Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-10-07

| Tennessee Annual Conference OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South
Correspondence of the Nashville Union and Ameri
can
PULASKI, Oct. 4, 187O.-Your reporter
| is here-came with the preachers this
morning. How they enjoy the Confer.
| ence season. We had ample room in the
| cars until we came to Columbia. There
the platform was covered with a crowd
awaiting passage to DR.. Green's great
campmeeting at Hurricane. Some of the
preachers went ashore, while Bishop
Doggett and DR.. Green came aboard.
They report thirty eight conversions, and
the meeting under full Roadway. Pulaski
is full OF preachers and more coming.
Over two hundred are expected. The
Conference will be opened TO morrow
morning in the most elegant hall have
seen in this State We are all anxious to
hear the great Virginia Bishop. His two
sermons at the Campmeetiug swept all
hearts. Rev. K. A. Holland is also ex-
pcCted. If so, we may take a pleasant
voyage over the Sea of Gallilec. How
ever, there is a revival already in pro-
grcss here, and the people may prefer to
hear him preach. Send him along. We
will make good use of him.
| have just returned from church.
Rev. F. E. Pitts, from the city of Edge
field, was the preacher. He delivered
bis message with fluency, splend0r and
power. At the close six pcnitents went
forward for prayers. While l write, the
preachers are singing their beautiful re-
vival songs. The organ is "struck dumb. !"
1 sec very plainly the pastor here is ex-
tremely popular-the Rev. JnO. ?. Nc
Ferrin
AS VIC passed Columbia, | learned that
the Masons were preparing to bury Sir
knight LuCius J. Polk.
/ will write on our sort of paper to-
morrow: provided you send us hand
some bundle Of the great paper, UNION
AND AMERICAN. PARAGRAPHIsT.
PULASKI, Tenn, Oct. ), 187O.-The
fifty seventh session Of the Tennessee
Conference wA called to order at Line
O'Clock this morning by Bishop Doggett.
He read lesson from the great itinerant,
Paul, announced the old Conference hymn,
huu bliCIcu pld1Ci' AhOh ioi4OnON al
address from the Bishop, which had the
genuine Southern Melhodistic ring. |
noticed the young DR.. Summers taking it
down word for word for his fathers paper
or the UYIoY.
X. A. Young, D. D., was elected Sec
rotary.
Rev. w. Mooney, First Assistant.
Rev. l.. c. Bryan, Second Assistant.
The morning was taken up with the
organization of the Conference, the read
ing of the various communications, and
the examination of the character of elders.
The exhibit of the Southern Methodist
Publishing House shows that institution
to be in a more prosperous condition than
it ever was before. DR.. RedfCrd has a
vast amount of worldly wisdom, as well
the wisdom that cOmeth from above. DR..
McF'errin arrived last night from Arkan-
sas. The plan for paying our missionary
debt is received with favor everywhere.
The preachers from the North Alabama
Conference are mastering strong in Pu-
laski. They regret to palt from their
brethren of the sold Tennessee. Some
of them will return to Us. Rev. r. K.
Brown, for example. Perhaps Others.
The lay representatives poured in to-day.
Pulaski hospitality abounds. Your re-
porter is delighted with his quarters.
The church was packed tonight.