The New York herald., 1872-05-24
METHODIST GENERAL CONFERENCE,


Fixed for To-day, mt Half-past Ten A.
N.-The Academy OF Music Sacred
Enough Thcrefor-The Next General
Conference To BE Held in st. Louis in
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Business.
Dr. HoDGsoN led the devOtions of the Conference
yesterday and after the journal had been read and
approved petitions, resolutions, memorials, &C.,
were handed in by the delegates. The most mpor-
tant OF these related to union of all Methodist
bodies in the United States; asking for modifca-
ton Of presiding elders districts; against multiply
ing the higher educational institutions of the
Church, against changing Annual Conference boun-
darcs and asking for the appointment Of laymen
as book agents.
The Committee on Revisals reported plan on
the matter of lay delegation, providing that the lay
and clerical delegates deliberate together and vote
as one body; but they shall vote separately on all
questions requiring changes OF the Discipline when
such separate vote Is called for. resolution was
presented by Judge Goodrich and others looking
to the diminutlon of the number OF General Con-
ference delegates.
The Conference then took up the order OF the day
to fix the place for holding
THE Next GENERAL CONFERENCE,
which brought the venerable DR.. sllcer to his feet
In advocacy Of Baltimore, where the delegates
could get plenty Of good strawberries and soft
crabs, and good accommodation, and the Baltimore
Annual Conference had moreover, unanimously
asked for it, and the Monumental City has not had
a General Conference for thirty-six years DR..
Eddy seconded this nomination Dr. Cooper urged
the eligibility OF Philadelphia for holding the Gen
eral Conference. All the good reasons that had
been given in favor OF Baltimore applied to Phila-
delphia without the disadvantage Of the bad ones.
The National Centennial celebration win take place
there and the preachers of course would like to be
present on that occasion.
Dr.. SLICER made point that the Conference will
have adjourned long before the Centennial Rev.
NJ. Thomas seconded the proposition for Phiadel-
phla.
Mr.. CnALFAST presented an invitation from Gin
cinnati, Covington and Newport, Ky. lie argued
against Philadelphia, because the General Confer
ence sat there in 1864, and in favor Of
eral Conference for forty years lie could
promise them the finest audience room on the
Continent and other excellent accommodations.
DR.. Rust seconded Cincinnati because 1t was near
Kentucky, which state. to his knowledge for at
least six thousand years has not had General Con-
ference langhterl, and no minister from that Con.
ference holds an official position IN the church: also
because they can give the delegates good
BLUE GRASS BEEFsTEAK
that will stick to the ribs and not all the trash that
| his Brother Slicer had talked about laughter) and
| they can count Methodist churches by the score.
| Dr. TRIaBLE recommended Columbus, Ohio, be-
\ cause IL was convenient and central They could
have the use OF the City Hafl-a place as large as
/ the Brooklyn Academy-for their sessions and the
/ State House for their committee meetings. ana 1t
would be saving Of $1,000 to $4,000 expense to
/ the General Conference, while they could have all
the advantages that have been offered by the other
places named.
city, which has population OF 00o being 100 900
i more than either Baltimore or Cincinnati, and If
New York and Brooklyn be counted as one city, as
they ought to be, then stood third in the list of
large cities in the Union. The nation will be 100
years old in 1875, and st. Louis has never had
/ General Conference He believed it would do the
| Conference good 10 go beyond the mountains and
take look AZ the great West. They have a valley be-
centre OF travel of the country II has three English
| and three German Methodist churches; the coored
! people have several, and there Is one in East st.
and others to have grown greater. They have but
begun to grow. They have had to
FIGHT THE DEVIL AND SLAVERY
in that section, so that when the war closed seven
years age they had but 1000 Methodsts whereas
now they have 10000. And with the presence of
live Bishop out there, who Will inspire aud encour.
age them, they will grow faster and greater than
They have thirtyive miles of street railroad
in 81. Louis, and there is no lack of other accommo
dation.
These several placss having been voted upon, the
Conference decided by large majority to hold the
next quadrennial session In ST. Louis.
The Committee on the ordination of the newly
elected Bishops reported In favor of having that
service In the Academy at halfpast ten A. NJ. on
Saturday.
Mr.. BUCKLEY and some others opposed the place
because its associations were not sufficiently sane
tilted. Plymouth church, he believed, could be OBJ
tained and he preferred to have this service per-
formed in a church rather than In an opera house.
The trustees OF Simpson Methodist Episcopal
church offered their building for this service for
which they received the thanks OF the Conference.
THE ACADEMY SACRED ENOUGH FOR oRDIN ALTON
SERVICES.
Mr.. STEVENSON OF Kentucky, deemed the busl.
ness that the Conference had done In the Academy
was Just as sacred as the ordination Of bishops and
ne proposed TO stay there. Should they 90 out half
ol those VINO daily attend, together with large
nuinper VINO VIII yet come, VIII be crowded out.
Dr CuRRY moved TO strike out Academy and in
sert simpson church In the committees report.
On motion of DR.. ESsLEE this amendment was
laid on the table. 80
DR.. WEAKLEY wanted the hour changed TO half
past two 7. M. Mr.. Hill wanted II Sabbath, at
nall.past TWO 7. NJ which motions were voted
down. Dr. Ives wanted Friday, at half.past ten
a. NJ, instead OF Saturday at tho same hour; and
after prolonged discussion on this change il was
adopted by vote OF l54 TO 149.
The report No 2 Of the Committee on the State OF
the Church, relating TO class meetings which was