80
CHUflGil iiORJIS BAD
Divinity students have not re
paid THE MONEY ADVANCED
TO THEM.
HALF MILLION OUTSTANDING.
COMMITTEE NAMED TO CONSIDER
THIS "EXTRAORDINARY STATE
©F AFFAIRS."
ONLY SENSATION OF THE DAY.
_«'Nsion of the General Conference
ut Cleveland Quiet and Peace
ful All Throuj."
CLEVELAND, 0., May 9.—Today'3
proceedings of the general conference
developed no sensations. There was a
brief reference to the proposed federa
tion of the churches, North and South,
and a resolution was introduced ask
ing for equal representation for the
laymen. At the meeting of the com
mittee on education, following the ad
journment of the conference, conster
nation was caused by the reading of
a report to the effect that funds to the
amount of $600,000 had been loaned to.
students during the past twenty-two
years, and that only about $50,000 of
that sum had been repaid. The re
port precipitated a lively discussion,
and a subcommittee was appointed to
investigate the matter fully.
Since 1873 the board of education of
the Methodist church has been loan
ing to indigent, deserving students,
money with which to complete the
studies necessary to make them Meth
odist ministers or missionaries. The
loans for a long time were on easy
payments. Two days ago Rev. Dr.
Charles H. Payne, of New York city,
corresponding secretary of the board,
presented in pamphlet form a report
upon these loans, embracing the en
tire twenty-two years during which
they have been given. This report
showed that $603,000 had been paid to
students, and that only the sum of
$50,600 had been returned.
Today this matter came up in the
form a motion for a subcommittee
to look into this apparently extraord
inary state of affairs. Gen. James L.
Rustling, of New Jersey, declared that
the loan system was evidently turning
Methodist divinity students into pau
pers, and that it impaired their use
fulness, and was a bad thing in all
ways. Rev. J. H. Glendenning, of Fort
Smith, Ark., said he could scarcely be
lieve his senses when the figures were
placed before him. The effect of the
system upon the students could not,
he said, be other than disastrous. Men
who would not pay their debts, he de
clared, were not fit to be Methodist
ministers.
Said Chancellor Day, of Syracuse
university: "If the repayments do not
come in better than this, we had better
abolish the plan. It is apparently
pauperizing students and making them
actually dishonest."
A subcommittee of five was appoint
ed to examine more closely Into the
matter. Dr. Payne, when informed of
the reception his report met with, said:
"Those gentlemen are too hasty; they
don't know all the facts. They should
read all of the report, which shows the
causes of the small return of loans.
When the plan was first put into ef
fect, the requirements were lax. No
notes were taken and the money was
generally considered as a gift in the
cause of Christ. No notes were re
quired up to 1880. Again, some of these
aided students have taken charges
whefre they can' barely get a living.
Others of them have died. But the
main cause of the showing in the re
port is merely the fact that the great
j>ulk of the $603,000 has been loaned
so recently that sufficient time has not
elapsed for its repayment. Of the total,
86 per cent has been loaned since 1884;
68 per cent since 1888, and 44 per cent
since. 1892."
Rev. J. N. Fredenburgh, of Green
ville, Pa., directed the attention of
the committee on education to a
scheme which he intends to present
soon, whereby he believes that $50,000,
--000 can be raised in the early part of
the twentieth century for the cause of
Methodist education.
G. Louther, of Kansas, when the roll of
conferences was called this morning, intro
duced a resolution denouncing the use of
tobacco, in a preamble, and then recom
mended the members to absolute abstinence
and that all Sunday school superintendents
and Epworth league "presidents be forbidden
the use of tobacco. It was referred to com
mittee on state of the church. A resolution
was introduced which created a deal of
laughter. It said that Bishop Hurst in his
speech of last night, said that the first dol
lar given the American university was by a
colored man, and therefore the resolution
provides that a colored man should always be
represented on the board. A resolution was
introduced by Merritt Hurlburt, of the Wil
mington conference, recommending that the
senate and the house of representatives so
amend the constitution that it recognize tho
Diety, and in the preamble insert the words
"trusting in God." The resolution was
placed upon its final passage, but finally re
ferred to the committee on state of the
church. A resolution in favor of taking bet
ter care of superannuated preachers was re
ferred to the proper committee.
