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g GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE
NJ. Z. CHURCH, SOUTH.
Saturday, May 2. 1876.
The Conference met arg o'clock.
Bishop James O. Andrew appeared
andtook the Chair as President Of the
Conference
After appropriate religious exercises
by the President, the proceedings ofyes>
ste,day were read, as recorded upon The
Journal7by the Secretary.
s Dr. Cape,s moved to amend the Jour-
nal by striking out tllat portion which
referred to the absence Of a Bishop of
tie M. E. Church, South, which motion
was opposed by Messrs. H. c. Leigh,
WA. Smith, Winans and Clowder.
Mr. Stevenson of Kentucky, moved
20 amend by inserting in place Of The
objectionable words, the following ::
.Bishop Andrew not having arrived,
and Bishop Soule moi having as YET for
pally, adhered 10 the NJ. E. Church,
South, :" which was adopted.
Mr.. EARLY read letter from J Dad
ley Towas, Esq, inviting the members
of,he Conference and visiting friends,
10 visit the Exchange Reading Room,
The certificates Of Delega;eswflo had
arrived since yesterday, we're then ,e-
ceiyed and read. ..
Mr.. early moved thai tie Rules oflhe
late General ConfeIe ence be adopted,
syWits such Amendments as may be .is-'
cessaT NE Rules lus sise goRer rnHlsnt|
A call was made Tor Fsthe sreading OF
those Rules, which was done; where
upon they were adopted, simplyEchang.
ing the hour Of meelingaos9 o'clock A..
M, and the hour q adjournment to
half past ] O'Clock, P.1M.3
Bishop Soule rose apI asked indul-
eence for few remarks.at the preseh,
period Of the proceedings. lle, consid-
cred ,ha, the assembling soi isiis Indy, as
now organized, was the consummation
Of the olgan;z,,ion of the Methodist E.
Church, South, in conformity to the
Plan of S. para,ion adopted bythe Gen.
e,al Conference Of the Nj. E. Church in
1914. lie regardedghimseif, therefore,
al this iunc,ure, as standing befole The
General Conference oftha Methodist Z.
Church, South, fully orgauizrd, and
clothed with full aud entire powers to
transact all business appropriate to NJ.
General Conference. This organic,
ton he looked upon as having been
commenced in the "Declaration " of the
delegates ofthe Conference in the slave,
holding States, made at New York in
1874 as having been advanced in its
various stages in the " Pro'es'"-thr
"Plan of Separa,ion"-the appointment
OF delegates 10 the Louisville Cunyen,
tion-in the action oflhat body-in the
subsequen. action ofihe Annual Confer
enccs approving the acts Of tneir dele
gates at the Convention, and finally, IN
sending their delegates TO constitute the
present body and TO be now compile.
ted in the assembling Of The body under
a constitutional President. He had
marked with great care the written sta
ges of this important matter from first
to last, and was fully satisfied tina, every
step had been taken in full conformity
TO the act Of the General Conference OF
1914. He had marked, with no ord!na-
ry satisfaction, the peace and unity
which had governed the counsels OF the
New Organization. He knew OF no sim
Ole case-he doubted whether ecclesi-
sslical history could furnish a case
similar to this, as tothe. unan!mity with
which such great movement had been
carried through. Wewtre debtors to
experimenting Providence in this mat
ter. God be praised !!
His last tour OF labor had called him
into those portions of lbe work where
the greatest difficulties were apprehen.
ded, and he had. been happily disap-
pointed in fading such agreement and
uaanmity both amoag preachers and
people, Apprehended difficulties had
snbsided in a great degree, and, peace
and quietness prevailed every where.
He reioiced exceedingly in this Stale Of
things. He referred 10 the misrepro>
sentations of his views and opinions,
,phich;hadtheen nufs forth in various quar-