Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-05-31

BALTIMORE, May 30-The Methodist
general conference toe day adopted q res
oIution requesting the bishops TO sppOint
a commission of six ministers and six
laymen to confer with the other Metho-
dist churches on fraternity and union.
The committee on the book concern
were instructed to nominate s. local sub
committee of the general book commit
tee.
The report of the committee on relig-
ious corporations was taken up.
First-It recommends the incOrpora-
tion of all annual conferences to
secure the advantage offered by the stat
utes of several States in regard 10 relig-
ious corporations, in order TO hold trust
funds donated to the church.
SeconG-It defines the Te.ation of the
trustees Of church corporations to the
other officers OF the church.
Third-It makes a provision for the
sale of church property no longer needed
or used for church purposes.
The report was adopted, and several
paragraphs Of discipline on these CUB
jecs were amended to conform to the
recommendations of the committee.
The report Of the committee on the
revision Of hymn.bo was next con-
sidefed. The committee are unani-
mously Of the opinion that revision Of
the hymn-booK now in use is impera-
lively demanded, and recommends that
a committee Ct fifteen to make such a
revision be appointed by the board Of
bishops, the committee to be selt cted
with reference to location for the di-
vision into three sections of five sach
for working purposes. No hymn now
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of three-fourths OF the members, and
no new hymn not now in the collection
shall be introduced unless by a similar
vote.
A number Of amendments were offered
and rejected, and the ereport was adopted.
General J. B. Weaver offered pre-
amble reciting that a proposition is now
pending in congress to request the Pres
ident to negotiate for an additional arti-
Gle in the treaty now existing between
the United States and the empire of
China, together with a resolution pro-
testing against the President of this na-
ton negodsting any treaty that will
place legal barrier to the entrance OF
missionaries to the empire OF China.
The conference refused to entertain
the paper.
Rev. DR.. Myers, chairman of the com.
mission from the church, south, to treat
on tha questions at issue belween the
| churches, was introduced.
The members OF the general book
committee, the missions committee, the
church extension and freedmen's aid
committee es were named and confirmed,
and the conference took recess.
At the afternoon session report No. 6
| Of the commitete on missions, as to
whether any change in the discipline
providing for the support OF missions
was necessary, recommended that a
missionary society, duly Incorporated,
| be substituted for the present system OF
| support through churches and congrega-
| tions, and that sn Office OF sUperintend.
| ent OF missions in foreign countries be
created. Adopted.
Reports number six and seven of the
committee on episc0pscy were adopted
The first recommends that the present
bishops be continued on the effective
liet. The second recommends that this
conference elects no bishop.
The action Of Bishop Andrews
Ii selecting Des Moines as his res.
idence, Instead Of Council Bluffs or Oma'
he, wss approved
| Report number seven of the commit
tee on iiineTancy was adopted 1t treats
OF the distric: conferences, and prescribei