Secretary Monroe read a communication
from the M. E. Church South, which met in
May. 1,894. It spoke of the matter of the con
federation of the two bodies and it reviewed
the great advantages of concerted action by
the churches. It therefore recommended that
the conferences of the church and the mis
sions of Britain, Ireland, the United States
and Australia be brought into closer con
federation. The resolutions asked if such- a
conference were not possible, and if so, that
a committee be appointed by all the various
conferences to consist of three bishops, three
ministers and three laymen. It announced the
committee already appointed by the church
South. The matter was taken up by a reso
lution from one of the members. The move
ment is Important as it may result in the
consolidation of two of the great Methodist
bodies of the country.
Dr. Broadbeck asked leave on behalf of
the committee on missoins to submit bis re
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THE SAINT FACTI, DAILY GLOBE: SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 10, l»y«.
port out of its order. The request was grant
ed and the report read. It related to the re
ception of churches of other denomination
in to the Methodist church. While the reso
lution offered in connection with It was gen
eral, it was explained that it referred to a
special case in Germany, where the German
Wesleyans desired to Incorporate with the
Methodist church. The report asked that the
conference take such action as would open
the door of the Methodist church to the Wes
leyan brothers, and if so, the union would be
consummated next year. The resolution was
unanimously adopted by a rising vote. A
cablegram, was sent to the Wesleyan synod
now in session, informing it of the result of
the conference's action.
Ex-Senator Harlan, under the order of mis
cellaneous business, Introduced the following
resolution: "Resolved: That the second re
strictive rule be so changed as to admit of
equal representation by the ministry and
laity in the general conference." The resolu
tion was signed by James Harlan, Chris How
and J. P. Leter. It looked as if the old fight
would be opened, and the lines more closely
drawn than they have been heretofore, but
the resolution of Mr. Harlan was referred to
the committee on lay representation. Dr. Stev
enson, of Kentucky introduced a resolution of
sympathy for Cuba, which was adopted. The
conference before adjourning, passed a reso
lution condemning the rpcent enactment of
the Detroit legislature, whereby it was made
Illegal in that state for colored children and
white children to receive instructions in the
same school. The conference then adjourned
for the week.
ONE BIG QUESTION' SETTLED.
It Moans Victory for tlie "Women—
Twin City People Will Attend.
The .general conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church has been in session now for
nine days, in the beautiful city of Cleveland,
and during that time it has wrestled with
one great question, Which is at last practically
settled. The organization is of course com
plete, and many minor matters have been
considered, but that for which these first
days of this conference shall be noted, Is the
settlement of this vexed question for the M.
E. church. It is difficult to realize how earn
est have been the contestants in this strife.
For eight years the press of the church has
been filled with this debate, and what the
minority have lost in numbers they have
made up in fervor and intensity. The ma
jority have contended that, from the position
held by the Methodist church from the be
ginning, it was perfctly consistent that women
should have a place In the legislative body of
the church, and that It was inconsistent that
we do not allow them their rlght.stnce we have
insisted that the statements of Paul on the
general subject, were the result of local dif
ficulties, and were not intended for the gen
eral church. The minority have planted
themselves on the statements of the apostle,
and have affirmed that they held their ground
as a matter of conscience, i. c., women have
no right in the general conference of the M.
E. church because Paul placed restrictions on
women in some localities. They are very
honest and intense in their opinions and
have had very able advocates. Rev. Dr. J.
M. Buckley, editor of the Christian Advo
cate, in New York, has been the most promi
nent in the field, and he has the reputation of
being the greatest debater In the church.
The battle In this conference opened with the
roll call of the delegates, and closed May 8,
when the vote stood 325 to 98 for seating the
four delegates regularly elected and present,
and for referring the matter to the church for
final action. It will cause great joy in some
circles and sorrow in others that this- decision
has been reached.
Seme facts of general interest have been
brought out by reports handed in to the con
ference. There are delegates present from
India, China, Japan. Africa. Mexico. South
America, Italy, Germany, Norway, Sweden and
Switzerland, and from fifty states and terri
tories.
