The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-17
Iowa Annual Conference.
Minutes of the
TtCenty-ExrSt Session
OF THR
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
OF THE
Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
THIRD DAY.

FRIDAY. Sept. 16. 1864
Last evening Rev Miner RAYMOND. D
D., of the Garrett Biblical Institute, Es.
ans'on, lllinois, preached an eloquent and
highly interesting sermon from limo.
thy, Ills. IL
The Conferepce met at the regular hour
Bishop james in the chair.
Rev. n. H. Hare conducted the reli.
gious services He read from the 9th
chapter of Romans, and announced the
hymn commencing;
10 savior welcome to my heart
Possess thy humble throne"
After singing, Brother Hare led in
prayer.
The Committee on Rules of Order m made
the following report, which was adopted :
BYLAWS OF TIE IOWA ANNUAL CON.
FERENCE.
LIST 1t shall be the duty of the mem.
bers of this Conference TO have the busi.
ness of their respective stations or other
appointments properly arranged, ready to
report, if called for, on the FIRST day of the
Conference.
Cd Any member Of the Conference
may deliver his opinion OF speak to the
question before the Conference, provided
be rise In bis place and respectfully ad-
dress the President, refraining from all
personalities or indecorous language; and
provided further. that GO member shall
speak more than once upon the same
question except to explain J, until every
member choosing shall have spoken nor
longer than ten minutes, without permis-
Zion OF the Conference.
I'd No charges shall be prosecuted
againstany mem ber of this Conference with.
oui his consent, unless due notice Of the
same, with copy Of the charges against
him, snail De FIRST given TO the accused
party, TO en- bic him to prepare for his de-
fense.
4lh. Th- E,7t psm-u person ua uscn
c, mmittee shall call II together. The
Committee shall then elect its own Chair
man AID Secretary, aud fix the time and
place for its subsequent meeting.
5th Particular care shall be taken to
secure full aud accurate minutes OF the
proceedings OF all Committees Of Invsst-
gl'ian. Trial aud Appeal. The report of
a C mmiitee Of Trial shall include the
charges and the decision IN each partieu-
lar case, and the minutes Of the proceed
ings shall include all the evidence taken
In the case, and be accompanied by all
the documents. And tie proceedings OF
all Committees OF investigation, Trial
snd Appeal, with he accompanying pa
pers, shall be placed in the hands OF the
the Secretary of the Conference, wht
shall enter the minutes Of the proceedings
ana testimony in book TO be used for the
purpose only.
9Th. When question is before th'
Conference, no other motion snail be re
ceived, but 10 adjourn. to lag on the table
to take the question without further de
bate, to postpone to certain day, to com
nit or to amend, which several motors
snsli have precedence in the order here
arranged.
The Secretary made statement res
pec,lng the printing of the minutes.
d. Worthlngtou aud A. S. Pratler of
fered the following resolutions, whiel
we're adopted
Resolved lst, That the Secretary b
and he is hereby author zed to have tl
frst two volumes of the Journals OF th
Conference securely bound in one boo
II the expense of the Conference.
Resolved I'd, That he be requested
page aud index the same, and carry in
general appendix all the unrecorded r
ports and resolutions now on file amor
the papers of the Conference.
Tae examination Of effective Elders "
resumed, and the following brethren
the Abba district were represented a,
passed: