New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-21
What the General Conference Did

The General Conference, which met
in Chicago May l, 1868, closed its ses-
sion June 2, the twenty-seventh day
of legislative work. The session was
remarkable for the harmony and kindly
feelings which prevailed, though ques-
tions of great Importance, and on
which the utmost diversity of opinion
was felt, were discussed and acted
upon.
Early in the session the question of
the status of the new Conferences, or
ganized in the Southern States by the
Bishops in the interval since the Gen
eral Conference in 1864, forced itself
upon the attention of Conference.
g After considerable discussion, turning
chiefly on the different views of mem
bers concerning the true construction
Of the acts of the last, and the eonsti-
tutional powers of the present Con-
ference, resolutions were adopted re.
pealing all action of the General Con-
ference of 1864, restricting, or pur-
porting to restrict, the rights and
privileges Of these Conferences, and
the Alabama, Delaware, Georgia,
Holston, Mississippi, South Caro-
lima, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia,
North Carolina, and Washington
Conferences, which haa heretofore
been known as Mission Con-
ferenees, were declared to be Annual
Conferences in the Methodist Episeo-
pal Church, possessed of all the rights
and powers common to Annual Con-
ferences. Subsequently Ton May 29),
the Mission Conferences of Liberia,
Germany, Switzerland, and India were
placed on similar footing, the ad-
ADMINISTRATION Of their missionary inter-
ests remaining unchanged. The bish-
ops we're requested to make arrange
ments for at least one Episcopal
visitation to each of the European and
Asiatie missions during the next four
years.
A new constitution Of the Missiona-
ry Society was adopted. The most
noticeable change is in the designated
object Of the society, which is said tC
be .eharitable and religious; designed
TO difuse more generally the blessing.
Of education and Christianity, and t.
). promote and support missionary
schools and Christian missions
throughout the United States and ter
Eitories, and also in foreign coun-
tries"
i was resolved that the present
Church periodicals be maintained, the
book agents being instructed to ait
the Pacific Christian Advocate to the
~ extent Of $4,000, and to order its pub
LEGATION Suspended if such aid shall
prove insufficient. The New Orlean
ADVOCATE and Che Charleston Adro
cate were adopted as official. and III.
sum OF $1,000 was directed 70 be pal,
Tor the support q each. The booI
agents ct New York were authorized
BY the FIRST Of January lGGD, 70 altar
Q weekly paper in Knoxvilia. Atlanta
or Nashville. A German tneoiooies
rad literary magazine, q German ca
ecAlam, and first class childrunii
Illustrated magazine, are to be pdh
Hs1ed By the book agents in Cincin
nsd. aud authority Is given the boo
agents b start daily Church pane
q they shall deem it best.
The publishing interests Of th
tharon are placed under The super
Vision ct one hook COMMITTEES. consist
Of hffeon ministers, who are en-
a TO tx tbs salaries Of bo3l
eEiioEs, and 8 bishops. d,
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