Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-06-03


of Transylvania University and Morri-
SON Professor OF Moral and Intellectual
Philosophy, was, by the unanimous vote
of the Conference filled up with the
name of the Rev. Fl. B. Bascom, l.. l..
D. and D. D.
Mr.. Summers presented Report No.
5, from the committee on Missions, con-
cluding with the following resolution:
Resolucd, That we recommend TO
:he Bishops and the Board of Managers
of the Missionary Society of The VI. E..
Church, South, that as soon as any pro.
vidential opening shall appear for the in-
stiulion OF mission TO Africa. they do
improve the same by sending Mission
ary or Missionaries thi,her which was
adopted.
Petitions, memorials and appeals were
called for in the order of the Confer
ences, and none being presented,
Bishop Soule remarked that the Cen
eral Conference was happily relieved
from petitions and memorials,
Al the suggestion Of Mr.. Stevenson
that portion of the report of the commits
tee on Boundaries, referring to the Ken
lucky Conference was taken up, upon
which discussion of several hours en-
sued, when, fler repeated efforts at
mendments, the following was adopted
as the boundary line of the Conferences:
Beginning at the mouth of Harod's
Creek, running thence tu the Bairds-
Town Turnpike road So as to include the
Middletown and Jefferson circuits in the
South Kentucky Conference, thence
along said road through Bairdsown and
Springfield, thence to Liberty, thence
due South 10 Cumberland river, thence
up said liver to the mouth of the South
Fork TO the Tennesse line. including
Bairdstown and Liberty in the Southern
Conference.
Bishop Andrew in the Chair.
The order Of The day for The election
oe issioeass is
fken, and The Conference proceed to The
l.electiDn.
Messrs. Ed. Stevenson, E. w. Sehon,
t. Crowder and George F. Pierce were
severaly nominated. Mr.. Crowdcr de-
clincd.
Upon The second ballot, E. w. Sehon
vas declared to have been duly elected.
DR.. Capers presented Report No 6,
from the Committee on Missions in ref
'rcnce TO Missions 10 the people Of color,
which was Iead, and laid on the table
Tor The present.
After brncdictivn by Bishop An
drew, the Conference adjourned.
| Wednesday, May 18Th, 1916.
The Conference met according to ad.
ournment, both Bishops present.
Bishop Andrew in the chair.
After appropriate religious services by
The Rev. Mr.. Anthony, the Journal Of
yesterday was read.
Reports from Standing Commuters.
DR.. Capers presented Report No. s,
Of the committee on Missions, containing
the form ol a constitution of the Mission
AIRY Society Of the M. E. Church, South,
which was read and adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Stevenson the Sc
cretary OF the Conference was directed
to furnish copy of the constitution just
adopted, 10 the Secretary Of the parent
Board.
MIR. Wighlman presented report
from the Committee on Episcopacy in
relation 10 the resolution of DR.. Bascom,
which was referred 10 them a few days
since, lnsttuing an enquiry in :refer.
ence TO alleged violations OF the Plan of
separation by Bishops Soule and An
drew, concluding with the following re-
solution: g..
" Resol0ed, That after full and pa
tient examination Of the. particulars of
the Episcopal administration of the Sou
thren Bishops in relation to the Plan Of
Separation, the General Conference of
the NJ. E. Church, South, consider the
charges SO repeatedly made by the Edi.
tors and correspondents Of the Western
Christian Advocate, and the Christian
Advocate and Journal, against Bishops
Soule and Andrew, as entirely ground.,
less; and that on the contrary the ad-
minislrasion aforesaid has been strictly
conformed TO the rule set forth by au
thority of the General Conference Of
the M. E. Church, in its legislation on
this subject in lS44;" which was read
and adopted. .,
Mr.. Crowder presented a report from
the same committee in relation to the
memorial from WcstmorcIand Circuit,
Va, and recommending that the said