The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-05-20
LETTER FROM LOUISVILLE.

GENERAL CONFERENCE n E. CHURCH
soUTH-GREEFINGs TO THE FRA
TERNAL AEssENGERs-w WORK GOES
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. LIVELY
( FINANCES WITH REGARD 10 IN
DIvDUAL FSEEDoM-CHURCH MU-
sIC-gRysTEN POLK AND OTHER
LAY MEMBERs-PRICE AND STRING.
FIELD DON T WANT TO BE DoCToRED
HAVING A JOLLY, GOOD TIME
BRowNLOW AND MIXED SCHOOLS
AN OPENING FOR ENTERPRIsING
YOUNG MEN.
LOUISVILLE, KY, May IS, 1874.
To the Editor Of the B1orristown Gszette:
Fifteen days have passed since the General Con-
ference, of the NJ. Z. Church South, convened in
this city. The Holston delegation has been full all
the time, ono PUN intended, except that it lacked
one member the first day. The delegation from
little Hoston" is as follows: R. n. Price, 4. E.
Wiley, Carroll Long, Jas. L. Kennedy, J. NJ. Nc
Teer, W. G. E. Cunningham, J. W. Gaut, r. W..
Jones, W. w. Struggled, F. W. Earnest, A. W.
Boyd and John ". Paulett. 1t is somewhat singu-
Lar that the middle name of each Of the lay del
egates is commenced with the letter w. Is WISDOM
sgnihed7
You have doubtless seen an account of the greet
ing extended by the Conference to the fraternAi
messengers, sent by the NJ. E. Church. Their
message was wen prepared, well delivered and i'm
pressed our people very favorably. They did not
come with any proposition for ORGANIC union, nor
empowered to settle any difference in regard to
property, but simply to congratulate the Church
South upon the success which has attended it, and
to say in the language of A. Us successor, Let US
have peace"
The business Of Conference is worked up through
committees, and they are going slow. Members
are solicitous that radical change shall be made
in the laws of the Church, and you have doubtless
noticed that It takes longer to keep from doing a
thing, than to do it.
The question of boundaries excite good deal of
interest, an She debates are very lively. In re-
adjusting the lines somebody is bound to lose ter
rftory which no Conference wants to do unless it
can shuttle of some poor circuit, whose contribu-
lions to the general fund, would not supply cir
cult rider with oats enough to feed his horse sin
gle week. Good territory is not surrendered with
out a struggle, you may be sure.
Finance is another important matter for discus
sion. How to lift the burden from the shoulders
Of those generous church MEMBERS who have here
tofore furnished nearly all the grease for the ma
chinery of the Gospel, is the question.
How to make every member ray "as the Lord
hath prospered him, y is problem not yet solved.
Many Christians $50 caIledD are disposed to be
DEAD HEADS on the Gospel ship. From the earliest
days of infancy they have been taught, that it was
FREE salvation aud they have no idea Of sURRES-
DERIHG THEIR FREEDOM!
Mistaken souls who dream of heaven"
Church music was largely discussed yesterday.
OPERATE music got many a dig in the ribs. DR.. A.
L. p Green who is the humorist of the Church,
made capital speech.
This Conference, composed equally of clerical
and lay members, has many strong men in it.
Trusten Polk, of Missouri, Ex-Governor and Ex-
United States Senator, IS of the cearest headed
men on the floor. He is chairman of the Commit
tee on Education.
There are no iders in the camp, but the delegates
all have something to do. Col ]. ". Gaut, Of
Knoxville, is the Finance Committee, and is
faithful worker.
On yesterday, the following resolution, which
created considerable merriment, was offered:
WHEREAS, Doctors of Divinity in the Church are
becoming too thick to thrive and
WHEREAS, The title has been so cheapened that,
while it is great honor to receive 1t, 1t Is POSI-
tive stigma to be deemed unworthy OF 1t there
fore
RESOLVED. That this General Conference does
hereby urge upon literary institutions the pro-
priety Of refraining confirming the title upon
any more Of our ministers until the present of
d. D. pretty well die out
Signed, H. y; PRIcE,
It was presented with the request that it be &c
ferred to the Committee ON Temperance.
Rev. John K Edwards, D. D., Of the Virginia
Conference, thought the dignity of the body was
trenched upon by the resolution, and hoped no no.
tico would be taken of it, by the newspaper report
ers. OF course they took notice Of it Local
editors ubh6ing
If the reference of the resolution to the Commit
tee on Temperance, viii prevent an INTEMPERATE
USE Of the D. D.. it will make the entire country
rejoice. So many unworthy persons have been
given titles, that it would be better to rub out
tirely and commence anew.
The Sunday School Superintendent question
consumed much of the time of the session to-day.
In future Superintendent of Sunday Schools Will
be nominated by the pastor in charge, and elected
by the quarterly Conference. This is thought to
be better than to permit Tom, Dick and Harry, to
elect one OF their number, whether qualified or not
We, the delegates assembled, having
what boys call % good time" Treated with the
most distinguished consideration, and Toasted upon
the best the market affords propose to fight it
out this line if it takes all summer.
have just read Senator Brownlow on mixed
schools. Good for the psrson! The negroes of
Tennessee or such of them took part in the
Nashville proceedings developed an amount Of I'M
pudence and deviIishness, which only Beast Butler
could initiate, and yet white men choose them
their political associates.
Young men i'll our section you know, con-
stantly on the lookout IA, 4" good opening" 1
have just heard Of one, which please mention. The
Trising young man there is no better OPENING
anywhere, in my knowledge. Yours,
Books.