Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-05-13
SOUTHERN mETH0DIsT cOEvEN.
TON.
Seventh Days neutrality-suspicious. Of
Committees, Petitions, Memorials, Etc.
Farewell Speeches Of Bishop lanes and
Or Harrls---COrdiaI Leave Taking.

/ from the Rev. Mr.. Hunter.
The minutes were read and approved
Bishop Payne took the chair.
Several arrivals of delegates Were IL
Dorted. and a number OF leaves OF absence
granted. The regular business OF me uAs
was taken up.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
7 F. Edwards, Chairman of the Com
mlttee on Itfneracy, TO whom was re.
farred the memorial on the eXpediency OF
making certain changes in paragraph
onestion 2. sec. 5. page 90 of the church
/ Discipline, reported thAt the
deem the change inexpedient, and thsre-
fore recommend that II De not adoPtet.
A minority report was presented,
signed bv Cockrell, Edwards, lam and
/ Mckay. which reported in favor or the
proposed change, and It's
adoption.
The two reports were received and lay
over until tins morning at 10 am, at
which hour the matter Will be called up,
having been made the special order OF the
day.
Periodicals. reported Report No. p unfa-
vorablv on the memorial of j. 2. Jones,
/ Of Mississippi, suggesting a system LOT
/ the more general circulation OF
literature, and do not recommend the
| sdOption of the system. Reports received
Tbe s3me Report No. 81, on the claim
of the General Conference against the
/ United States, for rents OF, and damages
done TO. the Southern Publishing House
in Nashville, during the war, recommend
hat a special committee be appointed to
take the matter in charge.
The report was adopted, and the num-
her of the committee, etc, left to be de-
termined hereafter.
The same report No. A., on the memo
rial of the Louisville Convention in re-
gard to the removal Of the Southern Pub
| fishing House from Nashville 70 LOUIS
willie. reports the memorial back TO the
/ Conference, for action on 1t by that Dody,
without recommendation
DR. Hamilton, on a motion to receive
the report, said that this matter was one
which demanded the eslmest and matur-
Is. reflection and elaboration. He con-
s~eouently moved that the matter be made
the order of the day for Tuesday next, at
! 10 O'Clock. Motion adopted.
Revisals. reported in favor OF certain
changes in the discipline. Report re-
ceived and adopted.
struction of the COlOred People stated
that their report made b day before,
was final, and that they had nothing fur
Their to report.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS EIts
From the Baltimore Conference, a me
mortal i~nstructing the Committee on
Books and Periodicals to inquire into the
advantages of establishing the southern
Publishing House in Baltimore. The me-
mortal set forth in detail the vast advan-
tages of Baltimore; spoke OF It's geo
gr8pbicsl position, etc and pointed out
wherein it was superior to every other
city in the United States. Referred 10
the special committee to which the Lou
isviIle memorial on the same subject was
referred.
The President announced that he had
inst received a letter from the venerable
Bishop Early, in which he sent greetings
to the Conference, and stated that If his
health continued to improve, and ting
weather continued good, he would be Wltp
them in a few days. =,
members of the Mount Sterling Ky Dis
trict, was referred to a special commit
tee.
An invitation was received from the
teachers and pupils of the State Female
College, inviting the Conference TO an en-
tertainment at the College on Friday(this)
evening.
A memorial presented by II. E. Brown,
/ on changing the ritual in infant baptism,
was referred to the Committee on heTls-
ais.
THE same course was taken with a reso-
luton in regard to church trials, present.
ed by the Rev. Mr.. Fisher.
Mr.. Shepherd, of the Montgomery Con-
ference, presented a memorial praying
that the discipline be so changed as to al
low the presiding Off ser Of the Annual
/ Conference. in the absence of the Bishop,
TO ordain ministers elected to the ohces
of deacon and elder. Laid upon the table.
A memorial was presented by W. Z.
Harrison, praying that the COMMITTEES on
Reyisals be instructed to inquire into the
propriety Of compelling members Of the
Quarterly Conference to attend the same,
unless hindered by unavoidable eircum-
stances. Adopted.
The Rev. M. Peterson introduced the
following resolution:
RESOLVED by this General Conference,
That. Notwithstanding Wesley's Sermons,
Clarke's Commentaries, and WatsOn's
Institutes, are amongst the books in the
course of study prescribed for those who
are to be ordained Deacons and Elders, or
are admitted into the travelling ministry
Of the NJ. E. Church, South; yet, this fact
is not to be construed into an Endorsement
by tbs body, or By our Church, of what
these authors have said in regard to the
design Of baptism.
This was a frebrand, and created no
end of discussion.
Mr.. Morand, from the North Carolina
[ Conference, claimed that this action was
contrary to the first principles of Metho-
dism, which declared that the General
Conference shall hsve nc power to change
the principles and tenets of the faith. he
claimed that the books mentioned we're
the opponents of those tenets, and that a
I rejection of them was practically an n
walton Of the accepted faith.
Mr.. Spencer moved to table the resolu-
ton.
Mr.. Peterson asked leave to withdraw
his resolution.
on request, however, Mr.. Spencer with
drew his motion to table, and the discus
sion Of the resolution continued.
Dr.. Jefferson Hamilton made q telling
speech on the subject, and IN his motion
it was unanimously referred to he Board
of Bishops.
DR.. TAYLOR introduced a resolution to
secure uniformity, fullness and accuracy
in church sta a~isties, providing for the ap-
pointment of e special commission to
draft and arrange a series of blanks forthe
use Of every district annual and quarterly
Conference.
After much wOrdy discussion the resO-
luton was referred to the COMMITTEES on
Books and Periodicals.
BY DR.. Morand, a resolution i~nstructing
the Committee on Books and Periodicals
to inquire into the expediency Of publish
INK a 0uhLNN LAE LbN-6Ma 90CRNIas
The chair announced the following
Committee on Circulating the Holy Scrip
lures: C.. j. Handkerchief, j. f. Evins,
Thos. L. Boswell, A. r. Boone, VIM. V.
Tudor, J. p. Garvin, 7. w. Moore, G. A.
Donnelly, H. Jewell
The Committee on Public Worship an
nounesd the appointments for the even
ing.
On account of the clearness of the enun-
citation OF the speaker, Mr.. Walker, a
member in the body Of the house arose
and said that the brothers word had
proven that when silence was kept by
the audience, the speaker could be heard
all over the house.
The President, in reply, appointed Mr..
Walker moderator in his "neighborhood,"
n then uttered the awful threat TO ''call
names" unless the brethren kept order.
Report No. 2, of the Committee on Re-
visals, was AIKEN up, and acted upon seri-
atm. Amendments to every section were
proposed thick and fast, and a vast amount
Of talking was done, but one after Que
they were either laid on the table or voted
down by overwhelming votes. The ma
jOrity by which the recommendations Of
the report were carried. shows the faith
that the Conference has in the wisdom
and conscientiousnes Of the committee
a fact which must be gratifying 10 every
member Of il.
The following is the report as adopted:
Your COMMITTEES have had under con-
sideration a memorial from the Virginia
Conference, upon the subject of District
Conferences, and report the following, to
be adopted as Sec. 3 of chapter 2, of the
new arrangement:
Question:. What directions are given
concerning District. Conferences7