Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1836-06-24
METHOD. GENERAL CONFER.
ENCE

-
ing, May 9th. We subioin, from II
: Western Christian Advocate, some not
D ces Of tn proceedings:
| BoOk Concern report oCthe staI
t ding committee on this subject propose
! some alterations in the affair of the Con
. cern, which have been concurred in b.
{ the Conference. Instead of three ed
tors in New York, there are to be bu
two that is, one editor and one assistan
who are 10 edit all the publications O
that Concern, including the Christian Ad
rocate and Journal, the Magazine AM
Review, and the books generally. Th
Book Concern at Cincinnati is to be ena
ged, the agents having liberty 10 procure
ground, and erect a building suitable TO
a book room, printing office, and binde
ry, and prepare for more extensive and
efficient operations as they can secure
funds 10 enable them. This Concern is
10 have one editor, and one assistant edi
tor, to attend to The Western Christian
Advocate, and all other editorial duties
The financial business Of the Concern
will be committed 10 one agent, aud one
assistant agent, with the advice ofa book
committee ofseven. The branch of The
Book Concern, at New Orleans, in con.
sequence of the recent loss at New York,
has been discontinued.
New Periodicals.-There are TO be
weekly papers, similar TO the Advocate
published at the following places: Nash I,
vile, Charleston and Richmond, prow.
ded, that no such paper shall be commen'
ced until 5000 subscribers, or $4,000,
shall have been secured. These periodi.
Gals are to Oe published by committees
appointed by the conferences where they
are'establshed; and be provided with cd
itors by the general conference, except
the one at Richmond, whose editor is to
be appointed by the Virginia confer.
sence.
Local Preachers. Every thing respec,
ting district conferences of local preach.
ers, has been stricken out of the Discip.
line, and the rule so amended as to throw.
the business ofcircuits directly into the,
hands Of the quarterly meeting confer.
ences. Local elders and deacOns, as
we'll as preachers, are required to have
their names enrolled on class papers. land
to meet in class; and the preachers haV..
ingcharge Of circuits, are to take en- &C /.
count of the number Of local Ipreachers ;,
to be eprnted in the Minutes, distinct
fromth members. Therule which here !;
tofore forbade local preachersIto dstilI or
retailardent spirits, has been so amended,
as to,prOhibitcthem rOm,disIilling orDend
ing them ia auy'quautlty, ION pain oflor-
leiting their ministerial character. Al
similar resolution has been passed re-.
spectng gtraveIling preachers.
TraUeuing PreuUhers on TriaI. AS
some doubts have arisen respecting the
relation Of these brethren, and some d.
Versity Of administration in their case,
when charged with'immoral conduct, the
general,conlereHce has seen fit t? insert a
definite rule 10 cover all such cases. A
preacher on trial sto be held responsible
tO1he quarterly conference of the Circuit
where he travels. IL charged with
crime,'h is ITO be called by his presiding
elder before committee Of local preach.
ers; if found guilty he is TO be suspended
ill the quarterly conference; and if byit
expelled, he is to have the right to appeal
10 an annual conference.
.EIectionS.-On Tuesday, Gath of May,
the general conference went into the elec.
lion of the officers for whichNt had provi.
ded. which resulted as follows: Beverley
Waugh, of the New York conference;
Wilber Fisk of the New England confer.
ence; and Tho. A. Morris of the Ohio
were elected to the Office oil
general superinIendents. TO the office
ofcoTesponding secretary Of the Mis-.
sionary Society of the Methodist EPisco'
pal Church, Nathan Bangs fNew York
conference. Editor ofthe Christian Ad.
docate ahd Journal, and all other publca-
Iiors OF the Concern at New York, Samu'
81 Lucky, Of the general conference; as
sistant editor, j, A. Collins Of the Balti
more conference. PriRclpal book agent
lt New York, Thos, Mason; assistant,
George Lane, Of the Oneida conference.
Editor of the Western Christian Advocate
and the books at Cincinnati, Charles E.
lott, Of the Pittsburgh conference; assis
Iant editor, WIN. Philips, of the Kentuc'
ky conference. Principal book agent al
Cincinnati, }. F. Wright; assistant, Le'
roy Swormstedt, ofthe Ohio conference,
Preachers alIOwdac ce-There have
been some amendments made in this rule
the principal Of which is the striking out
Of the proyiso respecting the claims of the
wives Of preachers who enter the travels
ling connection as single men, and mar.
ry under four years. The change Of
phraseology in other respects in not ma
teriaI, as the amount ol salary remains
the same,
Ordinations BROTHERS B. Waugh and