Morning Oregonian., May 21, 1908, Page 4, Image 4

T1IE MORNING OREGONIAN. THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1903.
CHOSEN
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SECOND BALLOT
Anderson and Nuelson First to
Get Majority of Methodists.
EIGHT ARE TO BE ELECTED
On Ballot Proves Abortive and Re
sult of Second Is Secret Many
Changes in Discipline
Are Asked.
BALTIMORE, May 20. (Special.) The
first ballot for bishops at the M. E. Gen
eral .Conference today resulted in no
choice. Rev. W. F. Anderson, of New
York,., headed the list with 446 votes. Rev.
J. L, XueLson, of the Chicago German
Conference, was second with 445. Rev.
William A. Quaye, of Chicago, was third
with 319; Rev. 3. H. Huehes,"president of
Depauw University, fourth with 271; Rev.
J. R. Cooke, of Tennessee, book editor,
fifth with 260; Rev. Henry C. Jennings,
manager Western Book Concern, sixth
With 256; Rev. C. W. Smith, seventh with
251; Rev. W. S. Lewis eighth with 248;
Rev. M. C. B. Mason (colored), ninth, 237.
There were 770 effective ballots cast, of
which 514 were necessary to a choice. A
second ballot was ordered.
The "prominent candidates from the Pa
cific Coast are; F. D. Bovard, of San
Francisco, who received 164 votes; Robert
Mclntyre, of Los Angeles. 179; J. H.
Coleman, 63. The conference is absorbed
In the election of the bishops.
Information believed to be reliable
is to the effect that the second ballot
resulted in the election of Rev. W. F.
Anderson, of New York, and Rev. J. I.
Nuelson, of Ohio. The instructions to
those handling1 the ballots were that
everything connected with the result
was to be kept absolutely secret until
announced in the convention tomorrow
morning.
"WANT DISCIPLINE CHANGED
Many Methodists Ask Conference to
Act Progress of Church.
By Daniel L. Rader, Editor Pacific Christian
Advocate.
BALTIMORE, Md., May 15. (Special
Correspondence.) A general confer
ence ot the Methodist Episcopal Church
furnishes an observer constantly
changrlnpr entertainment. One of the
things which Impresses a visitor is the
dissatisfaction which seems to be
everywhere with some part of the ma
chinery of the church. One man, the
Rev. Mr. Cooke, endeavored to arraign
tho bishops, or most of them, for vari
ous offences, as he deemed them,
against the polity . doctrine of the
church. Unable to get his complaint
before the general conference, he has
rone into the newspapers, and has en
deavored In this way to pillory those
against whom he has found objections.
This is the same man who brought
charges against Dr. J. M. Buckley,
editor of the Advocate at New York,
and Chancellor James Roscoe Day.
Another striking feature Is the great
number of changes which are desired
in the operation of the church. Re
quests for these changes come from al
most every conference and important
city in the United States, and many
from the mission fields. Petitions
come to the general conference for
over 1100 changes in the book of dis
cipline, which is the book of iawg for
the church. These changes include
t very subject connected with the
church and the administration of its
affairs, from the amusement question
to the tenure of office of the bishops.
Thtre are advantages In such wide lib
erty. Every part of the machinery is
tested in every possible direction,
every weakness is discovered and cor
rection is easy. As radical, however, as
the members of this conference seem to
be in the demand for change, it Is very
seldom that any change is made unless
It is proven beyond doubt that the
change will be beneficial to the inter
ests of the church. The great contest
is before the committee on the state of
the church concerning the question of
amusements, as the law now stands,
those who play cards, engage in dan
cing, attend theaters and such like are
liable to be expelled frhm the church,
unless they should desist from these
things after being labored -with and
admonished of their follies. Notwith
standing the reasonableness and the
gentlemanliness of the positions taken
by the bishops, they have been most
seriously criticised and misinterpreted,
and, in many Instances, misunderstood.
A very stirring and exceedingly un
pleasant Incident was brought sudden
ly before the conference by the an
nouncement that the Rev. C. J. Fowler,
of Boston, would preach at the daily
afternoon service held In the Mt. Vernon
Plnce Church. This announcement
brought Dr. Willis Dick to his
fev. who thundered out: "There are
names being announced to preach from
the platform which are unworthy to be
heard in this conference. The follow
ing day Mr. Dick explained, himself,
that he was opposed to people having
the recognition of the general con
ference who were enemies to the best
interests of the church and who. In
other places and under other circum
stances, were outraging its good name
by bitter denunciation and unjust ac
cusation. It seems all this has arisen
because Mr. Fowler is in the habit of
attacking the regular ministry and
membership of the church in the most
violent manner, because of the world
liness of the membership, and the easy
going, pleasure-loving and selfish lives
of the ministers.
