New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-21

charter under the laws of Ohio, and
articles of incorporation we're agreed
upon.
Fer the better security of donations,
requests, grants, etc., made for be-
nevolent purposes to the Methodist
Episcopal Church, a Board of
Trustees of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, previously author
lied was formally created, who shall
hold all funds so received in trust for
the church, and administer the same
| in accordance with the terms of the
donation or bequest. The place of
business of such trustees is to be Gin
cinnati, and articles Of incorporation
were approved, in accordance with
which charter is to be obtained from
the State of Ohio.
As Sunday, April a, 1869, will be
the fftieth anniversary of the Mis-
sionary Society of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, it was resolved that
the day be celebrated as a missionary
jubilee, to be devoted to Renaissance
and thanksgiving, and to offerings for
| the erection of missionhouse in New
York. And as the year 1869 will be
the one hundredth anniversary of the
arrival in this country of Richard
Boardman and Joseph Fillmore, John
Wesley's first regular missionaries, it
was resolved that the hundredth ami
versary of their arrival be celebrated
in connection with the missionary
semi centennial jubilee.
The Central Educational Board Of
Trustees was created, to be called The
Board of Education of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, for the purpose Of
administering the Centenary Educa-
tional Fund and the Sunday school
Children's Fund. 1t consists of six
ministers and six laymen, and is to
organize under charter yet to be
obtained, empowering the Board to
receive, hold, and convey real and
personal estate, and to receive and
administer requests and trusts of eve
ry kind within the limits of the act Gre
ating it, and subject to the control oil
the General Conference.
Bishop Jones, of the African Meth
edist Episcopal Zion church, visited
our General Conference accredited as
fraternal delegate from the General
Conference of his church, which was
in session in Washington, and bring
ing proffers of union between the two
bodies. Resolutions were adopted
expressive of the favorable reception
which the proposition had met, and 6
commission of fourteen was appointed
to confer with commission Of the
African Methodist Episcopal Zior
church, and report to the next Gener-
al Conference. Subsequently the
commission was intrusted with power
to treat with any other Methodist
church which may desire like
union.
During the session Of the conference
May JAY convention of laymen in
the interest of the lay representation
was held in Chicago, and an address
to the General Conference was adopt
ed. Previous to this petitions favoring
lay representation, and signed by
1916 laymen, had been presented to
the conference, as also petitions
against lay presentation, signed by
1914 laymen. Two reports were made
by the conference committee on this
subject, the one favoring and the
other opposing a change in. the
character of the representation in the
legislative bodies Of the Church.
Neither report was adopted, but plan
| of lay representation was drawn up,
which is to be submitted to the votes
of the members (male and female) OF
the Church above twenty-one years OF
age in June, 1869, and to the votes Of
ministers at the next following ses-
sions of their Annual Conferences; the
results to be reported to the next Cen
eral Conference.
In addition to the introduction Of
the mission conferences heretofore
| spoken Of, the Arkansas and Missouri
Conference has been divided, the East
Baltimore Conference has given to the
Baltimore Conference the Maryland
portion of its former territory, and
the Pennsylvania portion to the forma-
tion of the Central Pennsylvania Con.
ference. The Wilmington Conference
is formed from the Philadelphia Con,
ference, and includes the eastern shore
of Maryland and Virginia, and all O.
Delaware. The Central New York il
made up chiefly from the former
Oneida Conference, with some por
ton Of the Black River Conference
| Several other variations have been mad,
in boundary lines, but none changing
the conferences greatly. The humble
of Annual Conferences is now seventy
one.
A constitution Of the Church Elk
tension Society Of the Methodist Epis
copal Church was adopted, and
board of managers, consisting of thir
ty-five ministers and thirty laymen
chosen. A commission Of minister
and laymeB was appointed to conside
the expedlency of erectne eentra
publishing house in tI n Of Ne,
York.
Numerous directions we're rive
with regard to administration, Whic
we need not here quote. Anon
them, the most important is on
making 1t the duty Of the preachers !
charge, after giving certificates /
members removing from their pa
torate, TO give notice Of the fact /
! the pastors Of the charges within IL
bounds Of which such persons wi
thereafter reside.
Tho Committee on Revisals reporte
/ 9 number Of changes in the discipline
! The most important Of those whic
were adopted have been duly chrol