The sun., 1872-05-30
THE METHODIST CONGRESS.
THE MOST INTERESTING OF THE
GREIT BODY'S SESSIONS.

Races, Atteud Iheutfcs. kcHd w Orid-
~ Bookst-A subject Discussed, but Not
settled In a single Day.
Bishop Potter of New York presided yes
tcrday. Dr. Trimble presented the following
report from the Committee on Episcopacy:
REVIEWING THE ACTION or THE BISHOPS.
The comm,Gc on EpiseopeSy respec,,uly report
he concern which subject was referred to them
has been carefully considered, aud the Bishops have
our c.mmt5c , are profoandly impTesscd WITH ths
impressed vim he anxiety Of bot6 parties 10 do that
They also cuhmit the following
Frs That the bishops correctly dcnno their relations
sc,oad Iiai 4 wa only uglt that tley should be
prior TO their connection VIII TIC case.
larl, lh,t only 9ileia conduct was subject TO IN.
srh hnt thlt immortality may be shoNn to prove dis.
Fourth We sustain the opinion that third parties
. .i not have been allowed to prefer charges OF
Eiitn-lt is clear to that the Book Committee and
Co@farcnce, and 6at It must therefore he avery faft
Gr1eral o"nfsrcpec should be- e0nsered by ty tp tpi
bqal cas- r. which th.re would clelrly be no such
That language used by the bishops in these points Ia
aSpreheaed, but coupled with th5r personal cxblana.
s""iuion. and therefore 10 Je appfov,d '"' 'OO''
u of the bishops the Conferences for the past four
y"r., 9ud approved the same. They therefore recon-
E'SoccL That the adninistrstion Of the bishops be
arpsoycd, aud their characters pass.
THE METHODIST SKELETON AGAIN.
Dr. sliccr moved 70 divide the report, so that
the Conference act separately on the resolution
proving the administration of the bishops In
Dr Wiley held that the preamble relative TO
the Book Concern was INCOMPLETE, as IL gave
The Conference no Information ON which to act.
Dr WcaIlty moved that the whole paper be
The motion to divide the report prevailed
a raeD1ufi mud fIp pf be ~ Al
proving the administration Of the bishops in the
Cinfcrrn e. were then adopted
The rest was tabled, without AN order to print.
DEsU1ToRY BUSINESS.
Dr Hitchcock, from the Committee on Scam
diuaN a. work presented report instructing
the pduliraton Of u Danish paper, ~ also Of
N.rNeginn books and tracts Adopted.
Bishop james reported that the Minard Home,
rrst1wn, y. j., Is ready to receive the daugh-
tars ~ foreign missionaries, and the female
puHns ui the ministry.
TIE COVETED EDrroRsHIP or TIE REPOSITORY.
The third ballot for the edi'orshp OF the Lu-
die Repository resulted as follows;
wloc number OF votes John '. Marley ....... 10
e.ss1ry to choice. 80 Is. ,, ora'y...........
J-nca A. 'c'aury, -, lM g,,, ,.,,o-
Whole number of votes i MS,sorth. ........... isl
.'S.,,y ~ e e choice i2i ili b F. tTay.'..
Marley, and the nth ballotwas taken, as follows;
Whole number oi votes J. 4. NcCali.y ....,..... -
EeIess.ry to a choice ise
THE REVEREND cLERGY's FUN.
curious circumstance connected with this
had a ballot on Ills head when he en-.
tered the hall His attention was called to the
flct and the ballot was taken Oh and counted.
IL decided the vote against McCaulay. point
oi order was raised as 10 whether brother W ar
luz had not been carrying the ballot around for
t'me time which was probable from the CON
dtlOn OF his hair.
Whole number Of vote. s5sTn "a5lS! ha. Wentworth OF
No ei5se i58 JR Nccauey IS IS
Dr. Wentworth was therefore elected.
Tue EDIToRsHIP or TuE LONDON TIMES OF
METHOD sM.
