Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-05-15
GENERAL CONFERENCE.
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MEMPHIS, May 14.-In the Methods
General Conference Bishop Wightma
| presided.
Orphan Home in Each Conference
A very large number of reports of Com
mittees, petitions and resolutions were re
ceived and adopted, mainly relating {,
| slight notifications and changes in dis
cipline; also one providing for an Orpha,
! Home in each Conference, in charge of
Board of Trustees.
The CoIored Brethren.
Memorials from the colored members O
the Georgia and Tennessee Conferences
expressing their devotion to the Church
South, and hoping fora continuation of the
same friendly relations heretofore existing
were received.
The Publishing EFouse-A shabby
Flank Hove OF the Louisville In.
terest.
The Committee on the removal of the
Book Concern TO Louisville, reported in
favor of two houses, one located in
Baltimore and the other in ST. Louis. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Books and
Periodicals.
Esrazil-NO More New business.
Also a memorial, establishing a mission
in the Empire of Brazil.
To day being the last day under the rule
adopted on which petitions, memorials and
resolutions were to be received for refer
ence, an immense number are being pre-
sented.
RESOLUTIONS in Response TO Northern
Appeal for UniOn-ActfOn of the
southern Bishops EndOrsed-An
Insult Rebuked
The committee to whom were referred
the papers relating to the proposals of
union by the Methodist Episcopal Church
reported and the following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved, l. That gratefully recogniz.
ing that Providence which has hereto
fore guided MS, multiplied us and strength
ened ourpowers and preserved our integrity
as church of Jesus Christ. under irving
conditions, both in 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 Metho-
dism IN this country and Europe.
Resolved, 2, That the action of our bish-
ops In their last annual meeting at St.
Louis IL response TO the message from the
bishops Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
has the full endorsement of this General
Conference, and accurately defines our DO
sllon in reference to any overtures which
may proceed from that church having in
them an official and proper recognition of
this body.
Resolved 3. That the distinguished COM
mission now present of the General
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, which met at Chicago. Nav, 1865.
and appointed it for the specific pur-
pose expressed in the following resolution,
to- wit: Resolved, that the commission
ordered by the General Conference to
confer with a like commission from the
African NJ. E. Church to arrange for a
union of that body with our own, be also
empowered to treat with similar commits
sions from any other Methodist Church
that may desire a like union, cannot, in
our Judgment, without great violence in
constituting the language of said resolution,
be regarded as having been constituted by
that General Conference commission to
make proposals of union to the General
conference of the NJ. E. Church South.
Resolved 4. Moreover that if this distin-
guished commission were full clothed with
to treat with us for union, it is
the judgment of this Conference that the
true interests Ct the Church of Christ re-
qulre and demand the maintenance of our
and distinct organizations.
Resolved ;. That we tender to the Rev.
Bishop Z. S. james and Rev. w. L, Harris,
members Of the commission, now present
with rs, our high regards as brethren be-
loved In the Lord, and express our sincere
desire that the day may soon come when
proper christian sentiments and fraternal
relations between the two great branches
of Northern and Southern Methodists shall
be permanently established
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted
a large amount of unimportant business
was transacted. when the Conference adj
ioUTned