Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-05-11
NJ. p. General Conference.

FJM Day The celebration OF funeral ser
vices at the Methodist Protestant Church
this morning, rendered it necessary for the
Conference to adjourn to the % Presbyterian
Church, which had been kindly rendered at
the beginning of the session.
The first report presented was that Of Dr..
Laishey from the Committee ON Means Of
Grace, in reply to the inquiry of 7. Taylor
Hess, representative elect from New Jersey
Conference. The queries propoupded will be
ascertained by the answers following
lst. That this Conference has authority
only to express An opinion upon the subject
of BAPTISM; but deems it inexpedient to exer-
else that authority in the present case.
2nd. That member OF this Church, hold
ing o certificate of removal, is not amenable
any where while LIE holds the certificate.
The third interrogatory being a constitu-
tional one, the Committee declared that they
could take no cognizlnce of it.
The question of baptism embraced in the
report, elected considerable de pate respect
ing the expediency and pr1priety of decla-
ration by the Conference, when an amend.
ment was offered by Hon. b. S. Bib, pend
ing which the subject was laid upon the ia
BILE to receive aud refer communications from
the Board Of Trustees of Madison College;
of the Board of Home and Foreign Missions;
and memoir al from the Des Moines Mission,
in Mo.
Rev. DR.. Murray, from the Literary Com
mittee, reported iavorably upon the commu-
nication of Hon. w. G. Snethen, respecting
the publication Of the biography and works
of the late Rev. Nicholas Snethen, and COM
mended the same to the patronage of the
Church.
Also, upon the resolution of Rev. Doctor
Llishlsy proposing TO collect and publish sta
tstics of church property, Sunday Schools,
* J., provided the financial condition Of the
Book Concern will justify the expenditure,
subject to the discretion OF the Book Agent.
Adopted.
+. H. Pierpont, esq, Of the Western Nir.
GINA Conference, offered The following reso-
luton: THAT -- be appointed Commit
tee to make cstecbism for the Methodist
Protestant Church, which shall, when ap-
proved, be published by the Book Concern
at Baltimore, and bound with the Discipline
aud Hymn Book, and that our members be
urged to the importance Of furnishing their
children with the catschism of the church.
&c. &c." Referred to the Committee on
Meano of Grace.
Also, resolution requiring the Presidents
of the several Annual Conferences, upon the
occasion Of official visitation, to urge upon
the members the importance OF making pro-
vision for the support OF their Ministers, and
to preach at least once upon tue obIig atoms
OF the Church 10 this behalf. Referred to
the Executive Committee.
Hon. Il. kidwell offered q resolution to the
effect that the Literary Committee be res
pectfully requested to inquire into and report
upon the e1pediency OF having prepared, at
as early day as practicable, more com
plete History of the Methodist Protestant
Church than is now extant. Referred.
The report of the committee on Means oil
Grace was then taken up when that clause
referring to baptism was laid on the table,
and substitute offered by Rev. j. q. Whit
field, to the effect that "the directions and
regulations OF our constitution and disci'
pine are sufficiently explicit on the subject
OF baptism"
The clause ofthe report respecting The res
possibility OF members holding certificates,
was then taken up, debated. aud recommiited
to the Committee on the Judiciary, with H.
structicns to report.
A resolution offered by Rev. Samuel
Hughes, that the discipline be so ordered as
to recognize but one order of ministers in our
Church, was laid on the table.
The Conference then adjourned till Mon
day morning, at o'clock.-Lynch. arg.