There are under the control of the church in
the field of education 54 colleges and uni
versities, 20 theological schools and 147 schools
of lesser grade. These institutions are edu
cating 43,322 students, and the property owned
is held as worth $16,179,005, with an endow
ment of $13,359,726. Methodism has in opera
tion 11 hospitals, 6 homes for the aged and a
large number of orphanages and children's
homes.
This great church contributed last year
$1,174,554 for missions and $2,105,000 for all
church benevolence.
One of the great Institutions of Methodism is
tho Epworth League, composed of the young
people of the church. It is only eleven years
old, and yet it has an enrolled membership
of 1,500,000, and the Epworth Herald, its offi
cial organ, has reached a circulation of 100,
--000. The future- of the society ls"*well assured.
The delegates from Minnesota are present
and taking a prominent, part In the work of
the conference. It Is within the range of the
possible that both Dr. G. H. Bridgman and
Dr. H. C. Jennings will be elected to general
conference positions, and both of them would
grace the places for which they are men
tioned.
May 18 is set aside for election of bishops,
editors, book agents and secretaries of socie
ties. This will be one of the great days of the
session.-There are, of course, many aspir
ants to these positions of honor and trust, and
great men who feel themselves equal to the
demands are not few. When the election of
bishops is held, the air will be somewhat
cleared, and matters will settle down into a
more even routine. It is not probable that
more than four bishops will be elected at the
outside.
Official visitors from other bodies have ar
rived and several have been heard. The M.
E. Church South has been received through
its representatives, and, as usual, there has
developed considerable sentiment favoring a
reunion of the two churches disrupted by the
slavery question. It Is hardly possible that
this very much to be desired consummation
can be brought about until more of the old
heroes who were active on both sides have
ceased from labor. There is a constant pri
vate discussion of the so-called time limit of
the pastors, and it is generally conceded that
there will be a very decided change in the
law and that successful pastors may be al
lowed to stay so long as they are successful.
There is, however, much opposition to change
among some of the more conservative breth
ren. This matter will come up for discussion
and vote later in the session.
On the first of next week there will be a
number of people from the Twin Cities who
will start for Cleveland, among them are:
Rev. W. K. Marshall, D. D. a and Rev. J. F.
Stout, of St. Paul; Mrs. Rev. Dr. Bridgman,
of Hamline; Revs. Frank Doran and Matt S.
Hughes and C. M. Heard, D. D., of Minne
apolis.
HALF-RATE TO PITTSBURG AND
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Via "The Milwaukee."
Account National Prohibition Convention.
Tickets on sale May 24th and 25th, good re
turning until May 30th. For particulars ap
ply at City Ticket Office, 365 Robert St., or
address
—J. T. Conley,
Ass*\ Gen'l Pass. Agent,
St. Paul, Minn.
Cannon Knocked Ont.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., May _.—Jack Cannon, of
St. Louis, was knocked out last night before
the San Diego Athletic club in the fourth
round by "Young Dutch," the club's Instruct
or. The knockout blow was delivered on Can
non's stomach.
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tr: This remarkable work having been com= | This same mill also held the highest
g pleted the week ending April 19th, 1896, show- j record in Dece mber, 1894, when it made 55,041 3
•Z: *n& an average of over 10,300 barrels per day ;' _.',... _ , _-, -^3
fc for the six days, the heaviest run any one j barre,s In S!X d^s of the Finest F,our ever 3
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g~ . in Six Days by any other mill, and Mr. Pillsbury, the 53
g Hanager of Pillsbury "A" Hill, =3
§r W'^X^K^^^Kr T° come within 15,000 barrels of this wonderful IWyt^_V^^mLW
sS y^^^-^^^^ performance in a six days' run. «»
JUST PASSED BILLS
THE SEWATE PUT IN THE DAY AT
TENDING STRICTLY TO BUSI
NESS.
HARBOR BILL YET PENDING.
VOTE ON THE DISPUTED CALIFOR
NIA PROJECT WILL BE TAKEN
MONDAY.
SENATOR HILL ENJOYED HIMSELF.
