The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-04

was read and the Committee on Epis
cOpacy announced their organization
by the election Of Rev. DR.. Trimble
Chairman aud Rev. j. w Lindsey
Secretary.
The Committee on Itinerancy also
reported the election Of Rev. DR.. Z.
- Chairman, Rev. DR.. Nesbit,
Secretary. Rev. j. Q. Reed, Bngross-
ing CLERK.
Rev. DR.. Eddy asked for a recon
siderati0n of the vote of yesterday by
which the colonization cause was re-
ferred to the Committee of Freedmen
and the appointment of special com
mittee.
This motion elected considerable dis
cussion, in which Drs. Wise, Hunter,
Crane and others participated, which
developed decided opposition to the
Colonization Society objects and
MeLhodism. The motion was tabled.
The Conference took up the regu-
lar order of business, being the pre-
sentation Of memorials, petitions and
appeals The Secretary called the
roll Of the Conference, and various
petitions were presented, mostly in
favor Of lay delegations. the bOunda-
ries of the annual Conferences, and
the presiding eldcrship.
The Rev. DR.. Eddy moved that the
Secretary be ordered to insert the
Washington and Delaware Confer
ences In the list of Conferences.
As the two Conferences are com
posed wholly of colOred ministers and
people, the motion produced some
sensation.
The Secretary, Rev DIR. Harris, ex
planned the omission, stating that
these two conferences were considered
mission conferences, and as such were
not entitled to representation by dele
gates in this body
Rev. j G. Peck, DID,, of Troy, n
Y :, suggested that the names Of these
two Conferences be entered on the
roll without determining their status
for the present.
DIR w II Ferries, of New York, |
moved the reference of the motion of /
DR.. Eddy to the Committee on the |
Credentials Of the Representative of |
Mission Conferences.
DR.. Eddy resisted this disposition |
Of his motion, in an earnest speech, !
claiming that the General Conference |
was fully competent to admit these |
Mission Conferences to all the privi- |
leges OF the Church, and to do this at |
once.
Rev. DR.. Persing, of Pittsburg, |
thought it impossible, legally, to admit I
these bodies at present., though he /
favored their coming in as soon as it /
could be done, IN accordance with the /
discipline.
Rev. DIR. Foster arose to a point Of I
order. He stated his point to be, I
that on his motion yesterday the I
whole subject of the relation of Mis- I
sion Conferences was referred to /
special committees, therefore this I
whole discussion was out of order. [
The point was overruled BY the Chair /
Rev. DR.. Haven, of Michigan, urged |
the propriety and importance of i'm
mediate insertion Of these two Confer
ences on the roll without reference to I
the admission of the delegates. He /
opposed referring so simple a matter
to a committee, on which 1t would /
probably sleep for long time
Rev. DR.. Harris stated what had
been the invariable practice hereto
fore IN regard to the disposition of
matters pertaining to those who are
unrepresented in General Conference,
and showing that any member could /
bring before the body such matters.
DIR. Porter, of New York, spoke in
favor of the motion to refer.
Rev DR., Durben moved that the
whole matter be laid on the table un-
til the Bishops make their report as
to what they have done In the matter
of organizing these Mission Confer !
ences.
The motion of Dr.Durbin prevailed.
and the Bishops were reque sted to [
make their report as early as p0ss ible. /
1t was ordered that the Quadrenniel /
Address OF Bishops be preseute4 on +
Tuesday morning at ten o'clock.
The Committee on Boundaries an |
nounced their organization; Rev III. I
G. Benson, Chairman, and Rev. S. u. (
Brown, Secretary.
Rev. DR.. Nesbit of Pittsburg, Of /
fered a resolution in favor.ot the bet /
ter organization of the, local ministry,
with the view to more regular employ
ment. The resolution was referred
to special committee.
Rev. Dr. Crary, of st. Louis, offered
a resolution instructing the Commit
tee on EpiscOpacy TO consider and re
port on the expediency Of forming
Episcopal Districts, ana fixing the
| residence Of Bishops Adopted.
Dr. Crary also offered a resolution
IN favor of the organization of District
| Conferences. Referred to the Com
mittee on Itenerancy.
Rev. DIR. Foster, Chairman of the
/ Special Committee, to whom was re
/ ferred the case of the Mission Con-
] feTences, reported progress. He said