The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-19
Iowa Annual Conference.
Minutes OF the
TtceMty-EIrss Session
OF THH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
OF THn
Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
THIRD DAY.

FRIDAY. sept. 10, 1864.
Last evening Rev. Miner Raymond. D.
D.. Of the Garrett Biblical institute, Ev.
ans,op, Illinois, preached an eloquent and
highly interesting sermon from limo.
thy, l:l5.
Tue Conference met at the regular hour
Bishop james in the chair.
Rev. M. II. Hare conducted the reli.
gious services. He read from the 5th
chapter of Romans, and announced the
hymn commencing:
20. Savior. welcome 10 my heart,
Possess thy humbls throne'
After singing, Brother Hare led in
prayer.
The Committee on Rules Of Order made
the following report, which was adopted
BYLAWS OF THE IOWA ANNUAL CON.
FERENCE.
lst 1t shall be the duty of the mem.
bers Of this Conference to have the bust.
ness Of their respective stations or other
appointments properly arranged, ready 10
report, If called for, on the frst day of the
Conference.
ed Any member of the Conference
may deliver his opinion OF speak to the
question before the Conference, provided
he rise in his place and respectfully nd.
deess the President. refraining from all
personalities or indecorous language; and
provided further, that no member shall
speak more than once upon the ssme
question (except TO explain until everY
member choosing shall have spoken: nor
longer than ten minutes, without permis-
sion Of the Conference.
Sd No charges shsll be prosecuted
againstany member ofthis Conference with
out his consent, unlese due notice Of the
same, with copy of the charges agains.
him, shall be first given 10 the accused
party. TO enable him to prepare for his de-
fense.
4h. The fret named person on sach
Committee shall call it together. The
Committee shall then elect it's own Chair
man and Secretary. and fix the time and
place for It's subsequent meeting.
5th Particular care shall be taken to
secure full and accurate minutes OF the
proceedings of alI Committees Of Inveeti-
gaiion, Trial and Appeal. The report OF
Committee of Trial shall include the
charges and the decision in each particu-
lar case, aud the minutes of the proceed
inss shall include all the evidence taken
in the case, and be accompanied BY all
the documents. And the proceedings oi
AL Committees of Investigation, Trial
aud Appeal, with the accompanying pa
pers, shall be placed in the hands Of the
the Secretary of the Conference, who
snail enter the minutes of the proceeding.
and testimony in q book to be used for the
purpose only.
Oh. When question: is before the
Conference, no other motion shall be re-
ceived, but 10 adjourn. to lay on the table
to take the question without further de.
bate, to postpone to certain day. to com
NIT pr to amend, which several MOTORS
sliall have precedence in the order hereir
arranged.
The Secretary made Q statement res
pec,ipg the printing Of the minutes.
d. Worthngton and A. s. Pratber of
fered the folloxipg resolutions, which
we're adopted
Resolved lst, That the Secretary b,
and he is hereby authorised to have tn
frat two volumes Of the journals Of thi
Conference securely bound in one bool
at the expense OF the Conference.
Resolved I'd, That he be requested t
rpsgs and index the same, and carry I'M,
a geseral appendix all the unrecorded re
ports aad resolutions now on file anon
the papers of the Conference.
The examination of effective Elders ~
resumed, aud the following brethren q
the Abba district were represented an
passed