Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-05-11
Eighth Days Session Of the Northern
Methodist Church Conference.-The
gain, Sale and Corruption
for Office.
The New York and Cincinnati Book
COncerns-The Transfer Of the In
dian Service to the War De.
partment.
The Southern Methodist Churches Book
Concern, Missions and Episcopal
YisitatiOns-Tracts and Home
Missions Etc.

| conference OF the MetlCdiSt Episcopal
church resumed its seraiOn this morn
ing, when the committees were an
nounced on communication from the
British Wesleyan conference, 8, d on the
Centennial commemorative service.
A resolution was adopted deploriDg
the absence Of so many delegates from
the opening religious services.
A resolution was referred requiring
agents Of the book concern to lay before
the annual and general conferences de-
tailed statement Of the receipts and dis
bursements for each year.
The greeting from the general confer
ence OF the African Methodist Episco-
pal church expressing the hope that all
will be one ia the church, was referred.
J, M. Buckley, Of New York EAST,
offered the following:
| WHEREAS, The general conference
! has created and gradually increased Off
| cial patronage until 1t now gives sal
| aried offices to more than one in ten Of
! its clerical members; and whereas, there
sTe OiIen several candidates for every
| office, so that the ambition for Office and
! its enoluments introduces bargaining,
| combinations and contracts, be-
sides being prejudicial to the exercise
of impartial judgment on various ques
|
| enca; therefore, be it
ReSoLUed, That the committee on the
! state of the church be instructed to con.
slider the tendency and effect of the
state Of things above described, and to
consider whether such official patronage
cannot be diminished.
Af,er cons derable debate the resolu-
| ton was indifinitely postponed.
The resolution fSied referring the
consolidation of two or more conferences
or divisions OF conferences during the
next quadrenuial to the decision OF the
presiding bishop of the general confer
ence, and a resolution was adopted leav-
| ing the subject in the hands Of the COM
mittee or Douadarie', provided 1t shall
not affect the color line.
E. Rice New England, from the
committee appointed to investigate
omissions in the journal of the general
conference Of 1872, presented a report of
the committee, which states that the
journal contains certified copy Of the
proceedings aud apr ondix, and that the
committee failed TO find any omissions
i'll the Journal, but there was an Omis
sion in the appendix. The report Of Mr..
Gum, who examined the accounts of
the New York book concern, was omit
ted so far as its tabular statements were
concerned, and thai the report was
copied from the Christian AdVOcate for
insertion in the jOurnal. The committee
attach no blame to the secretaries in the
matter.
Dr.. Lanshsn said be was satisfied,
after conference with the secretaries,
that they were not to blame FIR the
omission, and be would vote for the
adoption Of the report.
The report was adopted, and ordered
published in the Christian Advocate.
Judge Cooley, Of upper Iowa, pre-
senteu a report from the special COM
mittee to whom was referred the r6sOlu-
tion opposing the transfer Of the Indian
service to the war department. The
committee indorse the peace policy at
present in force with regard to the treat
ment OF indiana, and express the hope
that congress will take no steps looking
to a change Of that policy which has
been 80 benefcisl in effects, but pray
that no further ectiOn on the subject be
had by this body.
The report was adopted, and the con-
ference adjourned.
The BOOk-HOuse at Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, May I0.-In regard to DIR. |
Lanahau's exhibit Of the affairs of the |
Methodist boOk-conceTn in the west, |
and to has charge of the insolvency Of |
The concern before the conference at Bal
timOre, Dr.. High, editor of the West. |
er7l Christian AdUOcdte, answers that |
the charge is not true, and the exhibit |
unfair in that the large buildings, cor
ner Fourth and Holmes streets, and
Eighth and Main streets, OF this city,
worth three hundred and forty thousand
dollars, were not included in the assets.
The Western cOnCe n was not estab.
lished to make money and declare divi-
dends, but ss s missionary effort to pub
lish and circnlate periodicals that were
not self.susiainieg The one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars worth of
checks Dr. Lanahan displayed as having
been stolen, D. Hight asserts, were
every one of them Cancelled, and Of no
value Whatever.
IThe Southern Methodist Church Book.
house Endorsed.
Nashville American, Of Tuesday
Tne following resolutions were adopt
ed yesterday by the book committee Of
the Methodist Episcopal church, south:
Resolved That after patient and care
fol inquiry into and consideration Of the
affairs of the publishing house for the
past twelve months, and especially in
cles aud the fl laocial distress which has
prevailed in the country, we cordially
approve anu commend the policy and
management OF our interest by our
agent, DR.. A. d. ReGfcrj.
RESOLVED, That we are highly gratified
to hear of the general approval which
has been given TO DIR. Cunningham in
the conduct of the Sundsy-school de-
partment, and the success attending his
work, and that we cordially approve the
introduction of the International texts
into our system OF uniform lessons.
plan of Episcopal YisiLatiOn for 1876.
At the meeting Of the college Of bishops
OF the Methodist Episcopal church,
south, yesterday, the following plan OF
Episcopal visitation for1S76, was adopted:
BISHOP KAVANAGH.
West Virginia Conference, Catlettsburg,
Virginia Conference, Richmond, Nov. Is,
North Carolina Conference, Greensboro,
Nov. %.
south Carolina Conference, Chester, Dec. l3. |
Baltimore Conference, AleXandri March -.
BISHOP M'TYE.RE.
Western Conference, ,Nebraska City, Aug. o.
81 Louis Conierence' Msshi ngton, Sept. 8.
Southwest Missouri Conference, Miami Oct
indian Mission Conference, Vinita, Oct. ..
North Alabama Conference, Decatur, Dec. l3,
BISHOP KENEER.
Kentucky Conference, NicholasviIe. Sept.
10.
Tennessee Conference, Columbia, Oct. 4,
Arkansas Conference. Yelville, Oct lS
White River Conference, BatesvilIe, Nov. 2g
Little Rock Conference, Arkadelphia, Dec.
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BISHOP WIGHTMAN
Louisville Conference, Louisville, Oct l.
HolsIon Conference, Bristol, Oct. 49,
Mississippi Conference, Matches, Nov. 2g
Louisiana Conference, Trenton, Dec. l3.
BISHOP PIERCE.
North Mississippi Conference, Sardis Nov l.
Memphis conference, Memphis, Nov. Is.
North Georgia Conference, Sparta nov %
South Georgia ConfereE ce, SandersvilIe
Dec. 49,
Florida Conference, Monticello Jan.u.
BISHOP PAINE.