It was expected neiore the meeting
of the General Conference that there
would be a clamor for a change of
statement in the creed of the Method
ist Church; there had been a memorial
sent from the M. E. Church. South, for
such a change of statement, and it was
thought by many that this sentiment
was shared by a large-number of the
leading men in the Methodist Episco
pal Church, but no such clamor has
appeared. It has been with consider
able difficulty that the matter has
received the attention which its Im
portance really justifies.
One of the pleasant features con
nected with the conference is the re
ception of frpternal delegates. The
first of these to be received represent
ed the Wesleyan Methodist Church of
Kngland and Ireland. This year the
fraternal massengfr was the lie v. Dr.
J. H. Goodman. The reception of these
fraternal messengers constitutes the
most formal state occasion connected
with the entire general conference.
Sotne member of the conference makes
an address introducing the fraternal
messenger, and presents him to. the
presiding bishop: the bishop, in turn.
Introduces him to the conference. Dr.
Goodman was presented by Chancellor
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FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ANDREW CARNEGIE, WILLIAM J. BRYAN, JAMES J. HILL AND JOHN MITCHELL
MEET EVERY YEAR
Huntingdon, of Boston University, who I
represented the guest as a man of
marked ability, extensive learning, wide '
experience and great influence. The
conference arose, and, with the Chau- ,
tauqua salute, received the honored
guest. Great was the disappointment
when the sturdy-looking man began j
his address; he has the voice of a 1
child, one representative of the press,
in trying to discover who It was !
speaking, said, "Who is that woman
speaking, where Is she?" While his ;
address was one of exquisite beauty,
both of thought and .expression, It was
heard by very few of those present.
The printed page, however, presents
him in a gratifying light. Along with
this gifted man came Dr. Henderson
and Hon. N. W. Rowell, a layman.
King's Counsel for Canada. Both men
gave expression to noble sentiments in
eloquent words. Mr. Henderson de
clared that the people of Canada gov
erned Canada; one striking sentence
was, "The United States Is a popular
monarchy with a President; England
Is a democracy with a King."
The growth of the Methodist Episcopal
Church throughout the world is possibly
more accurately expressed in the reports
of the bishops from the various fields
than by any other standard, except that
of the figures Indicating the membership.
The first eight days of the session this
year have been principally taken up with
the hearing of the reports of the bishops.
The report of Bishop Neely of the work
in South America was very extensive, and
took an hour and 40 minutes for Its deliv
ery. His conclusion seemed to be that It
was necessary for the best development
of the Roman Catholic Church itself, and
for the largest liberty of the people, that
the most vigorous form of Protestantism
should have extensive application
throughout the entire region of that great
continent. The report of Bishop' Burt,
who has had charge of the work of the
Methodist Bpicsopal Church In Europe
during the past -four years, contrary to
the expectation of many, was of thrilling
interest. Just why the Methodist Episcox
pal Church, whose interests are nearly al
together in North America, should have
extensive missions In Europe, which are
scattered through all of Scandinavia,
many p"arts of Germany, Switzerland,
Russia and Italy, does not readily appear.
There wae no division in sentiment In
reference to the Importance or the success
of the work which is being done in China,
whose dimensions and population are al
most inconceivable to the average mind.
Bishop J. W. Bashford, who has been the
resident bishop in Shanghai for the past
four years, is one of the most learned and
Christlike on the Episcopal Board.. He
has the devotion of an apostle, the unself
ishness of a saint, and the vision of a
seer; he has words of love and apprecia
tion for every good cause, and carries his
work on his heart. He asks to be re
turned, that he may carry forward the
laborious and difficult work to which he
Is giving his life. At the conclusion of his
report, spontaneously, the entire audi
ence arose and sang, with the greatest
heartiness. The Morning Light Is Break
In?!. "
The report which had been anticipated
with the greatest variety of sentiment
was that of Bishop EnrI Cranston, whose
residence was in Portland, from 1896 to
1904. His address was an account of the
organization of the Methodist Church of
Japan. This Is a new departure In Meth
odist history, the coming together of three
branches of Methodists Methodist Epis
copal, Methodist Episcopal South and
the Caandian Methodist Churches,
among the Japanese Into one church.
The particular point which has
attracted the most intense interest is the
pledge on the part of the commissioners
of the various churches interested to give
the new church financial support, until it
shall become able to take care of itself.