He Had Considerable Fan at tbe Ei
pen-ie of tbe Bntte Public Build
ing BUI.
i _
WASHINGTON, May 9.—The senate
gave most of the day to passing the
accumulation of bills on the calendar,
and succeeded In disposing of a large
number of them. The paragraph of
the river and harbor bill for a deep
water harbor at Santa Monica Bay,
Cal., is still uncompleted. Mr. White,
of California, finished his speech in
opposition today, and will be followed
on Monday by Chairman Frye, of the
commerce committee, after which the
final vote will be taken, and the river
and harbor bill will be passed.
Mr. Dubois (Rep., Idaho) created a
temporary flurry on the bond ques
tion by asking immediate consideration
of a joint resolution providing that
hereafter no bonds shall be Issued
by any officer until the president has
communicated to congress the neces
sity for the bonds, the amount of the
issue, and until congress shall au
thorize the -payment of the bonds is
sued.
"That seems quite important," in
terposed Mr. Hill, "and It ought to go
to a committee."
"No," said Mr. Dubois, "let us have
a vote of the senate."
Mr. Sherman suggested that this in
volved an Important change of law,
and certainly It should go to 'the
finance committee. He objected to
immediate consideration.
"Then I would like a vote Monday,"
said Mr. Dubois.
The bill was passed for government
participation in the Tennessee centen
nial in 1897. The president Is to ap
point a government commission to
have charge of a government exhibit.
Appropriations of $30,000 for a gov
ernment building, and $100,000 for a
government exhibit were made.
Consideration of the river and harbor
■bill was then resumed, and Mr. White
(Dem., Cal.) proceeded with his speech
opposing the location of a deep water
harbor at Santa Monica. The senator
gave the evidence "of mariners, com
mercial men and others along the Pa
cific coast, showing San Pedro to be
preferable to Santa Monica for the
deep sea harbor. He answered in de
tail the points made by Mr. Corthel,
who, according to Mr. White, is one of
the engineers representing Mr. Hunt
ington, of" the Southern Pacific road.
"It will be a donation of $3,000,000 to
a private corporation," said Mr. White.
"It will be taking $3,000,000
which the United States en
gineers have recommended be not
expended, and spending it on an indi
vidual. It will not be for a public ben
efit, but for the benefit of an enter
prising person who is developing a
lauge commerce over one of the most
magnificent wharves in the world."
Mr. White closed with the declaration
that it would be an outrage to set
aside the recommendations of army
boards and give a vast appropriation, t
which would specially benefit a private {
corporation and an individual.
Mr. Frye, chairman of the commerce
committee, said that he desired to make (
the closing statement, but Mr. White -
insisted that, as,..the author of the (
amendment, he had the close. The <
question finally went over until Mon- '
day, at the suggestion of Mr. Stewart, •
the California senators assenting.
Mr. Gallinger, chairman, sought to (
bring forward the pension cases on the ,
calendar. This brought out the signifi- ,
cant suggestion from Mr. Cockrell j
(Dem.,Mo.) that it was evident, in view i
of recent events, that pension bills ■
would have to be passed speedily so -
ac to permit them to become laws by
the expiration of the ten days before j
adjournment. f
The senate then proceeded to con- ,
slder unobjected bills on the calendar, j
and passed, among others, the follow
ing: Appropriating $300,000 for a pub
lic building at Butte City, Mont.;
amending the pension law of 1890, so
that absence of an honorable dis
charge shall not be a bar to pension,
provided there is no charge of de- •
sertion against the applicant; leasing '
to the city of Bismarck, N. D., Sibley !
island, Missouri river, for park pur- .
poses; amending the pension laws rel
ative to false swearing in pension <
cases; amending the pension laws so (
as to make mustering into service ]
prima facie evidence of sound body ■
and mind.
Mr. Hill had considerable fun over
the passage of the Butte City bill, re- (
ferring to "the Chicago like" expan- '
sion of this town. Mr. Mantle (Rep., t
Mont.) spoke for the town. Mr. Hill i
remarked that he was glad to hear *
of prosperity In Montana, "In spite
of the present gold standard." Mr. .
Hill finally allowed the bill to pass, j
after an assurance from Mr. Mantle ]
that the bill "could not pass the <
house." i
A resolution was adopted inquiring ■
of the several government departments '
as to the number of aliens employed.
