The New York herald., 1868-05-12
ILLINOIS,.

The Methodist Episcopal Conference.
CHICAGO, May II, 1858.
The Conference assembled at the usual hour. The
order Of business the presentation OF memorials and
petitions, was taken up. DR., McCntOck, Of New
York, presented memorial for the union Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church with the Protestant
Episcopal hurch, signed by ministers Of the
latter denomination, which was referred.
Rev. A. Wheeler, Of North Ohio presented nume-
rons petitions for lay delegation AS the roll was
called nearly every delegate presented petitions,
more or less numerously signed, In favor Of the
same.
At ten O'Clock the special order was taken up being
the reception of delegates OF the Methodist Episcopal
church in Canada The Secretary read the creden-
tals vi the delegation and afterwards the address OF
the body which they represented.
Rev. Mr.. Perrett, Of the delegates, was then intro
duced to the Conference and presented an address
giving an interesting sketch of the origin, progress
and prospects OF MethOdism in Canada.
At eleven O'Clock the Conference resumed the
consideration OF the question OF the admission
that, being chairman OF the special commit
tee, he desired to harmonize the views OF
the committee, 70 constitute the Conference
de JctO, and thus admit them to the right Of repre-
sentaon; that the Annual Conference has the right
Of representation OF which they cannot be deprived
by this body but In the opinion of the speaker these
Southern conferences were not annual conferences
according to the original law Of the Church. He re-
ferred to the action Of the last General Conference,
and endeavOred to show that the enabling act under
which these bodies were organized did not con-
template their formation without certain disa-
raj Conference could not deprive the existing
annual conference of the right OF representation It
1t could deny that right 10 the conferences TO be Or
ganized. He said that the claimants At the door OF
this body not but that in the act under
which Southern conferences were organized there
nothing to prevent them from electing delegates
and sending them here, and that the General Con-
ference has power to erect them into annual confer
ences and admit their delegates to seats. III
Rev. Dr. Harris offered the following
Resolved That all action of the General Conferences Of 1884
ss.riotng purpor:ins to restrict the rights and pv
Authorized By said General Conferences TO form within tho
United States and Territories be and the same hsreby
Resolved, Tha. the following conferenoes Aabsm.,
6soE. H9sOp Ha.S south na SssS
hereby b % % G The
privilege. mnuniss usual to annual oonferpOss o.
Resolved Tha. provisional delegates 70 this body
sfors,,d ,sys,s arc hereby admitted y e
ence provided always that aha. be found otherwise
shall be re3ered the credena or delegates
ssises 70 their sleson and Ss Tie comissss report
'" Mr.. Jesse +. Peck Is. D., obtained the noor and
spoke fifteen minutes In favor OF the admission oi
| the claimants
| and vindicated his section from the charge that
Liberia was made mission conference without re-
presentation through the influence OF the South, and
then proceeded to show that according to his view
of the law In the case would be impossible to ad
init Southern representatives
Rev. DR.. McCllntock, Of New York, replied to Dr.
| Foster At the close Of his speech,
Dr. Patterson OF Philadelphia, moved to lay the re
port OF the special committee and the substitute O
Dr. Reddys on the table, with the view to adopt the
Dr. Harris resolutions being now before the CON
ference 1t was agreed that they be voted seriatn
| subject to amendment, without debate. All Of the
resolutions adopted and the result greeted with
The conference adjourned to meet tomorrow.