The Methodist Church of Japan proposes,
with certain unimportant limitations, to
conduct its own. affairs, manage its own
interests, but depend upon the churches
In the United States and Canada to fur
nish it with about $100,000 annually. Of
this amount the Methodist Episcopal
Church is expected to furnish $60,000. Ob
jection is not urgpd so much to furnish
ing the money as against establishing
such a precedent.
Bishop John C. Hartzell and Bishop
Isaac P. Scott reported on the present
conditions and outlook In Africa. Bishop
Scott Is a negro, and the only black man
who Is a Bishop In the Methodist Epis
copal church. Bishop Scott had the
happy distinction of making a brief, di
rect, concise report, which was neither
dull, tedious, nor sleep-provoking. The
three Bishops who have charge of South
ern Asia, Bishops Warne, Oldham and
Robinson, report an Increase of over
100.000 members during the last four years.
They affirm that if Christianity of the
Methodist type were to die out in all the
rest of the world, such is the vigor of
the Methodist church In India, it would
set In motion forces that would reclaim
!t for Christianity. The greatest gain
shown Is reported from the Philippines.
While the whole church has had an In
crease of about 10 per cent during the
past four years, the Philippines began at
the close of the last General- Conference
with about $000. and have made an in
crease of about 20 per cent.
In his report Bishop Oldham, who has
charge of the work In the Philippines,
expressed his most hearty approval in
the conduct of affairs in the Philippines
by the American Government. He indi
cated that the people heartily approve
our management.
The first delegate from the Northwest
to receive recognition from the chair and
get the platform was B. Lee Paget,
of Portland, who offered a resolution and
made the speech connected therewith.
Mr. Paget made an address before the
General Conference, which was received
with favor, and he spoke with unusual
composure. Most persons who get the
floor for the first time are greatly dis
turbed, and almost overwhelmingly em
barrassed. - When Rev. David H. Moore,
now Bishop Moore, got the floor for the
first time in the General Conference of
1888, he was having a very difficult time.
There was some disturbance in the neigh
borhood where Dr. Buckley was sitting,
and he cried out, "What do you mean,
New York East?" Dr. Buckley, recog
nizing that he was addressing him,
sprang to his feet, demanded to know
what Dr. Moore meant, and Dr. Moore
answered, I thought you interrupted
me." "No, I did not," said Dr. Buckley.
"Well, sit down then, and let me alone;
I am scared to death, anyhow."
WILL FAVOR CLOSER UNION
Delegates Arrive at Kansas City for
Presbyterian Assembly.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 20. Rev.
Henry William Roberts, of Philadelphia,
moderator of the Presbyterian Church in
the United States, with a party of 500
Presbyterians from the East, arrived to
day in a special train. ' Dr. Roberts lm
med lately 'set Vj work outlining the vital
work .of the general assembly, which
convenes here tomorrow. Dr. Roberts is
the state clerk of the general assembly
and brought with him the official pro
gramme of the important questions to be
taken up by the conference. The real
character of these questions will be de
veloped as they come up. It is already
known, however, that the report of the
committee on fraternity and union will
show a strong sentiment favorable to
the amalgamation of the different
branches of the Presbyterian Church4 The
spirit of the conference. It is said, will
favor not only an effort to bring closer
together all Presbyterian churches, but to
strive to harmonize all organized religion.
Authorized delegates from all parts of
the United States arrived here today
and when the conference meets every
state and territory will be represented.
The conference will attract thousands of
Presbyterians who are not authorized
commissioners.
BRYAN GIVEN BLACK EYE
Continued from Page 1.
permanent chairman was announced. The
vote:
Peter A. O' Boyle, of Wilkesbarre, 31
William T. Creasy, of Columbia, 16.
Guffey's Slate Goes Through.
The delegates-at-large elected are Col
onel' Guftey, State Senator J. P. Hall.
State Senator Arthur M. Dewalt and
State Representative J. G. Harmon.
Colonel Guffey believed that the fight
to instruct ttie delegates was really an
attempt to oust him from the National
Committee. The new National Commit
teeman will be elected by the Pennsyl
vania delegation at Denver. The few
followers of Judge Gray and Governor
Johnson supported the Guffey people in
favor of no instructions.
Berry Driven Orf Slate.
The organization Democrats refused to
place ex-State Treasurer Berry on their
ticket for delegate-at-large, because- he
is a Bryan man. They told him he
could not "ride two horses at the same
time." and cut out his name.
As the roll was being called, Colonel
Guffey and Mr. Berry appeared on the
stage and the first eniuusiasm was
shown. They came into view together.
R. W. Irwin, the temporary chairman,
having appointed the committees, an ad
journment was taken until after noon,
when, the platform was reported.
