The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-06
THE METHODIsTs.

YxsrERDAYs PROCEEDINGS AT THE METHODIST
EPISCOPAL CONFERENCE.-The TRANSFER OF
THE INDIAN BUREAU CONSIDERABLE oLu-
TONS AZ TO THE CENTENNIAL Exhibition.
BALTIMORE, Md May s, 1876.
Bishop Bowman presided at the opening Of the Con-
ference this morning. Committees were announced ON
correspondence, the American Bible Society, tem-
pcrancc expenses the General Conference, pastoral
address, religious corporations, the propriety OF
ysing the hymn book and charters for benevo-
lent institutions The resolutions OF H. Wilbur, OF
Oregon offered yesterday, relative to the transfer Of
tho Indian service the War Department taken
up and Mr. Wilbur advocated the passage Of the resolu
tions Dr. J. p. Newman sent to the Secrctary's desk
and had read the bill recently passed BY
the House OF Representatives for the Information Of
the Conference Judge Lawrence, member Of Con-
gress from Ohio and delegate TO the Conference
skeched tho history of the indian service and held
that the present policy had put end to Indian wars
and elevated the condition Of the Indians Now u
was proposed by the dominant party OF the House Of
abandon this policy Of peace, civili
cation and Christianity. The dominant party IN the
House cared very little about either civilization o.
Christianity (-aughter) Neither was material to IL
Success. II this General Conference, representing
/ 500 00O shall committee OF Ave to the Senate
its voice would DO heard and respected, and the BIB
tianny and civilization ut that end OF the Capitol
(Appiause.) The President was not Methodist hsm-
sci but his wife was and she could appeal 70 nim ~
Judge Cooley, Of Iowa, and General Clinton - FISK
ST. Louis Conference expressed regret that po
t,cal issues personal references should have been
made which also tho unmisakablc sentiment Of
the Conference
Tho roll Of Conferences was called petitions.
Albert Hunt submitted the report Of the fraterna
delegation 10 the Conference Of the Methodist Church
the SOUTH which assembled =. cay i ~
body which Of tho most kind and Christian char
acter. Tho report concludcs:-
the sasr% Conferences Ms,Iods Episcopal Church.
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Church south who have been appointed 20 respond TO oar
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Heavenly Father VI: venerable pSr'areh ~ AsshSa.
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shall be utterly fses from strife when
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IS .hs Offspring OF common Methodstic ps.enssgs We
the world for Christ. ALBEIT a. HUNT,
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The report accepted
Of THANKS passed to the delegation for the
fAil hul in which they had discharged their
3,shop Harris announced a. tho special committee or
Ave to whom Mr. wilburs resolutions relating 70 tho
Of the Indian service were referred; Judge
Cooley. OF Iowa. Clinton H. Fisk, OF ST. Louis; George
4 w. Geddes OF Northern Oho William Lawrence. o.
Central Ohio and Charles W. Rowland, Of the cnc'n
! natl Conference
Rev J. Lannigan, OF Baltimore from the special
! Committee ON tho Centennial Sabbath Obscrvsncess
submitted a report as follows
Whereas the OF the Centennial Exposition
have almost unanimous vpte determined 70 e'oss
both the buildings under their care on ne
Ckrsn ssbbah aud whereas such seton We are ssssd
entire with this moral and Chrsunn sshss-
ment 81 large majority OF the American people. ..
Resolved That the hearty thanks Of this BODY q s
In this matter.
The report was unanimously adopted 81.
Reports agents OF the Book Concern - sne oIy
or New York, OF tho Wcstcrn Methodist BOOK Ce1oes4
ana OF the Book Com mittcs were submsese9
AdiouSnsd untti tosDegfeU