The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-05-16
General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church for 1856.
NINTH DAY-MoRNING SESSION.
SATURDAY, May 10.

SATURDAY, May 10.
The appeal case of l.. D. Harlan was dispos-
ed of yesterday, but we did not learn the re-
suit in time for our issue of this date. The
decision of the Cincinnati Annual Conference
in the matter was affirmed by a vote of l39
to ..
To-day the Conference resumed its session
with closed doors in another case of appeal,
the nature of which we did not learn or in
quire after.
After it's disposal the Conference proceeded
to the consideration of the disposition to be
made of certain requests, which caused some
little discussion.
The Committee on Revisals presented re-
port for consideration.
Nothing OF importance or general interest
transpired, and after some brief discussions on
minor topics of business, the Conference adj
journed until Monday morning.
Proceedings of Tenth Day not yet arrived
delayed in the nails Ed. Jour.
ELEVENTH DAY-MoRNING SESSION.
TUESDAY, May 13.
Conference met at the usual hour. Bishop
Waugh in the chair. The journals of yester-
day read.
j. A Collins, of Baltimore, offered pream-
BILE and resolutions, declaring the proceedings
of yesterday illegal inasmuch as a quorum
was not present. After some spirited discus
sion the resolutions were laid on the table, and
the minutes ordered to be recorded.
A motion was made, which prevailed, to
suspend the regular order of the day, in order
to hear the report of the Book Agents of Gin
cinnati and New York, on the subject of the
withdrawal of the weekly church publications
from the Book Concern. Referred to the ap-
prcpriate committee.
A fraternal address from the Congregational
Union of England and Wales was presented
and read. 1t abo lnded in warm Christian feel
ing; hoped that peace, which had, some time
since, been. threatenediwit disturbance, might
always be perpetuated between the two ma
tons. 1t deprecated war and prayed for peace
to endure always between all nations, and
hoped that no appeal to arms would ever again
be made, especially between the governments
of christian people. They and we were of
one common origin, and should work together
in spreading the Gospel throughout the whole
earth.
1t was resolved by the Conference that a
committee of five be appointed to prepare an
address responding most cordially to the one
that had just been read.
| Dr. Kennedy moved that the ministers OF
the different denominations of the city be in
vited to take seats within the bar of the Con-
ference. Carried.
Mr.. Jacoby, OF Germany, came upon the
stand and addressed the Conference He had
been told on going to Germany that Method
| ism was only fitted for Americans-people
who were not educated-and that it was not
suited to the highly enlightened German mind
But continued preaching of the word, and
perseverance in the work of teaching the peo-
Pile, had convinced portion of them that Me-
thodism was suited for all people, for all clas-
ses, and for all nations.
The German mission, he said needed money
to carry on its Book Concerns; to scatter
broadcast over the land the books and periodi-
Gals of the church, and to disseminate a knowl-
edge of Methodism among the people. Money
had been given to the mission without being
asked for, but they needed all they could get
to meet the wants of Book Concern. He
wished the General Conference to take the
German Book Concern under its care. He
wanted from this Conference $1,000 during
the next four years. The Germans would en-
deavor to do what else was necessary in the
advancement of funds to carry on the work Of
the mission. He prayed not to be sent away
empty. He was well aware that the Book
Agents did not like to give money, as times
were hard and they had so many demands
upon them, yet he hoped and trusted they
would not send him away with nothing tc
help him in the prosecution of his work.
A motion was made and adopted to take uE
the special order of the day, which was the ap-
peal case of l. II. McAfee. The Conference
deeming it best to try the case in private, or
dered the house cleared of all who were not
travelling preachers or members of the Con-
ference State Jour.
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