Evening star., 1866-05-08
Methods. pro,e..an, General con,.r.,e

Kew. John PARIS, from the committee on
means OF grace, reported back the article on
recommended its adoption and insertion in the
address to ministers and members at the
proper place.
Rev. Mr.. Whitfield opposed the report in
the form presented.
Rev. w. H. Willis moved the report be re-
committed to the committee, with instructions
TO prepare an article for insertion in the dis.
c'piine, and that Rev. j. q. Whitfield be added
TO the committee
Rev. DIR. Murray opposed the recommitment
and advocated a vote directly upon the report
Rev. Mr.. Whitfield moved, as a substitute,
10 refer to a special committee, and Rev. Dr.
Waters, j. G. Whitfield, John Paris were ap-
pointed rs the committee.
Rev. VIM. McGee, from judiciary commit
Tee, reported IN place Of the item OF the re port
before submitted, but recommitted, the follow
ing:
Resolred. That the constitution and disci.
pline is sufficiently expressive and explicit for
all practical ends of government in the case
referred TO them from the North Carolina Con-
ference. See constitution, article 7th. sec ID:
discipline, pages Is, 40, and 50, sections 4, 6,
and s.
Resoired, That the voluntary bearing of arms
IN military service by ministers of the NJ p
church is inconsistent with their professional
dination vows. To be inscribed in the Dis
c,pline, on page 50, under the head Of ad vice
ministers and preachers.
ReEoLted, That each circuit, station and mis-
a H.
nHal Conference, and connected with the
Quarterly Conferences OF said circuit, station
or mission.
Resolred, That this General Conference can
make no test Of membership than that con-
tanned In the constitution, article second
Resoired, That We recognize the Discipline
as sufficiently specific and condemnatory of
all moral government in the church.
ReAoired, That we recommend TO the Annual
Conferences, to the Quarterly Conferences
and to the churches the execution OF the Dis.
eipilne for the preservation OF Christian morals
IN the M. p. Church.
Dr. Bachelor, from the special committee on
subject of a call for special session OF the Gen.
eral Conference, reported from the minority
That after having duly considered the mater
ana the Constitution bearing thereon, he is un =
able to find any grant in said instrument for
the call of SPECIAL General Conference, hav-
ing Its members clothed with conventional
powers as proposed by the above resolution,
but believes 1t would be an open violation of
18th article Of the constitution
Kew. Dr. Murray, OF the majority Of the COM
mittee. reported a resolution recommending
the call and requesting the concurring Confer.
ences TO notify the President of the General
S0nanSe snnss enc .Ssoufn their respective Confer.
Conference SHAH have received ofiicial motif.
caton OF the concurrence Of two-thirds of the
annual Conferences he shall publish in the
Methodist Protestant a call for the assembling of
the convention Aforesaid. The Conferences are
further requested to elect their reprexen tat YES
renee.
DIR. Murray, from the committee TO ascertain
and report the relation Of certain Conferences
10 the General Conference, made n lengthy
report upon the subject, exhibiting the course
OF certain Northern and Western Conferences
SINCE 1857. concluding with the Cincinnati
Convention, in 1862. The Conferences renre-
sented there are not known; but IL is evident
that they have adopted a constitution and dis
cipline, have voluntarily separated themsel yes
from this General Conference, and have no
right to representation therein. 1t being ascer-
tanned that the Wabash Conference was repre.
sented in the last General Conference the
committee infer that said Conference adheras
to the M. p. Church. This report was signed
by the committee.
The following resolution, signed by three
members OF the committee, was also reported
That while the General Conference cannot
approve the course pursued by certain Confer.
ences in the North and West, in separating o
themselves from MS, and while we disayoW
responsibility for anything done by said Con.
ferences, individually or in convention, we
also disayow unkind feeling for those who
nave gone from us, and will most cordially
receive any Conferences that shall hereafter
eVince desire reunion by conforming to the
constitution and discipline of the M. p. Church
The reports were tabled for future action
The consideration Of the report OF the com.
mlttee on means Of grace was resumed.
r The second Item, recommending q change OF
section ]. page IS, OF the Discipline by adding
tBut no person shall be elected to full mem
berehip who has not been babtiZed. or VINO re-
fuses TO receive the ordinances Of baptism
was adopted.
The third item. the new or revised ritual
presented by Rev. DIR. Waters, chairman of the
committee appointed by the last General Con-
ference to prepare such ritual and report to
this General Conference, was taken up
1t was opposed by Rev. J. r. Nichols and
). B. Southerland and defended by DIR. 7 II
Murray. Adjourned.