The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-05
1 METHODIST EPIsl0PAL CONFER
ENGE.
THIRD DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Organization OF standing Commit.
tees s-PresentatlOn Of Memorials,

Zation Of standing committees was an
nounced, as follows:
Eriscopaey-J. NJ Trimble, ID,
/ Chairman; j. w. Lindsay. ID,
! Secretary. Itinerancy-Ja T. Peek,
\ Chairman; S. H. Nisbet, ID, Sec
retary; Rev. J. Il. Reed Engrossing
| CLERK. Bounderies-RevH H. C. Ben
son, Chairman; Rev s B Brown, Sec
retarv. Book Concern. ". Wi
/ ley. ID Chairman;. ]. G. Pershing,
I ID. ID. Secretary; Professor W. q.
| Williams. Assistant Secretary.
On Education. j. McChntock, ID,
| Chairman. J. w. Locke DID, Secre-
tary; on Revisals, B. F. Crazy, ID,
I Chairman. r. Nelson, ID D., Secre-
I tary; on Sunday Schools and Tracts.
Rev. ID. Wise, d. d., Chairman, Rev.
B. II. J. Fry, Secretary; on Lay Rep
! resentat ton. f .. Haven, DID.
| Chairman, Rev. J L. Eaton, Secre-
/ tary. Rev. B. j Ives, Assistant Sec
retary; on the State of the Church,
/ i. ID. Barrows, ID D.. Chairman, Rev.
w. D. Goldman. Secretary; on Church
Extension. J NJ Reid, ID. Chair
man, A J Kynett, ID, Secretary,
/ r. II. PATHS u. Assistant Secretary;
/ on the Freedmen, Z Bowman, ID,
\ Chairman, j Nj. Walden. ID d., Sec
retary. Rev. d. p. Mitchell Assistant
I Secretary.
The order of business was then
1 taken up, being the presentation Of
petitions. memorials and appeals.
Rev. DR. Bingham, Of the Black
\ River Conference, pre- ented an app
peal, which was referred TO the Com
"a. %. IL kfu.ra
Rev, J w Ross, Of California, pre-
sented a memorial which was referred
to the Committee on Itinerancy.
Rev. Dr. Mast, of the Central Ger
man Conference, presented a memo
rial which was appropriately referred.
Rev. Mr. Ritchie, of Central Him
ois, presented three memorials IN IA
vor of lay delegation, and two against
it, which were referred to Commit
tee on that subject.
4 Rev. Dr. Hunter, Of Central Illinois,
/ presented a large number of petitions
in favor OF lay representation: re-
ferred.
Prof. Williams, of Central Ohio
presented the appeal Of Chas. Ferris,
| referred.
James Kendall, Of Cincinnati Con
ference, presented a memorial IN ia
vOr Of lay representation from Dayton,
Ohio, and one against 1t from New
Market Circuit: referred.
By the same, so much Of the Jour
nal of the Cincinnati Conference as
refers to the establishment of daily
Methodist paper; referred to the
Committee on Book Concern.
Rev r. Ii. Warning, Of the Des
Moines Conference, presented a me-
mortal on boundaries.
Rev Mr.. Arnold, of Detroit, pre-
sented memorial In favor Of Lay
Delegation.
Rev. K. P. Jervis, Of East Genesee
Conference, presented a large number
Of petitions in favor Of Lay Repre-
sentation.
Rev. Mr.. Clark, Of the Erie Confer
enoe, presented the appeal OF. j. U.
Fisher, from the action of that body,
from which he had been expelled.
Rev. Mr. LeatOn, of Illinois Con-
ference, presented a large number OF
petitions In favor of Lay Delegation.
DR.. Power, of Iowa, presented me
MORALS from certain Quarterly Con-
ferences of that body, in favor Of GER
tain changes In the discipline.
Rev. 4. Waring, Of Iowa, presented
large numbers Of petitions IN favor OF
, Law Representation, and one in favor
of the election of Presiding Elders by
the Annual Conference.
j. G. Harrison, of Kentucky, pre-
! seuted so much of the journal OF tho
! I Kentucky Conference as referred tC
Lay Representation, and memorial
=, I asking for the formation OF ColoreC
Conference.
Rev. DR.. Porter, Of Newark Con
; ference, presented a memorial 10 tavOl
r Of Lay Delegation.
! Rev. DR.. Blrrows, of New Hamp-
; shire Conference, presented remon
STRANGE against any change OF th'
E boundaries of the Conference.
Rev. DR.. Ferris, of New y ork, pre-
sented a petition for Lay Delegation
Dr.. Carlton. of New York. present
= ed the report of the book agents, an,
Z slso OF the Book Committee OF th
Book Concern at New York
J Rev. B. f. Rawlins. of Indiana
= asked for the appointment Of a specia
I committee to consider the periodica
, literature of the Church. with a vie,
TO its improvement, modification o
r.. enhancement. as may be deemed eZ
: peCIeut.
\ The Conference refused to app0ir
- a special committee, but referred th
i matter to the Standing Committee o
! the Book Concern.
Rev DIR. Curry, OF New OK, pr
: sented the report Of the Central Iui
Z eracy Committee, which was referre
a to a special committee of i've.
of Dr. Trimble, of Ohio, presented Il
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