The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-31
THE METHODIST CONGRESS.
An ANNUAL CONFERENCEs TO DE
HEREA FTER INCORPORATED.


A Commute. Appointed 20 Thoroush'y RE
wise the Hymn Boos An Endowmcns
Fund for tue ola John street Church
BALTIMORE, Nd, May 3o.-Bishop Harris
presided at the morning session Of the Con-
ference.
Aresolution was adopted requesting the DIsh-
ops to appoint n commission OF ak ministers
and six laymen to confer with other Methodist
churches on fraternity and union.
| The Committee on the Hook Concern was IN
structed TO nominate the local subcommittee
OF the General Book Concern.
The report OF the Committee on Religious
Corporations was taken up. IL recommenus 'he
incorporation Of all annual conferences 70 Sc
oure tho advantages offered by the statutes OF
the several States IN regard TO religious corpora
lions I'm order to hold trust funds donated 70 the
churches 1t defines the relation OF trustees OF
church corporations to other omces OF the
church. 1t mikes provision for the sale OF
church property no longer needed or used for
church purposes. The report was adopted. and
lfhe several paragraphs 81 the discipline on
these SUIT Jecis amended to conform with the
recommendations OF the committee.
The report Of the Committee en- Revision OF
the Hymn Book was next considered. The com
ritteo are un nimously Of the opinion tn a
thorough revision o. the HYMN book nov In use
n imperatiyely dem nded. and tecC mmend IN u
a commi tee Of M, ecn TO make such revision be
appointed bv the Board ~ Bishops. tie COM
mittee to be selected with reference to location,
for division into three sections OF Ave each for
WORKING purpose. No hymn now IN use shall
be excluded without vote OF thrce-fourtha OF
the mem oers, and no new hymn, not now In the
collection, introduced unless by similar vote
A numb Der Of amendments were offered and re-
'jected, and the report was adopted. 49,,
Gen. J. u. Weaver of Iowa offered the follow
Ing.
whrsa groroston f. nov pending IN cSnsres'
toreguest The ssdens 10 n, ,v M TIE n,sd
States aud te Empire 81 emma, 1 1me s fniea
states ci Xm'rica DO hereby reserve ,ne
migration 80 Of encs. .Ss e into SsifHs rs
except for com ercsl pursuits, and reciprocity toe
s,pes or pfeyeSi In mmsr ton Of the elsens Of the
United states into The Empire Of China except Tor com
Whc,s, The OBVIOUS eject Of such treaty s,ipuls.
Empire Of China De 1t therefore .,,.,o.
proes aan. 70 ss en- of h nation neeo,
81 S vii u s tm ssa cn tue
B.e'ssd Tnst copy q Iaese S9 On n ee p fur
ident and the senate Of tie United States.
The Conference refused TO entertain the paper,
and 1t was returned To Gen. Weaver;
Bishop james led forward on the platform
and introduced to the Conference the Rev. DIR.
Myers, Chairman OF the Commission from the
Church South. 10 ire on tue questions at issue
between the two churches.
Members OF the General Book Committee.
Missions Committee, Church Extension snd
several distric Conferences and confirmed, aud
the Conference sdJourned until p: M.
sion. number of re. orts from standing com
mittaes were acted upon and most Of them
adopted. Report No. of the Committee on
Missions rs to whether any change IN the disci-
pline providing { the support OF missions was
necessary. recommended that m ssionary
society. uuly incorl orpted. be substituted for
the present system OF Import through churches
and congteg tons, and th,t an office OF Super
intendent Of Missions In Foreign Countries be
created. The report was Adop. ed.
The report Of the Commit &c On the John street
Church, New York, was read. IL announces
with great satisfaction that for the past four
years the services OF the church hive been well
sustained. and the sunday school hls prOspered
and recommends that this General Conference
approve Of any proper measures that NAV be
ADDICTED by the trustees OF the church TO raise
an endowment fund for this mother church Of
Methodlsm in the United States, and recon-
mend such measures to tue liberality OF all
Methodists In the country. Tue report and
recommendation were adopted. Benjamin +.
Weymouth, William Collins, Edward Allen, John
Bentley. Georgs Sporting, Royal u. Willard,
James Wright, and benjamin NJ. Hilton were
elected trustees OF the John Street Church Tor
the four years ensuing.
Reports Nos. ana Z OF the Committee on
Episcopacy were adopted. The first recon-
mends tn 4 the character Of each OF the present
Bishops be ssed. and that they all be continued
on the effective list J he second recon mends
that this Confere nee elect no Bisdop. The action
of Bishop Address in selecting Des Moines as
his residence ins,ead Of Council Bluns or Omaha
was approx. d.
Report No. I OF the Committee on 1tinerancy
was adopted. IL treats Of district conferences.
and prescTiues the order of business therein. No
import mt change Is made in tbs discipline on
this subject.
IN. Hoard Il Bishops authorized TO APP
point frAteTnal delegates To CORRESPONDING
bodies. Members Of the missionary Board aud
also OF sunday School and tract Boards were
announced bv Bishop James and confirmed by
the Conference; also. on the Board Of CDurch
Extension. ACj iurned until l.. NJ.