Show METHODIST COUNCILS I 1 the general conference to be held in C cleveland leveland A quadrennial GATHERING pe delegates legates from various coun countries tries attending stations to last through may questions to bo be debated women delegates rilling filling various offices new bishops the tha ti time me limit of 0 castora pastorates Past orates tes to bo be discussed anew A high vacancy to be filled suba subject act ot of amusements copyright I 1 hy by pa bachellor Bachell cheller rr johnson bachellor 1 ill the general conference con torence or of the maho I 1 dist episcopal church Is hll every j Klabo ja borate rote yea acara in tile ilio month ot of may preparation are being III atee for the once of ISM A aich wll will be held at cleveland cleveland 0 an appi app op ofis 0 hns apen made to cover tho the C ex poises incident to the great gathering which nill list a month about 60 delegates will be in attendance tin tha I 1 liev A J palmor palmer D dof N new ew y york E or c Is 1 chairman of 0 tho the committee on entertainment I tain taini ment nent as lie ile was in 1892 3 in iv i 1 1 C t 16 6 j k 1 r a T if e MI 10 lid I 1 ank MI I 1 IP NN ll 11 6 j Q L W I 1 V 11 I 1 1 I 1 0 k al fir I 1 47 j 1 X 1 1 I 1 P 1114 4 1 9 11 C 5 P I 1 t 1111 A 1 p Q 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 i 1 P atar at fi 0 jl L I 1 1 1 11 V j ila I 1 ia I 1 J I 1 11 ll I 1 i 1 1 1 I ji A aa I 1 1 I 11 I 1 I 1 A 1 1 pe V I 1 11 t M f 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 1 a 1 I p im P I 1 A i wt al M lm l r 47 A I 1 I 1 1 r I 1 I 1 ili I 1 1 C I 1 I 1 i I 1 I 1 I 1 1 lie I 1 rr 17 j ia 1 k V 1 4 17 yav f I 1 I 1 N aw 11 I 1 1 A P I 1 I 1 X p X k I 1 aa N 4 ry T I 1 44 aut I 1 1 I 1 IT I 1 e KA 3 1 C 11 j 6 1 11 E E wall hlll k I 1 il 1 a q V 1 I 7 w V I 1 a II 11 I 1 Z iv 5 p ritz fyfit yf IT S Y I 1 e he was secretary of the h same me tw tee the busi of 0 kalch ho he has at his hl fingers ends great interest ant rl in fit this ihla quadrennial event 0 of r the la Is being I 1 nat ilare r led by aillet 3 vi herp the ge central is the only lep IslAt lie e body bitty in the Method lIt t eplero ral pal church its it decisions govern 1251 annual and the th three enli lons ions ot of members of perhaps th most ag grIve oi of religious bodle bodler L seventeen of the conferences represented belong to foreign nations indan china mor corp than to administer the rules of debate and to sit nit on oil the platform A momentous practical to be decided nt at this mec meeting ting Is j whether or not HIP lie time limp limit of the lh itinerancy shall be hi changed or modified mod ifie at precut no ar can call jemal in charge or of on congregation or circuit longer than he live five I bearc ears city pastors and con coal I 1 ons arp in many cat cases sea ed cd 10 lo tile maintenance of this a an imperative rule nile contending that it li Is poeju to lo the Inte interests repts of methodism in tile the centell of 0 population to alic 1 year the e limit was wa three year but the victory of oc the city inter intel abt eight years year ago will III not he be followed A wa 11 4 I 1 I 1 1 1 I t 11 I 1 I 1 I 1 11 ll I 1 I 1 P 11 aa w 11 I 1 I if 1 i t 1 I hil il 11 1 kb i I 1 I 1 II 11 1 11 y 1 I 1 1 i I 1 11 15 I I 1 11 i 1 j 0 41 j 1 jj ili j ta r 01 ii bijj j I 1 I 1 I 1 i I 1 13 11 III I 1 11 11 il i 1 tj alf I 1 8 L e I 1 TM I 1 11 i 11 1 W I 1 Z r A I 1 ji f il jt 14 41 4 1 41 r II 11 ja jj lj 1 I II 11 1 1 I 1 g z t J SY 11 4 I 11 aj I 1 I 1 U I 1 I 1 iv N ill 1 MW 1 I M ai I 1 1 1 4 0 5 m N I 1 III A a yv ia 4 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 k tv 11 1 4 I 1 11 M 5 ii ai 4 11 1 f 1 I 1 4 1 1 1 IR L ill wa 1 t 1 14 aa 1 1 I 1 jf 1 01 Q M 1 1 ai 1 1 1 11 7 1 V I 1 IA anit 0 A 1 it I 1 6 I 1 1 il 11 i W V 1 i 1 l i SILI 04 I 1 19 11 1 11 I 1 P api I 1 I 1 6 i 0 I 1 o aa I 1 T 1 I ic I 1 A I 1 1 IR I 1 j r uj M 11 i M Y 1 j 0 F 1 r 0 iba i V I 1 ol 01 i iv 5 lak i 11 V WV I 1 W alv I 1 I 1 I 1 R 1 l 1 4 i t I 1 i I 1 R I 1 i ilailo rev hev james ir buckley Bucl D D japan liberia mexico germany aei many norway