The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-05-16
SM. T.. Church South, General Com
ference.
MEMPHIS, Nlay "A.

MEMPlIIs, AIuy ~.
Methodist General Conference, Bishop
Wrightman presided.
There was IL very large number Of
reports Of Committees, petitions and rCsO-
lutiOns received and adopted. mainly rela-
ting to slight notifications and changes Of
discipline, also on providing for an
Orphans home in each Conference In
charge Of the Board Of Trustees.
Memorials from the cOlorCd members
OF Georgetown Conference expressing their
devotion 10 tho Church South, md hoping
for continuance of the same kindly rclA'
tiOns heretofore existing.
The Committee on the removal Of the
Book concern TO Louisville, reported In
favor of two houses, one located in Baltl'
more and the other IN st. Louis, which
was referred TO the Committee on Books,
and Periodicals, also memorials establish
ing mission in tho Empire OF Brazil.
To-day being the last day under the
rule adopted on which petitions, memorials
and resolutions are to be read for reference
and m immense number arc being pre-
scntGd 10 the Committee to whom they
were referred.
The papers relating to the pro.
EOsal Of Il union made by the Methodist
Episcopal Church, recommended the
adoption of the following resolution:
HcDlral, Tint in gratefully recognizing
tllat Providence which lias hitherto guided
lis, multiplied us, strengthened our homes,
and preserved our integrity us q Church Of
Jesus Christ, under tho trying ordeal Of
both war and peace, We earnestly desire
to cultivate true Christian fellowship with
every other branch Of the Christian
Church, and especially with our brethren
of the several branches Of MethO1ism in
this country and Europe.
IicWIUcd, That the action OrOur Bishops
at the lust annual meeting in St. Louis, in
rCponsC 10 the message from the Bishops
ofthe Methodist Episcopal Church, has
tho full endorsement Of this General Con-
ference, accurately defines our position
in reference 10 any Ovcrtures, which may
proceed from that church, having in them
I'M official and proper recognition Of this
body, and that distinguished commission
now present, Ol the General Conference OF
the N. L. Church, met ut Chicago in May
1868, for the specific purposes expressed
in the following resolution, to-wiL:
ItsaOlEetl, That the commission ordered
by the General Conference to confer with
the late commission from the African NJ.
L. Zion Church, TO arrange for the union Of
tllatbOdy with our own, be also empowered
to treat with similar commission IromOny
Methodist church TINT mny desire like
union, cannot, in our judgment, without
great violence in constituting the language
Of said resolution he regarded as being
constituted by that General Conference II
commissioner to make proposals Of union
10 General Conferences Of the N. Z.
Church South.
it~lret, Tint in this distinguished
commission they were fully clothed with
authority to treat with rs for union, IN its
Judgment this Conference think that the
true interests Of the Church Of Christ re-
Qutrc and demand the maintainanCe Of
our separate aud distinct organizations.
Lrsllrd, That We tender 10 Rev. Bishop
Il. $. Jones and Rev. W. r. Harris, mem
brrS Of the commission, now present with
lis, u,lr hest regards us brethren beloved
in the Lord. and express our sincere de-
sire that the day may soon come when
proper Christian sentiments and tratcrnNl
relations between the two great branches,
Northern and Southern MCtlOdism, shall
be permanently established, was unnni-
muuSly adopted. A large amount Of un-
important business was transacted. Ad-
jOUrncd