Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-11-10
THE EVENING STAR.

FETs ZION Oh l MON " an Ins u. l.. thurCh
sOuth.
ILraiHuai Con terence OF this .h1reh which
mt last veek M Lynchburg. elected two min =
ls'sr At aEd one ray nIess niger TO the MethO-
DIET Episcopal Annual Conference OF Virginia.
- tie hid ia NOrfOlE. or the Die. of November,
as iOiIoVs--m Ministerial messengers, X. Il.
IhCG Fson ana William MeCite; alternate, Z q.
A. Davis. Lay messenger, Charles w Button;
a,',rnate, Geo. WooGhouse. Norfolk was
chosen a. IN" place los ia" meeting ct tue n-A :
annual conference OF the Virginia distract, and
the hTst Thursday IN November, Ie'j7. sels cted
as the time On Tuesday p maioritv of the
comm Ittee to whom was referred the resolution
- 10 ~ hat action. ~ any, IL proper fUr tnis
CONFERENCE with reference 10 a union of the
IA, IhodISt PROTESTANT Church, recommended
The sdoptioa OF the following report
Rs,eired, That IA view OF The proceedings
heretofore had upon this subject in the course
of our IntercOmm UNI Gallons with the Virgins
Annual Conference of that Church, we deem
any Urihsr obligations by Us az a Conference
upon this SUBJECT unnecessary az present
Rs,0Irsd. That the proceedings OF the Cen
eIaI Conference Of the Method ST Episcopal
Church South. At New Orleans, upon the sub
iect and the overtures made by that body to
our late General Conference at Georgetown
ID c. afforded us great eradication. and en-
eourages me hope in Us that measures may yet
b. adopted satisfactory TO both churches which
shall ultimate IN their formal union.
hssoirtd. That our General Con ference hav-
dist Episcopal Church South and their over
lures to the consideration ana action of our
general convention. 10 meet in Montgomery
Alatama, I'D MAY next, we recommend our
deirgaies to that body 10 be instructed TO use
Their influence 10 have corresponding commIs-
sg"Drrs appointed on our part to meet and
confer with those OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church South upon this subject, and TO facil-
ItaIe The contemplated union of the two
churches upon such terms and principles az
sfai not com promise the integrity OF the
Methodist Protestant Church, and shah be sat-
isiaciory and honorable TO both churches, and
10 have their tDtire proceedings in the case re-
1erred To our annual conferences for ratifica-
ton or otherwise.
SIgned-R IL. Thompson, chairman: VIM 4
HOlcombe, e.. V. WInfree, j. W. Brown w A
CTOcker, j. 81. Whitfield
Rev. MIR. Barr submitted a minority report
containing his individual objections to the ac-
lion of the majority. During the debate that
ensue6 frequent complimen tary Illusions were
made IN relation 10 the liberal concessions that
had been made az New Orleans y bring about
Rev. l.. w. Bates, frafernaI messenger from
Maryland, spOks on the SUBJECT. He said thar
the question created considerable interest in
Maryland. but he suggested the propriety OF
avoiding N actual committal OF this body In the
proposed union. a thousand q uestions he said
may arise 10 be considered hereafter and In,
representatives To the con ventiop should co
nBIram melled. Union might be a nec.ssifv
There was not n member of the Methodst
Protestant Church IN Maryland W ho wan1ed
TO merge their Church into the Methodist
Episcopal, and yet there were thousands who
believed that the tine would come when upion
would be a necessity. He said that the M etho
dist Protestant Church had exercised an i'm.
Portant inf uence upon her sister denomination
tending TO produce the reform That was now
bringing the churches closer together aud
mig nj result in ultimate union But in Mary
land, mike Virginia. the Methodist Protestant
Church Will give more than il will rece:y We and
would exercise an oyershadowing Influence
He regarded The proposition as honorable IN
the party making II, and hoped that MARYLAND
and Virginia would act together He smoke of
the necessity of some check on the abuse of the
episcopal Office IN the distribution of miplste
rial labor, and said that, without this the nron
osiuon for union might as well nor be made
And yet he deemed IL possible thar an offer
might be made that orr Commissioners uyiIl
not ee able 70 reject. If our Methodist Epis
eopal brethren offer terms that we can accent
We may not refuse them. He was not an ad.
NOcate OF he union, but yentured the predic-
lion tbai u would take place, by the Methodist
Episcopal Church taking another stride TO-
wards us The majority report, he thought.
went 100 ar, and might be used To our detrt.
menI as a church. He disapproyed of the mi
norIty report because IL declared uneouiyocaI
" against all union. He wished that the prop
Ss1ton mad never been made. but we should
nave some better reason for rejecting il than a
simple refusal 10 unite on any terms He closed
by urging The ministers 10 go on with their
Woik as though no proposition for union bad
OF The future.
Rev. T. u. Valiant. fraternal messenger from
Maryland, said thar his colleague, Mr. Bates
HsAs ~ HIFSc'u tllOeniS IN the main. He
remarked that II all the Methodist Protestant
ministers IN Mary land were united in favor of
nhlOn- they could not carry their ch urch with
mem unless There be n nearer approximation
OF the two churches than there is at present
in a recent conversation with a very promi
Rent minister OF the Baltimore Conference of
ih- NJ. r.. Church, he was asked what he
Nanted. He remarked thar we want inst what
We haye: and the reverend doctor said $50 do
l. Mr.. v SAID specifically that he wanted
tbe presiding eidership abolished. So did the
cocior, Affirming that they were OF no use Mr.
' wanted The power OF the bishops curtaiIpa
20 dld the reverend doctor, remarking that he
''had felt their power Mr. Valiant remarked
That the point upon which his church in Marv
land were most sensitive was that of IosinS
her identity.
lev, f. A. Davis said that this conference
had. az previous session. declared, by resoIn
non, that II the NJ f Church houid adopt Law
drIrgafion- that would be considered a basis of
nnion He was In favor OF II in thar contin
yepcy
The majority report was finally adopted
unanimously.