Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-05-03

A<thedist Protestant Generat Conieresce.
tfierseea Sessica Conference was called
% Greer By ,he Pvssdept ksy. ". n Nn.s,
shn eaAtot Rev. J. K. Nichols, Of N-srybAs
S,eisfed elected. The OoniersSse pro
Sso 70 elect an assist ant secretary. and %.
Rev. III. q. Cushing. an sis~,nsn. earoI.ed 70
MI us vacancy IN the Maryland oeieEsison,
caused oy me absence OF Rev. ]. w. Eser.sL
his arrangements will not permit him 70 per
form the duties properly here and Al MS STA
ton. On motion Of Rev q B SootnsrSsnd.
the name OF Rev J.Thos. Murray was enrolled
DR.. Bs,cheIOr ofered the following re.Olu-
ton
= Rsssscsd, Thai in the Jndemeat o. his Gen
eral Conference, the Annual Conferences have
the right, according 10 the constitution OF the
M. p. Church, 70 require the Quarterly Con-
ferences TO send mp their journals 10 that sody.
On motion Of Rev. j. +. Murray, Rev. ID. W.
Bates, an IN alternate, was enroiies IN place Of
Rev. L. W. Bates, arepresen'ativs from Mary
Rev. Dr. Murray asked and obtained leav.
Cor the committee on the relatiou OF certain
Conferences 10 retire and consult
Rev. j. q. Whitfield, from the special CON-
mittee on The North Carolina election, report
ed the following principles, which they think
shonld apply 10 the election of Delegates in he
future. bnt not 20 have ez post facto effect,
and the report was adopted ..
VI w.
electoral college constitutes an election Of per
some receiving snch majority, without refer
ence 10 the number Of votes above such ma
Iority. ........
I'd. That when 1t may be ascertained aner
the adjournment Of the Annual Conference
next preceding the General Conference. that
there was an excess of members elected 70 the
General Conference, over and above the num-
ber 10 which the District is legally entitled.
upon one or more ballottings, then the one or
more I'm excess, who received the lowest VOTE
on the last ballot, shall be considered such
excess, and consequently not legally q mem
Conference.
We recommend. however. that as the North
Representatives, that the name of Rev X n
Wills be continued on the journal as ministerial
member from said District, even then the
District will have but seven ministerial mem
bers in attendance.
The President announced the following
standing committees: On Journals-Revs. j.
Messrs. w. ID. NJ sssey L. W Bachelor. T. A.
Newman. Boundarles-Reys John Rober.s
A. w. Lineberry. X. n. Mills. Mr.. r. ]. Bar
tlett. Judiciary--Reys. DIR. y. Waters, John
Roberts, W. McCiee, Messrs q. J. Cherry. r
Thomas. Executive-Revs. r. L. b. Shaver
j. @. WHITFIELD, Mr.. G. W. Button Litera-
ture1keys Dr. j. }. Murray, J. Thomas Muir
ray, Mr.. X. Thomas. Means Of Grace-Rey
John Paris, one vacancy, Mr. j. A kennedy.
Fnanee-Revs. w. McGee. j. II. Page, Mr. J.
y. Matthews Home and Foreign Missions
II
caney. Sabbath Schools-Rey d. w Bates
Mr.. Jos. Libbey, vacancy.
Rev. Mr. whitfield inquired Of the President
IL this General Conference is clothed with Com
ventional powers, and remarked that the yir-
ginia delegates are clothed with such powers .
Dr. Bachelor offered resolution declarine
that this General Conference is not clothed
with conventional powers.
Rev. Mr.. Sutherland moved 20 refer the
resolution TO the judiciary committee.
Mr.. &. w. Button from Virginia. offered A
= he Init H..
judiciary committee to ascertain and report AZ
this General Conference is clothed with con-
ventional powers
Dr. Bachelor argued that the Conference is
not clothed with conventional powers, be-
cause the law requires two-thirds of the con-
ferences 10 call onyentIon, and bat three Of
them are clothed with such powers.
Kew. Mr.. Southerland raised the point that
an argument on the main question is not in
order on the N otion 20 refer.
The Chair Rev. DR.. WaIers presiding) de-
in order.
Dr. Bachelor appealed from the decision,
and the Chair was sustained.
Rev. W. II. Wills asked II the resolution in
capable OF amendment while the motion is TO
refer.
The Chair thought il might be done by gen.
eral consent OF the Conference.
Mr.. Button mos ved 20 lay the resolution and
the motion TO refer on the table; which was
agreed to- "
Mr. Button then offered his substitute as
resolution, and IL was adopted.
Rev. J. T. Murray moved tnat the Confer
ence 90 into convention the affairs OF the
Book Concern; which was agreed 70: and the
Conference adjourned.