New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-07

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the Methodist Church IN this city, which
was referred to the committee On book
concerns. It represents the New York con-
Germ in sound and safe financial cOndi-
| ton, but says there should bs better in
come than eight per cent from the million
| invested. The Western book concern is
practically insolvent. The church needs
but one printing and publishing house.
The periodical department OF tho Western
concern, as now constituted, is constant
and increasing source of loss.
Three ministers and three lsymen were
appointed by the bishops, under a resolu-
ton of the last general conference to pre-
pare succinct code Of ecclesiastical .juris-
prudence and procedure, embracing the
general principles applicable to church
trials.
In the Methodist Conference the commit
teemen were unanimous in adopting the
preliminary chapter, but were not Of one
opinion as to the code. Minority and ma
jority reports were presented. and ordered
printed.
The hour for receiving fraternal messages
from the British Wesleyan Conference hay
ing arrived. Rev. H. F0as, of New York. in
troduced Rev. w. B. Pope, professor of
theology in Didsbury College, Manchester,
England, and Rev. P. Newman introduced
Rev. James Harrison Rigg, president of
Westminster Training College, London, the
colleague of Professor Pope. The entire
conference rose on the Introduction Of the
messengers.
The answer of the British Conference of
1875 to the address of the General Confer
ence held in Brooklyn in 1872, was pre-
sented by the messengers and read by the
secretary. The answer is one of cordial,
fraternal greeting and encouragement, suf-
ficiently reviewing the great work of the
church, its steady progress and rapid IN
crease in both hemispheres.
Professor Pope then addressed the con-
ference. His address was able and elo-
quent, elicitlng frequent Outbursts Of ap-
plause from the conference and vast as
sembly. Referring to the centennial as
common to the nation and Methodism in
the United States. he said: You and we are
alike generous and Christian enough to re-
| ioice together in the great event which
hundred years ago displayed the hand Of
Providence in making you On indepen
dent people, great in yourselves and strong
in the prophecy of larger greatness. We
knew full well that no act of
sense independent of England. We hold
you by an indissoluble bond. The blood in
your veins beats time to the putsatien of
our hearts, and our hearts beat time to yours.
But after all, your centennial, as has been
fully shown, is q religious festival. At the
foot of the heavenly throne you are bend
ing in superadding to your national and
civil rejoicing q great tribute to Him who
took up your national independence into
His counsel for the government Ct the
world. May He accept your tribute and
sanctify your national year to the increase
of grace in your hearts, households, minis
try and common work.
Rev. DR.. Regg followed in an interest
ing and able speech, after which the con-
ference adjourned.
The concluding portion of the paper
presented by DR.. Lanahan in the CON
ference this morning in reference to the
sociated Press, the following is furnished
the press by the parties whose signatures
are attached.
The statement of the insolvency of the
Western Methodist Book Concern at Gin
cinnati, contained in the memorial present
ed to the General Conference through DR..
Lauahan, and given to the Associated Press.
is utterly untrue. Its assets are $503, 2S5 %
in excess of its liabilities. It's net profits
the last four years were $50, CSC O5, and the
coucern is unembarras=ed. Its business
has been constantly supervised, and its
assets and accounts carefully ex.
amined and estimated by the committee
of three business laymen appointed by the
last General Conference, namely: Amos
L
Bruchel, whose separate report freely cor
rOborate the report of the book agents.
Signed by Hitchcock & Walden, Amos
Shinkle, Robert +. ONeal and Charles W.
Rowland. agents.
The signers alluded to are Cutbbert
Richardson, John Miller, John Baer and
Jesse L. Winfield.
A Revenue Officer Convicted Of Embez-
ZbeI6eD,.
t. &Ln I'll
District Court Rockford B. Stephens, late |
deputy collector of internal revenue Of the |
fourth district of Virginia. was convicted |
Of the embezzlement of $4,000. 1t is ex-
pected Judge Hughes will pass sentence on
him next Wednesday.
A New Trial Asked for the BcIfrey |
Murderer.
BOsrON, May Ga motion has been fled |
for new trial in the case of Piper, who has |
been convicted twice for the murder of |
Mabel Young. The motion is founded upon |
the alleged fning Of another bat similar to |
the one used by Piper. The motion will be |
argued on Mo nday.
Postponed.
The three mile race in open gunwale |
rugged boats tor $1,000, over the Charles I
river course, between the Faulkner, Roman |
and City Point crews, which was to take |
place to- day, was postponed for two weeks. |
Amending tho Empress Amnesty Inten.
tons.
MONTREAL, May 6-The Ninerye and |
other French journals urge that if general |
amnesty is granted by the Queen in connec-
ton with her assumption OF the title of En-
press, it should be extended to Riel and Le-
pine.
Sentence OF ST. Louis Whisky Ccnvfcts.
ST. LOUIS, May 6,-Ia the United |
States District Court efidavits showing
facts in mitigation of offenses eff John Z. |
Howard, Louis kellermaD, John A. M cad |
and Il. 3. Jones were read to the court, |
and brief remarks were made by counsel |
for the defendants, and on behalf Of the |
government sentence was then passed as
follows: Louis Kellerman, gauger, six
months jail and $1,000 fine; John T. How
ard, gauger; John A. Mead, gauger; r. B.
Jones, storekeeper, and Henry Armsted,
each fifteen months in the
county Jail and $1,000 fine.
Dom Pedro Visits the Coal Mines.
PlrrsBURG, May 6-Dom Pedro, who
passed through this city at an early hour
ibis morning on his way to the oil regions,
half-past three o'clock, and after brief
visits to Municipal Hall, st. Paul Cathe-
1ral, west penitentiary and large iron and
glass manufactures of the South Side, left
IN the fast line for Philadelphia.
Slight Damage by the High Water.
MEMPHIS, May 6.-Senator Alcorn, who
eft for Washington tonight, reports but
little damage done in the neighporhood of
Friar's Point, Mississippi, by the food, and
hat planters are resuming work.
Failed.
Taylor, Joy & Co., dry goods mercbants,
made an assignment. Liabilities 100000.
D. A. Clarke g. Co., Western prod uce
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