Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-05-30
RELIGIOUS.

Religious.
The following will shew our reaas,.
final action withthe Southern Metbodis,a |, 's
taken, on the difficulties pending be,wa '
themselves and their Northern bre,b,o.
some time past. ="
From the Louisville Jorr,.,
Method.%t Episcopal Convent,on
NJ SATURDAY, Mayl7.
ment, Bishop Andrew in the chair. 'Outn
The usual religious services condrc,o,,
the Rev. ]. Boucher. BY
DR.. Bascom presented commupic.,
from Frankfort, KY, relative to estabI;sai0a
a paper in that place. which was. on rnS.g
referred to the committee on the book con ONcn,
On motion of J. Early, the report ns sin'
committee on Organization was called M ' @s
the first resolution read, which is as folGPadn and
Be it resolved By the delegates of hs .;
annual conferences Of the Methodist Fs''a!
Church in the slaueholding States, in r s's
contention assembled, That is right, eyn sI*rat
and necessary, to erect the annual corsa eO''
ces, represented in this convention, into y T
tinct ecclesiastical connection, separate e. us
|
the Methodist Episcopal Church, as at N.Y.. VI
ent constituted: and accordingly, we, The F dsI,
egates Of the said annual conferences. act io'
under the provisional plan of separation a5oIs
ted by the general conference of 1874, d. sP
EMMY declare the jurisdiction hitherto ero'
cised over said annual conferences bv W
general conference of The Methodist Episco0 "I
Church, entirely disabled; and that said ann"
al conferences shall be, and they herebv ~.
constituted separate ecclesiastical conDec,ion
under the provisional plan of separation atoro
said, and based upon the discipline of ,bo
Methodist Episcopal Church. comprehend;Dsr
the doctrines, and entire moral, ecclesjss;oaI
and economical rules and regulations of ss;d
discipline, except only in so far as verbal a.
teTations may be necessary to distinct ORGAN.
izatlon, and TO be known by the style and fiji.
of the Methodist Episcopal Church South,
Mr.. Early then moved its adoption.
Mr.. Lee moved that the ayes and noes ho
taken, which was concurred in, and The yo,,
stood:-ayes 81, nays 3.
The second resolution, which is as follow,
was read, and, on motion of Mr.. Crowder
| was adopted {:
ResohUed, That while we cannot abandon or
compromise the principles of action, upon
which we proceed to separate organization
In the South, nevertheless cherishing sincere
desire to maintain christian union and fra,er.
nal Intercourse with the church North, we
shall always be ready, kindly and respectful.
~, to entertain and duly and carefully cons.
der any proposition or plan, having for its
object, the union of the two great bodies in the
North and South, whether such proposed U.
Mon be jurisdictional or connectional.
ayes 81, noes none.
Mr.. Early presented further report from
the committee on organization, which is a
follows:
| Res0lUed, That this convention request til
Bishops, presiding at the ensuing sessions
the border conferences of the Me,hodiet Epi
copal Church, South, to incorporate into til
aforesaid conferences, any societies or station
adjoining the line Of division, provided sue
societies or stations, by a majority of tn
members according to the provisions of tn
plan of separation, as adopted by the late gen
eral conference, request such an arrangement
ResoEUed, That answer second. of third sec
ton, chapter first, of the book of Discipline
l be so altered and amended, as to read as fol
| lows:
2 The general conference shall meet on thu
, first day of May, in the year of our Lord
1916. in the town of Petersburg, Virginia
and thenceforward in the month of April 0
: May, once in four years successfully, and
: such place and on such day, as shalt be fxe
:. On by the preceding general conference, &c.
Resolced further, That the first answer II
. the same chapter be altered, by striking Ou
y the word taoenty-one and inserting in its pae
x the word fourteen. Respectfully submitted
. JOHN EARLY, Chm.