Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-06-07
From, the Cincinnati Weekly Atlas.


Nrssrs Eprrogs:-I take great pleasure III
communicating, through the meGIum oi ycnr
excellent paper the final action of fhr General
Conference. upon the 0iferafi9n OF the rntc ~
the Methodist Episcopal Church, IN regard 10 thr
usr Of Intoxicating liquors.
The General Conference OF 1911 recommend
ed that this subject should be brought before the
several Annual Conferences Tor their concur
renee in the proposed alterations. VIZ: TO restore
10 its proper place, in the General Rules, Mr..
wesiey's "Ortsinai RHie" on the subject of tenn
perance. The vote in the Annual Conferences
stood rs follows: for coHcHrreHce in the recon-
me ndation trro thousand and eleren, and for nom
Concurrence only frehfy-oHe.
\ large majority over the requisite number be-
ing thus obtained. in order TO secure the altcra-
ton Of The Constitutional rest, icfion, the General
Conference. this morning. by a unanimous rote.
agreed 10 restore the orlginal rule, which W III
now be Incorporated in the discipline, aud reads
- follows:
drunkenness bnyiag or selling spiritu IL
quors. or drinking them, unless in cases OF ne
cessitv.''
Also chan . section ans. , TO the question:
allow shall an accused member be- brought to
trial. page -, Discipline, was so anne ndeu Is to
Yead-..But in cases of neglect of cuties - and
the buying selling. or using Intoxicating II
quors as beverage" etc.
This is Just what we have long needed. MS
church, and its rigid application will soon free rs
from all who traffic in liquors Tor the sake Of the
"dimes,'' well as to sever from our comnuni
on those who love to take it for ..their stomach
sakt.'
As - temperance man. rejoice that the Cen
eral Conference has taken such high and holy
ground upon this subject. and fcudiv hope tatt
other ecclesiastical bodies will soon follow their
noble example, and free the Church Of Christ
from the curse of retaining " ithIn her pale all
Who traffic III the Il ably POISON.
For the last past two days. the Plan OF Sepa-
ration has been under discussion; many able and
eloquent speeches have been made for and az iin>t
its Qualification" fear from the signs Of the
tunes" at present, it will Yet be several days be-
fore the final vote will be taken, there are
very many waiting with great Impotence for an
opportunity Ito shor heU opinion also.
Our southern brethren all here vet, except
Doctor Pierce. Bishop Soule, brothers Early.
Lee. Green and Parsons all present in the
Conference room. and seem to take II deep inter
est IN the discussion nov before the Conference.
My earnest prayer TO G Cd is, that the Dove OF
peace may soon return agtin TO bleeding
Zion. and unite US once more in the "untB Of The
spirit and the bonds of peace Then SHALL tn.
world excla i'm. behold how good and pirasan,
il is for brethren 10 dwell together in uuity.'
THUS, on the heavenly bills,
The saints are blcst above;
Where JOY. like mountain Gew, dis;iils,
And all the air Is love-"
Respectfully, YOURS.
MAXWELL 7. GADDIS.
CoxYERE~cE RooM. Pittsburgh. May %. ISIS
p. S.-fhis afternoon the discussion on the
plan closed, by call for the previous question
and the final vote taken by calling the yeas
and nays. In favor Of declaring the ..Pian Of
Separation "nuu AVID reid - one h adred ana
Mirsy-tiree. Nine voting in the negative. The
discussion of the property question" technical
ly 50 Called is made the order of the dav for TO-
morrow morning. NJ. 2. G..