The bill to amend the law concerning
the distillation of fruit brandies went '-
over on objection by Mr. Harris (Dem.,
Term.). Mr. White (Dem., Cal.) ex- I
pressed a hope that the bill would not <
be loaded with all manner of tariff J
amendments and would be passed, as j
it was of much;lmportance to the Pa- *
cine coast states. At 5 o'clock the sen- '
ate adjourned. j
Methodist Episcopal ministers and dele- J
gates going to the general conference meet- j
Ing at Cleveland, 0., May 1 to 31, should (
keep in mind that the most convenient j
• way of reaching that point is via the Albert j
Lea route, which makes direct connections j
at Chicago in the union depot with trains i
of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern (
railway for Cleveland, thus avoiding a long I
and tedious transfer which passengers are (
subject to by taking any other route. Rate, J
fare and one-third, certificate plan. J. H. '
Whitaker, City Ticket Agent, 393 Robert
street, St. Paul, Minn.
A. P. A. POLI6Y.
It Is to Be Decided at the Coming-
Washing-ton -lectins:.
WASHI>fGTON, May 9.—The annual con- .
vention of the supreme council of the A. P. <
A., which will be called in Washington on I
May 12, 'will be "the most important meeting (
in the order's history. Two questions of I
politics are to be passed upon, one of them 5
relating to the part to be played by the so- t
ciety in the impending presidential cam- t
palgn, the other, the project of establishing (I
permanent headqnartei*- in Washington to I
influence legislaUo-**-. incidentally, there will §
be an election of ofieer-Sa declaration of prin- j 7
ciples for publication ~"#yi be framed on the j a
line of last year* announcement, and the I (I
financial Question,'/ it-'Js anticipated, may C
break Into the deliberations as a disturbing t
factor. Some 250 members comprise the su-
preme council ef tho rtjder. They represent [ j
the various state _*anehes, the representation I
of each state being proportionate to the A. P. I
A. members therein.
The action of the executive committee of •>
he advisory board, which met in Washington
md New York recently, and published an at
:ack upon McKiniey is to be a bone of con
tention. Thirteen members constitute the
■■xecutive committee of the board. Seven of
the committee is a quorum for the transac
tion of business. Warm partisans for and
»galnst McKiniey are numbered among the
councilors, and those friendly to McKiniey
wili endeavor to force the supreme council
to disavow the executive committee's decla
ration. The platform to be framed will have
for its chief plank the absolute separation
of church and state, no government aid for
shurch institutions and more restrictive immi
gration laws. A strong movement has been
afoot in the Western branch of the order to
secure a declaration advocating the free
coinage of silver as one plank of the plat
form. How strong this will prove remains
to be shown, but It will be fought by the
Eastern delegates and by some others who
believe the financial question to be without
the domain of the organization. Nevertheless
opponents of this plank fear that it will be
adopted.
ONE IN EVERY FOUR.
One Person in Every Fonr Suffer*-
From Piles.
About one person in every four suffers
rrom some form of rectal disease. The most
r-onimon and annoying is itching piles, indi
cated by warmth, slight moisture and in
tense, uncontrollable itching In the parts
affected.
The usual treatment has been some simple
ointment or strive which sometimes give
temporary relief, but nothing like a perma
nent cure can be expected from such super-
Icial treatment.
The only permanent cure for itching piles
ret discovered is the Pyramid Pile Cure, not
only for itching piles, but for every other
form of piles, blind, bleeding or protruding.
I"he first application gives instant relief and
the continued use for a short time causes a
permanent removal of the tumors or the
small parasites which cause the intense itch
ing and discomfort of itching piles.
Many physicians for a long time supposed
that the remarkable relief afforded by the
Pyramid Pile Cure was because it was sup
posed to contain cocaine, opium or similar
Irugs, but such is not the case. A recent
iftreful analysis of the remedy showed it to
oe absolutely free from any cocaine, opium,
>r in fact any poisonous, injurious drugs
whatever. Sold by druggists at 50 cents
>er package.
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C. PORTER JOHNSONS BILL.
