The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-05-16
General conference OF the Meinoali''
Ensseopas Church south.


Eptseopal Church south.
Iou1sv1ILE. May 12.-The Conference ,l's'
nt the appointed hour. The reports OF sIahu'
ing committees were called for. 49,,
Dr.. Lee injured what action nad peer
| taken ON the veto power Of the Bishops sem
down to the annual Conference ior Gecis no.n
Bisbop McTyeire replied that the 'e.o o
had been published In the ADVOCATE, tue
law was in the Discipline, aud the naAA ua'
contained the VOTE, 200 to o.. ,.;,
Renort No. 2 of the Committee on lthe
rancy was read and adopted item oy ieeph.
IMPORT No. II OF rHs COMMITTEE or lTisahAoi
| First--The paper signed BY a. a. Ooiu
man and A. R. winfield asking for cnAos.
in the Discipline, limiting the appo'n.'ts ua
of preachers to circuits or stations W "a
years s,1cressively. has been copsloeleu, o n.
ihs committee unanimously concur III ie'on
~. nd;n. that the change be not maoe,
csoond~The resolution from INC ~. 49,
oecohu Co,n,.nc.. requesting the leser-
Tho discipline Uf provision GU.
tion ~ N. nresiding bishop OF AZ anhuAi
p,.r.,ee 70 appoint one or more e.a q,
eo,' ~ ,r,yeI At large within the oouhus VI
llet s W ns.r.nces." has received the c@ie'u,
ott.ntion of the committee, ana OJ uesN1e"
'.,oinrity recommend non-concurrence. ,r
nth T2h;rd-Tbe resolution signed by ". n.
.nvich and A. T. Scrusgs, asking LOT ~
.Inression of opinion as to the leganly y.
g npont;nninp an effective travelling preacher
ter or fifteen years in one pastoral cu.S W
the appointment of bishops ana p,essu,ns
elders, has been considered, anu LUG -
mittee recommend that As the paper fsa.e'
to the administration of the DiSnopsit g LIZ
spectfully referred to the Comln'''e0 w i,p'''
copacy. rs Chairman
,wopr no. iii. OF THE COMMITTEE OK SUN
DAY-sCHooLS. -.....s
The Supday-School Committee submit the
following as Report No. 8:
First-On the memorial from horts Ala
hama asking for q uniform method OF con-
duc,ipg Sunday schosls. The committee
deem it ine1pedient to enact any rule.
Second-The committee has considered the
memorial of hessrs. Gllett and Joyce pray
ing tho General Conference to define more
dcfailcly the relation Of the pastor to the
Sunday school, and beg leave to refer the
memorialists to the Discipline, in which we
think this relation is clearly settled.
Third-The resolution of IesSrs. Flem-
ing and Hiner, asking for two volumes OF
catechisms-one on The history and the other
on the economy OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church South-was respectfully considered,
and the committee decide that it is inexpe-
dient at present,
Fourth-Resolution were referred to the
committee in reference to the international
Uniform Text, and also in reference to the
character OF the lessons in "Our Little
People" The committee submit the follow
ing:
Resolred, That we recommend the con-
tinuance of the present system inaugurated
BY our Sunday-school secretary.
Resolved, That we request our Sanasy-
school secretary to continue Our Little
People," but we ask him to simplify the les
sons and give them in the form oil question
and answer.
-. IT,. MAGEUDRR, Chairman.
The report was read and adopted.
Report No. 4, on Sunday schools, was laid
on the table.
The report Of the Committee on Educa-
ton was adopted.
REPORT 10. II OF THB COHHIrTBH ON BOOKS AND
PERIODICALS.
Your committee to whom was recommlt-
ted report No. 9, concerning the communl-
cation of Logan D. Cameron proposing ne
EQUATIONS for the transfer Of the property of
The Southwestern Book and Publishing
Company, at St. Louis, TO the Southern
Methodist Publishing House, have again
duly considered their report, and with 1t
they baye also considered the amendment
referred to them. offered by &. l. fandtYen-
ter and A. II. Redlord, in these words:
"Provtded, That the Book Agent and Book
Committee take no further steps toward Ell
fecting the proposed transfer Of property
without the consent of the patronizing Con-
ferepccs."
Inylew of the fact that the property, being
owned by stockholders, can be transferred
without the consent of "the patronlZ!ng
Conferences" your committee do not think
that the ADORE proyiso should beaccepted by
them or adopted by the General Conference.
Your committee perfectly understand that
the financial condition Of the Publishing
House at this time would not warrant the
purchase of the property at ST. Louis; but
this difficulty, perhaps, may be obYlated by
future events, aud particularly by The terms
of the transfer.
The following resolution is offered again
for adoption by the General Council-viz
ResoIred, That the Book Agent, with the
Book Committee, be authorized to negotiate
for the transfer Of the property OF the South.
western Book and Publishing Company, at
St. Louis, to the Southern Methodist Pub
fishing House, if such transfer can be effected
without damage 10 the publishing interests
of the Church; provided that the transfer
shall not be made if the debts and liabilities
of our publishing house shall thereby be in
creased. Respectfully submitted,
W. G. JOHNSON, Chairman.
A long discussion ensued; after which
the committees resolution WAS amended by
adding the words, provided that the
transfer shall not be made if the debts and
liabilities Of our publishing-house shall
thereby be increased"; and as amended
adopted.
The committee on the claim against the
United States for the occupation Of the
Methodist publishing-house during the war
made a report, which, being amended, was
adopted as follows:
Resolved, That the commission appointed
in 1870 be and hereby is continued; that the
commission be composed Of 4. p. L. Green
and A. II. BEDFORD, and that the employment
Of Rev. r. Abbey by the commission as its
agent meets the approval and receives the
sanction of the General Conference, and that
he be continued as agent 10 prosecute the
claim in question.
The CoTToN Tax Washington, May H.
Forty-nine representatives, representing the
States of North and South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana,
Texas, Tennessee, and Arkansas, met IN the
room OF the committee on agriculture to-day
for the purpose of considering the question
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