The platform, after charging the Repub
licans with "mismanagement, extrava
gance and obstinate refusal to enact
much needed and insistently demanded
legislation," denounces "the tendency to
ward usurpation by the executive of leg
islative and Judicial functions."
The platform demands an immediate and
Just revision of the tariff laws and the
enforcement of the anti-trust laws, not
by threat, but by performance: demands.
remedial currency legislation; denounces
the "tendency towards over-increasing the
burden of taxation," and while believing
in an Army and Navy upon' a footing
commensurate with the dignity and power
of the United States, it says:
"We derogate and condemn, the policy
of the power when it seeks to unduly
increase our fighting strength."
Kins Edward Will Visit Czar.
LONDON. May 20. King Edward wilT
spend a week shortly with the Emperor
and Empress of Russia. It is expected
that he will -embark on the Royal yacht
at Portsmouth on May 29, at the conclu
sion of President Faliieres' visit to Lon
don. This will be the first time the King
has met the Emperor since his accession.
The last meeting was on the occasion of
the funeral of Emperor Alexander, in 1894,
when the King was Prince of Wales.
SUMMER ARMY TRAINING
Maneuvers and Practice Marches
With Militia of All States.
, WASHINGTON, May 20. Prepara
tions have been completed by the War
Department for joint maneuvers dur
ing the coming Summer of all branches
of the regular service and many state
military organizations. Congress has
appropriated $1,000,000 for these man
euvers. Instruction camps will be es
tablished and maneuvers held for one
month at each place as follows:
Pine Plains, New York, June 15 to
July 15; Chickamauga Park, Georgia;
July ; SHoam Spriqgs, Texas, July
; American Lake, Washington, Au
gust ; Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming,
August ; Fort Benjamin Harrison,
Indiana, September ; Fort Riley,
Kansas, September ; Atascadero
Ranch, California, October .
Orders issued governing details of
the maneuvers prescribe a "minimum of
formal ceremonies and a total absence
of merely spectacular exhibitions."
. . Practice marches have been ordered,
in which infantry will cover 200 miles
and cavalry 250 miles. The exercises
will be carried out in a progressive
manner, beginning with smaller bodies
of troops and ending with the entire
command. These exercises will com
prise periods, of attacks and defense,
periods of advance, rear and flank
guards and contro(l work, periods of
outposts and control work to be fol
lowed by general maneuvers.
It is understood that the state troops
will not be required to do all of the
work prescribed for the regular organizations.
Hill Advocates Annual Gover
nors' Conference.
MUST GET BACK TO LAND
Railroad-Builder . Predicts Big
Things From" Regular Confer
ences Opposes Washington Be
cause Influence Political.
NEW YORK. May 20. That the recent
conference of Governors was a good thing
and should be made an annual event is
the opinion of James J. Hill, president
of the board of directors of the Great
Northern Railway, who was one of the
special guests invited by . President
Roosevelt to address the conference. He
said today:
The Idea behind that conference Is a big
thine. There are persona, no doubt, who
treat It cynically, but they are wrony.
Everything has to have a beglnnins. and
It la easy enourh to be cynical. In an
annua! convention of the Governor of
states of this land I see an Institution
which can be nurtured and built into one
of the great forces of the Nation.
Must lilt House In Order.
Neither the first meeting nor the second,
hor the third, nor the fourth, will show
results which the xublic mind will be able
to grasp, but I should say that after the
expiration of the formative period big
things will be realized. If, as is generally
said, this Nation has reached a pass which
should occasion the gravest apprehension.
It is about time that we began to put our
house in order. I do not know' of a bet
ter way to go about it than through the
permanent establishment ot an annual Gu
bernatorial conference or convention.
But I want to say right here that I be
lieve Washington should never be selected
as the place for another meeting . of the
kind. The atmosphere of the capital is
essentially political. You must keep poli
tics out of this institution. I think a city
like Springfield, 111., would be an Ideal
place. Then there are the large university
and college towns. The place chosen should
be where big agriculture experiments are
being carried on. There you have object
lessons to hand, lessons which are essential
for our redemption are to come from the
soil and in no other way.
Must Talk to Home Purpose. .
, It is all very well to hold conventions
and prepare papers and talk, but we might
as well stay at home if our papers, our
talk and our purposes mean nothing. At
the recent econference talkers were limited
to 20 minutes, and to Illustrate what I have
Just said. I want to mention the case of
a man from Chicago.'who'got up and used
16 minutes of his time telling us that, if
the world kept going around aa it has been
doing for so long, at the end - of 10,000
years It will have sprung a foot through
erosion.
