Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-05-20
pbicll y as adopted :

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diclion shis c difference has over ,hos
papers established by the MethodistE pis
copali ChlIch, within our bounds; ais
wbeiheIiti expedient 10 continue all o
Them, and whether it is proper to ap
point er.elect Editors at this Genera
Conference.
Mr. sG9Rles announced that the Rev
c. Parsons would preach this even.
ing In the Washington street Methods
Episcopal Church, and the Rev. J. H
Linn il he High street Methodist Epls
copal ashufcb.
AfierPlayer by the Rev. Mr.. Evans
the Confer ence adjourned. -,
Tuesday, Nay 5!h, 1916.
Confefance met according to adjourn.
menl. Both Bishops present. Bishop
Soule in8he chair. After appropriate
religious services by the Rev. William
The proceedings of yesterday were
read and sspproved., :. ::
s,sThe Rev. Napoleon B.. Lewis, of
Kentucky, andlhe Rev. Samuel W. Ca
pers, "a Tsserved delegate from South
Carolina,a appeared, presented their GER
il6cates and took their seats as members
of this General Conference. -
Petitions, memorials, &c, from the
several CsRferences, were then called
for, and we're presented in the following
oidsr: ~ ': :;
Kentu9y.-By Mr.. Stevenson, me-
mortal froh Louisville, in relation to the
;lOcationdsthe Book Concern; which
was, According tb resolution of the Con-
ference, st;ferred to the Committee on
Finance
GeoTg Mr.. p arks,' petition
from Atf4ns,' in reference 10 the SAME
subjectaRilich was referred to the same
comnities: :
BishopSeule. submitted the following
lelterfreinlhe Book agents at N. York:
New York, May 2, 1876. s.
e 20 tk!sBisk keps and Members Of the.
GeneiE Crnf fsrenceSof Tie ~. E.;
have ba eas Entertained respecting the
:paymentiof the annual dividends5to the
Conferences within the: bounds iof The
M. E. Church, South, the Agents Of The
General, Book Concerns. considered it
their duty 10 lay the subject before the
Book Conmiltee for their counsel and
advice. Accordingly, ata meeting-held
at the Book Room, March the Goth,
(all the members being present except
Rev. NJ. Forcc,) The Agents proceeded
to enquire. ~ :
!, IL. Whether the Book Committee
would advise them 10 pay the annual
dividends to the Conferences within the
bounds OF the Nj. E. Church, South, up
to the next session of the General Con-
ferente Of the ME-, Church in 1848!
"2. 1.-THE dividends are not paid,
whether ghey would advise the Agents to
retain in their hands sum equal 10 the
portion Of those Conferences, subjecLto to
the disposal Of said General Confer.
ence3 : '''s, y =
"2. Whether they would advise the
Aoen,s 10 nav The. table expenses of the
Bishops Of the M. E.. Church, South,
zip to the time of the said General Con.
ference in ls48?" ',,,,, ! 1t
/, !" On .ae FIRST and third of these ques-
tions, the Committee were unanimous in
the negative. y. >
son the second they we're unani-
nous jn the affirmative:
)" The Agents, in:view Of all the cir
cumslancss, have concluded 10 act in
conformity to the adyices Of the Com
mi,tee, and to invest, in available funds,
the. whole amount that, would fall to the
share of the Southern Conferences, SUBJ
iect to the disposal of the General Con.
itsfenceoi the M. E. Church in lS4S.
"Nery afectionasely, your brethren
in the Lord, 2,
Z. &c. LANE &C B. TlPPETT."
Z The letter was referred to the Com
mittee on Finance
On motion of Mr.. Greene,
DR.. Winans has the leave of this Con-
.ference.to visit New York for the pur-
nose nos, ofdeliysring an address TO the A.
merican Colonization Society on the
18th insl.,. .: 1s
Mr.. Wightman offered the following
resolution, which was laid upon the ta'
ble for the present:ga
Whereas, it is4highly desirable that
various changes q improvements should
be made in a new edition Of the Metho'
dist Hymn Book to:be published under