sweden Sil teden south america find and switzerland being among the lands sending delegates the ini solon conference confer enca hine have no direct representation at tile general en eral conference delegates are both and ift lay tim the former are elected by votes of 0 I 1 the e ministers assembled in annual conferences one delegate to patch each forty the lay delegate tire are chosen chotin by what are known fula as theme are composed in ili paoli conference of one on delegate from each quarterly quai qUat terly conference art an electoral conference cannot choose more than two iny delegates which arrangement provides tor for the dominance of minla term terii in ili the councils of 0 the church it a confor conference enre should send end but one minister to the general conference it 11 would also scald but one jae lay jay delegate the bishops or general superintend al onto ale ot of th the church are arc tile the presiding officers nl at alio solons of the crucial grac lal con is and aal nothing mon tor for they are not members mcm lera of the conference they can rathor debate vote nor dor veto they preside lu in the older of their seniority at Clevela Clovo laud iid bichon will on oil the first clay and fifteen hlll III succeed him on oil consecutive days atter after willell liln file turn euln will come cattle and so on important questions will aill come up for by title giove and reverend body four women have been i ell 1 delegato A they ile he given seats natii or not lint tile the question iino ollon involved han ban boon agitated for yeam and tile time to met nettle tacit it has collm ome art ail a rule w women desho the charge eastern women lomp in if pe of pone it bliss fra frances I 1 tees r I 1 willaid Is head find and or of the tj le women N omak who in tile llie clamor for equa ith tile awn government 1 the church and P niahan 11 T clr ea her knight an aal ch champion a alcad n in the crt c ct rt t in tact fact fitz grald jig in the fall ald of tile the lie de nomination thy th y habler iier on the coin conner tir vittle pid ride lit 11 this kv K v exmer M buck black ley D 1 D alvar lor ot of the aavo 5 cate tho the official difan of the church in the debates on 1 the it woman delegate lon 1 hach 11 loll 1011 look 1 ilia place in the genor nl C conference on ference elpha venn apy ago r dr lickly lUick loy great really I 1 dit blin gelf among giants in debate to bate there Is innone none more formidable lable than buckley Buc kloy who nho in salat adwa o aorl rental and full 0 of jn ili anticipation of tho the preat great meeting fit at cleveland tho the vote votes i of nc annual are arc being taken results point to ft a decided x bictory for alas jim willard and riter einfel aven tile the of ofa dr I 1 ek cannot r C fully stem the tide of the th aln inan liable t a b i e ond and who hold views on this interesting question jiro are ca soling ft ith n tile the hefle c tion that after all only a few women ot of tile the miss willard type aro are likely 10 lo be elected delegates while the vol majority of it the sisterhood will concern themselves not A bit about candidates ond and votes but bill will still be content I 1 ton 0 IN main keepers at home the recent death of the rev hev dr sanford I 1 hum funt senior book agent of the church leaves an imbor important ant office va cant conjectures uros are entirely vain as art to who ivilo m III lie be elected hla big successor there aro are doubtless douht lem 1 many mho could fit nil I 1 the office with Bufu clent c fat ability and it la Is expected that no not t a a few names 1 AN will III he presented and CL an n of alam cintr and prolonged foll follow OW the th heinie may imay be said of the clec election tion of a missionary secretary to succeed the rev nev J 0 peck D D dece deceased aged in at hort fat are not altogether un lin soucht boucht and seem RS aa attractive to chui ehmen as a to lo people in the dent aved world outside thila applies particularly in the election of bishops of whom perhaps nac or mx m will III be chosen at the coming conference nee their