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Show A PATHETIC SCENE. Two Blsbopi of tbo Hetliotilst Cbarch Declared to Bs Too Old TO DE IXHIL ANf MlMlMtl. k 1-arg'ly Attended Msioa of tbr Ularlples of John Hclrj, at fliveland. Clf.vkla no, May 14. Tha session or tba general ooulereucs waa marked by tba larguat attendance ao far. When tba commltieo on temporal econcmy waa called Heoretary Monroe askej for suspension of tba rule, wherhy the i r-aolullan as lo tha contemplated I cbanga In the discipline could be acted upon without being In tho ntrsetlon of tbe oooftrence tor one day and with out being printed In the Imiy Advocate. Advo-cate. Tbe report of iheomraltlee ou mleeloDS to Increata the cTriilngent fund l rum t-o.uud lu (Mouj was adopted. lue report ol tha corutiUlee on eduotllou which exoutes atudeot frem taking tha flrii txamlnatlona In branches lu which lory have passed tlnfotory aaamlnatloiia lu aom Mtt'iodiat school, waa adopted Uuaiu-lU'Xialy. Uuaiu-lU'Xialy. The committee on ehurcu extension made a report against exteuslou lu tbe work In foreign laiida. Or. lluckiy, chairman, made a report of the committee ou tplscopacy. It staled that in the t plnlon of the committee, com-mittee, itlsphnps bowman and Foster ara tun old to alaud tha at rain of their on I Ira and recommend their retire tuent nt Urn end uf the coulerence aa nou-etlttttve. In the lll of bisbota retiiruud aa eltotlve were all tho other b shops with the exo i tmuof Taylor, wnoee name waa nut mentioned. A generous appropriation wai urged for lhm. Ill-hop Foater rose aud tbe audience recelvu him with great applause. He aid be simply bad n reqmat lu make. He kt.ew tbe question Waa one of great delicacy and be bgged to be permuted lo retire. Cries ol "No, no," rame Irom all parts t lha ball. Itlehop b oe-lerexteuded oe-lerexteuded bis arms, aaylug, "i'lease, please." 1 1 waa a moat pathetic scene. Jtlshop Foster epoke a lew muinwula aud tb conlvreiice by ft rising vote grained hi lequeat. Ilishup Ilowman aald be would make the sama requft,a be bad Just learned for the Ural time tbal ba was not tlluo- Dr. Hnckley moved the adoption of the rap rl ud a hundred voice seconded sec-onded it. lit. Urotge 11. Hridgmau, MinueotB, o lie red a substitute, wbloii provided thai lha two bishop be continued con-tinued In the board bat relieved Irom their active duties. Dr. Hridgmau salu It was unnacfaaary and unkiud lo take euch act In n ea ooutempiateu In tha report re-port ol the oomiulttee. Hv, J, K. C. Hawyer apoke feelingly In favor of tbe sultatituie. The ouly object In retiring them was to retreuch, aud that wee unneoeeaa'y In the face of tbe mrmbereblp. |