American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-05-20

Home Missions. We regret that our limits
preclude even an abstract of the debate, which
ended in the adoption of substitute offered
by the Rev. DR.. Waters.
The substitute is to this effect, "First: in
answer to the request from Maryland to define
the meaning of the Home Mission Rule. y
inns alter some amendments was passed as
follows:
A regulation under which the Annual Con-
terences may appoint missionaries or ministers
or preachers under its control to preach the
gospel in any unoccupied portions of its terri
tory, for the purpose ofrasing societies to be
placed under appropriate disciplinary govern
ment until they are fit IN the judgment of the
Conference, to be organized into regular Cir
cults or Stations.
The question on the rest of the substitute
then came up, which was to this effect-to
substitute for the present rule the following.
Each Annual Conference shall have authori-
ty to employ and appoint its ministers or
preachers to serve as Home Missionaries in
any unoccupied portions of this district, for the
purpose of preaching the gospel therein, and
raising societies with view of raising Circuits
and stations under the Conference and Dsci-
pine of the church. The Conference shall
have power to prescribe the duties of the mis-
sionaries so employed, to provide for their sup
port, and in case of deficiencies, to allow them
proportionate part ofthe funds of the Annual
Conference raised for missionary purposes
! The Conference shall have further authority to
change the appointments of said missionaries
at its annual sessions, or continue them, if the
Conference shall Judge best; to require the mis-
sionaries to make regular reports at said ses-
slons fthe success and progress of their labors,
as to the societies they have established and
any other subjects connected with their mis-
sions; and, lastly, to prescribe such rules and
regulations for the temporary government of
these societies, in conformity to the Const-
tuition and Discipline of the M. P. Church, as
the Conference shall think best, until the Con-
ference shall in its judgment of their circum-
stances decide to set them off and organize
them as regular Circuits and Stations.
Rev. l.. R. Reese moved an amendment TO
add to the report of DR.. Waters the following:
Provided when there shall be one or more
societies raised by said missionaries containing
/ in the Observation-Disclosures, having in the
/ judgment Of the Annual Conference sufficient
pecuniary resources to maintain its itnerant
ministers, the Annual Conference shall change
! said Mission into Circuit or Station.
! Upon this there arose q debate in which MIR.
Swift of N. c., DR.. Reese, Dr. De Ford, Mr..
Burns, MIR. Williams and Others participated.
Mr.. Stockton closed the debate by saying that
providence had relieved him of the necessity of
using his exertions in this case by the PROPOSE
ton which DR.. Waters had presented and
which seemed to meet so decidedly the appro-
baton Of the Conference.
He had prepared himself, he had prepared
the wood, the fire and the furnace by which to
consume the arguments of the opponents, but
if they would now vote he would say that pro-
violence had spared him the use of them.
MIR. De Ford asked if he was in favor of
stationary pastorate.
He answered emphatically NO.
The previous question on the amendment
was now called for, and the call sustained
Rev. L. R. Reese called for the yeas and nays
negative desired to be considered as discIaim-
ing any desire or intention to establish settled
passionate
| The question on the amendment was decided
in the negative-a 90, nays 40. The re-
mainder of Dr. Waters substitute, as given a.
bove, was then adopted-ayes SO, nays 10.
The report on Slavery was next taken up and
discussed till the adjournment.
BALTIMORE AND Ono RAILROAD. We find
the following brief article in the Pittsburg
Chronicle, which at the present crisis shou Id
command the attention of members of Con-
gress.
| In the present warlke position of affairs we
think that it is advisable for the National Gov
eminent to aid in the construction of a Rail-
road from Baltimore to this city. The COM
pletion of this work is now very desirable as
national means. 1t is the most practicable
route between the east und west. By means
of such road, and the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers, troops and military stores could be
transported from one end of the country to the
other with small expense and great celebrity.
From present indications the road will soon
be needed Tor national purposes. Individual
enterprise will complete the work in a few
years; but individual enterprise lacks the pow
er and the means to urge it on with the desired
raPidity. The road is already completed to
Cumberland. The route from that place to
this city has been carefully surveyed and laid
out.
The power ofthe Government to undertake
the work as military measure will hardly be
doubted. The policy and prudence Of so doing
cannot be disputed.
ANNIVERSARY OF THE SUNDAY School u
MON The Sunday School Union ofthe NJ. Z.
Church held its 9Th anniversary in New York
on Thursday evening. The report showed
$3.50 Sunday Schools connected with the u
Mon, with 800, 594 scholars, making net in
crease since 1915, notwithstanding the division
of the church, of SIT Sunday schools, G, 1927
officers and teachers, and $3.50 Sunday school
scholars. This includes two conferences which
failed to report last year. If the reports from
the Southern conferences for last year be added,
there would be grand total of 6,s22 Sunday
Schools 5S,4s6 officers and teac hers, and $685.
Ala scholars. The sales of Sunday school