The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-12-06
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MEMPHIS CONFERENCE.
A List Of the Appointments.

2Oth inst at . o'clock A NJ The eXer~
eises were opened with prayer By Bishop
Wightman, of Charleston, 8 c., the pre-
siding officer. Rev. w. G. johnson WAS
made Secretary, Rev. D. r Rosebrough
Assistant Secretary, and Rev. W. n.
Patterson Statistical Secretary. The first
day was mainly spent in organizing COM
mittees and in general preparation for
work
Rev. Guilford Jones was arraigned for
his peculiar views concerning the Re-
surrectiOn, as published by him in the
Western Methodist few months since
He made full retFaetion of all that he
had written on that subject, and was then
passed by the Conference.
The case of the Rev; Samuel Watson,
in regard to his spiritualistic views as
set forth In his book, entitled "The Clock
Struck One" excited great interest lie
was charged with heresy and violation of
bis ordination VOW. The specification to
the first charge stated that be had pro
mulgated the erroneous doctrine that the
Bible did not furnish sufficient avidence
of the Immortality of the soul, and that
modern spiritualism furnished reliable
proof of a future state-also, that the
| spirits of the dead could and did COM
/ municate with the living on various sub.
jects. There were other charges and
specifications, but these were the mos {
potent. Mr.. Watson came before the
committee charged with the invesLiga-
ton of the subject, aud retracted every
thing, an toto, that he had ever uttered on
the subject of spiritualism; and proposed
to withdraw, as far as possible, his book
on that subject. After due considere-
ton the case was dismissed and he vas
passed
1t Tas unanimously resolved that n
| Central Theological University be esta5-
lished at some convenient point, and that
an effort be made to raise an endowment
fund of 100000 with which to sustain it.
DR.. Green, of Nashville, was appointed
Agent for the accomplishment of that
| purpose.
Saturday a collection of Sl100 was
raised to assist in rebuilding the South>
e-n Methodist Publishing House, in
Nashville. That Right about $500 was
raised for missionary purposes
At the clOee of Conference the follow
| ing resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, /. That with great cordiality
and unanimously we express our thanks
| to the citizens of SOmerville and vicinity
far the refined Inequalities dispensed to
the members Of tn 8 body, and visitors
and that we earnestly pray Gods bles-
sings, spiritual as well as temporal, upon
our kind hosts and their families, and
upon all this community.
2. That our thanks are due and are
| hereby rendered to the officers and mem-
| bers of the Presbyterian Church for the
use of their house Of worship, also to the
civil authorities of Fayette county for the
! Court room in which We have held our
daily sessions.
3. That our thanks are rendered also
to tho officers of the Memphis and Char
lesion and the Memphis and Louisville
railroads for accommodating Us with
reduced fare in travelling on their trains
| The PuIpits of the Methodist and Pres
| byteriau churches were filed night and
| day during the entire session by distin
| guished ministers. Drs. Wiley, Green
| Wightman, Slater and others preached t.
! immense audiences The hospitality o.
| Somerville was abundant, and at Least
! 300 visitors were splendidlV entertained
Conference adjourned Monday night. L
| will meet next year In Memphis. ThC
following are the appointments for thI
ensuing year:
MEMrHIs DIsTRICr.-A. H. Thomas, P
z. Memphis:
{ First church, Z. C. Slater.
German mission, to be supplied
by +. Haid.
Central Church, S. B. Surratt.
fernando street, g. Jones.
{ Saharans street and City mission
w. d. f. HaGord.
/ Greenwood, C. Collins.
Georgia street and Nonconn2h mis-
sion, T. p Davidson.
Springdale and Mt Vernon Jas. c
Hooks.
Bethlehem, ]. g. Acton.
Collierville, I. L. Boswell, John b
Scruggs.
LaGrangs, T. P. holman, l.. /. Lasley
Macon, Thomas Joyner.
| Oakland circuit and mission, S. q
Adams
Bartlett L. D. Mullins.
State Female College, q. Collins, Pres
ident
Bellevue Female College, w. t. Plum.
mer, President
Editor Western Methodist, w.
johnson.
Editor Christian Index, Samuel Wat
SON.
SoMERvILLE DIsTRIoT-Jno. Moss, p. E
Somerville, d. r. S. Rosebroug h; G
B. Allen, supernumerary.
Bolivar, J. w Atkinson.
Middleburg Mission, ID. A. Rose
Whiteville, r. " Taylor
| Dancyville, A. K. Wilson
Stanton, w. Moore, w. 81 Baskerville
}. T. Baskerville, sup.
Bradeu, a. c. Smith n. II. Cullum
sup.
CovingtOn and Tabernacle, Geo. 3
Baskerville.
Mt Zion, w NJ. McFerrin.
Embury, J A. Fife.
JACKSON DIsTRICr-W. T. Harris, +. z
jackson;
jackson station, jas. 4. Heard.
Paine Chapel, Benz z. Blackman; I
Taylor, sup
Jackson circuit, ]. S. Renshaw.
Trenton, A. L. Pritchett.
Brownsville, S. ". Moore JAS. Perry
sup.
Denmark, G. K. Brooks.
Tabernacle, W. a. Cook
Miflin mission, to be supplied
Pinsou, K. a. Umstead
Rock Spring, r. G. Rainey.'
Purdy, j. r. Sykes.
Adamsville, 7 +. Sanders, s. g. Love
Memphis Conference Female Institut,
A. w. Jones, President.
Appointments were also made fo
Humboldt district; Dresden circuit
Paducah and Paris districts.
The Brownsville Bee says that Creole
has raised the biggest "8eat" ever hear
of on the American TeHRes
see Republican,.
The Bee is mistaken, Blansou Duucal
and his red>hot crew worked tn