Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-13
TENNESSEE CONFERENCE.
Religions Jubilee at GalIatin Sunday.

Religions Jubilee at 6allatin Sunday.
Able sermOns-Oraination
days PrOeeedings-TmPOrt Re-
pOrts-The Proposed change I'm the
temperance Rule Rejected
| Specially Reported for the Union and American.
| GALLATIN, TENN, Oct. u, 1S74.-Yes-
| ter Sunday was a grand occasion in the
| annals Of Summers capital. The sun arose
| in splendOr and the sky above us was
clear, bright and beautiful, and holy
calm pervaded all the surroundings. At an
early hour the crowds silently poured into
| the quiet town-the magnificent carriage
| of the wealthy, the less pretending ba-
rouche of the man in easy circumstances,
the plain buggy of the less weather. class
and the covered carryall of the man with
large family, besides many of the younger
men who rode the blooded horses, all came
| quietly in, and soon the town was filled
with humanity eager TO hear the gospel to
be preached by the able men designated To
fill the various pulpits. The exercises of
the holy day were inaugurated by the time
hOnOred, soul-refreshing Conference Love
Feast, which was held at the Presbyterian
| Church, and was conducted by the Rev.
James r. Plummer. II was joyous occa-
sion. The brief experiences and hopes of
the well-worn itinerant, who though hard
worked and poorly paid, wer happy in their
sphere, caused many heart to beat with
earnest sympathy, and hundreds of eyes to
weep great tears Of joy at the prospect in
| duleed in by these warriors of the cross.
| The season was a gracious one, and amid
shouts of joy, interspersed with hallowed
songs of praise, the exercises continued I'M
til the hour designated for preaching had
arrived. At 10k O'Clock, Bishop Marion
took his place IN the pulpit of the Presby-
ierian Church, and preached a most able
and powerful sermon to an audience that
occupied every available inch of the floors
and windows, while hundreds turned away
unable 10 get standing room within sound
Of the preachsrs voice. The sermon was
one of the Bishops best efforts-in fact
many good judges pronounced it by far the
most excellent of the many fine ones which
they had heard from him. Other pulpits
were occupied by able men, who preached
to crowded houses, but the great center of
attraction was the Bishop.
After the preaching the Bishop ordained
the following:
TRAVELLING DEACoNs.
Henry S. Kennedy, John L. Kellum,
LOCAL DRACoNs.
John 7. Atwell, John B. Ellis, James II.
Rice, G. B. Flowers, j. Z. Harrison, John
r. ParOtte, VIM. G. McMillOn, Warren n. |
Durham, John c. Sloan.
At 3 O'Clock in the afternoon another
crowded house waited on the ministry of |
Rev. r. A. Young, d. D., of Nashville, |
who was in one of his happiest moods, |
and delivered a powerful sermon on the |
keeping of vows. After the sermon Bishop /
Marvin ordained the following:
TRAVELLING ELDERS.
John. A. McFerrin, John D. Blanton,
Payton A. Sowell, D. G. Halliburton, ].
r. Reagan, Jos. b. Erwin, John w. Rock
er, James G. Hinson.
LOCAL ELDER.
William T. Gill.
At night Rev. John W. Hammer, D. D.,
preached most powerful sermon to anoth-
er crowded house.
Yesterdays Session.
The Conference met this morning in the
Baptist Church, Bishop Marvin presiding.
Religious exercises were conducted by
Garrett w. Martin.
The minutes of Saturday and SUNDAYS
sessions were read and approved.
|
ponding Secretary of Sunday schools in the
Tennessee Annual Conference.
REHABILITATION OF SUNDAY SCHOOL
REPORT.
Number Of Sunday schools, 367. De
creased, II.
Number of officers and teachers, 2,475.
Increased, 122.
Number of scholars, 1855. Decreased,
$50.
Number of volumes in library, 3O,521.
Increased, 1879.
Amount of moneys expended, $6,5S2. p.
Increased, 1,1ST14.
Elm street Sunday school is the largest
one in the Tennessee Conference, and is in !
reports, the banner Sunday school of the
Conference.
VIM. NJ. Mccarthy, the chairman of
the Sunday School Committee, presented
an elaborate report of the condition of
all the schools in the Conference, |
showing the increase and decrease in
all the departments of the schools and |
made most excellent and sensible speech
in favor of the interests of the Sunday
school cause.
CHURCH PROPERTY.
The following resolutions, offered by the
Committee on Church Property, were |
adopted, after the Conference
had been favored with a capital speech in
favor of parsonages, by Mr.. w. A. Benson,
Of Tulip Street Church, Edgefeld:
While il is gratifying to your committee
10 note the fact that there has been an in
crease beth in churches and valuation of
church property, yet We are to lament that
there has not been that increase in parson-
ages, or homes for our preachers and their
families to live in, either in the Circuits
or Stations as should have been; and
Whereas, we believe that the time has
come when we must wake up TO this i'm
DOrtant fact; and,
Whereas, We believe that our Glorious
ltinerant System is being effected and will !
still continue to be effected in the future
for the want of homes for our itinerant
preachers, unless we are awakened to a s
sense Of duty on this very important sub
ect.
Therefore, TO strengthen and perpetuate
his glorious plan which we believe comes
nearer fulfilling the command of our Great
Master, ego ye into all the world and preach
my GOSPEL to ever creature"
Be it resolved by the Tennessee Con-
ference now assembled, that we especi- |
Oily as laymen, will exert ourselves
10 have erected a parsonage in every station {
Or circuit within the bounds of our Con- E
ference whenever it is practical. !
w. A. BENSON, Chairman. .
JOHN A. SMITH, Sec'y. of Board Com c
mittee on Church Property. I
TEMPERANCE.i
The following document relating to the $
temperance question was presented TO the
Conference: a
To the Bishop and members of the Ten Z
lessee Conference OF the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, SoUth-Rev. and Dear 7
Brethren: The General Conference, al its I
session in Louisville, KY, May q, 1874, L
adopted, by vote Of 1S5 to IS, the minor
ty report No. l, of the Committee on Tenn I
,erance, which is as follows:
''Strike out of the general rules the fol-
owing clause, Discipline, page q, which
5 as follows: =
Drunkenness, or drinking spirituous
liquors, unless in cases of necessity a
'Then substitute the following: I
"'Making, buying, selling, or using, as I
beverage, intoxicatiOng Liquors." 2