For the cdi,orship the Christian idrocdte of
Curry u New York, Charles ii Fuwlcr oi Iock
RIVER, Jonathan I. Crane 81 Newark, John Milcy
ot New York, u A. Whedon Of Providence, and
Col. Thompson Of Indiana called for separate
oliver Hoyt Of New York seconded the mo-
ton lCr!cs from the Clergy Of No. no"'l
Summelned Baldwin OF Baltimore moved that
IN roll of aymcn be called.
brother Allyn Of southern Illinois wanted the
que'iIn settled whether one-thlrd of the lay
b der wa, required to sustain call, or only one
thlrl " the laymen present
DR.. Niley hoped that no clcrgymen would have
awuri 10 say on the question.
lty delegate said that the Chair had before
de- del tha' one third Of the delegates present
tlulu sG-. ala the cali.
bishop simpson said there had been no ruling
b ,Iat point It III.
On The rIll being called Col Thompson's mo-
II n was not sustained, there being - ahirma-
tive votes to ~ ~ gative.
Dr. Mncy Nithur.w " his name.
TiiG FIRST BALLOT.
The arst ballot resulted:
v.s.@~ s.- -.- ~ votes Cr-s.u. Fo-:lcr. ~.
c.,l =. Il, sS ~; G. George ........... q
b&iclyy y yto'l,.i I? g. l. K VIZ Wilton Il Il
whole number of votes DIulci Cgrry.............Sl Sl
.cst.. ........i.....3' th-s. II. Fowl r........i2
DAME, Curry was therefore reGl c:ed.
TIRE WESTERN EXPONENT OF METHopIsM.
The followin, named clergymen were nom
mated for the editOrship Of the Western Chris
$. hawlins, Indiana John w. Locke, southeast
Indiana; Alexander Martin, West =, Virginia :;
~, Iowa. aud ", McK. Hester Indiana. War
lns declined.
waoe number of votes, Martin .............iloo
i1FS TO eloeeis is Il II Ucko asstcr...
sEcoSD nALloi,
W:r number of yo'er,,s ,lqy'..",...,..fs,e fe s,9
Necessary to choice. .lsS
f. :, Hoyt was declared elected.
For the editorship Of the Aouhusstern Chris
tam AdrOCdte Arthur Edwards Of Detroit was
nominated by Or. W. II. Hunter on beha of the
& and M p1frSngs lsos she S0b ~ ne an
SIN delegation. At a caucus on the previous
evening Dr. Steele had moved to make DR.. Ed
wards's nomination unanimous. The, wiscon-
sented in the caucus, and determined to run
Dr. Steele.
The first ballot resulted in the election of Dr.
Edwards, who received 2S0 out Of 3js votes cast
IN he course of the balloting Bishop Foster
sad that II was out Of order and highly in
decgrQus for the telers 10 announce the result
Of the count except through the Chair.
Brother Smart OF Detroit said, In his mock
serious way, " Yea, sir, have transgTr sscd, and
ask pardon. won't do SO any more" Laugh
ter
Dr. Mckay Of the Irish Wesleyan Church
ladc farewell to the Conference.
SINFUL ADJUSTMENTS.
Dr. Curry presented n report from the Com
mit'ee on the state Of the Church, relative to
sinful amusements. The committee of the
opinion, both from memorials and IeuroSenta-
tons 10y pastors and members Of the Church,
aud from their own observation, that there h.
Ju I cause for alarm and necessity f0rjunrrai
Conference action, in order to arrest, if pos
shlc, practices which portend So much evil to
the Church and the world. The general rules Of
the Church prohibit conversations not In the
name Of the Lord jesus, and the singing Of
sn|st and reading uf books that do not tend to
thv glory Of God. The committee therefore re-
g W.aud that the Rule Of the Discipline on
lWuul"ut Conduct he so amended as to in
clu fee tu" huNiny, selling, or using Of ntuXl-
'NlNt h,ulpi, rs beverage ; dancing, playln-
si'1' .l ,hIuro, attending The tatrcs, horse
-. I.-..., az dancing schools, or takiu-
"i ' ."'. tnu-emcuts OF an immoral ten