The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-05-04
Methodist Con ference.

CHICAGO, May 2.-The Conference as
SAMPLED ut nine o'clock this morning,
Bishop Simpson in the chair, and was
opened with singing and prayer by Rev.
II. NJ. Hudson, Of Pittsburgh. Thejour-
3 nal of yesterdays session was read. The
committee on Episcopacy announced
their organization by the election of
Rev, ID. Trimble, Chairman, and Rev. j..
w. Lindsay, Secretary. The commit
tee on Itinerancy also reported the
election of Rev. DR.. J. T. Peck, Chair
man. Rev. DR.. Nesbitt, Secretary, and
Rev. ]. Creed, Expressing Clerk. Rev.
Dr. Eddy asked for a reconsideration of
the vote of yesterday by which the col
oniZation cause was referred to the COM
. mittee ON Freedmen, aud the appoint
ment of special committee. This mo-
ton elected considerable discussion,
in which DrS. Wise, Hunter, Craue
and many others participated, and
which developed'a decided opinion on
the Colonization Society's objects and
methods. The motion was tabled. The
Conference took up the regular order of
business, being the presentation of me-
MORALS, petitions and appeals.
The Secretary called the roll of the
Conferences aud various petitions were
presented. mostly in favor of lay dele
cations, the delegations OF annual Con-
ferences and the presiding eldershlp.
Rev. DIR. Reddy moved that the Secre-
tary BIO ordered to insert the Washing
ton and Delaware Conferences Ill the
list of Conferences, as these two Confer
epces are composed wholly of colOred
ministers and people. The motion pro-
duced SEINE sensation. The Secretary,
Rev. Harrison, explained the omission,
stating that these two Conferences were
considered Mission Conferences, and as
such were not entitled to representa-
ton by delegates in this. Rev. j. L.
Peck, ID. D., of Troy, New York, sug-
pested that the names of these two Con-
ferences be entered on the roll without
determining their status, for the pres
emit. DR.. w. Ii: Ferris, of New York,
moved the reference of the melton OF
DIR. Reddy to the committee on the Gre
deutials of the representative Of Mis-
sion Conferences.
. DR.. Reddy resisted this disposition of
his motion in an earnest speech, claim
ing that the General Conference was
fully competent to admit these Mission
Conferences to all the privileges of the
Church and to do this at once.
Rev. DIR. Pershing, of Pittsburgh,
thought it impossible legally to admit
these bodies at present, though he ta-
vured their coming in as soon as II
could be done in accordance with the
discipline.
Rev. DIR Foster rose to q point OF
order. He stated his point to be that
on his motion yesterday the subject in
relation to Mission Conferences was
referred to a special committee, and
that therefore this whole discussion
was out of order. Rhe point was over
ruled by the Chair.
Rev. DR.. Haven, of Michigan, urged
the propriety and Importance Of the
immediate insertion of these two Con
ferences on the roll without reference
te the admission of their delegates. He
warmly opposed referring 30 important
a matter to committee, i'll which ii
would probably stop for long time.
Rev. DR.. Haines stated what had been
the invariable practice heretofore in
regard to the disposition of matters
pertaining to those who are unrepre-
scented in the General Conference, and
showing that any member could bring
before the body such matters.
DR.. Porter, Of New York, spoke in
favor of the motion to refer.
Rev. DIR. Durbin moved that the
whole matter be laid OH the table until
the Bishops make their report as to
what they have done in the matter of
organizing these mission Conference
The motion of DIR. Durbin prevailed,
and the Bishops were requested to make
their report rs early as possible.
1t was ordered that the quadrennial
address of the Bishops be presented on
Tuesday morning, at 10 O'clock.
The committee on Boundaries an
nounced their organization, Rev. II. G..
Benson, Chairman, and Rev. J. c..
Brown, Secretary.
Rev. DIR. NeSbit, of Pittsburgh, offered
q resolution in favor of the better or
ganiZatioG of the local ministry, with a
view to the more regular employ
ment. The resolution was referred 10 q
special committee. Rev. DIR. Crazy, of
ST. Louis. offered resolution instruct
ing the committee on EpiScOpacy to
consider and report on the eXpediency
of forming Episcopal Districts and fix
ing the residences of Bishops. Adop-
ted. DR.. Crary also offered reso-
luton in favor of the organization OF
District Conferences. Referred TO the
comnittee on Itineraucy. Rev. DR.. Fos-
ter, chairman of the special committee,
to whom was referred the case of the
Mission Conferences, reported pro-
gress. He said that some of the COM
mittee were very wide apart, some in
the middle, and they hoped to come
together.