What I hope to see is the people looking
ahead and planning for a couple of gener
ations. That will be far enough to get
them Into the habit of thinking, and those
who come after will Inherit the Ideas and
purposes of conservation and carry them
along for their allotted time. We must go
back to the land. There Is no other way
for us.
Alabama Fleets Bryan Men.
MONTGOMERY, Ala., May 20. The
latest returns in the primary of Monday
indicate that the selection of the four
Bryan delegates-at-large to the National
Convention is assured.
SEE PAGE NINE
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CAN YOU DIGEST'
STARCH?
Starch that is half-digested
ferments and
breeds germs and
these cause appen
dicitis, and other
bowel disorders.
In the making of
the starch in the
wheat is convert
ed into dextrine
by our scientific
malting process
thereby partially digesting the
food before it enters the stom
ach. The "sunny" food the
sustaining food.
" FORCE " it made of the best white wheat, steam-cooked,
rolled into thin flakes, combined with the purest barley-malt
t . and baked. Always "crisp" it before serving it by pouring into '
a pan and warming it in oven. Then serve in large dish with
cream, piling the flakes in one side of the dish and pouring
the cream in the other side,' dipping the flake aa eaten.
Your grocer sells if. No other Flaked Food is " just as good."
by cutting; the price about 10 per cent
Since that time there have been several
other reductions, other Chicago firms and
New York houses entering the fight to
compel manufacturers to lower the cost
of the finished product.
Light Registration in Linn.
ALBANY, Or., May 20. (Special.) The
total registration in Linn County is 4557,
which is an increaea of 193 over the regis
tration of 1906. It Is less, however, than
the number registered four years ago, and
is about 600 below the total vote of the
county.
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Will Examine Bar Applicants.
SAi-EM, Or.. May 20. (Special.) An
examination of applicants for admis
sion to the bar will be held In Salem,
May 2R, commencing" at 9 o'clock.
Better Than
Medicine.
Cotton Goods Cut 85 Per Cent.
CHICAGO, May 20. In a fight against
manufacturers 'to reduce the cost of cot
ton fabric wholesale dealers announced a
reduction yesterday, establishing the
prices of cotton goods 35 per cent lower
than they were last October." The price
now set by the big wholesale houses is
said to be the last reduction that will be
made. Last Fall a large Chicago firm,
believing manunfacturers were demanding
too high a price for cotton goods when an
estimate of the cost of the raw material
and the labor was made, caused a flurry
E3ost important OereaS
Of all the cereals' nature produces wheat is
the most important.
WHEAT FLAKE CELERY
is made from wheat and celery. As the whole grain of
the wheat is utilized in its preparation, the considerable
quantity of carbohydrates retained, makes it a prominent
energy producer. In the' making of wheat flour certain
desirable portions of the grain is lost, while in Dr. PriceV
Food the various constituents of wheat are all represented,
and in well-balanced proportions. ' 252
Torpid Livers
Must Not be Treated Harshly
Salts and cathartics will wake the liver
' to action. But note what else they do.
They rain the stomach, so that nearly
all dyspepsia is due to them.
They harden the liver, as shown by the
fact that a larger dose becomes
necessary.
The end is dyspepsia and constipation.
You have caused what you sought
to cure.
Delicate organs cannot be helped by
abuse.
Drastic physic is never used by those
" who know. This is the day of the
gentle in medicine.
Cascarets bring all the good results
with none of the ill effects.
They are vegetable. Their action is
exactly the Same aa the action of
laxative foods.
They aid digestion, while cathartics ruin
it. They restore the natural func
tions which cathartics wreck. '
U'e now sell a million boxes a month to
those who have quit harsh physics.
Cascarets are candy tablets. They are sold
by all draffffists, bnt never to bulk. Be sure to
Set the feauine. with CCC on every tablet.
x ne oox is mancea luce tots :
Pills and
pepsin are for
those
who
don't
know how
to eat. A man
is all right when his stomach
is all right. . Stomach com
fort and satisfaction come
.from "food sense."
Shredded Wheat
contains more muscle-making
material than beefsteak
and is more easily digested.
Better than medicine
cheaper than doctors.
For breakfast heat the Biscuit in oven,
pour milk over it (hot milk in winter) and
a little cream. If you like the Biscuit for
breakfast you will like toasted TRISCUIT
(the Shredded Wheat wafer) for luncheon
or any meal with butter, cheese or marma
lade. At your grocers.
The vest-pocket box Is 10 cents.
The month-treatment box SO cents.
12.000,000 boxes sold annually.
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