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sions. occupied the greater BA# Of
the morning. The report was re-
committed and will be acted upon at
another session. Several members
Of the committee on Foreign Mis-.
sions addressed the session and the
discussion on this report was a spir.
tied one.
Saturdays session will be taken
up with reports on The Brotherhood
Of the conference and the temper
ance question. Several speakers will
be heard on these topics.
The temperance discussion will be
conducted by Rev. ]. W. Hawley, Of
Castle Shannon. Pa, and Rev. W. A.
Curfman, of Washington c%lturcl,
Pittsburgh. will conduct the discus
sion on Brotherhood. Others who
will speak tomorrow are DR.. c. II.
Hubbell, field secretary of Young
Peoples Work of Adrain, Mich, and
Rev. T. W. Perkins and Rev. John
McKelvey, OF Pittsburgh.
During the morning session, Rev.
T. c. Veile, the official reporter for
the conference of Sheradenvillc, Pa.
introduced to the conference Rev.
W. j. Eddy, pastor OF the First Bap-
tist church, Rev. l.. B. Bowers, pas
tor of the Diamond Street NJ. Il.
church; DR.. Davis, of the ". Va.
conference, and Rev. George Morris,
fraternal messenger from the ". Va.
conference.
Approves Union.
Deviating somewhat from the out
lined program the conference late
yesterday afternoon took up the
matter of church union and the res
olution petitioning the general con-
ference of the Methodist Protestant
church to act favorably upOnth
matter Of the union of the Metho-
dist Protestant church and the Unit.
ed Brethren church at a special Ses-
sion to be called by that organiza-
ton, was almost unanimously pass
ed.
There was little opposition to this
feature Of the conference as the SEN
timent toward forming an alliance
with the United Brethren was
strongly in favor of such a union.
The resolution was strongly en-
dorsed following a splendid address
advocating such a move by DR.. Ly-
man L. Davis, of Pittsburgh, presi-
dent of the general conference Of
the Methodist Protestant denomina-
ton. DR.. Davis, who is a brilliant
ma and one OF the strongest men Of
the denomination, clearly outlined
the advantages to be obtained by
such a union and clearly defined the
fact that in union there is strength.
At the conclusion of his address, the
resolution was presented and passed
with few dissenting votes.
The union of the churches, If the
general conference sees fit to en-
dorsc it, will place the two dcnomi'
nations under the title of THE Unit
cd Protestant Church" and it is be-
licved such a union will work to
greater things as the doctrines and
teachings of these two denomina-
lions are very closely allied.
A special session Of the general
conference will be called for some
time during the next few months.
when this matter will claim its I'M
divided attention.
The conference was somewhat dis
appointed yesterday in the failure
of DR.. W. F. Bell, bishop nf the
United Brethren church, Of Los An
geles, CAL to appear to take his
place on the program in an address
on Church Union" A miXup in
dates seemed to have been RESPONSE
bic for the failure of Bishop Bell to
reach this city.
At the evening service the preSi-
dent of the general COnferGncet DR..
Lyman L. Davis, again addressed
the conference and his address was
among the best ever given along a
religious line in this city.
One of the best features Of the
conference yesterday was the ad-
dress delivered in the afternoon by
DR.. c. +. Swift, D. D.. Of Pittsburgh,
former member of the Pennsylvania
state legislature. along temperance
lines. DR.. Swift represented the
Anti-SalCOn League.
DR.. l.. L. Davis left this city this !
morning for Columbus, Ohio, where
he goes to attend the annual Musk
ingum conference of the Methodist
f'rotcstants and will there address
that conference on the question Of
church union.
Tonight's Session,
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