The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-05-06

| PoiSinS VI tiie WoFu south, 1t was car
1t was then proposed to make the namo
one OF nine suggested in the subjoined
order, and they were SO balloted for with
the result stated, those not appearing with
any votes on the second and third ballots
Methodist Church As SO II
NJ. Episcopl G. in America1l Is
Southern NJ. E. Church.
Southern Meth'st Church
:, Wesleyan p Egis'pal Church. l =
Episcopal Meth'stt Church.52 50 SO
Meth'st Episcopal Church.
Methodist Church South 9
The vote on the third ballot being thus
In favor OF The Methodist Church." a
motion to unite in the adoption Of that
name was carried by vote OF III to 49,
A motion to adopt the name unanimously
was objected to.
The discussion Of the subject was even
more lengthy than any Of the previous
till nearly or quite 4 o'clock in the after
noon. Nothing new, however, was elected
upon the subject.
Eventually, the resolutions Of the report
were adopted ser1dtim, as amended. The
question Of the adoption of the preamble.
and then of the report as a whole. was
laid over
Notice was given that a train of cars
would be in waiting on Canal street at
han-past O'Clock to-day, to convey minis
teIs OF the church to picnic, which the
LADIES' have prepared to give them.
An announcement was also made that
arrangements had been made to take a
Photographic picture Of the members Of
the Conference in body, on the picnic
ground.
The Conference, at 4 O'Clock. adjourned
to meet again at o'clock
| EVENING SESSION
Inc conference met at p. m., pursuant
to adjournment.
The preamble Of the report acted on in
the morning was taken up, and substi-
tute for the original one was offered, strik-
ing out the relation that reasons for retain
ing the word South" in the name of the
churches no longer existed. Then. an
amendment to the substitute, striking out
the reference to the reasons for the origi-
nal adoption of that term in 1915. was
offered; and thus amended, the preamble
was adopted, after considerable discus
sion.
motion being now made to adopt the
report as a whole, another very lengthy
discussion ensued: 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 Episco-
pal Church not having adopted it till five
|
had: and he also urged that name of tho
memorials to the Conference had proposed
to eXpunge that word from the name. By
another member it was argued that the
present name of the Church had originally
conveyed reference to the question O: the
) clatlon between master and servant and
/ that If the views Of the Church upon that
| point are the same now as thev always had
been, the word South ought to be re-
tanned The name Methodist Episcopal
Church" alone, he objected to as being the
same as that adopted by the Northern
Church: One member vehementlv de-
nounced tho name Methodist Church" as
| ridiculous" contemplate" ''falsc in
grammar and false in fact, ''superlatively
and absurdly arrogant, mot decent, etc
ana he stlgmatized the action of those who
had supported it in similar strain, the
most modest of the epithets he applied to
It beng "a concentration Of hallucination.
subsequently, he explained that he did not
intend any of his remarks to apply to indi-
Hduals, but that generally lie meant all
tensify them.
motion was here made to insert
| "Episcopal' before Methodist in the
| title.
member contended that one reason at
the back Of desire of some for the reten
ton OF the word ''South" was a political
one; and this he thought was the best rea-
son that could be given for expunging it.
A resolution was offered requesting the
Board OF Bishops to select q name for the
Church, submit it to tho annual confer
ences, and, on its being adopted in them by
three-fourths vote, submit it to the
General Conference for adoption. 1t was
declared out Of order.
motion was made and carried to re-
consider the vote by which the namo
Methodist Church" had been adopted.
Then 1t was moved to substitute for it
episcopal Methodist Church
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 Of .'The Meth
odist Church" and the ayes and noes were
called. The motion was carried by eighty
six to thirty eight.
This gave the motion q vote of more than
two thirds Of the members present: but
the President remarked that absent mem
bers might come in this morning and vote.
and thas question might arise as to
whether it required two-thirds Of those
voting, or two-thirds Of the whole number
OF members of the Conference to carry the
motion.
At half-past 10 o'clock the Conference
adjourned, to meet at 8 o'clock this morn.
ing Ne'o Orleans Crescent, 2Sth ,dt
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