Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-05-12
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Producing into The body oil the Hym booh any
valuable Hymns now 10 be lound IN Inc ouPPie,
meDl; and dispensing with the REMAINDER ano
making such alterations in the method anu d
rangement Of the subjects they may deem ausi'a
BILE.
The resolution offered by DR.. L. Pierce on
Yesterday was taken up. II reads thus:
Resolrsd That COMMITTEE be appointed, win
instructions 10 digest and bring forward, as carry
as possible, plan for raising money for Inc sup
port OF all the benevolent operationssnsained oy
The Methodist Episcopal Church, South
DR.. Pierce took The Moor and delivered an able
argument against the present system OF raising
funds for The use OF the church in It's benevolent
enterprises. The people had Jailed 10 feel me
scriptural Injunction to gtre. All that IS receN-
ed is obtained from few-the many giving no.
thing or comparatively nothing, but coming IN
for the glory. Our towns and villages are beg
ged to death (he mis- CHI say,) while our country
Stations are never visited, unless IN the case OF
wealthy man, known 10 be liberal and charilably
disposed. He was in favor OF system OF equal-
" in these matters, and giving according TO me
principes olthe New Testament AT present. a
man living in town, with very small resources,
gives actually more than planter with princely
revenues On the line Of travel, in Petersburg,
Richmond, Charleston, Augusta, Macon and Co.
lumbus, the people had suffered bleeding almost
TO typhoid, while those off The line were never
visited by these angels OF mercy begging for God.
This is subject on which the ministers ought TO
be instructed and The people 10 feel. 1t would do
those who are neglected good it would improve
their piely. Here in Petersburg you have The
missions to give 10 in February, The Bible cause
10 MAY something else in June and so ii goes
on until man is almost afraid 10 go out OF doors.
An old man in Georgia had told him that
al a camp-ineeling, he was actually afraid 10 go
10 The horse lot in company with Methodist
preacher, for fear il would cost him five hundred
dollars. The Methodist people are all anxious to
gel good, but he wanted 10 teach them how TO do
good The only difficulty he had met with in
mentioning this subject 10 brothers was, thai,
some desired all our funds 10 be raised in this
way He (Dr. P) wanted only that portion, 10
be used in benevolent enterprises under the con-
troll of the church. There were good preachers
now on agencies, who ought 10 be located, where
they would be useful. The people say in this
subject "Let Us give all al once, and mol be
afraid oil being logged at any and atIall times"
say, lei US give them chance to pay all al
once and lei them rest the balance the year
The resolution was adopted, and the commit
lee consists Of five, viz: DR.. Pierce, Messrs. Ha-
milton, Sehon, Early and Wightman.
MIR. Crowder (of the Committee on the Epis-
copacy) presented the second report of that Com
mlUee, Wnlcn was Idlu ON Tue table.
Mr.. CIowder asked leave Of absence for him
self and two other members OF the Conference 10
90 TO Norfolk and Portsmouth and preach on the
next Sabbath Granted.
The report OF the Committee on ltineracy (sub.
United yesterday was taken up The last SEN
lence OF The answer 10 9TH question on 32d page oil
The Book OF Discipline was stricken out, in ac-
cordance with the suggestion of the committee,
and the balance laid on the table.
Mr. L. NJ. Lee offered the following resolution,
which was adopted:
Rcsoired, That The Committee on Finance be
instructed 10 digest plan for the promotion Of
uniformity in the price OF our periodicals, the
regulation OF agencies, the remission Of free pa
pers, and Tor The general welfare Of our publica-
items.
Mr.. Drake offered resolution affecting The
Book OF Discipline, which lays over one day un-
der rule.
Bishop Soule announced the following CON-
miltee:
To Prepare Tie Pastoral Addrcs,-Messrs Bas-
com, Capers and Penn.
The Conference adjourned with prayer by Mr..
Martin.