The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-05-13
MethotlIst Conference.

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Conference, to-day, a resolution request
ing the Bishops to appoint, a committee
to arrange for council OF Methodism to
consider the position, work and responsi.
bility Of Methodism for. the worlds evan.
gelization, was referred to the Committee
on State Of the Church.
L. W. Fleming, Of Des Moines, submit.
ted resolution to inquire into the ex'
rediency Of dissolving the Washington,
Lexington and delaware Conferences and
to merge them into adjacent Conferences,
thus thoroughly aboliShing the color line
Referred 10 the Committee on State oi
the Church. r
The hour for the reception Of the fra
ternal messengers from the Methodist
Episcopal Church South having come
that most interesting ceremony took
place. With the exception oi the upper
tier, which was we'll filed, every part Of
the Academy was crowded, many stand
ing during the entire proceedings. The
desk. in front Of the presiding Bishop,
james, and all the tables OF tho Secreta-
ries and official reporters, ranged in front
OF the platform, were decorated with i'm
mense boquets and wreats Of the rarest
flowers. The scene was n happy combi-
nation Of Christian and floral welcome.
Rev. DR.. Foss, President Of the Middleton
University, and Rev. J. II. Newman, Of
Washington, formally introduced to
Bishop James and the Conference the
fraternal messengers, Rev. j. A. Duncan,
D. D., President Of the Randolph Macon
College, and L. c. Garland, LID, Chan
ccIlor Of Vanderbilt University, Nash
vile, Tenn.
Bishop James welcomed the messengers
in an eloquent address. -.
The Secretary then read the credcnt-
tials OF the messengers from The Confer.
ence Of the Church South, in which the
Conference was also notified Of the mp.
pointment Of a commission Of five per-
sons 10 consult upon and adjust the legal
points at issue between the two Metho-
dist Episcopal Churches in Conference
assembled. a, .l... .s..
The address written by Rev. DR.. Larich
Pierce was then read. The address re-
vicwsthe progress OF .Methodism gener.
ally, and concludes as follows: And final
ly, let us as two companies OF brothers en-
trusted with precious patrimonial estate,
10 enjoy as trustees and enlarge and in
crease as the guardians TOR an indefinite
posterity, each so use our portian of this
Methodist Capital so as TO make its per
centage . test Of comparative fidelity, in
dustry and deviation to It's polity and its
principles Of operation, as its founders
and lts father turned it over 10 us. Let
US do this as brethren Of one heart and OF
one mind, Of one great aim and end, and
the future will prove that our division in
to two General Conference jurisdictions
was a abenefactio instead OF a deprivation.
We will watch each other only with
Cody jealousy for faithful propagation
Of one undivided Metho'lism. This, in
as far as it can be so, is my last will and
testament, turning over 10 my successors
my estate in Methodism. During the
reading there were frequent manitesta-
tions OF sympathy and approval. DR..
Duncan then made an able address, salut-
ing the bishops and delegates, in the name
Of his Conference, as brethren OF the
Church Of Jesus.
He was followed by Mr.. Garland; the
remarks OF both these gentlemen were in
most fraternal spirit, and were cordial.
ly received. Resolutions OF welcome and
regret at the absence Of DR.. Pierce, were
unanimously adopted. rr7
The matter Of appointing u COMMITTEES
to meet that appointed by the Church
South to adjust the legal points at issue
was referred TO Special Committee Of
Seven, to be appointed. -.r
!, Adjourned.