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cults and stations.
~. s. The District Conference shall
elect annually. by baAot, from the Dis
triet, four delegates TO the ensuing An
uuaI Conference; Provided, no member
of the Annual Conference shall vote in
said election.
4nS. Z. At these Conferences promi-
nence shall be given to religious exercises,
such as preaching. prayer meetings, love
feaSts, and~the administration OF the sa-
craments.
The concluding recommendation Of the
ommitt in regard to a change iE Chap.
II Sec. 8. Ans. 8, Of the Discipline, by
striking ont the clause which limits tha
number of appointments In q Presiding
Elders District to fourteen that the Cen
eral Conference do not eoncurb was also
very warm and excited discussion
took place on the following resolution,
offered by the Rev. DR.. Rush, as a sup
Elementary answer: =,
To license and renew the license of local
preachers; TO recommend 70 the Annual
Conferences proper persons for admission
into the travelling connection, and proper
persons for the deaconis and elders orders.
1t was finally voted down.
At haIf-past twelve the presiding oth-
Ger, Bishop Payne, announced that Bush
op James and DR.. Harris were compelieo
TO leave the city during the afternoon
and had a few words to say to tLa Confer
ence.
Bishop James then came forward and
smoke As follows this voice being very
indistinct when he first commenced);
The necessity of attending to other du-
ties elsewhere, makes 1t necessary ior Us
to leave this afternoon. It would nave
been a great pleasure TO me to nave re-
s - 70 haEa u-itnpGGad VOnF
proceedings and enjoy your society.
/ am especially interested In W.T.
Messing yoCr proceedings, since TINS
is the first Conference at which l
have been present TO witness the
action of lay delegates, and 1 confess that
what / have witnessed gives me an IN
qualified admiration Of the system. Ian
| ticipate that at the next General confer
euce of nv church we will have them as
soeiated with US in the highest branches
of church legislation. l especially regret
the necessity of leaving you, since the
| Committee on Church Worship has so
p~olitely extended 10 US the courtesy OF
asking us to preach. I wish it understood
that we do not decline this courtesy for
any other reason than that which l
have indicated-we are oDlged 70
leave to attend to other duties. l
hone this is clearly understood. Ii
/ certainly hOAAA AoNOnEDC
it been in NV power to have preached TO
| YOU. especially as for w evenings l have
had the pleasure of listening to diseourses
| from some of you. 1 must here aeknowI-
| edge the genuine hospitality, extended to
Us bv YOUR committees. l wish also to
acknowledge, with great pleasure, the
Official ond personal courtesies extended
to us by the Conference at large as a
BODY and individually. l think l may
feel assured in saying that these courte-
sizes will be re~ciprocsted, and l hope to
have the opportunity ofso doing: lagain
invoke our common parent and one Sa-
| viour for you individually and as a body.
Nav the blessing of God be and ever re-
main with you, to Life eternali (ResPonse
amen, from the Conference.)
DR.. Harris spoke but a few words, reit-
Grating the sentiments of the Bishop,
thanking the conference for the Christian
courtesies extended to him while in the
city, and invoking divine blessing upon
! them. ,
The Bishop and the Doctor retired, and
the balance Of the session was consumed
In the discussion of some amendments TO
the report of the COMMITTEES OF ReYtsals,
as given above.