Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-20
THOMAS II. fEARNE


CHICAGO, Ill. May 10, 1868.
The Conference gets on slowly, owing 10 the long
aud stubborn resistance which the admission Of The
representatives from the newly formed Southern
Conferences is meeting, The right of these repre-
sentatives TO admission s not statutory but consti
utional the constitution of the Church guarantee
ing representation to all the travelling ministry
The discussions on the subject have been very able
and courteous. They will make 3 valuable addition
to the history Of Church law. DR.. Curry editor OF
the Allocate, N. T., has made By far the ablsst
speech against admission. Drs. Porter of New Eng
land, Slicsr of Baltimore and Foster of New York,
were on the same side
Rev. Drs. Reddy of Oneida, Ravens Of Michigan,
Wheeler Of Ohio, Crary of St. Louis, and McClin-
took of New Jersey, supported admission. DR.. Nc
ClintOcks speech was the ablest on that side.
The vote was finally reached on Monday last the
Conferences we're recognized and the delegates
declared entitled to vote in the body by vote
of 2ls yeas to le nays.
This long delay viii operate injuriously 10 the ef-
fcient agency of these delegates the business OF
the Committees viii have taken shape and chsrac-
ter before they become members. It will interest
your readers to learn something more specific of
these Conferences and their representation.
Holston Conference was reorgsnized June 5th
1865, by Rev. Bishop CLARK OF its representatives
need say nothing. Mississippi Dec. 25th, 1885,
Rev j. P Newman, D. D., is the delegate. Dr.
Newman is too we'll known as an able and popular
minister 70 need full description He started in the
itinersncy IN Oneida Conference, N y some twenty
years ago He is travelled, cultivated and popular
minister, q. present acting as editor of the New
Orleans Advocate and pastor Of Church.
Tennessee Conference was organized October Sd,
1866. Rev D. Rutedge, pastor Of the Union NJ.
L. Church, Nashville, Is the delegate Mr.. Rot
ledge is about forty years Of age BE halls from
Ohio. where be entered the ministry some twenty
years ago. Ten years he spent in Oregon, and he
y;ss one OF the most active and efficient Of pastors
South Carolins Conference was organized April p
1856 Rev T. Willard Lewis is the delegate. Mr..
Lewis went from New England to South Carolina
some three years since Heis comparatively young
man, and be has done good service in his Held
Ie1ss Conference, organized Jan. 5 1867, is repre-
scented BY Rev. B C. Welch. sharp, talented and
deeply devoted young man Bold, brilliant, be viii
fehec. honor upon the body sending him. Virgins
and North Carolina was organized Jan. 80, 1867.
II.
Mitchell has been forty-one years in the itnersnt
ministry. Porty venerable, bis presence is impos-
ing. John W Yarbrough represents the Georgia
Conference. which VAS organized Oct, 7, 1861. Mr.,
narbrough IS man Of perhaps nearly sixty years
OF age. DE has long been well aud favorsbly known
IN Georgs aud Florida Nhere he has laborcd as
itinorsnt some thirty yesrs John w Tally,
tive Alabsmisn, represents the Alabama Confer
eucc which was organized Oct. z, 1867. Not more
than fifty years old, wiry, sbrew6 earnest be is a
fair type Of the itinerant ministry. Delaware Con-
ference colored, is represented by James Davis,
coored who has been travelling Is sprescher in the
N. E Church nearly twenty years Benjamin .
Brown represents the Washington Conference
Younger in years than Mr. Davis, he has been less 4