Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-10-27

To come over and help us.u He
spoke of the numbers OF families in
Fast aud Middle Tennessee, who are
without the Bible He urged the
members of the Conference to work
fOf the Bible cause. The American
Bible cause Is fundamental, and let
every family In America have the Ri
BILE aud read IL, the churches will grow
In all her interests. One fourth Of the
families in East tennessee have no
Bihlr, aud la most of the counties no
Blhie societies exist. Fifty wears ago
tn" Testament class was the highest
class In the common schools, but now
the enemies uf the Bible are trying TO
exclude II from the common schools,
and IL some places they have accom-
plished their object, aud IL the people
uf Tennessee will not look with ieal-
aus eye to their interest in this respect,
the Bible will be excluded from their
common schools through the agency of
the enemies of the Bible. After urS-
ing them TO work for the Society, he
took his seat.
Bishop McTyeire then spoke on the
subject, and asked all the preachers To-
| look To the matter, and see that every
| family within their circuits has the
| Bible. He ASK Ell for information from
the Agent how the preachers should
apply to the Society for the Bible, and
| gaining that information, he again
urged all to act as colporteurs for the
! Society. He thanked God that such n
thing AS the American Bible Society
exists, which prints at the rate OF two
copies Of the Bible every minute.
CHARACTER OF ELDERS RESUMED.
J. NJ. Marshall, Clinton circuit re-
port read and character passed.
+. Richardson, Jacksboro' circuit,
report read and character passed.
G. X. Miller, supernumerary on the
Jackson circuit, character passed and
relations continued.
J. 5. w. Neal, cambridge circuit, re-
port read aud character passed.
J. s. y. Hufiaker, superpumeraTy
on the cambridge circuit, character
passed and relation was continued.
j. ii. HOskins, passed in another
class.
ATHENS DISTRICT.
Thomas II. Handy, Athens station,
report read and character passed.
II. T. Salyer, Athens circuit, not pres
ent.
II. Parker, Sweetwater circuit, not
present.
w. w. Pyatt, Loudon circuit and
Tennessee River Mission, report read
and character passed. J. w. Robert
son, same work, not present.
ID. II. Carr, Decatur Circuit, report
read and character passed.
j. Il. Smith, Mouse Creek and TOcC
Circuit, has preached at four appoint
ments, but has no member on that
, Circuit. His character was passed.
J. A. Drummer, Hiwassee College
character passed.
h. II. Parker, Athens Female Insti
tute, character passed.
!, CHATTANOOGA DISTRICT.
W. w. Bays, Chattanooga Station
not present. He afterwards came in
read his report, and his character wa
passed.
b. o. Davis, Ooltewah Station, re
port read and character passed, and b.
being asked to retire by the Presidin,
Elder, he did so, aud the Presiding FL
der made the statement that Bro. Da
Wis had been burned out, having los
everything, and he intended to Civ
S. towards a little fund to help him
2 and hoped that all the brethren woul,
{ assist him in making small fund TO
Mr. Davis, who was worthy maD
aud needed the help. Permission wa
given, and the Presiding Elder circu
; lated subscription list and Taiset
quite number of subscriptions.
l.. l.. II, Carlock, Cleveland Station
not present, but character passed OF
report of Presiding Elder.
PIKEvILLE DISTRICT.
NJ. p. Swain, Jasper Circuit, repor
read and character passed.
4 John Alley, supernumary on Jaspe
Circuit, retained on that circuit, ant
: character passed.
S. Phillips, Kingston Circuit, repor
. read and character passed.
\ L. 2. Darr, Summerville Circuit, re
port read and character passed.
p w. w. Neal, CrOssville Circuit an
Bonair Mission, report read and char
: acter passed, and he to be superannua
Q ted on account of i'll health. His re
quest was granted.
OF the Asheville District all tn
ministers had characters passed unde
4 another head.
FRANKLIN DISTRICT.
1 l.. r. Haynes, Franklin Circuit, re
r port read and character passed.
w. NJ. Kerr, Waynesville circuit
report read and character passed.
X. G. Atkins, of Calhoun an,
: Charleston, report read and characte
: passed.
Rev. James Park, First Presbyterian
y Church, was introduced to the Confer
e ence, and made few suitable re
u marks.
d j. A. Virgins, Hayesville circuit
r report read aud character pessed.
= j. w. Bird, Webster circuit, repor
e read and character passed.
D g. B. Fugate, Cashiers Valley mis-
I sion, reported before, and eharacte
8 passed.
$ Rev. ]. f. Goldman, Temperate
q Agent Holston Conference M. I
s Church, was introduced to the Confer
y ence.
6 j. r. Long EchOta mission, repor
:, read and character passed. He spok
d of an article in the Press aud Heral,
u taken from the New York Tribune, D.
q which the writer represented tn
q Cherokee Indians as not being locke