The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-05-23
ri DELICIOUS.

The Methodist General Cohhofehoo
Tn the General Conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, at Memphis on FIT
dav. the report of the committee forming new
: conferences was adopted. a very full report
-on ID circulation Of the Holy Scriptures was
I. also adopted. Upon the question Of removing
the .sBook. Concern from Nashville to Baltl-
more, q long discussion ensued. The confer
. ence adjourned without coming to vote.
i.aao On saturday, Dr.. Hamilton, Of Mobile, Pro Pro
posedtWo new bishops. Drs: Monroe, oi ms, ms
sori, Lerva and Marshall, OIL Mlsslsppt,. HMc
Pnaisy .,ntimatinp that unless 1t was done
thew would secede. Drs. Evans, OF EeergG'
WiE,eld. of Arkansas, and Andrews, OF LOUIS
!,,ana. opposed. Bishop Paine said that IN view
i Of the I've additional conferences, they woulo
accept one additional Sis9op re[,pss Dss WVo The
..iconfere.l decided In favor OF one adalt1onai
hishon. Tie vote resulted as follows ~.
.Keena. of Louisiana, 81; ]. A. Duncan, OF vlr-
einia, SO; McFeriin, OF Tennessee, n; scatter
ing, So. No choice.
Presbyterian Reunion.
asn Philsdelphia Is now the scene Of the sessions
of, the first General Assembly of the reunited
= PRESBYTERIAN Church since its separation be-
.forethe.war., TWO hundred and forty y-six Pres
byteries, containing nearly four Thousand i've
hundred congregations and ministers, almost
half & million Of commandments and MEMBER
shin OF about tive and q half millions, are rep
resented in IT,. The New York Commercial
Advertiser remarks as follows on IL:
eea ftar their long separation, these two large
.hoains Mn once more be- brought together in
'hsrmorious; amicahle relations, and com
,nlete and cordial reunion will doubtless pc es-
tablshed AZ this religious .e seIabfauSa tba Sotiea Ts
T1ps1re lSetween the North and the South, let
-us hope that IL viii prove most efhcacious a IN
cemei,tin0, and STRENGTHENING the reunlteu
shSKdy M Ms,tws sections: 4.a..s..i...:o. .'..-,
10 The. following resolutions, offered on Friday
SyRssyE, Dr. Aaams, we're unanimously adopted;
Rxsolsed, That committee be appointed 70
.2nnSersviththe General Assembly now In ses-
.Sfonah louisville, MTespect 70 opening COZ.
respondence between the two bodies, and that
the result Of the, correspondence oe repofteu
f6.fde assembly Of 1871. #. H.
ess,nfssEed, That with, O., view Of furtherlng
tina ofieCt2 this assembly hereby reaffirms the
.noncnfrsnt dep3rations Of the,itwo assemblies
which met In New York last year, that any
rule or precedent which does not stand ap-
;pr8vsd by both bod shall be OF no authority
'Hi tha reunited bodies, except 80 far as sucn
rue OE plcCcuSuG AuoJ SAASSs sSANo 70
property.
.sa7ssoIthefn PresbytertAn Assembly.
eiaThtsa General Assembly OF the Southern Pres
byterian Church met at Louisville on the 18th
instant; sAtsaialt aiSSd'vs opened with an able serraon
by the Rev. Stuart Robinson, D. D., moderator
M tas Ast ~ assembly
soAftar;fhis the Rev. R. L. Dabney, D. D., OF
Uniop theological Seminary, Va, was electeo
,is0derstor. and the Rev. II. Nall, OF georgia,
Temporary clerk. The assembly then ADJOURNED
nntil Tomorrow morning. Questions Oh gIeae
are likely 70 come DerUls nrosent sne are
ScTss 'pro Dabney. and e. II. Rutherford, of
Ehsfnia.r.Dr.s Palmer and w. Z. Dunlop, OF
Lolisiana: Or. Ross. O. A. Stiilma9, y: u, Dr;
psffies 0fihlabanna;; Rev. Dr.. J. W. Miller and
Bs7a s., y Kfngs q ',:cs': Texas, s ~.
Reformed Presbyterian Synod.
The General Synod. OF the Reformed Presby-
terrain Gturch of North America, at Cincinnati,
ON the 10th, elected Rev. Dr.. Mcleod, OF New
York. moderator; Rev. Dr.. Steele, of Philadel-
phis, secretary, and Rev. Woodside, Of Brook
gn, aasi4taat secretary.
nDr. Mol cod made short address, ailuding
"a his connection with the synod as stated
cSerE M fhirfy-fye years. He looked upon
fhis 81 rrihs in the history Of the Reformed
Presbyterian Church, and hoped the synod.
would not bss governed by q partisan spirit IN
N In thesrsports OF the presbyteries received,
ali. thoeo That referred to the subject OF union
with the united Presbyterian Church favored
KeXESpt the Eastern and Philadelphia pres
byteriesJ which were opposed to union. The
Ohio and Chicago presbyteries did not refer TO
the shStectsSafi "a 7,..i.i- II. : -