The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-21
METHODIST GENERAL CONFERENCE

| A COMPLIMENT TO DR. CURRY--THE CHURCH
AND POLITICAL puR1rY-woMENs RIGHT TO
ORDINATION Az LOCAL PREACHERS.
BALTIMORE, May 20, 1874
| Bishop Wiley presided this morning
The programme Of the Centennial services to be hold
tomorrow was announced. Bishop Ames will preside,
and addresses will DO deliver by Bishop simpson,
Rev James Brown and n. Stockett Matthew'S
C /. Robinson, OF Florida presented the following
resolution -
co,ss the policy Of n,
x xk the State. bring politics Into our
SSn and sa IN s% hs s %e'y manr
instances TO prevail IN places Of public trusts and IN
3, ' as for oea Positions and
profoundly Impressed that all the blessings q civil liberty
assnas naonss Of the CHRISTIAN RELIGION ,hereio@s
Of The Episcopal ha sa
assembled It This the dawn Of the new century q our free
Church country they BY every
maintain a true Christian character and principle
Referred to tho Committee on tho State OF the
Church.
on relations With the Methodist Episcopal Church
Rev. II. O Fuller, Georgia; Rev. J. r Newman Balt-
more; Clinton B. Fisk, St. Louis; and Enoch L Fan
Rev. Bennett Mitchell, Northwestern Iowa offered
resolution TO remove the disabilities OF women Tor hold
COmmlttcc
on the State OF the Church.
r. wheaticy, OF New York. presented q resolution
that the bishops be request TO select seven men OF
thorough literary culture, OF whom two shall be the
New York book agents, 70 be added To the committee
appointed Yesterday take into consideration change
10 thcsnanie and scope OF tho Ladder Repository.
Adopted
Dr Wentworth, present editor OF the Ladies Reposi
tory addressed the Conference, svlng statement OF
the disabilities under which he labored that position
Dr. Curry thought the Repository nov deserved de-
cent burial MS Il had outlived us usefulness
In pIfe odf nff Ha
Ladies' depository The namc Of $. II. Scsbiit was
Withdrawn from the nominations Of yesterday and that
Dr. Daniel Curry. OF New York. added TO the list.
on the second ballot Or. Curry received more than
two thirds OF NIL tho votes and was declared elected
amid great applause.
A resolution was adopted unanimously rendering
congratulations 10 Bishop Amos on attaining to-day
the Of his SEVENTEEN birthday, 70 which
he replied with gratitude and emotion.
The report oi the fraternal messengers to the Con-
ference u the African Methodist Episcopal Church
assembled at Atlanta was presented, AFTER which tho
messengers to Atlanta Dr. sherman aud Brother Tatc
coored addressed the Conference, giving All account
of their reception. The address OF Brother Tate who
sad he was Tennessee farmer and was At tho plough
handle when he received notice OF his appointment
messenger, was extremely interesting abound
ing wit and received with vocierous
laughter by the bishops and members
OF The Conference Brother Tate said he had been sold
the block three tines and had graduated after at
tending Sunday school three Sabbahs. IL compi-
mont 10 him To be associated with DR.. sherman Mas
sachuetts scholar but order give the uterancc Of
DR. sherman al Atlanta full weight and effect he ratc)
had TO what Dr. sherman said. llrother rate
Is pure type OF his racel
The Committee tho Episcopacy have submitted
two reports the rights OF us local preachers.
The question brought before the committee on
appeal of Mrs. Maggie Van Colt against the
ruling OF Bishop Merrill who refused to or
dam Mr- Van Cott the deaconalc because
she was not, according 10 the Church, local
preacher, tie uniform Interpretation Of the Discipline
IN all ,ascs being that woman cannot DO clig bio 10
that Office An appeal from decision oi Bishop bow
similar also before the committee.
majority report Of the committee sustans Bishops
Mcrrhi ana Bowman. Rev. q. w. Hughcy for tho
minority dissents from tho decisions OF the bishops.
The COMMITTEES the state Of the Church have SUBJ
mittcd report the cxpedicncy of dividing certain
conferences the SOUTH Tho question OF DIVISION
wolves scolor line Tho report concludes with tho
following Recommendations
Trlesolvsd That where II " the desire OF tho
members General Conference IN the southern work
there Should such division o. Cnnierence no
where II II clearly be
thai such division wond favor Or improve the state q work
the usefulness OF
jory 81 the members sucl Conference and OF
OF churches Ia such Conference ight be dam
upsed by division u Is the opinion OF this Gcn-
Conference that such division should made.
><cf,esVlved That whcue>ert shall be requested by
large ., the members Of Annual Conference Ia
work clearly expressed that
Conference should be divided Conferences
whenever shall the interests the work
would be promoted by division without damage 70
any part thereof the opnion Of this Genorai Confer
enee that such division should BE- inado.
Adjourned 20 Monday.