American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-05-26
METHODIST e. CONVENTION.

METHODIST Il. CONVENTION.
We condense from the Louisville Journal the
proceedings of this body on Monday, from
which it will be seen that it has adjourned sine
lie after a session of sixteen days, ha wing ac-
complished the object for which it assembled:
MIR. Green, of Tenn, chairman of the Book
committee, made a lengthy report, concluding
with resolutions, directing that the editor or
editors of the South Western Christian Advo-
cate, with A. l.. p. Green, F. E. Pitts, and j.
w. Hammer, be appointed committee to be
called the publishing comRsttee, whose duty it
shall be to compile and publish trorE on book,
. which shall be called "Fke History of the Or
ganzaton Of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South;'' which shall contain full account Of
the acts and doings of the late general confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in
the cases of the Rev. Games Osgood Andrew,
ID. D., one of the bishops of the Methodist E.
Church, and Rev. F. A. Harding, of the Baltl-
more conference, together with the speeches in
the above mentioned cases, besides various 9TH
er matters touching the proceedings of this and
the late general conference, and the action Of
all the annual conferences in relation thereto.
DR.. VIM. Capers and VIM. NJ. Wightman
were appointed to address circular letter, in
dist Episcopal Ckcrch, South, said letter to
form portion of the contemplated work.
The report of the committee on organization
was taken up and adopted
A resolution was unanimously adopted re-
questing Bishops Soule and Andrew to unite
with and become regular and constitution nal BIZ
shops of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, upon the basis of the plan ef separation
adopted by the late general conference.
To this resolution, the bishops responded:
LOUISVILLE, May 10, l845.
DEAR BRETHREN: In answer tc the inquiry
of the committee, | would state that, feel
myself bound, in good faith, to carry out the
official plan of episcopal visitation settled
upon by the bishops in New York, and pub
lished in the official papers of the church, till
the session OF the first general conference ofthe
Methodist Church, 'South from which time it
would be necessary that the plan should be so
changed as TO be accommodated to the jursdic-
ton of the two distinct general conferences
When such general conference shall be held, |
shall feel myself fully authorized, by the ''plan
of separation" adopted by the general confer
ence of 1874, to unite myself with the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, South, and, if received
by the general conference of said church, to
exercise the functions of the episcopal Office
within the jurisdiction of said general confer
ence. am, my Gear brethren, yours,
very atfecticnately,
JOSHUA SOULE.
LOUISVILLE, May, 1915
DEAR BnErHREN | decidedly approve the
course which the convention has taken in es-
tablishing the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, believing, as do, most sincerely that
it will tend, under Gods blessing, to the wider
spread and more efficient propagation of the
gospel of the grace of God | accept the invi-
taton Of the convention, to act as one of the
superintendent of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, and pledge myself in humble
depence upon Divine grace, to use my best eff
forts to promote the cause of God, in the inter-
esting and extensive field of labor assigned me.
May the blessing of God be upon us mutual
ly, in our various fields of action, and finally
may we all with our several charges, tie gath
cred to the house of God, and the good il Hcav-
Ell. Af1ectionately, your brother
and fellow laborer.
JAMES o. ANDREW.
The following resolutions were adopted una
nimously, viz:
Resolved, That should any portion of an an
nnal conference, on the line of separation, not
represented iR this convection, adhere tc the
plan of separation adopted. at the late general
conference, and elect delegates to the geaeral
conference of tie church in 1916, upon the ba-
sic of representation adopted by this conron-
ton they shall BE accredited as members of Che
general conference.
Resolved, That a committee of three be ap-
pointed, whose duty it shall be to prepare aad
report to the general conference of 1916, re-
vised copy of the present discipline, with such
changes as are necessary to conform it to the
organ ation of the Methodist L. Church, south
DR.. w. Capcrs, w. Nj. Wightman and G..
F. Pierce were appointed said committee.
G. F.. Pierce presented further report from
the committee on education which was read
and adopted.
w. Capers presented and read the pastoral
address, which was read, adopted. and ordered
to be printed.
Resolutions were adopted rendering the
thanks of the convention to the citizens OF Lou
isgille for their kind hosptalty-to The church.
es and pastors of that city, who invited the
members to tkeir pulpits--to Bishops Soule and
Andrew for the ability displayed in presiding
over the couventon-and to Rev. L. y. Sum-
mers and Rev. T, N. Ralston, the secretaries
for the faithful discharge of their duties
T. n. Ralston offered the following, which
was adopted:
Resolved, That in the judgment of this con-
vention those societies and stations on the bor-
der within the limits of conferences represent
ed in this convention be constructively under
stood as adhering to the South unless they see
proper to take action Oh the subject, and in all
such cases we consider the pastor Of the sta
ton or society as the proper person to preside
in the meeting. &. ...,. r., ..-..
DR.. Smith offered the following, which was
adopted;