The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-05-22
THE General CONFERENCE
ANOTHER LETTER FROM OUR
OWN CORRESPONDENT.
ATLANTA, Ga, May II, 1878.

our missionary from China, Dung j.
Allen, DID,, who had been nineteen
years in that far off field, addressed more
than one thousand persons in the First
Methodist Church, of this city, giving
us such interesting information from
that benighted land as is necessary for
an intelligent prosecution of our work
among that peculiar people A new era
has dawned there. Great events are at
hand. The time draws near when these
hundreds of milliOns shall be given to
the lowly Nazarene as a part of his pur-
chased inheritance. Should not every
man and woman for whom Christ died
grid himself and become a co.worker in
this great work
On yesterday the fraternal Messengers
from the NJ. E. Church presented their
greetings. The hour of 10 o'clock had
been fixed for their reception. The vast
hall was densely packed and hundreds
went away unable to obtain standing
room.
Just as the clock pointed to the hour,
A. II. Colquitt, the honored Governor
of Georgia, and delegate of the body
assembled the platform from the pastors
studio with Rev. Cyrus Foss, D. D., and
Hon. VIM. Cumback Gaming, one on
either arm. The Governor introduced
them in a most graceful manner to
Bishop Paine, our senior Bishop, who
was presiding at the time. The Bishop,
in his cOurtly manner, presented them
individually to his colleagues, who re-
ceived them NEST cordially. This cere-
mony being over they were introduced
to the Conference, who received them
standing. DR.. Foss then proceeded in
a most chaste and felicitous manner to
address the Conference for an hour on
the mission for which he had been
deputed by his General Conference.
The address was able, eloquent, soul
stirring, full of the spirit of the Master.
Hon. Mr.. Cumback followed in a SINH
lar strain for twenty minutes. Then
the venerable DR.. Pierce followed in the
ncatest, sweetest, most Christian spirit
ed little speech of ten minutes that it
was ever my good fortune to hear
Bishop Paine closed the responses in a
most admirable address that will live
when the audience that heard it shall
have passed over the river to their final
reward When he had uttered the clos
ing paragraph-"And now, brethren,
beloved, in the name of my colleagues,
in the name of my brethren, in the name
of the Church we represent, we welcome
you among US; we welcome you to our
firesides, to our homes, to our people
and to our domestic altars"-just as the
hand of the dial pointed to IL the Con-
ference and the vast audience arose
singing praise God from whom all
blessings flow" As the echoes died
away the Bishop pronounced the dOxolo-
gy without any formal motion to ad-
journ, an hour before the usual time.
Such hand-shakings and greetings, min
gled with smiles and tears, as followed
may be imagined, but cannot be describ-
ed. Such fraternal interminglings must
do good. They make US feel that those
for whom Christ died should be one.
That Methodists alike the heirs of a
common inheritance from the Atlantic
to the far off Pacific; from the great
lakes to the gulf, should wage a COM
mon war against sin and Satan, and at
the same time force the world to say,
"see how the Christians love-"
We also on yesterday received for the
first time kind, fraternal, dignified greet
ings from the old Wesleyan Conference
eff Great Britain, the mother of US all.
To-day, we had an episode in the bust
ness of the Conference scarcely inferior
to that of yesterday. The fraternal
Messengers of the Methodist Protestant
Church, the Rev. Alexander Clark, d.
D., Rev. Geo. r. Barr, d. D., and the
Rev. F. n. M. Henderson, D. D., with
words that breathed and thoughts that
burned" told US how they loved us and
prayed the blessings of God both upon
us and our labors. These addresses as
well as those of yesterday, will be pub
lished in our Church papers and entreat
our people every where to read them as
specimens of chaste composition and
Christian eloquence Bishop Pierce
who presided to-day responded to our
Protestant brethren as but few can do.
What noble son of noble sire! May
they live long to bless the Church and
lead her forth to Christian conquest.
To-day, we voted that it was unnec-
and inexpedient to elect any
Bishop during the present session.
The weeks work has been very pleas
ant and we have made commendable
in business. We hope to close
next week, If we have no unforeseen COM
plications.
The people of this good city still
shower their Christian hospitality upon
us.
Yor correspondents has here met many
East Tennesseans, among them some Of
the most prominent citizens in Atlanta.
We mention Rev. j. II. Martin, pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church, Col.
w. NJ Lowry, Capt. Geo. T. Fry and
Col. J. N. Dunn with their families, be-
cause they have shown much kindness
and helped to increase the pleasure of
the occasion.
The GAZETTE has come promptly ev-
cry week, for which you have my thanks.
cannot do without 1t, especially when
away from home T. P. 8.
The Whitesburg Independent has sus-
pended publication. An announce