Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-10-21
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SHELBYvILLE, Tenn, Oct. 10, 1861
Sixth Day, Monday.-The Conference con-
vened at 81 o'clock A. NJ, Bishop McTyeire
in the chair, a VI HII 4liI
The devotional exercises were led by
Rev. D. D. Moore n Is ffFsf n IA
The journal Of Saturday was read and
approved. s.E"b ss-ss5 SAGA
The following preamble and resolutions,
offered By DR.. McFerrin, were adopted:
Whereas, There is a pressing demand
for missionary funds to sustain the work in
our field, at home; and whereas, there Is
a great deficiency in collections for do
nestle missions within the bounds OF The
Tennessee Conference, therefore
Resolved, That the Board Of Domestic
Missions. with the Bishop, be requested TO
ascertain the amount needed in our bounds
for the support of Domestic Missione each
yesr. and that the Joint Board Of Finance
be committee whose duty il shall be to
divide said amount amOng the presiding
elders, districts-in proportion TO the
ability of each.
Resolved, That it shall be the duty Of
every presiding elder TO see that the
amount appropriated to his district be APP
portioned to each Of the appointments
therein and collected. r...ss-..
DIR. A. II. Redford addressed the Con-
ference and took leave.
The following resolution was passed:
Resolved, That the Secretary of thi;
Conference be instructed to have printed
| 400 blanks for statistics, and 400 blanks fol
churches and church property-for the us'
| Of the Conference, and have them at thu
next session for distribution. 1-L
| (Signed) Gig8 7al w. B: EWING, (
/ .rr.7a.8 A. w. SMITH. =
The Treasurer of the Board OF Domesti
Missions reported the anniversary collee
ton on Saturday night-S606 So. 81
| On Sunday, Oct. IS, 1868, at the close O
his sermon in the Methodist Church, Shel
byville, Tenn, Bishop McTyeire ordaine'
the following Deacons:
| TRAVELLING PREACHERs.-P. &. MAI
tin, Jasper Nichols, E. F. Lyons, F. +
Pagan and T. A, scruggs.
LOCAL PREACHERs.-Simpson Gum
Dial Brown, Wilbur F. Davis and A. j
Walker. .#. 81
In the afternoon of the same day, and 8
the same place, after sermon by DIR. ]
o. Summers, the following persons wer
ordained Elders: -....
TRAVELLING PREACHERs.-Jno. +. Nj
Ferrin and P. G. Jamison.
LOCAL PREACHERs.-Thos. NJ. Jackso
and Geo. W. Jackson. ...-..
Z. NJ. Bounds, Dr. w. H. Morgan, ]
G. Pointer, w. A. Benson, 7. w. VAIN
wright, and MessFs. Ross, Buckley an
Peck, asked and obtained leave Of absenC
after to-day.
Mr.. Samuel johnson was put in tn
place of Hon. JnO. F. House, Lay Repre-
sentative from the GAINESVILLE district.
The Conference adjourned to meet agai
at o'clock this afternoon.
FATHER AND PRINCE IN ISRAEL.
The venerable Thos. Maddin, DID,, az
cording to request, delivered his semi-cer
tennial sermon in the audience room Of tn
Presbyterian Church. This discourse wa
founded on that beautiful passage, Isl
60, l.
"For lions sake i will not hold m
peace, and for Jerusalem's sake will nc
rest, until the righteousness thereof 6
forth as brightness, and the salvation there
of as lamp that burneth."
| In its style, it was chaste, tasteful an
elegant, in its matter evangical, in its man
ner tender and touching, and hence it wa
listened to with interest and delight 70
one hour and twenty-five minutes.
At the conclusion of the sermon proper
the cold man eloquent" gave brief bu
thrilling account of his conviction by lh
good spirit Of God, his conversion from
Romanism, his prosecutions by Papists, hi
journey Westward, and of his long, lOvin
and laborious career in the itinerant min
islry of the Methodist Church. OH hoy
our hearts were moved and melted. Truly
it was good to be there.