Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-06-21

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The General Conference of the Metho.
dist Church at the late meeting determined
to discontinue their Bible Society and unite
in the American Bible Society.
From the Western Methodist.
GENERAL CONFERENCE.
In addition to the following which we
give from the Western Christian Advocate,
we learn from letter from Rev. r. Paine,
that the following appointments have been
made. Three Bishops were elected, viz:
w. Fisk. B. Waugh, Thos. A. Morris, T.
Mason, book agent at New York, George
Lane assistant agent. DR.. S. Luckey,
Editor. n. Bangs, resident missionary sec
retary. c. Elliot, Editor w. G. Advocate,
Cincinnati, VIM. Phillips, assistant do. J.
+. Wright, book agent, Cincinnati, Leroy
Swamstead, assistant do.
Reriaon.-A resolution has passed the
conference to strike out the second and
third answers to question 2, section 5,
which treats of marriage. Also, the clos
ing sentence of the same section, so as to
make them harmonic. Section 6, which
treats Of dress, has, also, been amended a
little in the phraseology, but more for the
purpose of explaining than changing the
principles Of the section.
Missionary Work.-The constitution Of
the Missionary Society ofthe NJ. f. Church
has been so amended, in accordance with
the recommendation ofthc board of mana
gers, as to take its foreign missions to share
the benevolent provisions ofthe Missionary
society. The resolution to appoint cor
responding secretary, or general agent, to
reside in New York, and devote his whole
time to the Missionary society, has been a.
dopted. This secretary will be supported
bv the Missionary society, in whose service
he is to be employed. but will receive his ap-
pointmcnt from the General conference, and
in virtue thereof will be member of the
New York annual conference.
The General conference resolved, like
wise, TO send 4 missionary to China, when
ever the general superintendents may deem
it safe and proper.
The Liberia mission has shared the at.
tcntion of the General conference. 1t has
been recommended that one Of the bishops
visit the continent of Africa, and organize
the Liberia missionary annual conference
and ordain their ministers who are eligible;
and that it be done during the next four
years, if the bshhops shall Judge it proper
and convenient.
CONTROVERSIES new annual conferen-
ccs have been established, namel y: Black
River, Erie, Michigan, Arkansas, North
Carolina, and New Jersey; these added to
those established heretofore, make twenty.
eight annual conferences.
IMPORTANT LAW DECIsIoN.-Supreme
Court.-Barent p. Stats VS.. John Thomp-
son-This was an action brought by b.
p. Staats, President of the Albany Coun-
ty Medical Society, against John Thomp-
son, Batonic Physician, for practising
medicine contrary to the laws of this
State. Defendant produced a patent from
the United States to his farther, for the
exclusive right and use Of certain botanic
! medicines, and hea assignee of the pa
tent; claimed right under said patent to
pratice and prescribe for patients. The
Justices Court of the City of Albany, de-
cidcd that he, Thompson, had no right to
practice medicine for fee or reward, unless
he had diploma from some regular in
corporated school or society, and fined
him the sum Of $25, from which decision
Thomson appealed to the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court affirmed the decision;
consequently Botanic Physicians have no
right to recover for services.
Albany Argus.
Il Lad Killed by a Panther.-Thc o.
densburg Republican relates the following
melancholy incident the particulars of which