The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-14

METHODIST GENERAL CONFERENCE
Relations OF tho Bishops to the General
Confercnce-Importan Resolutions Az
fecting Their Omce-Farcweu Of the
British Fraternal Dsleg atos-The Book
Concern Ghost Appears Again, bat
Frightens No One-It Il Quietly Die
posed Or. k
After the Sabbath rest the delegates to the Gem
eral Conference promptly In their places yes
terday morning. Bishop Ames presided, and Dr.
Hubbard, of East Genessee led the devotions. The
time for holding the Episcopal memorial services
was changed from Friday next to Saturday, to ac-
commodate Bishop James, who Is i'll, but who ex-
poets to be present at that time. Memorials peti.
lions, resolutions &C., were presented by c0nfor.'
ences and individuals and were referred to appro-
pirate committees. Among these were some
rciating to the liquor traflc, to the election OF
LADY editor for the Ladies' Repository and in regard
10 a demand for compensation for churches and
parsonages destroyed during the war, to strike out
the word Catholic" from the creed and to insert
the words unity OF the Church." &C., instead.
An important and somewhat sensational series OF
resolutions prepared and signed by fftyeight men,
bers OF the General Conference and including the
names OF some OF the most prominent delegates.
such as Curry, Foss, Fowler, Matlack, Il. O. Haven
and Others were read. The resolutions relate to
the subject of the
TINERANCY OF THE GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT
They maintain that subject to the third restriction
rule, which prohibits the adjustment of the Epis.
cOpal office, the General Conference can make such
regulations may be proper for the guidance Of
the said superintendent, and declare that the lat
they not distinct order from tho Elders, and
that they should receive their support from tho
Annual conference while III active work; that tho
superintendent should be relieved of all non-epis.
copal work, and that disabled bishops should re-
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appeal and such other rights as are allowed to
other ministers.
A resolution by DR.. Jacoby, OF the German ana
Swiss Conference, asked that missionaries who
have spent ten years or more In foreign lands shan
case OF death their families shall be provided fer
also by that society. 4@
Another resolution asked for the modification Of
the discipline that women may he elected stew
ards and trustees and Sunday school superintend-
ents and become eligible as members or quarterly
conferences.
resolution by DR.. Curry was placed on It's I'm
mediate passage and adopted, calling on the Book
Committee for certain specific Information In re.
gard to the cost and the income Of the several rel
gous publications, magazines periodicals, &C., OF
Drs Wiseman, Morley Punshon and Mr. suther-
land, fraternal delegates made few parting re:
marks, praying for the continued blessing OF God
upon American Methodists, and asking for frater.
nal delegations from the Conference to visit the
Canadian and British Conferences next year, and
hoping for q closer union between the different
branches Of Methodism throughout the world.
| Bishop AMEs In the name and behalf OF the Con-
ference, responded to those kindly expressions He
said there sat before them four hundred and twenty
| odd ministers and laymen, representing seventy.
two Annual Conferences, between eight and nine
| thousand ministers and 1,5O0, 900 members, and he
could say that their hearts and hands are moulded
into One and are herewith extended to the parting
| deputatiOn.
The delegates then withdrew, receiving the
| hearty applause Of the Conference.
| The call for resolutions was resumed when one
was presented and adopted sympathizlng with
pfa seg oT lii Recovery Ahothe apSSoStag
| special committee of one from each book commit
tee district on revision Of the Hymn Book was
| adopted. resolution asking for deputation to
visit the General Conference OF the African Meth0-
dist Episcopal Church, now in session in Nashville.
and to present haternal greetings from this body,
| was referred to d committee.
| THE OLD GHOST OF THE BOOK CONCERN
| frauds and msmanagement came up again in the
| shape of the following preamble ana resolutions,
presented by DR.. Bryce, Of Upper Iowa-
Whereas, the long and bitter CONTROVERSY which ha.
s sS pa
Ss% f las aS C.
inne the OF certain persons connected there.
ins.ao tito and whereas prevails
been and smother investigation and the suys
Resolved BY representatives of the Methodist Eps
na upon and I thorough and sssrc"
investigation without fear, favor affection for and
i'S sSSs s'
to whom entrusted Tor he time being the varied inter
ets Of the Church, pledge ourselves to leave nothing
a H an 70 e OF ou a aa
| all who may be found guilty. :
ns sd we asd y S s me
% nSsa 9ag s s nd n ba So
By which We viii be governed in this matter shall be
first pure then peaceable."
/ Dr. BRYCE moved these resolutions on their pas
sage but the opposition that was manifested called
out the Doctor In defence of his paper. He insisted
that a necessity existed for the adoption of such
paper and he did not anticipate any objection to
| its passage. The Doctor did not state how he OBJ
tanned information that an attempt was being made
to smother investigation, seeing that the special
| committee to whom the matter was referred had
had but one days existence and only one meeting
for organization when it chose h. II. Bonner of st.
Louis, chairman, and A. u. Wilbur, OF Gencsee, Sec
Rotary.
expressed by the Rev. DIR. HUBBARD, of West Vir-
/ ginia who most earnestly and emphatically OPP
| posed the resolutions. 1t did not colnport with
THE DIGNITY OF THE CONFERENCE
to yield to public clamor such question this,
and TO resolve that under the pressure of public
opinion they would now, for the hrst Tune; re-
the Conference TO decide for itself, and not to he
dictated TO by outside parties Resolutions that
| Resolutions that we shall be brave will not
r}vgeut men from being towards when they go
into battle. He did not any desire on the part
! OF the Conference or OF Its committee to smother
investigation, full, free and thorough, for which he
was as much in favor az any man in the Conference;
but this paper placed the Conference In false light
| and he moved TO lay 1t on the table,
| DR.. Slicer and others sought TO have 1t with
| drawn, but the mover, Dr. Bryce, refused to with
draw H. and the Conference promptly laid 1t at rest.
A resolution on Methodist untcation was then read
and referred, after which notices Of committees con
pointed to lead the devotlons to-day. and the dox-
| ology sung and the benedictlon pronounced by
Dr. Wiseman, OF England and the Conference adj
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