Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-10-18
HcIston Conference of the NJ. E. Church.
GREENEv1LLE, oct. II, 1871.


NJ. f. Church in this town. About eighty
ministers and about twenty laymen were
present at the opening.
At . AN, Bishop Scott opened the ses-
sion 10y reading the second Psalm and the
4th chapter of I'd Corinthians as the Scrip
ture lessons, after which he announced the
2lSth hymn, and then called upon Rev. r.
w. Patty and Rev. n. T.. Cobleigh, D. d.,
to lead in prayer. These services were
very impressive.
Rev. J. J. Manker was again elected Sec
retary, with Rev. J. A Ruble, and r.. NJ
Lockwood assistants; Rev. j. S. Petty
Recording Secretary, and Rev. II, ID. Black
Statistical Secretary. -et .t
The Presiding Elders were appointed rs
a committee to nominate the various COM
mittees usually appointed. While this
committee retired to make the nomna-
tions, various reports from the Book con-
Germs were presented, all of interest to the
Conference. .t
Rev. James Mitchell. of the Virginia
Conference was introduced, also Rev.
VIM Millbern, of the same Conference.
Rev. Geo. Caldwell, of the Presbyterian
Church, was also introduced to the Con-
ference.
At this point in the proceedings the
committee having finished the work as
! signed, came in and made the nominations
of committees.
Bishop Scott then announced that rs
the Conference was now fully organized
aud ready for business, he would make ~
few remarks. All present listened with
! marked and almost breathless attention.
Although the weight of serenity gears is
upon the Bishop yet he seems quite active,
and speaks with great ease aud fluency.
He alluded in a touching and impressive
manner to the loss of the Church in the
three Bishops that have fallen in about
year. He also spoke of the delicate yet
interesting and elevatng work of the min
istry.
AS this is the first time that laymen have
met i'll the sessions of this Conference,
those present We're called forward and in
troduced.
Many items of minor importance were
presented for the consideration of the Con-
ference.
regard to the standard that should be
maintained in regard to the attainments of
young ministers in the studies prescribed,
and particularly upon the prompt attend
ance Oh the day appointed for examina-
ton. 1t was finally decided by a resolu-
ton, that those who are not prompt in at
tendance shall be continued without adj
vancement until the next year. After va
rious announcements concerning the meet
ings of committees, the Conference adj
jeurned to meet at Q A. NJ. tomorrow.
r. ID.
SECOND DAY.
GREENEvIILE, Tenn, Oct. II, 1871.
At 8 o'clock a. NJ. Bishop Scott took the
chair and called upon Rev. +. NJ. Tanning
to conduct the opening services. This SER
vice being over, the roll was called, to
which almost the entire membership of
the Conference responded. The Confer
ence then proceeded with its usual busi-
ness. Many items of considerable impOr-
tance were attended to; but, as new and
novel item of business was expected, there
seemed to be some hestancy. However,
a motion was made to fix upon the place of
holding the next session of the Conference.
Cleveland was nominated and unanimous
ly adopted.
In view of the election of delegates from
the Conference to the General Conference,
to be held next May, in New York, it was
decided by motion to fix upon 10 A. NJ. to-
morrow as the hour for election.
This election is of very great interest
generally in a Methodist Conference, as
all cannot be elected who might be per-
fectly fitted for the honor. And then there
are many interests OF various kinds to be
hooked after that seem to influence men in
selecting those standard bearers. .r.
Rev. S. V. McCorkle, of the Prcsbyte-
rian church, was introduced TO the Con-
ference. Hon. n. @. Taylor was also In
trOduced.
At about this iunct0fcin the proceed
iHgs. there was "a sort of uneasiness
amongst the c!er1y, md looking toward
the door, we soon n-discoYered-that the new
ami novel item Of Iu-iuc-- was now. 20 he
presented ~ Was tine rs
MARRIAGE
OF judge n. A. Patterson, Of Athens Ten
uCssec, to Miss Sua itrct IS, of Jouog7ord
Tennessee r~
The wedding party, consisting OF nuns
her OF attendants entered the church, loi-
lowed by the Happy pair Right ministers
who had been selected To stand up with
The Bishop took their places andtAc Bi.h-
op proecedcd ma verN lHplea~lNr AlthHci
to perform the ceremony. ......
The house had-hecp fllctl 10 is utmost
capacity, butwe think an who Witnessed
the -cene are satisfied tLat with NIC very
well arranged proceedings, AS shown in the
number NJ attendant, and iu the irlUres-
-iyc ceremony tllis item OF bus ness WAS
well disposed Of
After the parties had retired, the usual
business was taken up.
One Of the most important items VAS the
admission to full membership of the class
of young men who had by two years of
study and probation, proved themselves
worthy of the high honor, But the adj
dress of Bishop Scott, as delivered to this
class, VIII remain in the memory Ofallwho
heard II Tor many years. lt was ~ very
close in the presentation of the duties of
the ministry and so thrillingly were
some of the points put, that like an cleo
tric spark il was felt in all parts of
the audience, thrilling the hearts