop Berry and
the members of the conference are
expected to attend.
A series of morning addresses are
given to the conference each day on
the old Wesleyan doctrine of entire
satisfaction by Bishop Bashford.
These addresses are reviving interest
In old fashioned Methodism and are
we'll received by all.
REMOVED GUARD RAIL