Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-05-27
GENERAL CONFERENCE OF TIE METHODIST Frisco
PAL CHURCH
IadinGpo7is, May 30.
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THE PRESIDING ELDER QUESTION.
Memorials were referred to the committee on
Intinerancy praying for certain notifications in
the office of Presiding Elder. These memori-
ais are, LIST, That the Presiding Elder be appoint
ell to a station within the bounds of his district:
OF, I'd. That each Annual Conference be left to
make its own regulations in this matter; or, Sd,
That New York, Brooklyn and otherlarge cities
be exempted from the rule as it now stands.
The committee reported as follows:
WHEREAS, 1t seems impossible to modify the
Presiding Eidership as at present constituted,
without impairing its usefulness and endangcr-
ing the pcrmanency of our itincrancy, There.
fore.
Resolred, That we recommend no change at
present in that feature Of our economy, relying
upon the wisdom of the Epi<copacy in selecting
such incumbents for the Office as shall give it
the greatest possible efficiency.
4 number ofsubstitutcs were offered. Voted
down.
Out of 210 members of Conference there were
90 Presiding Elders. When the vote came to
be taken John y. Collins, of Baltimore, moved
that all presiding Elders-ex-Prcsiding Elders,
and all the candidates for the Presiding Elder
ship, be excused from voting This created
some merrinent, but was, of course not voted
on.
The report of Committee was adopted by a
vote of Ayes 145. Nays Il.
The Committee then further reported that
they had received memorials requcstiug-lSt,
That the Presiding Elders be elected by the sew
cral annual Conferences, and End, That they be
constituteda council to the Board Of Bishops in
stationing the preachers. The Committee con-
silered such changes impolitic and reported
against them.
Before a vote was had on this, DIR. Cartwright
moved a suspension ofthe regular business to re-
ccive memorial from Brother Ludwig S. ia
cobb, Superintendent ofthe Mission of the NJ F..
Church in Germany. Brother jacob having
been three months absent from his work and
family, desired to return, and wished that Con
ference should take immediate action on the
subject of Missions in Germany and on the cs-
adjustment Of Book concern at Bremen.
The matter of the Book Concern was finally
referred to Committee on that subject, with in
structiOns to report as soon as possible.
ABIsHoP FOR LIBERIA.
The report on the appointment offs Bishop
to Liberia was considered. The ffrstitem recon-
mcnds to the Annual Conferences so to alter the
discipline, paragraph 5, section 2, part by in
sorting after experimenting in fourth line, "but
may appoint Bishop for any of our foreign
Missions"
Rev. Jacob Young, of Ohio, rose to protest
against the use of the word Bishop in that place
(Ir. Young is the oldest member of the body, is
super-annuated and blind) He said he knew
nothing of Latin or Greek, but had been fifty
four long revolving years studying the Metho-
dist Discipline, and he claimed to understand
that He recommended the sending Presiding
Elder and not Bishop, TO Africa.
JOS. g. King, of Vermont, (they youngest mem
Der of the Coaference) replied to Ar. Young
He sail they were constantly referring to what
our fathers did. But what our fathers did was
only what these old men did when they were
young. They in their youth had taken and sub
lucd the wilderness. Let them in turn give
those who are Young now chance to:'subduc the
world to God and Ills Son Jesus Christ. (Aneu,
ainen)
Father FinlS, thought the old men were mis-
represented They did not stand in the way of
theyo1pg men Of this day. They would not
Linder shem irom taking the world. They said