Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-05-24
M. &. CONFERENCE.
Reorganization Of Missions Sunday School
System Reformed.

Convention met yesterday morning at
nine O'Clock, Bishop Doggett presiding;
Religious services were conducted by
DR.. Evans, of Georgia.
The Bishop said that the Conference
would adjourn this week, but that any
haste in action was to be greatly depre-
Gated.
DIR. Edwards presented a report on the
Itinerancy, recommending changes In a
Georgia Conference. Adopted.
DR.. Boring, from the Committee on
| Missions, had investigated the claims OF
Rev. S. Watson and others, and recom'
mended payment. HI report was
Report No. 9, from the Committee on
Missions, defining the financial condition
Of the Board. $l42, $50 have been collected;
for foreign missions, S7s,2S6. Report was
Report No. IL from the Committee on
Books and Periodicals. defines q system
| Of operations fer the distribution OF books
and periodicals.
MI Hart. manager of the Branch Pub
| fishing House at New Orleans, stated the
condition of his agency. Report lies over.
he deems repositories all failures.
A report on the revision OF the ritual
proposed making verbal changes. 1t viii
be printed.
Dr.. Magruder called up the Sunday
school report No. 1, which was read. It
c~ongratuiates the church on the profound
interest everywhere manifested in the
| Sunday school system, which needs great
reforms and more perfect organization.
Books used are very imperfect. Tn
CBild's VTsitoT is a failure. A Sunday
school music book is wanted. A cores
pOnding secretary is to be elected. A
uniform system of lessons was proposed
n - --IaaL H. In ~ mara oh
iected, because of the differences Of peo-
pie to be supplied in the cities and coun
try.
Messrs. Magruder, Sehon and Lovick
Pierce discussed the proposition to have
he same lessons at the same time taught
in all the schools.
DR.. Pierce insisted on the adoption of
the report, which DR.. Summers opposed.
Brother Mathews twas scared" but
made a sensible speech, coRcurring main
" with DR.. Pierce.
Many speeches followed, and the re-
port was adopted.
A monthly journal was ordered to be
| published, Tor the benefit of teachers n
the older pupils.
DR.. Whitehead was full of q speech,
was irrepressible, went ahead and said
many good things, among others that he
was determined to speak. Voices from
all parts of the house, Cant hear!'
Cant heart" and as each sound reached
him he would whirl round and propel in
a still louder tone. He never lost his
temper or the thread of his story, and
when he sat down had certainly won the
good will of every listener. Whether he
converted anyone to his opinions this de-
ponent sayeth not.
The second resolution was adopted.
The third, defining the character of the
paper to be distributed weekly was also
approved.
DR.. Finney said that the poorer coun-
try Sunday Schools couldn't afford to
pay for a weekly paper.
A Sunday School music book was or
dered to be published.
A Sunday School Secretary is to be Sc
lected by the Conference, and provisions
are to be made for his support. The
Bishops are authorized to appoint bis
successor in case of resignation or death.
A Corresponding Secretary is ordered
to be elected. The preamble to the re-
port which might be supposed to reflect
upon Mr.. Redford was ~eXpunged by the
unanimous vote of the Conference.
A Committee on Sunday School Song
Book insisted on the publication of such
a book by a committee of five. Adopted.
The report No. l of the Committee on
Missions was taken up. 1t ehne a plan
for the thorough reorganization of the
system.
DR.. Boring, chairman of the committee,
expOunded its action.
It was decided by the college of Bish-
ops, while this question vas being dis
cussed, that one Conference could rot
limit or restrict the equal rights and pow
ers of It's successor.
DR.. Cunningham objected to any differ
ence made between foreign and domestic
missions, and advocated the adoption of
the report, which consolidates the two
boards, domestic and foreign.
DR.. Potter, of Georgia, opposed changes
contemplated in the old system of con-
Quoting missionary operations, n pro-
posed as a substitute for the Commuters
report the plan defined in the Discipline.
Or. McFerrin approved most of the re-
port, but suggested material emendations.
Dr.. Marshslrs resolution providing for
the calling of the roll a morning, was
defeated.
1t was then proposed that the Bishops
be authorized to designate subjects and
reports most important TO be considered
and acted on.
DIR. Lee proposed that the Bishops be
requested first to present the question of
the veto power of the Bishops.
The morning hour having expired, the
Conference adjourned to half-past three
pm.
AFTERNOON
Bishop Keener presided in the afternoon.
DR.. Hayden, of Texas, proposed to take
up the matter of the Corpus Christi Mis-
sion. The report of the committee on the
subject was approved.
Bishop Dogget had recently held a Con-
ference IN Corpus Christi. He spoke of
the importance of the school on the very
borders of civilization. The Protestant
school recently established there has
wrought great changes and is eminently
successful. Such a school will give us
Spanish preachers to enter Mexico.
The matter was referred for action to
the Missionary Board, with instructions
to aid DR.. Hayden at once and as far as
practicable.
A memorial was presented by J.. w. P.
Mckenzie, of Texas, who has paid $1,000
he owed the book concern, but tits still
charged to him. The matter was referred
and his request will be granted.
The report permitting New Orleans and
Meridian to retain their preachers, was
adopted.
DR.. Marshall proposed the organization
of a permanent committee to sit and de-
eide upon propositions to modify the dis
cipline. Laid on the table.
The order of the day was the report of
the Committee on Books and Periodicals,
proposing, among other things, the pub
location of a monthly magazine, literary
and religious.
DR.. BEDFORD moved a reference of this
part ofthe report to the Bishops and Book
Committee.
A long discussion ensued.
Resolutions were offered commencing
DR.. Bledsoe's Monthly Review, and as
serting the pleasure Of the convention on
hearing that this Review would be di-
rected, in part, to the interests and theo-
&c. ~ AM.NLzls-N alv-.l 100
sitiOn to resuscitate the Methodist Nag
aziRe, was made. DR.. Wingield called
the previous question. He withdrew it,
that Dr.. Myers might discuss the propo-
sition. DR.. Myers said that quarterly
publications were extinct, and that he
wanted a monthly combining philosOphi-
cal, literary aud religious characteristics.
DIR. Wilson moved the reference of the
whole matter to the Bishops and Book
Committee at Nashville, as DR.. BEDFORD
had already done.
DR.. Bond manifested the keenest inter
est in the publication of a worthy
monthly. Unless such a monthly equal
the best in the United States it were bet
ter to let the matter alone.
DR.. Edwards made an earnest and Wig
orous appeal in behalf of the Book Com
cern, and deprecated the seeming HOSTILE
ty of a man of such genius as DIR. Bond.
DR.. Bond denied any such feeling or
purpose. He only sought 10 begin the
publication when assured that it could be
maintained.
DR.. Sehon made an eloquent earnest
appeal in behalf Of the Book Concern.
DIR. McFerria moved to lay the whole
matter on the table. Carried.
MISSIONS.
The proposed organization of the Single
Board of Foreign and Domestic Missions
was considered.
DIR. McFerrin proposed notifications of
the scheme defined by the committee,
81 than cama a storm that 6lIad the