Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-05-04

savings and Deposit Company % the Dtstrtc,
so, Tss Nm nor ss.
Also, the bill to incorporate the National
Theological Institute. Passed.
Also the bill to enlarge the powers of the
| Passed.
Also, the bill to establish in the District OF
Columbia Reform School for boys; and pend
expired, and the House took up the bill to re.
vive the grade Of General in the army.
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/ Methodist Protestant General Conference.
---rs s. FOURTH DAr-FRIDAY. r
The President called the Con ference to order
At the hour appointed. The journal of yester-
day was corrected and approved.
Rev. Dr. Murray, from committee on Con
ference relations, reported that . con ventlon
Of Representatives of Northern and Eastern
Conferences assembled in Cincinnati, Ohio, in
the month Of November, 1857, adopted a mem
orial which was presented to the General Con
ference assembled in Lynchburg, Va, in the
%onsn o, NAY aS1 IN which memorial sad
make certain changes IN the fundamental la
OF the Methodist Protestant Church, Including
new terms OF membership and suffrage, and
declared that If the General Conference should
not see good TO adopt the action called for in
said memorial they could not consistently con-
sent to further continuance OF their ecclesi-
astical connection.
Secondly. That the General Conference de-
clined TO accede TO the demand Of the memo
riaiists, and thereupon convention was called
and held in Springfield, Ohio. in the month or
November, 1853, composed OF representatives OF
northern and western conferenc es, winch con-
yention adopted a report and resolution de-
elanng all Official connection, cooperation
and official fellowship between said confer
ences' and the conferences adhering to the
General Conference suspended; and that said
report and resolution was supported by the
representatives OF the conferences following.
to wit:-Boston, New York and Vermont, On
ondaga, Gennessee, Pennsylvania, Pittsburg,
Muskingum, Ohio, Michigan, West Michigan,
Wabash, Indiana. North Illinois. South ILL.,
nois, Iowa, North Iowa. Wisconsin and Min
nesoIa.
Thirdly. That the Indiana and Illinois Con-
1ertnces were represented in the last General
Conference, hut the committee has no knowI-
EDGE Of the election OF representatives to the
General Conference which took part IN the
proceedings OF the convention held al Spring
field.
Fourthly. 1t is reported and commonly he.
lieNrd that certain of the northern and west
ern conferences have adopted and are gov
erEed by n constitution and discipline diff ring
In some material respects from the constitution
and discipline OF the Methodist Protestant
Church: but the committee is not in possession
of official records by which they can ascertain
whether the above statement Is correct and
Gated .....s..'
The report was made the order for n o'cl.ck
AT the request of Rev. j. q. Whitfield, the
committee on journals had leave to retire
DIR. Bachelor offered a resolution that mo
uon 10 RECONSIDER any motion or resolution
shall not be entertained. except on the day OF
us adoption or the day after; which was re-
IecTed.
Rev. DIR. Balch was permitted to address
the Conference, and presented a number of
copies OF his letters, my Manse During the
War." published in the ActhOdisf Protestost
Ibe President announced the following
change of committees: On means Of grace-I
J. Cox, jr., IN place OF Rev. l.. J. Cox. Rev
l.. w. Bates chairman OF committee on Sab.
bath schools, in place of Rev. L. J. Cox. Rev.
!. l.. Mlchaux, member OF the committee on
Sabbath schools. In place Of Rev. ID. W
Bates.
The Conferences Were called for business,
and the matters presented were laid on the
table 70 await reference.
DIR. Bachelor presented the following reso.
luton, which was referred 10 the Judiciary
committee:
Whereas there is a difference Of opinion in
regard TO ministers transferred to the unsta.
toned list, some believing that thew NAV be
received into the Annual Conference without
ence, and others believing that they NAV he
employed By the President: Therefore, be it
Resolved, That in the opinion Of this General
conference q minister who has been trans.
ferred TO the unstationed list cannot be received
into the Annual Conference without a recon.
mendation from the q uarterly Conference nor
District, without recommen dalton from the
Quarterly Conference, entitle him to q seat in
the Annual Conference.
Rev. John PARIS. from the committee on the
means OF grace, made q report: which. on
motion Of Rev. L. w. Bates, was recommitted
tor the purpose OF considering the ordinance Of
Rev. Mr.. Whitfield, from the commit,e. n,
journals, reported that they find in the printed
minutes Of the Alabama district the foflowino
resolution THAT this Annual Conference do
construe article I'd, section 2, OF the constitu-
uon rs to allow its Ministers TO admit persons
into full membership in the Church without
compelling them to serve q probationary
state" which we submit to the Conference.
whether in al anf,
ton OF the article and section named in the
resolution. the committee being Of opinion that
It is; I'd; That the committee have in their
hands only the journals OF the North Carolina
district for s wears past; printed and manu-
script minutes for years of the Virginia Con-
ference district since 1859; and printed minutes
OF the Alabama District Of their last session OF
Conference. These they have examined. The
report was adopted.
Rev. DR.. Waters. of the judiciary committee,
reported on the resolution Of DR.. Bachelor.
requesting the General Conference 10 enact A
disciplinary regulation requiring the appoint
ment OF trustees TO hold church property in
for life, and that they see no necessity for anv
additional legislation on the subject believing
that the present disciplinary regulation in
named resolution. Therefore:
Resotred, That no additional legislation Is
necessary for the appointment of trustees to
hold church property in the Methodist Pro-
testant Church. See discipline, page 90
The committee further report that they have
considered the resolution referred TO them ON
the question ofright on the part Of an annual
Conference TO require quarterly Conferences
to send mp their journals to the annual Con.
ference, and they ind no clearly defined law
In the constitution on discipline in vesting such
right in the annual Conference But thew
are OF opinion that this General Conference is
competent to confer on an annual Conference
the authority to require the presence Of quar-.
terIy conference journals, when they shall
deem them necessary In any given case See
discipline, page 20. Constitution art :, section
I'd, last clause. The report was discussed and
adopted. 800
The order Of the day was taken M, and the
question was taken on the first item which
was adopted. The report was then laid upon
the table, on motion Of Rev. Mr. MCGEE.
On motion Of Rev. Mr.. Switzerland, the re-.
port Of the committee on conference relations
was taken up and recommitted n
Rev.Dr. Murray Moved the following amend
ments to the Discipline Page A, line Is,
strike out the words {" rules on page 1ss, !" and
insert regulations of the Annual Conference"
Line 30, strike out the words " disciplinary Al
lowance, as now regulated by the Discipline"
and insert salary fixed by the Annual Con-
ference" Pages 126 and 12e, strike out all after
the words allowance to ministers and preach.
erS in the mDlOy Of tha Animal Conference"