, 1866-05-18
IMPORTANT RELIGIOUS GATHER.
ING.
The Non.EpfAcopal Methodist Eonven
tiou Of the Unt1ed &tates-StIsh Day
bntereA.5uv pfcreedINwK.

AAc NON. SP!HSupa. "set1'""asA S"n 1".
tion OF toe Onated ~sates-s'1sn Daf-
AntefeA'anG Ffoeceo'h@s.
from the clneaanan oaze'te' 16,o'1
Yesterdays session Wns opened with rei-
Gions services BY Rev. Young ot West Fir-
sinia.
Mr.. L. n. SIatton offered the following
resolution:
Reso.ped, That VIC forbid BY disciplinary euast-
mell the manufacture. purchase, sale, giving and
y. use ~ ~ way o. !ensniea o. 9is
.ned,r,n.I 1nrsoset nor M shsI LUZ ~.
OF dispose Of any hops, RE tarey, or heT cTops,
ior tbe pntpose Of supplying The manufacturers Of
'eInHentta o. onnliea rqnors, ,..,
rs1t ~ H.ac ~ "as 'e'et'ea ~ tne y"
TIN fol1n1Finr nar,ia, renor4 fronn the Com.
,,,,ttno ~, ~ Ifns 49, w.. ~ ..i5
| e1ed " '''' o1 '''A "'' '1sA' ~eA''A1-
M. Ea1e-s1 CSnsa,sne. shs,i esct =. hsi'c,
p,esIden1 md tTn Vjrs Presidents. WSo sbsi1 nead
iheir efees fonr 5esrs, and Who snsil be- | Charged
" l. they M % shs,l aci ] a. Committee for he promo.
of re iii afa 5reess ns s
necessary rlcs ior their cirec1n in tnts branch or
fbeir wosk.
:. Il shall be their duty 70 promote the ednca-
uonal and Publishing interests, under The direction
Of tne ~ oenseat NE one.e9ee' 9 .,,,.,,, a.,v \.
o. ~ 1ts - " a. ssrora1 a,s1 s1r nv
seseneeaa a. viii a = yaeS to he prnmotiou nf ihe
ahoTenauei Interests, and to ejfc such sdytea aud
assist,nre n he ANIMAL ronierence a. nav he
needed, md be shall preside iu the same. wncn re-
qucsted 20 10 doc Coofs7euce. "
the General CuniefEBGe to The Annual Conference,
teded na shsS y sna1 "se @p''t " ua'e e NJ
s. When they shalt not be engaged In the dis
chhree of the beIore.mentionei dniies which the
General Conference may assign them, they shall
extrr.fe their n,lnfsterisi funcf1on9 A. fTayelnp
eran<eljsis and 1n5ssInusr,es ar b. assIsiinr lie
rrfn1ar ns4nr In their rrsnccs1,e char,es as fhey
shall be aple or occasion nav require
enrs W,iK nfheI f,h1;s,i,n bod1cs md ~ n medtnm
thnon"h ,1h,eh the Prce,icnis nf ANNA ConfeT
ences NAV sesS supplies ior thc Wors withsn Hal
ThsS mai ,.,sto .nrb r.,,,r,. ,,d ,;v. errh In.
Formation, T 10 The Annual Conference a shslI be
n o GEE
supe5s,s,en 70 Mhicn they hay be responsible for
.nTr. ano assipn -, ench trnc1ne hr,d ~ i.snr.
blt if The Conference ,ha1l not do so. they shall
make their own dir!stou Of labor ~ they shall
1a1s9 mosa raomfpuse % o. genera G9oa: ,.n. ~.
amount Of tEeIr compensation md Tie manner IN
Which 1t shall be PAID
Rev. Flood moved to strike out all after
tie words President and Vice President, in
the first section, aud to add, who shall pre-
side Mt the General Conference. .,.
Considerable opposition was manifested to
the institution OF anything like Huch cen
trallxation Of power Id the new and liberal
organization. and the article was referred to
special committee.
The Committee on Bnsis Of Union reported
the following:
.'WnEaEAs, TINS Conrcntton hae adopted con.
fttnlion 10: - INC Metoodtst thnrtb, embracing
al innusmt niei pr pT1neflssm f.,-,,...n =,
ro,n.sS - n.r1.tc ,,,scni,nc emh,sena III ~.
ts.ary fundnmettni rnirs. and tlaf sad committee
report to te General Conference 10 BE- uvld ID May,
1si7.
= fesolr,a. Ih.t The seyrrsl Conferences and
hese Be q the Mhea