| Show REPORT ON METHODISM IN AFRICA missionary bishop tells conference of work in dark continent and pays tribute to rhodes los angeles may 12 easiness moved very slowly in the methodist general conf crenco today and the events were dull and uninteresting the entire morning hours were taken up in a tiresome discussion ot the report ot the committee on rules only once did the delegates sit up and take notice with any degree 0 unanimity and that was when the two greatest debaters 0 the body dr J M buckley of new york and dr T B meeley ot philadelphia exchanged rhetorical thrusts it was all over the method of constituting the judiciary committee dr buckley wanted power given to the bishops lo 10 name five of the nineteen members of this important which was in opposition to the recommendations of the rules committee aa reported by mr neeley the committees report on this section finally prevailed immediately after recess joseph C hartzell missionary bishop to africa read his report to the conference it waa full of interesting ilet alls of hla work in the dark continent and made strong appeal for additional funds further to prosecute his labors in the christianizing of the natives statistics of the churche churchs property in africa showed a membership of there are U schools fiala bishop hartnoll Hart zoll with teachers and scholars the total value of the methodist churche churchs property in africa Is an increase of in the last bishop hartzell paid eloquent tribute to the lato clell rhodes 1 I only asked mr Il hodes said tho blahos what was his ambition ito replied my ambition la to do the greatest thins for barbarous humanity and to give all my power to the unification fi ot the english speaking world dr J M buckley chairman of the committee on episcopacy made apar celal report to the conference which will comb up for discussion tomorrow tho report to a passage in bishop request tor retirement ti the committee recommend a that general be relieved of the obligation to travel at large nd be permitted to choose their own place of residence that they ahall not be assigned ti an annual conference A was named to carry the of the conference to acra air im wf and ah adjourned fur the day fea fe 4 |
