The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-06-05

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- sae Aeihodlsl Episuopll Chureh. Co
prhenaing &c doctrines. and entire mursI
ec<lesl1sLlr1l. and enoaomirzl rules .n.
regalaIlons Of aid disripline, sxeeps on,
% % lar - verbal slisrssions nay b. -
seAsafy . dlshnct asKnniHntion, and 10 3.
!. knoSn - de style and sille e he Hsfk.,
aisf Episrepal EhArrh. Sonfk.
Resolved. That shilsgws eanno, .b,n.
don ofeompumiss he principles Of action,
upon which seproceed % separate organi.
zsilon n he South. nesertheless. cherish.
ing sincers desire 70 maintain ! Christian
union and fraiernal intercourse Win de-
rhnieh North, ne shall always g. ready.
kindly and respectfully. % entertain and
duly and carefully consider any PROPOSE
hon Or plan. having Tor in object The un-
inH 81 the two great bodies ID Inc Nor,h
and south. whesher such proposed union
DC larfsdiciioaai OF conascfional.
Ayes o., noes none.
Mr.. Early presented 4 further repor,
from ihe committee on Organization which
Is - follows:
Resolved, ThatIhis convention reQues,
The bishops presiding AZ The ensuing ses-
SONS Of the border conferences OF he Me-
ihodist Episcopal Church. South. 10 in
earporsie into the aforesaid conferences
any societies or stations adjoining the line
Of division, provided such societies or s,a-
lions BY > majority Of the members ac-
cor'iing 10 the provisions Of The plan OF
separation a. adopted by the late general
conference, request such an arrangement.
Resolved. That answer second Of thlrd
section. chapter first OF the book Of discip-
line. DC 50 altered and amended as 10 read
as follows: -.
The general conference shall meet ON
The first day Of May in the year OF our
Lord 1916, in the town Of Peiersburg.,ya.,
and ihenceforwsrd in the month OF April
or May, once in four years successfully,
and in such place and on such day as
shall be fixed on by the preceding general
conference. &c. - |
Resolved further, That the frs, answer
IN the same chapter be altered by striking
out the word tweniy-one and inserting in |
IT'S place the word fourteen.
The Committee on the support of Mis- |
sions made report establishing the Louis
vile Missionary Society as the parent So
cicty, and recommending that the missions
connected with the Southern division of
the church, be sustained; which was adop- |
ted. *@-.
Tho adoption Of place for the location |
Of the book concern, was postponed ill |
the meeting Of the General Conference in |
Petersburg, next May; in the mean time,
it was recommended to support the book |
concerns in New York and Cincinnati.
The Convention proceeded to elec, two
agents, when John Early, Of the Virginia
Conference, and John u. McFerrin Of the
Tennessee Conference, were chosen.
Adjourned.
later The Baltimore American Of
says:-
The Southern Methodist Episcopal
Convention at Louisville adjourned sine
die on Monday last. Before the adjourn
ment the report from the Committee pro-
siding for separate organization, prcvi-
ously adopted in parts, was taken up as
whole, and adopted with but two dissent
ing votes. Bishops Soule and Andrew
we're. by unanimous vote, requested to
mite with and become regular and cons,i-
utionsl bishops Of the Methodist Episco.
pal Church. South, upon the basis Of the
plan Of separation adopted by the late Ge-
neral Conference. 10 this resolution the
Bishops responded. notifying the Conven-
ion of their acceptance.