Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-05-27

ted Bishops on Thursday next, at II
O'Clock, ia the Washington street NJ. E,
Church. :.
d.. Capers. from the Committee on
Missions; presented Report No. 2, from,
that committee, recommending the pub
lication Of an enlarged Catechism for
the use of the Missions of the M. r.
Church, South, which was read and laid
upon the table for the present.
Dr.. Capers also presented a. report
from HE Same committee in relation to
the matter, which was tecommiled TO
them on yesterday, part of which was
adopted, and the remainder laid on the
table.
On motion of Mr.. L. Pierce, it was
Resolutd. That committee be ap-
pointed with instructions to digest and
bring forward as earl as possible, a plan
for raising money for the support OF, all
the benevol lenl: operations sustained by
The Methodist E. Church, South. Which
was, on his motion, laid on the table for
the present. :.
DR.. George F. Pierce, Chairman Of
the Committee on Irinrrancy, presented
y 'eport in part, which, on motion, was
laid on The table ill Tomorrow. :.
On motion of Dr.. Ferguson. ii was
ReS0lved, That a committee of five
be appointed by the Bishops to draughr.
\ Pastoral Address, at their earliest cons
venience.
Mr.. Monroe offered the following Res.
'lutions
|. ResoLy'd, Tint the committee on
l:'nerancy be instructed to enqnile whe-
'hrr any evil has arisen, or Is likely to
arise, from the improper. cutting up Of
onr work into small ciIcuits or from The
creation OF small stations not able 10
support man and family, and what, in
their Judgment, may be the best rem
pdy.
Q Sesotved, That the same committee
be instructed to prepare and report to
this Conference, set Of questions 10 be
used BY lbe sBisbens,i the annual exaadsl
hatf0n OF Character, providedy-stafs%in i'm !
heir Judgment, such course be deemed
advisable
Alter a benediclion from Bishop Soule,
the Conference adjourned.
Friddv, Nav 1916.
The Conference me, according TO ad-
both Bishops present. Bishop
Andrew in the chair.
After appropriate religious exercises
by the Rev. S. Patton, the Journal Of I
Yesterday was read, and with a slight all
GRAFTON, adopted.
Petitions, memorials, &c. were called
Nor in the order Of the Conferences, and
DR.. Capers presented a memorial from
he South Carolina Annual Conference
On the work of evangelizing the people
IF color, which was received, and refer
ED TO the committee on Missions; =.
: On the motion of Mr.. Early, Bishop
Soue was requested to, preach at 1.-The
Washington.stree, Methodist Episcopal
Church, on Thursday next at II o'clock,
| sermon suitable to the occasion.
Mr.. Dirrell read n letter from Dr..
5rssner Harrison, member of The Fa-
:u,y OF the University OF Virginia, cons
aiming request from The Faculty that
he General Conference confer upon the
Bishops authority to appoint minister
is Chaplain to the University whenever
'rqnrs'ed TO do SO by the Virginia An
,uaI Conference.
MIR. DirIell moved that The committee
IN Revisals be instructed 10 insert
clause in the Dicipline TO that effect. ).
Bishop Soule desired to make a re.
mark relative to a. matter suggested by
he resolution. He had no objection to
he appointment of Chaplains. he would
'end them every where they were want.
ed. But he had, for many years, re-
sretted that the Discipline should be
subject to changes every four years.
He deeply regretted it, chiefly because
the Discipline, which ought to be in the
hands of."very member, being in posses
sion Of comparatively SC: few, these fire.
1uent alterations will have the effect, to
great extent. of putting j, out of cir,
culatlon, and thus produce an extensive
Ignorance of its provisions. CouId we
not secure the object, contemplated by
this resolution, iD some other way? The
Discipline of the Methodist Church
should, as far as possible, be permanent.
DR.. Smith offered as substitute, the
following:
,Resozued, That the Bishops. of the
Episcopal Church, South, be
to appoint Chaplain TO the
University Of Virginia, whenever res
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