The Jeffemonian Orator Tell- Haw
It All Came About.
C. Porter Johnson, of Chicago, was invited
to tell the guests of the Democratic league In
Minneapolis what he knows about Jefferson
on the return of that statesman's birthday.
He let the league know how a visiting states
man expects to be received and he also con
fided to local papers his opinion of President
Cleveland. His extraordinary expense bill
having been published, the Chicago Tribune
deemed it so unique as to call for an inter
view and explanation. To its reporter. Mr.
JohDson said yesterday, he "didn't care,"
when questioned about the itemized account
given out by Treasurer George S. Nevlns, of
the league. ■
"I never saw the hill," he said. "I don't
know what tlje various items purport to be.
and I don't care. President Martin offered
to pay all my incidental expenses. I render
ed no statement when I left at the request of
tho president. I had no Idea of the amount
of the bill, but if the club thinks It Is good
policy to make public the items it can do so,
though it is an unheard of procedure.
"However, if any one says I drank whisky
he mistakes. Confidentially, though, my ac
count would not have been so large but for
certain Democrats of Minneapolis. The last
day I was there ten of them Invited them
selves to dine with me. There was $10 I
didn't spend; I hired no carriage while
there, either. The night of tho banquet some
members of the club called for me in a car
riage and we drove to the banquet hall. I
dent think it right to charge me with that
carriage hire. Do you?
PRESENT OF THE PRESS.
"As for those newspapers, why, I didn't
buy them. A member of the club was In my
rooms that morning and when I asked if
there were any papers In the town he said he
would show me. When he went down stairs
he sent me up five or six. Well, if I were
the host I would have paid for them. Charg
ing up newspapers! Whew!
"A friend and I were shaved In my room,
you know, and we Incurred other incidental
expenses, all of which I expected to pay
when I left. It is customary to pay the ex
penses of a man you invite to address a club,
so when President Martin insisted on set
tling the account I consented. But to think
of them making it public " and Mr. John
son muttered something about "execrable
taste."
REFORM PLATFORM.
One Has lleen Prepared by n Net*
York Banker.
WASHINGTON, May 9.—Senator Stewart
today presented in the senate a document pre
pared by William P. St. John, president e*fl
the Mercantile National bank, of New York.
proposing a national platform for an inde
pendent party for 1896. It proposes that th«
mints of the country shall be opened to tho
unrestricted coinage of gold and silver alike;
demands protection in the Interest of tho
Southern cotton mills, against Asiatic com
petition; pronounces for the referrendum and
initiative systems and condemns "Cleveland-
Ism" utterly. Referring to the effect of tha
various . declarations of the proposed plat
form, Mr. St. John says as to the first:
"Some would acquiesce In free coinage If they
could foresee freedom from panic on its
adoption. If $30,000,000 of bank clearing
house certificates can allay a panic in Wall
street, the prosp*ct is $300,000,000 of United
States coin corticates is likely to stifle any
panic that would arise."
The Winner
Of that beautiful $375.00 Franklin Piano in
our window is obliged to guess the correct
number of the Fischer Piano displayed in the.
same window. The number is between 96,000
and 99.500.
The purchase of our little book "History
of Musical Instruments" at 10 cents entitles
you to a guess. Only 2,500 guesses allowed.
Four other prices. Howard, Farwell &
Co., 20, 22 and 24 West Fifth street.
Kenyon Hum a Tennis Club.
KENYON, Minn.. May 9.—A tennis club
has been organized here of ten members—
Miss Martha Flnseth, president; Miss Clara
Ilullis, secretary. Playing will begin next
week.
Just Out.
The Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Ry.'s
bcok of Summer Tours showing routes and
rates to the Eastern resorts. One of the hand
somest publications of this character ever
issued. Sent free Dn application to J. E.
Hull, T. P. A., 154 E. Third St.. St. Paul,
Minn.; C. K. Wllber, A. O. P. A., Chicago.
Cornell Beaten.
PHILADELPHIA. May 9.—The Cnlversity
of Pennsylvania easily defeated tho Universi
ty of Cornell today by a score of 11 to G. li_t
teries, O'Donnell and Middleton; Young and
I Coke.