, 1876-05-30
RELIGIOUS,



nALTrMoHE, Md, May 2iL-Dshop Amca prcs!d-
cd al the morning session Of the Conference.
Majority and minority reports Of the Committco
on the state Of tho Church wcro taken up, tho
question of mixed Conferences, or diyfsion OF
Conferences on the color line in tho South, being
the point unlcr discussion. The majority report
recommended that the question VI division into
white and black bo left to tho Conferences inter-
cftcd. und The minority recommended that new
annual conferences should be organized, or new
conference lines esAbllshd, becauBe Of any dlnrr.
ence e1isttng between persona OF African and
After long .liscu.sfon tho majority, report was
adopted with amendments. A. amended II pro-
majority Of the while and colnred n,ebors Of any
Conference that such Conference should be divided
this Conference thas such divison should Is n,as,
and thv bishop Of the district IN authorized 10 carry
such request Into oi1ect This provision applies 10
AZ Conferences without fegtfd to geographical po.
ou melton q d. ;, Fuller. resolution was adopt
sana confciences nc in:" tvo tonfefenssa e eae., in
aecnrlancu With tho unanimous rcqnest from these
Ksport Nc. O, on the Book concorn, was consd.
cred and adopted. 1srrav!dcs TINT al newspapers
now nabshsai oy s",hot,{ of III asus5a con
Agents, under control Of tho Hook Committee That
The rlctHc Chrisfian Aapocats bs pai4 g., 500 by
necessities, una $500 pcr anuum ioT tle contInu.
ance pf the paper during tho next qundrenn!u,n,
ana IN cAsu 1t cannot bc sustained with said
amounts, that IL be discontinued; ttas s. 0O0 per
annum b. paid by tho Western Doos Agents to tho
llefhodI@s Adrotdtf, ut Atlanta, and should such
sum be insufficient to sustain 1t, thnt It DO discon-
tinued.
Neport No. OF tho Committee on look Concern
Wa1 cohAtaesed nheudcl, and adopted. Under
this rtport the matter Of eHahlirh! Ing book dcyos.
ttory ut New OrleaAs wan refuFred to this Now furk
Hook Agsna, With directions to nuke such Ut.
Tanycmentd Tor tl.s ret Of books In New Urlaans
they may deem advisable. The New furk agents
arc a!4o instructed to publish weekly Hnnday
sClool and missionary paper under the manage.
slohury Secretaries, aud 3iO, 600 from the Misston
ary SOCIETY IL appropriated fot its suppart. Ths
tSaniav cho0t journal shuil be published mouth.
ly. as ut rrcsrMt. and that the norn!al class and
.IlsloHarY A!rocutd bu discontinued.
Report Nc. l. fFnM this Committee on Lay Dele
East, proposed q substitute for Tho report 10 tho
eiyect that
WHEnEAs, Tho Introduction of lay representa-
t!on IL annual conferences ~ Al Important Gues-
t",, but no plans ~ VT PfeAcntcd ate practicable
cunsfder the matter Ut lay representation in an
nun! Conferences and tn Fet,urt plan ~ thu next
General Convention II lhs Gotnmlsston .hasi duom
The 4lAe advisable.
Thu substitute Of DR., buckley wa. adopted-ycas
1H0, nays u3
Kerurt No. III, from the Co1amlttee On Mia.
sl0ns, recommending that tho Hcnural Committee
on MisslunA and GcMcra1 Committee Oh Church Ex.
trNn0n, which meet annually in Saw iuGs 1nd
Philadelphia, sha!t consist uI the persohB, to
anu that thu expenses 1f said conIln!tteo should be
clattably divided, md paid from tho Mtt4!UIlnry
Fund Ind Church Extcnsiou Fund, was adopted.
Tho report Of thu COMMITTEES on American Bible