The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-05-03
Methodist General Conference.
New ORLEANS, April Is, 1866.

i NEW OktEANs, Zfpth 49, ASUo'
Religious services by Rev. J. X. Pickett,
Of South Carolina.
Tho Committee on Revivals made re-
mort. Also, the Committee on centenary
declining any celebration at this time, oe-
lieyine the year 1884 the proper t.me'
as IL was in i7s4, when the Methodist Ehs-
copal Church was organized. The report
Tho Committee on Changes made thelr
FINAL report. They recommend the memo
rial of the South Carolina Conference
nrayinc that the pastorate be EXTENDED IN
Tho city of Charleston TO the same extent
90 in New Orleans. They also asked TO be
discharged. The report was adopted.
The special committee to whom the
spbiect Of lay representation was submit
ted made their report. II was to wit:
There shall be four lay members in the
| Annual Conference, one Of whom may be
local preacher, from each Presiding Ell
dcr's district; they shall participate in all
proceedings except in that which involves
ministerial character and relation, and pro-
vided that no one shall be elected unless
he is over twenty five years of age and
has been a member of the church six
years.
| The General Conference shall be COM
posed of one ministerial representative to
every twenty-five ministers in the An
nual Conference, to be chosen by them,
and the same number of lay delegates
chosen by the lay delegates of the Annual
Conferences, one fourth of whom may be
local preachers, provided they are over
twenty five wears of age and have been
members of the church six years. NO
Conference, however, shall be without two
lay representatives.
The whole subject to be submitted to
the Annual Conferences for ratification.
Two substitutes were offered, all of
which were laid over under the rule.
A motion was made to not publish
speeches hereafter made in Conference,
which was carried by large majority !;
but supposing the speakers had received
sufficient rebuke, they reconsidered the
vote and retained the reporter.
Bishop Andrew took occasion to counsel
short speeches, and few of them. Some
men spoke so much that they killed every
measure they espoused.
The order of the day was taken up,
which was the consideration of the pub
fishing house. The majority report was
adopted, continuing the house at Nash
vile, Tenn.
The Committee on Episcopacy's report,
No. ], was taken up. Two or three substi-
tutcs were offered, but were lost upon
vote. The report was adopted after
striking out "six" and inserting "four,"
) in reference to the election Of Bishops.
The Conference adjourned to meet at
, o'clock.
New ORLEANS, April 26, 1866.
Religious services were conducted by
DR.. Lovick Pierce, Of Georgia.
An hour was spent in prayer, and the
Conference proceeded to the election OF
four Bishops. On the first ballot, Rev. DR..
W. NJ. Wightman, President of Alabama
University at Greensboro, Ala, and Rev.
+. NJ. Marvin, of Missouri, were elected.
On third ballot, DR.. d. S. Doggett, OF
Richmond, Va, and DR.. ii. n. McTyerie,
of Montgomery, Ala, were elected.
The Conference then proceeded to elect
a Book Agent, which resulted in the choice
of Rev. A. Ii. Redford, of Louisville, KY.
Rev. DIR. T. D. Summers was by u
unanimous vote elected Editor of Books
and Nashville Christian Adrocate. A Book
Committee, consisting of DR.. A. S. p.
Green, w. r. Ellison, A. p. McFerrin,
J. B. McFerrn, Thomas Anderson, DR.. f.
II. Myers, of Macon, Ga; Rev. Samuel
Watson, of Memphis; Rev. j. L. Linn, of
Louisville, KY; and Rev. r. Winfield, OF
Arkansas.
The Missionary Report No. was taken
up, and the headquarters located at Balti-
more.
The Home Missionary Board was To-
Gated at Nashville, Tenn, with j. B. Nc
Ferrin, agent, with Board of nine mana
gers.
The following were elected editors of
Church papers : ST. Louis Christian Adro-
cote, DIR. d. r. McAnnally; Memphis Adro-
cote, Rev. w. G. Johnson Arkansas Chris
tan Advocate, J. +. Cobb; Texas Aduo-
cote, Rev. J. G. John; Southern Christian
Advocate, DR.. Z. II. Myers.
The unfinished business was then taken
up, being the change of name and being
under consideration, the Conference ad-
ljourned.