New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-28

N. Episcopal G. in America Il 10
Southern Southern a II f Ha' Church : 90
Wesleyan Episcopal Church
E sPisss As.S HeRss Church : s. 50
M Me.hOSiss e GhurcR s ssn
The vote on the third ballot being thus in favor
of !" The Methodist Church." motion to unite in
the adoption of that name was carried, by vote
of Ill to l6. .-..a
A motion to adopt the name unanimously was
objected to.
The discussion of the subject was even more
lengthy than any of the previous ones keeping
the conference in session till nearly quite four
O'Clock in the afternoon. Nothing new, however,
was elected upon the subject.
Eventually, the resolutions of the report were
adopted seriatin as am ended. The question of
the adoption of the preamble, and then of the
report as whole was laid over.
Notice was given that train of cars would be
in waiting Canal street at half past one O'Clock
to-day, to convey ministers of the church to
picnic, which the ladies have prepared to give
them.
An announcement was also made that arrange
ments had been made to take q Photographic pic
ture of the members of the conference in body,
on the picnic ground.
The conference, at o'clock, adjourned to meet
again at J'clock
EVENING SESSION.
| The conference met at P. NJ, pursuant to ad
journment.
The preamble of the report acted on in the morn
ing, was taken up and substitute for the original
one was offered, striking out the relation that
reasons for retaining the word South in the
name of the churches no longer existed. Then, an
amendment to this substitute, striking out the
reference to the for the original adoption
of that term in 1916, was offered and thus
amended the preamble was adopted, after consd
cradle discussion.
A motion being now made to adopt the report
as whole, another very lengthy discussion en-
sued. One member objected to the dropping of
the word Episcopal from the title, as depriving
it of its most distinctive characteristic, and one
which it had borne longer than that of any other
church in America; the Protestant Episcopal
Church not having adopted it till FIVE years after
the Methodist Episcopal Church had and he also
urged that noLe of the memorials to the confer
enee had proposed to expunge that word from the
name. By another member it was argued that the
present name of the church had originally con-
veyed reference to the question of the relation
between master and servant, and that if the views
same now as they always had been, the
word i" South ought to be retained. The name
Methodist Episcopal Church" Alone he OBJ
jected to as being the same as that adopted by the
Northern Church. One member vehemently de-
nounced the name " Methodist Church " as RI
diculous,' contemplate" "false in grammar
and false in fact" superatvely and absurdly
arrogant not decent" ETC., and he stigmatzed
the action of those who had supported it in a
similar strain, the most modest of the epithets
he applied to it, being "a concentration of hal
lucination." Subsequently he explained that he
did not intend any of his remarks to apply to
individuals, but that generally he meant all that
he had said and would in future intensity them.
motion was here made to insert Episcopal
before " Methodist in the title.
A member contended that one reason at the
back of the desire of for the retention of the
word "South, was a political one; and this he
thought was the best reason that could be given
for expungng it. 5t E &G55 Na'-& ~
a resolution was offered requesting the board of
bishops to select name for the church, submit it
to the annual conferences, and on its being adop-
ted in them by threefourths vote, submit it to
the general conference for adoption. 1t was de
clared out of order.
A motion was made and carried to reconsider
the vote by which the name +" Methodist Church"
had been adopted. a.f, sasi Nv III .- ,.. u
Then it was moved to substitute for it Episco-
pal Methodist Church, -. 4. sra,. o.
Another motion was made to make it "Methodist
Episcopal Church."
Each of these motions was lost on being put.
Then it was moved to adopt the report as
whole with the name The Methodist Church, .