The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-31
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church Second defines the relations OF trustees OF
church corporations 10 the officers OF tho church.
Third II makes provision for tho sale Of church prop
erty no longer needed used for church purposes.
The report was adopted, and tho several paragraphs
OF the discipline these subjects amended 10 conform
- the recommendations OF the committee.
Tho Report OF the Committee on Rows on OF the
Hymn Book was next considered Tho committee arc
unanimously OF the opinion that thorough revision or
the hymn book now In IL imperatively demanded.
ana recommend that committee OF lftcen to MAKE
such revision be appointed By the Board Of Bishops
the committee be selected with location
Tor division INTO three sections OF five each for working
purposes No hymn now In use shall be excluded
without vote OF iourhs vi the members and
new hymn not now IN the collection shall be introduced
unless by a similar vote. A number Of amendments
offered and rejected and the report adopted.
General J. b. Weaver, OF Iowa, offered Preamble
and resolution protesting against proposed Con-
ercssona action which would place it IN the power OF
Christian missionaries Tho Conference refused 10 en-
tertuin the paper.
Bishop James led forward ON the platform and intro
duced 10 the Conference Rev DR.. Myers. chairman Of
the Commission from the Church South, to treat on
questions at issue between the two churches
Members OF the General BOOK Committee, Missions
Committee, Church Extension and Frcednen's AID
committees were named by tho several district confer
ences and confirmed and the Conference adjourned till
Bishop Foster presided at the afternoon session
number Of reports from standing committees were
o. tho Committee Oh Missions us TO whether any
change IN the discipline providing tor The cup
port OF missions necessary, recon
mended that missionary society, duly iucor-
porated be substituted for the present system Of sup
port through churches and Congregations and that
oiicc OF superintendent OF Missions In foreign coun-
trics be created The report adopted.
The report oi the committee John street church,
New York, was read IL announces with great salts
faction that Tor the past TOUR years the SER
vices OF the church have been well sus-
tanned and tho sunday school has prospercd,
and recommend that this General Conference approve
OF any proper measures that may be adopted by the
trustees OF the John street church to raise endow
United states, anu recommend such measures to tho
beray Of all Mcthodlss in the country. Tho report
and recommendation wcrc adopted.
Benjamin \. Weymouth. William Collins. Edward
Allen, John Bentley, George Sporting. Royal q. NIL
lard, James Wright and Benjamin NJ. Tllon
elected trustees Of tho John street church for tho
years ensuing
Reports Nos and OF tho Comm,,cc on Episco-
pacy adopted. the first recommends that the
character OF each Of tho present bishops be passed. aud
that they all be continued on the effective list The
second recommends that this Conference elect
bishop.
Report No. Of the Committee on Itinerancy was
adopted. II treats OF district conferences and pre-
change Is made in the discipline this subject Tho
Board OF Bishops authorized to appoint iratcrnal
delegates 70 corresponding bodies.
Members OF the Missionary Board and also OF Sunday
School and tract boards were announced by Bishop
James ana confirmed by tho Conference; also the
Board OF Church Extension.
Adjourned until eight +. NJ.