, 1874-05-19


LOUISVILLE, KY, May 18.-1u tue General
Conference to-day, Bishop Daggott announced
that Mr.. Garter, OF tho LoB Angeles Conference,
aud Samuel Anthony woro both vory Ill In. tho
CITY, and asked tho prayers Of tho Conference
for thom.
supEHANNuATEp pnEAouEH5
The minority report Of tho COMMITTEES on
Finntco was road in regard to plan for tito
support OF Bupernnnudtod preachers. This plan
gives $50 n Tenr for oil years Of the preachers
offectlye service. Laid on the tadla under tho
rules.
PRESIDING E1DERs' D1Brn1ors.
Resolutions Woro presented IN reRard TO the
enlargement Of tho Presiding Elders districts,
authorizing tho Bishops to include in The :lia-
tricts OF this kind more than fourteen appoint
ments. Laid on tho table.
The roport OF tho Committee On Missions WIS
taken up. The report auEgeBtB tho organization
Of Il Board OF Missions to have chnrBo OF foreign
missions alone. providing for itH support and
Mr.. Cunningham said there had been conaid-
erablo complaint in regard to missionary work.
The Committee Ind found themselves IN an en-
barrassing position. All the plans hau beon can
gested was best. This seemed tho most simple
arrangement Tor machinery so complicated.
The minority report, which ia quite longthy.
WAS then road, and it provides tor thu, orgauiza-
tion Of Q missionary society. The bylaws pro,
OF all missions In the hands Of tts General
Board. Tho majority report WINS taken up, and
the irat article read. Tiis provdeH for tho or
ganization Of Foreign Bonrd. Mr. uentop
spoke Of this as tho important measure Of this
be an organization outside Of home influence.
Tho foreign and domestic missions aro two
distinct interests, and should bo Eoparated. He
was In favor OF tito majority report.
- 4txA @H<{fYF ali
not bo iirst considered. Tho Chair decided that
Tho minority report bnd boon read as matter OF
courtesy. TINT tho consideration Of the majority
report was In order.
DR.. Leo appealed from tho decision OF the
CHAIR. Tho decision was sustained.
Mr.. IIiuer asked TINT the first article in the
minority report be read. Grantcd.
DR.. Winfield moved this as substitute for tht
first article OF the majority report. He thought
there was too much friction in the plan suggest
| ed in tllo minority report. 1t would DO 1mpossl'
bio to keep zip two district organizations
| DR.. Anderpon oppoBedit.
| Or. L. III. Leo advocated tho substitute, eH'
| pec!ally bocauBa no thought two Secretaries
| necessary. .
Dr. Hamilton VAS not pleased with either q
tho reports Ho did not think they were worth
tho tine likoly to be spout in their conHteratlon
IIo suggested TINT both reports he reco1nmitted
a,d moved tue Same, with instructions to COIN
| biuo their good features. The motion TaH sts
| tainod by vote OF 105 to 7G.
| BOUNDARIES.
Tho report Of the Committee or, Boundaries
Which Ind been partially considered, was tako1
up Itom Of tho report, looking to tho trans
fer Of portion Of tho Alabamn to the Nortl
Mississippi Conference, and Item 9. looking +
tho transfer Of d portion Of the Little Rock t
tho Arkansas Conference. wore adopted.
Item 0, recommending that tho memorial ask
iug for change Of boundaryne betweon tn
kentucky and Louisville Conferences be nc
| granted was adopted.
The petition to change the name Of tho Ala
hama to tho South Alabama Conference wa
Tho Recommendation Of tho Conference fxin
the linn between the Los AngoloB and Paold
Conferences WAS alao adopted.