Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-05-14
PASTORAL

PASTORAL
Bishop Payne, in behalf of the Bishops
requested that they be relieved from duty
on the Committee on Pastoral Address
The request was granted.
DIR. Keener, of New Orleans, moved tha'
the Committee On Pastoral Address Oh
discharged.
Colonel Lester moved, as a substitute
that the Bishops be relieved from the &C
tive duties of preparing the pastoral ad
dress, but that the same be submitted x
them for their approval.
The substitute was tabled, and the reso
luton to discharge b committee and re
fer the whole matter to the Bishops, was
adopted.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
JE. Edwards, of the Committee on
Itinerancy, reported as follows:
RepoTt 40. 2-On the memorial from
the Richmond Conference to abolish thu
Office of Presiding Elder in certain Of tht
large conferences, the report
ON the memorial of ]. f. Pitts and L
NJ. Lee, in regard to a change in circuit
system to allow preaching on Saturday az
we'll as on Sunday in certain cases-repori
nonconcurrence.
The report laws over under the rule.
W, NJ. Rush, of the Committee on
Books and Periodicals, reported as iol'
lows;
Report No. Con the publication of 9
as recommended by c. X
Marshall, the committee deem 1t not ad-
ReDort No. T.-On the resolution to en-.
large the Christian Advocate, q appoint
a staff of three editors, the committee re-
commend the adoption of a resolution to
the following effect: Ist, that the agent
-F.L- D-k1S1hsn- HnnGa ha instructed n
increase the size of the Christian AdUO-
cate: ID, that the size to which the in
crease is TO be made, be left, along with
other matters connected with the change
to the discretion of the agent of h Pub
fishing House; Sd, hat the editorial stat
be limited to one editor as heretofore.
Report Nc. S.-The committee report
back to the General Conference, with a
recommendation that it be referred to the
Committee on Sunday Schools, the me-
mortal of the Pacific Conference in re-
gard to a ~catechism, etc. The same course
was recommended in regard to the resOlu-
ton. etc, concerning the Sunday School
Tfsitor, monthly periodical, and cata-
logue of Sunday school books. Report
adopted.
ReDorf No. 9.-On the memorial On
church architecture, which was referred
to the committee, the committee report,
As the result of their deliberations, a reso-
luton to the effect that the Agent of the
Publishing House be instructed to obtain
a manual of church architecture, adapted
to city and country, with a view TO an
uniform system of church architecture,
and. especially, to cheapness; and that
the agent be instructed to publish a cheap
edition Of the same. Report adopted.
ReDOrt No. 1O.-On the various memo
rails on the subject of the publication of
a monthly periodical combining the fea-
tures of a review and a church magazine,
the committee report a resolution TO the
effect that the agent of the Publishing
House be authorized to publish a mont4y
magazine of a high grade, to be called the
Home Circle. The resolution n report
were laid on the table for future action.
DR.. jeff. Hamilton, of the Commit tee
on Revisals. reported in favor OF certain
| changes in Discipline. Report received.
on the memorials lone from Jefferson,
| Texas, and the other from Virgtnia) to
strike out the word "South" in the style
and title of the denomination, and make
il read Methodist Episcopal Church"
the committee make no report, but refer
the whole matter back tothe General Con-
ference to be considered in the Committee
of the Whole.
The matter was laid on the table to be
taken up at some uture time.
Rev. DR.. Bobo, of the Committee on
Sunday Schools, reported, in substance,
as follows:
Report No. 2.-On the resolution that
each annual Conference be empowered to
elect a Corresponding Sunday School Sec
retarv, who shall communicate with the
SUNDAY School Secretary of the General
Conference, the committee report fayora-
bly,, and recommend its adoption. Re
port adopted.
Report No. 3.-On a memorial request
- -. a. HovaroI C,pEaranna ~rarOnnivn
the value, ETC., of DR.. Summers COM
mentaries on the gospels of Mathew and
Mark, and recommend their use by Sun
day school teachers in getting up their
lessons, the committee report f~avorably.
The report was adopted.
Report No. 4-On the memorial Of the
Montgomery Conference in regard 10
Presidents of Sunday schools, the COM
mittee report ~unfavorably, and recon-
mend nonconcurrence Report laid on
table for future action.
Report No. 5.-The committee reporto on
resolutions referred to them, that 1t Is in
their opinion not eXpedient for the Quar-
terly Conference to elect Sunday school
superintendents. Report laid on table for
future action.
Rev. J. E. Evans, chairman of the Com
mittee on the Religious Instruction of the
CoIored People, reports on the memorial
of the Mount Sterling District, tina the
subject matter had already been reported
and acted on.
No further reports being offered, the
ORDER OF THE DAY
was taken up-it being the majority and
minority reports No. l of the Committee
on Itinerancy. The following are these
reports:
Mqjoritu.-The Committee on timer
ancy having considered the resolution
signed by J. Z. Edwards and l.. @. Gar
land, proposing a change in paragraph 2,
question ;, section 8, page go, of our book
Of Discipline, which was referred to the
committee, with instructions to inquire
into the expediency Of making the change
proposed, and to report the action of the
committee to the Conference in time to
make it the order of the day for 10 O'Clock
Friday, May -, beg leave to report the
following resolution as the result of their
deliberations, sustained by a majority of
the committee, viz:
ResoLped, That the Committee on timer
ancy deem it inexpedient TO recommend
the adoption of that portion of the reso-
luton signed by J. E. Edwards and l.. @.
Garland, which cOntemplates a change in
the time of the pastoral term.
JOHN Z. EDWARDS, Chairman.
Minority.-J. E. Edwards, A. T. Mann,
J. B. COttrell, and James Mackay, on be-
half of The Minority of the Committee on
Itinerancy, beg leave, respectfully, to diff
fer with the Majority in the report sub
mitted to the Conference on the resolu-
ton signed j. f.. Edwards and l.. G.
Garland, asking a change in paragraph 2,
3, section 5, page 90, of our Dis
cipline, and submit for the adoption of
the Conference, the following resolution,
in lieu of the resolution reported by the
majority of the Committee, viz:
RESOLVED, That the General Conference
do concur in the change proposed, in
paragraph 2. question 3, section 5, page
90 of our Discipline, as recited in the
resolution, signed by j. E. Edwards and
L. e.. Garland.
The memorial, or resolution of, Messrs. |
Edwards and Garland, on which these
reports were made, not having been
published, DIR. Edwards read g. from the
manuscript. Il was simply to strike ont
the paragraph fixing the length of the
term for which ministers, elders, super
intendents of educational establishments,
editors, ETC., etc, are TO be appointed, and
leave the same optional with the bishops
THE terms as fixed by the last General
Conference being four yesrs.) In other
words, the object Of the resolution, as ex-
plsined in the debate which followed, |
was to do away with the itinerant sys-
tenn partly or wholly, and supplant it
with the pastorate system.
Rev. Mr.. Young, of Nashville, opened
the debate, by moving that the minority
be adopted.
The chair declined to hear the motion, |
the ground that the majority report
the precedence.
DIR. Edwards moved the minority as a
for the majority report, thus
the whole subject fairly before the
house.
DR.. jeff. Hamilton asked the chair that 4
the rule Of debate should be applied Wig
orously THAT no member should speak
more than me nor longer than fifteen
minutes). The chair stated that it should
be.
DR.. Young then took the floor and pro-
with his argument in favor Of the
minority report. His arguments were
clear and forcible.
He was replied to by the Rev. Mr.. Sc