| Show methodist general conference is scene of acrid debate on the subject visitors to conference number los angeles cal slay 13 tho methodist general conference convened at the regular hour this doming with bishop daniel A goodsell presiding and after the conclusion of devotional vot ional services resumed consideration of the revisal of the rules of order which has largely occupied the attention of the conference tor the past two days the work of the official rules of order has been fraught with many clashes between the opposing parliamentary leaders on the floor of tho conference who sought to secure the adoption of rules that would tend to give their particular faction an advantage in the work of legislation the general body bow ever haa been watchful and the rules as finally adopted have been framed with a view to absolute equity and fairness the report of missionary F W warne of india which waa postponed from yesterdays was the special order of the day immediately after the morning recess the charges of heresy made by dr munhall and others against the garrett biblical institute and the school of theology continue to occupy the members of the committee on education and to be the absorbing topic among the conference delegates tho committee subcommittee sub of alve having in charge the investigation of this important matter baa made a report to tha full committee but the attacks of dr munhall and the other supporters 0 heresy charges were BO spirited that the committee voted not to accept the report but to submit resubmit re it with instructions to give the matter more careful and thorough consideration the report of the subcommittee sub committee stated but eight memorials before them on the subject only four purporting to come from annual conferences that three of these memorials had been signed by a total of thirty five persons and that two of them were in the form of printed circulars this the report said seems to have been the total result of an effort to stir up the conferences of the country on the subject after a lengthy and somewhat acrid debate in which the report was characterized by dr and his fol lowers as an attempt to whitewash white wash the accused the report bt the committee subcommittee sub was finally referred back vm instructions for more ox tended inquiry no feature of the prudent conference appears to be attracting more attention than the missionary exhibit at the close of the first week of abo exhibition the count of visitors abow d a total of rev A 0 kynett presented a report from the on church extension which contained a change of special importance to the more wealthy congregations it takes away the right of the board ot church extension to assist cottong more than 10 but gives the bord right to make special recommendation la certain cases this change wa adopted by tho conference palace of education was formally opened the ceremonies were brief consisting solely in the reception of invited guests the guests were received by commissioner gen awald assistant commissioner gen Hl eloff and count almberg superintendent 0 the german education section former queen ol 01 hawaii and her party will proceed directly to honolulu but prince Kalan lanola will return to the east and probably again visit the exposition washington may 13 capt lowell L blake or many years captain ot boats plying between this city and mount vernon and marshall hall one of the beet known steamboat men in tho country and one ot the survivor died today of disease aej heart trouble he was 75 beare old chicago may 13 the SOO rulers and forwarders in the printing of the chicago have gone on strike in sympathy with the book binders who went out on tuesday it 1 reported that a majority of the la willing to sign the wage scale |
