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on motion, the convention adjourned
DR.. l.. will conclude his remarks this
morning.

| oATURDAY, May, lu, 1919.
The convention met pursuant to ad-
Journment, Bishop Andrew in The chair.
Religious services by Rev. ]. f. Evans,
of Georgia.
The journal of yesterday being read,
, the convention proceeded 10 business.
The president called for memorials and
petitions.
Rev. J. Green, of Missouri, presented a
preamble and resolutions adopted by the
members OF Dorrett's class, Arrow circuit,
Missouri conference, which were read.
DR.. Longslreet resumed his remarks on
the resolution of Drs. Smith and Pierce
mere synopsis Of which occupies two
columns of the Louisville Journal. We
make room, however, for the following
extract. which, we presume, is addressed
especially to the Baltimore Conference:
"Lel me here drop word to the bor-
der conferences. | DO mol wish TO cleo
lioneer for allies; desire all 10 choose
sides in This contest as they may think
best. As believe tina, many Of the:
brethren on The border are laboring under
delusion in regard 10 The treatment which
they are to receive if they remain under
the old conference, beg leave to give
them my opinion.-They think they are
10 he treated with all kindness by their
old companions, as reward for their
steadfasiness. Not so-lhey will be bu,
gudgeon TO the trout. The little restrain
ing influence which we have exerled being
removed, these aspiring powers will mount
up like HE balloon when its ballast is cast
of, and wo TO the few shareholders who
remain under them. You will come to US
in the end, and you had better 60 with us
at the beginning. As 10 the church po-
perty of which you have heard, why lei it
] go, If they have not truth and masnanimi
iy enough to give i, to US.
AS 10 the danger Of making yourselves
secessionists, according 10 the ethics Of
DR.. Tomlinson, fortified by the logic of
DR.. Bangs and others, why be secession
lists rather than servie submissionsts.-
But names will not change or form your
character. We may call ourselves Wash.
ingtons, but il will not make US Washing.
lons-they may call US secessionis,s, but
that will not make US such. They may
possibly force US TO an experiment to as
certain what we are. and what our rights,
and il will then be seen W hich is the true
church, that which is organized under the
sanction of a majority Of the preachers
and conferences of our connection, or that
which claims TO exist by virtue Of lis own
inherent powers--whelher the supreme
power be really in the general conference
or The annual conferences, or the preach.
ers of the annual conference.
If in The latter, whether the general
conference, or even the supreme power
itself, can make rules. which il will require
three-fourlhs of The sovereignty to change.
OF all this when it shall become necessary
to consider it. For The present, enough
10 say that leaving the conference is NOT
leaving he church, especially with consent
of the supreme power"
Dr.. Longs,reet having concluded his
speech, Mr.. Dunwoody of South Carolina,
addressed The convention for the space Of
an hour, presenting the subject Of slavery
in its moral aud religious aspects. DIR.
Paine next took the floor, expressing a
desire 10 offer some remarks, which, how
ever, he postponed ill Monday morning,
whereupon the convention adjourned.
NloNpAY, May IL.
The convention met pursuant to adj
journment, Bishop Andrew in the chair
MIR. Brock, of the Memphis Conference.
presented memorial from the Mayor of
Memphis, Tenn, asking for the location
of the Southern Book Concern in thai
city, which was referred to The committee
OIL ths Book Concern.
MIR, McFerrin presented memorial
from the quarterly conference of The
Brook street charge, Louisville district,
asking the location of the Book Concern
10 DO in This city, which was read aod
referred 10 the same committee.
The resolution offered by Drs. Smith
and Picrce was then called up, and Dr..
Paine, Of Tennessee, addressed the audi
ence at great length. finally taking his
seat, amidst loud cheering from every
part of the assembly.
The bishop appointed The following
gentlemen as the committee on the South
ern Book Concern VIM. Winans, e.
Stevenson, NJ. Brock, H. A. G. Walker,
IT. Crond der, Thos. John.
On motion, the convention adjourned.
TUESDAY May l3.
The convention met pursuant 10 ad.
jourumens, Bishop Andrew in the chair.
The resolution offered by Drs. Smiih
and Pierce, on a former OCCASION, was
then called up, and Mr.. Crowder, of The
Virginia conference, rose aud addressed
the convention at considerable length.
A number of petitions and memorials
were tlIen presented, praying for the es-
tablishmenI Of the book concern at Lou.
isville. =
Mr.. Evans rose and asked for privilege
to offer resolution; leave was granted,
and he then submitted The following:
Resotued, That in The judgment of this
convention, il is not necessary that the
genera! causes and necessities for separate
organization should be discussed any lon
ger, unless some members from the border