The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-09
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 9. 1854
PROCEEDINGS OF THE GENERAL COME
RENEE OF THE NJ. E. CHURCH SOUTH.
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RENEE OF THE M. E. CHURCH SOUTH.
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The Conference met at nine O'clock on Tuesday
morning aereeably to adjournment, and was open
of The St. Louis Conference
Conference then proceeded to businees-Bshop
soule in the chair. The journals Of the proceed.
ing day were read and approved.
Thelist was called and the following delegates
presented vouchers of election and took their seats
Tennessee, E. wadsmor,h; Georgia, Josiah Lewis
Alfred T. Mann; Mississippi, VIM. Winans. A; 7,
NJ Fly; Alabama, T. w. Dorman, J. y. Heard, o.
r. Blue Louisiana, ]. c. keener, ii. N. McTyiere;
East Texas, D. Fisher.
FL Pitt. Of Tennessee Conference, moved a
reconsideration of the vote by which the hour of
meeting was fixed at O'Clock, which motion was
advocated by the mover, and Mr. Heard, of Ala.
and opposed by Dr. l., Pierce of Ga. and DR.. Green
of Tenn, and was lost.
DIR. Wightman, of s. C., reported from the COM
mittee Of publication of the Conference proceed.
ings, that the publishers of the Tri-Weekly Times
and Sentinel had agreed to allow the Conference
the use of one page of their paper, on condition
that 500 copies be taken al 81 per copy, and 1000
copies at so cents per copy He reported ALSO that
sdaily paper could be Issued on nearly the same
terms
Dr. Smith, of S. c., moved that the committee
be instructed to contract for the publishing OF 1000
copies OF tri weekly paper on the terms set forth
by the committee The motion seconded by
prevailed.
SoHe tune was occupied In discussing some
points referring 10 the manner In which the papers
orueren snouio DE PAID TOT and distrlouted, In
which DR.. Mitchell, OF Ala, Drs. Early, Wightman
and others participated.
1t was then, on motion of DR. Early,
Resotced, hatthe Conferences be called, and the
standing committees announced.
On the Episcopacy, Rev. DIR. w. M. Wightman
was appointed from South Carolina on Itineracy
Rev. W. A Gameweil; ON boundaries, Rev. J.
stacy on tne BOOK concern, Rev: H. A. Z. Walk
er, rev. H. j. BOYD on Education, Rev. A. NJ
Shipp; on Revlsais, Rev. DR.. Whltefoord Smith
on Sabbath Schools, Rev. Nv. A. McSwain.
Inc presiding Bishop introduced the Rev. Mr.
Hovey, agent OF the American and Foreign Chris
tan Union, VINO addressed the Conference at some
length-stating that he had been sent to this Con
ference TO ofer Christian salutations, and ask their
christian cooperation In the work In which the
Union, OF which he was an agent is engaged. The
speaker then proceeded to set forth the objects OF
the Union, which are to ditfuse the blessings OF a
pure Christianity throughout the world, ana spe,
cially among Romanlsts at home and abroad, and
concluded with some appropriate remarks, as to
the religious wants oil the country and the prospects
of the Union.
Mr. Huston OF the kentucky Conference, offered
the following resolution:
ResoLrea, That we regard the American and For
eign Christian Uuion as very promising enter
church and do cordially recommend it to the favor
and co-operstion of the ministers and members of
the M F. church South
Dr. Dopgett of the Virginia Conference offered
the following as substitute
Pesolned. That a committee of three be anpointed
to take into consideration the claims of the Ameri
can and Foreign Christian Union upon the attention
of the Methodist F. Church South:
Which was accepted by Mr. Houston. and adop
ted by the Conference
On motion of Dr. Early, of the Virginia Confer.
epce. if was unanimously
Resolred. That special committee he anno,nted
to recommend the best mode of orsanizing q Tract
Societv. and the hest method of raising E,nds for
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