The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-05-19

sinp-to s,ng lustiy-to sing the roo' ,. ut ;,
9 s conId. He was opposed to the int!o,
dncton of this artistic singing in the sers'c 9,
of the church. He had known the eneI e. ~
many ! nowerful sermon ruined by II. frc'
nu,ntly' when 8 bishop |, visiting q CONF
cation tho choir want to bring ots soln lI,
thing sxtra for the occasion, and ne feie We,
,.snrpd that some OF them, at least, iooheu
mon It with loathing and dis gust. tin,
Dr. Green said: am kind OF s'nE.u3
man mrselc-hsYe sung whole camP.'h &C.
inc, throughput We have TO manas,. n nc,
thing the best way We can. we NJ ,,a "a a.
complish much by legislsting or ny , Lru il
torai address. have found that CT ST. von
made up OF different characteIs."h 49, rot
find one man that is happy "nH.i ,, na !:
something to do with the money ,ri
he secs I'm. the preacher gels his pay: n inu
don,t believe that anybody,'s gov ie,'7 ihat
t uun ,,on,t nav Next you have man ,I .na,
n n tor nIayrr-meeling; he pra!s 31 ,be
49, p.vor himself. and he gets bappy; "Nu n,;nu
p a!t;. ui !. always better for his ne' i,s
ulcss'n inothcr says, clnss-meelln > y!
all nean d no wants to tell H. An
eace, moes for tho preacher "hen ne
otheI 37ntcs him to his house, ana tIcIts
CoI.ie t'ind and gets him to tell stories .pa
| "!tn a,otber doesn't care much ZOE .ue
u'an li;,es or for ANYTHING else but the pre'Gn,
! niec'' hs oIeays thinks the last sermon '1e
..' Another doesn't have anything 10 uo
o N;,h two nraver.meetngs doesn't care mucn
.hort The sermon; he doesn't sing, ahu nc
Jnn,t know what to 90 Win MIN w. III
i.oons the candles snuflcd; puts Hate, On .uc
nnlnit, and keeps out the dogs, nIiu n,a INNS
Tho boys behave, and says "ileh s1u .I Inv
'na and Won ever see better order than
uu,', And another comes up to you ana
.iia.' o,, for the hymns. lie says they amt
.,,',ob an siuciu', but he's gotta few OF 'en TO-
i'.,,or md tryiu' 10 Learn 'cm how. NOW, my
s,'.' = In cultivate 'em all, each in his own
r l,.a,, and work him where can, 90 as not TO
w. ore opposcd to another. 1rcc0llect an old
Iarlv named Abram. He used to raise the
:. hines" They got choir in his church,
o,L ono Gay he came over to me and said be
Wished I would 20 down there, that they
hid all got into confusion; the nig@ers had
brought them books with long ends in thar,
and were tryin' TO sing two or three tunes TO
the same words at the same timc-thcy were
singing bass, you know. The fact is, they
had supplanted Abram. l have had great
deal OF trouble about singing. l have given
out the hymn. and SHOCKS over there started
tune too short for it, and then he tries it
again and gets it too long, and after two or
three times his son Job hallo0s out, "Stop,
dad. l think Pve got it." There
amt many of them that can start 4
tune right-they either get so low IS
10 drown or so high that they can't get
over Now, there's two ways TO remedy
ths--irst, by dispensing with the hymn
books altogether. and give out the hymn line
upon line, or give thcm all hylnn-books and
give out the hymn-not the number OF the
hymn and the page too, because they'll get
confused, but give out one or tother. Tell
them they've all got to sing. Go to the leader
snd tell him: Brother, start plain tune
that the old folks all know. Let the yoIun-
tarv be a new tune, if you choose, because
if you don't sing new tunes sometimes they'll
never learn 'em. Let the preacher take
charge Of it kindly and not cautiously. They
won't read the pastoral address. The pastors
should manage it themselves.
II, J. Adams offered as substitute the
following:
That the bishops be requested to urge
upon our people to encourage congrega-
tional singing; and to enjoin upon our
preachers in Charge TO use their Influence to
1iscountenance the use Of all music that has
a tendency to prevent congregational sing
ing.
a motion by W. G. Veal to lay the whole
subject on the table was lost.
The motion was put on the substitute, and
the Chair pronounced it carried. A division
vas called for, and the substitute was lost
by vote Of 81 to 102.
10. 4. Clark offered the following reso-
lutions, which, on motion Of III. S. An
drews, were laid on the table.
ResoIred, 1, That our preachers every
where be required to recommend and en-.
force congregational singing.
Resolred, ,, That the preachers in charge
have the control of the choirS and singing.
Darcy Paul moved to amend by adding
the words "when instruments are used the
use of prsludes and interludes be avoided"
On motion Of 5. Bobo, tho amendment
was laid on the table.
Il. III. Meriwether moved that the ques-
ton be now taken. The call was sustained.
The main question was then put, and the
resolution was adopted.
FRIDAY, May ID.
REPORT OF tbs COMMITTEE ON BOUNDARIES.
First-That the memorial of the West
Virginia Conference be granted, and the line
between the West Virginia and Baltimore
Conferences be so changed rs TO transfer the
counties OF Monroe, UTecnDfieI, aho oca-
hontas to the Western Virginia Conference
Second-That the memorial for change
of boundaries between the Baltimore and
Holston Conferences be granted, and that the
same be so changed as TO run straight line
from Jacksonville, in Floyd county, to Cen
trail depot, in Montgomery county, SO as to
embrace the territory known as the New
Hope Circuit in the Holston Conference.
Third-That your committee deem it in
expedient to grant the memorial from Eliza
beth City and other quarterly conferences at
this time, asking that the Virginia Confer
encc be divided, and they recommend that
the prayer be not granted.
Fourlb-That the Prestonburg, Big San
dy, and Pketon circuits be transferred from
the Kentucky Conference to the Western
Virginia Conference.
MINORITY RbPoRT FOR REPORT oP rHB ooHNIT.
TEE on BOUNDARIES.
We, the undersigned, members of the
Committee on Boundaries, dissenting from
the vote of the majority by which the Lew.
isburg district OF the Baltimore Annual
Conference was detached from said Confer