Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-05-20

an Hymn Book, and other approve
! sources, and excluding some of the pal
t ticular metres, which are unsuitable
: congregational singing Introducing in,
E the body ofth Hymn Book-any valua
+. ble hymn now 10 be found in the Supple
!, ment, and dispensing with the remain
f der; and making such alterations in tn
) method and arrangement OF the subjects
as they may deem advisable.
w, M. WIGHTMAN,
THos. o. SUMMERS.
Bishop Soule presented to the Confer
ence the substance of bis remarks OF
Saturday last, in written communicat
ton, the closing paragraphs of which
are as follows:
:" and now aefing rih strict regar6
to the plan of separation, and under til,
solemn conviction of duty, l formailg
declare my adherence to the Methodis
Episcopal Church South /; and if the
Conference receive me in my present
relation to the Church, l am ready to
serve them according to the best of my
ability, In conclusion, ] indulge the
joyful assurance that although separated
from our Northern brethren bya distinct
Conference jurisdiction, we shall ne
yer cease to treat them as brethren
beloved" and cultivate those princi-
piles and affections which constitute the
essential unity. of the church of Christ.
;: JOSHUA S0ULE.",
DR.. Winans remarked that, as Bishop
Souie, mo doubt from motives of deIica-
cy, had failed to name the members who
were to constitute the committee to 'res>
pond by resolution 10 his formidable de-
claralion Of adherence, he would move
the. appointment of a committee by elec-
ton OF the Conference. which motion
was carried; whereupon Dr.. Bascom
and Winans were elected to constitute
that: coHmiltee. -.
DR.. Bascom offered the following res
olu,ion, which was unanimously adopted
ResoLued, Tha, the committee on E.
piscopacy be instructed 10. institute spe>
cial enquiry into the character and
grounds Of the charge; so; repeatedly,
preferred .byt tile Editors and correspen;
dents ofthe YasieEn q CHRISTIAN Advo-as
|SssslleSaad sshs d sa
lIosraaa agaiast.B hops Sosle saId Sos
drew, 10 the iefIe Ct Jiiaf They have III
numerous instances, not only Gonstruc.
lively infracted, but grossly violated both
the spirit and. the letter Of the General
Conference Plan of separation, in :ap-
pointing ministers. to Border charges,
STATIONS, or Societies, where the people,
or members of the church, had not ad-
hered South, by vote of the majority,
as directed by the General Conference,
and that said committee report the re-
suit ofsuch enquiry to,his Conference
during its present session.
Bishop Soue announced the names of
the members of the following commits
tees. tt : 81, ~. 81; =
Literary InstitHttons.-Messrs. Bas-
com, Paine, Early, Longstreet, Winans,
Richardson, Bryant.
Bible Cause.-Messrs. L. Pierce,
Sehon, and Drake. : -: ",:,!:,
DR.. Bascom presented communica-
tionfrom the Trustees of the Transyl.
vania University, which was received
and referred 10 the committee on Lite
rary Institutions.
After Prayer by the Rev. VIM. Burke of
Cincinnati, the Conference adjourned.
Wednesday,, May 6.
Conference me. according to adjourn
ment. Both Bishops present. Bishop
Soule in the Chair.
After appropriate religious. exercises
by Dir. Capers, the Journal of yesterday
was read by the Secretary, and appro-
we'd. (;
Petitions, memorials, and appeals were
then called for in the order of the Con-
ference.
The, following we're presented,
Ksntucky.-By MI. Stevenson, from
the official members of Wesley Chapel,
louisville, opposed 10 the, division Of
the Kentucky Conference, so that the
line shall pass through the city. with the
request, in the event Of division, to be
identified with the Church, South, which
was received and referred to the COM
n,ittee ON boundaries. 49,,
By the same, petition from the Of;
6cial, members of Brook Street Charge
in Louisville, requesting certain line
to be observed in dividing the Ken
lucky Conference, if any division be
determined dpon, which was received
and referred to the same Committee.
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