orifice an aa general super of the church ilia the power of appointing ministers la Is ono one of great and honor and as aa I 1 a minister of the church re rc ingred in conversation conver Gatlon with the writer they are little men only once in j four fou r years at tile th general conference L when hen their immediate function la is noth froth it Is expected by ony radical change tills this year yar led lr d ly by dr buckley the nid ld fashioned methodists u who ito contend that the frequent change of pastors in 1 desirable gi glans ing to many congregations instead of f few thi the advant advantage agA of tile the ablest ministry and g many n y 0 op p ralLies a for riming merit I 1 in al the 1 r ranks A 1 of the preachers Irea cherK fit tight light a battle A few comparatively unimportant concessions may lie be made in tho the case of oc city pastorates past orates e but it 19 i probable that the five years rule hlll bo be maintained the tendency horev r with the rapid mashing or oc the population in cities uhla it Is now low going on I 1 Is 4 unquestionably towards to varda the principle of extending the limit of the postural pas lural terril ohp th methodist for marli march alit abill contains two articles rm nn the law as to amusements amusement in both of vilh str iniz ground Is H taken against ad nt rule enacted by tile genet KC deml ILI conference of 1872 alch foible certain forms forma of aniu dancing playing at games of chance attending theaters I 1 hen tern horse home races arcue rr Ir cue cusee dancing parties part leif or patronizing dancing schools tile right of the taft ger general vertal conference to legislate in this specific way Is called in question and one of the writers claims there Is 1 inconsistency in ili riot not forbidding attendance at minstrel shows for example whilo making law brua brea keiM of those who attend a of it I 1 Is contended conIc Med that a go pen as oral eral rule ru against until macli UK cannot bp be used in ili the ialine inline ct f tile jesus ought to lie be an III bitant and it la in cia lined that methodist youner V 0 ng people ol oc character avid anil cultivation have ben been driven ir lou into cither vv by tile law of tha subject will C come 0 0 u up P at the general krnc ral conference con ferfnce und still widest read interest la Is manifested as 10 lo teolene tile the ou outcome DAVID WE GEN ANTONIO baldissera C agn n antonio the th nw new of tile tho italian army in ent east A Airl r ca aw ran nai appointed by the hie italian t government to take lako the place of gen fral let e under labotte direction tile the I 1 lean n niney my suffered ite ha recent a iio d feat the earlier part ot pal I 1 I 1 4 1 1 I 1 it I 1 it V I 1 1 I 1 I 1 W 1 1 1 11 1 I 4 I 1 1 t gan n antonio baldissera dis teras career as a A soldier was PR pasted qed in the 1 MM I vice ot of the austrian An atrian empire lie ile Is a native at 0 aas ai born at undine in illig and Is iho ton son of tin fill officer ot of police ile ho was waa educated at viennia vienna and continued in the Auit rinn army with the rank of major until friio ullen n thi the vene tian territories wele an ail flexed to the th kingdom of italy since that time be h has be afren en colonel of tile the rl and a staff beaff ile he mar fried the daughter of tile the prosecutor lowral 1 on ral of the th court of appeals at al aqulla aquila in southern italy R RS S THOMPSON R P S thompson editor or f tile th new kra fra tile lh pre prohibition organ published at springfield 0 0 Is one of the most prom bently mentioned possibilities before the tion isis for nomination ns As a presidential candidate jt it is t I 1 11 I 1 al 1 3 q 1 I 1 I 1 1 1 P 1 I 1 N pa I t A ie R S thompson Tho the there r will be other aspirants aspirant before tiia the national convention conven Hon which meets at ritts asburg buri may erih mr air thompson Is a man of ability na its a stader I has con the new erat era for birteen years yearn and though at first on only ly a local sheet lie ho has pushed his paper to a position po willon or of edged prominence in circles |