Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-24
TENNESSEE ANNUAL CONFERENCES.
Reports Of Committees.
seventh Bays Proceedings.

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supreme importance of the Bible Cause,
and hence, we offer no elaborate argumen-
tatiye support of this hallowed enterprise.
1. The Bible, and the Bible alone, is able
to make us raise unto salvation, through
faith in Jesus Christ.
2. Within the territory of the Tennessee
Conference there are hundreds and thou
sands of families in which there is no copy
of the holy Scriptures.
8. The American Bible Society has the
means and facilities, and is now at work
through her agents and auxiliaries to sup
ply these destitute families with the pre-
cious Word of Life.
In view of these considerations, we sub
init the following resolutions, which we
hope the Conference will adopt with a good
will, heartily:
1. That we have implicit confidence in
the integrity and fidelity of the American
Bible Society, and that we cheerfully CON-
mend lis noble mission to the cordial sup
port of all our preachers and people.
2. That as ministers and laymen we will
gladly receive the agents of the American
Bible Society, and earnestly cooperate
with them in the good work OF dissemina-
ting the Word of God.
Resolved, That we rejoice in the success
and usefulness of our beloved brother Rev.
S. P. Written as agent of the American
Bible Society, and that we respectfully re-
quest our present presiding Bishop to reap
point him to this work.
The report was adopted.
The committee on Sunday Schools pre-
scented a lengthy report with regard to the
Sunday schools throughout the Conference,
This report shows that there are 351 Sun
day schools under the supervision Of the
Tennessee Conference, with scholarship
of 1855, ard 2,007 teachers.
The report shows further, an alarming
decrease in the number of schools and
their attendants, aud also in the number OF
copies of Sunday school publications
throughout the State, which called forth a
lively discussion on the part of the MEM
bers as to the correctness of the report.
1t was finally shown that the reports
made ont by the various Sunday-schools
were not made with sufficient carefulness,
and that the true state of affairs in the Sun
day-school was much more encouraging
than was shown by the report of the COM
mittee,
The report was adopted.
THE CENTRAL UNIVERSITY az
being the next subject for consideration,
Ed, Green made an hours speech, giving
at length bis views as to how the proposed
school should be organized and whas its
principal features should be. He hoped
the day is coming when the Methodist
Church will have its law schools, medical
schools, and every other kind Of schools,
He considered himself as being vry cstho.
lie and liberal in spirit, yet he was satisfied
that the proper way to conduct the affairs
of this life, was to manage them after a
Methodist fashion.
DR.. McFerrin was of the opinion that the
report of the committee on this subject
sbouli be altered somewhat, and he pro-
posed various and sundry amendments
thereto He did not believe in theological
schools for Methodists, holding that the
teachings obtained at schools of that
character were calculated to interfere seri-
ously with preachers individuality, as be
would be apt to model bis style after thai
of his professor.
Mr.. Doris moved that Drs. Green, Nc
Ferrin and Kelley be appointed commit
tee of three to harmonic the charter of The
Central University with the views Of the
Bishops and Conference.
The motion was not agreed to.
DR.. Green moved that the amendment:
suggested by DIR. McFerrin be adopted.
The motion was agrees to.
On motion the Bishop was authorized to
empower an agent to travel throughout the
State of Tennessee in theiinterest Of the
aoutral university
Ca motion of Elder Hughes, the present
board of trustees for that institution were
continued in office.
BOARD OF MISSIONS.
The following communication from tbF
board of missions was presented by Mr..
Mooney:
We, the members of the Board of Mis-
sions of the Tennessee Annual Conference
DO hereby respectfully request the confer
ence to require all her presiding elders a;
their earliest convenience to furnish on
Secretary, Wellborn Mooney, an accurate
report of the sums assessed for missionar!
purposes to the several pastoral charges il
their districts.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON BOOKS AMI
PERIODICALS.
The chairman of the committee on book
aud periodicals presented report of thu
| number of newspapers and other period
Gals in circulation in the Conference, to
| gether with the amount of money paid on
last year for books, although, owing To the
fact of data furnished them being of sucl
an unsatisfactory nature, the report was moi
considered as entirely accurate.
Mr.. Summers, editor of the ChristiGl
Advocate, gave an interesting description
of the work now being done by the Nash
vile Publishing House, saying that the at
fairs of that popular institution were in
very prosperous condition, notwithstaud
ing the severe losses sustained by the fire
and that the prospect of the future wa
most encouraging.
DR.. Summers was followed by DR.. Re-
ford, who entered into more detailed re
port OF the work now under way at th
Publishing House, and what it is proposes
TO do, Abiding to the report of the com
mittee on Sunday schools, he was perfect
satisfied of its incorrectness, especially il
so far as it related to to Sunday-school lit
erature.
At the close of DR.. Redford's remarks
the convention took recess until thre
o'clock.
Afternoon Session.
Conference met at three p. NJ.
A BAPTIST CHANGES HIS BASE.
An application for the admission OF Josla
Stevens to Elders orders in the Methods
Church was granted. Mr.. Stevens is
young man of about 81 years of age, VIII
has, until lately, been a preacher in tn
Separate Baptist Church.
EFFECTS OF THE CHANGE OF WEATHER.
Elder Potts said that the sudden chang
in the weather had had the effect OF maklEl
some of the members feel less active thai
when Conference first met, and he woul'
ask that U. Il, Anthony be placed in the
supernumerary relation. This application
being granted, the following named asked u
be placed on 4 l.l
THE SUPERINTENDENT LIST
John Rains, j. III. Locke, w. ). Joh n
son, W. Il. Riggen, j. K. Mcclure, A. M
Ezell.
ADMISSION AS TRAVELLING PREACHER
Rev. s. NJ. Merrill, of Ohio, was admltte'
to full membership in Conference, as
travelling preacher.
REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Tie report of the Finance Commute
was then taken up, the Chairman statln
that a larger sum had been collected All
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