Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-10-25
SOUTHERN ,MErHODESM.
FlfiS-Fifsh Annual Session OF the e
H0lston Conference. N. +.
Church south.
SECOND DAY, OCTOBER 24rH.

+ SECOND DAY, OCTOBER 24TH.
Conference met at o'clock wit
Bishop Ksvanaugh in the chair, an
was opened with religious services, con
Quoted by Rev. D. w. Carter.
After roll call and reading of tn
minutes by Secretary F. Richardson
the body proceeded to business.
Communications were read from
Rev. DR.. Summers, and the Secretar,
of the Board of Missions, and prOperl,
referred
The statement of Mr.. P. Gallaghe +
Treasurer, of expenses of delegates t.
the General Conference, was present
ed by Rev. J. M. McTeer, showing
surplus of $25, which, on motion, wal
ordered appropriated - the Confer
ence Claim Fund and the same turned
over to the Joint Board of Finance.
Other amounts which were collected
for expenses of delegates to the Gen.
eral Conference were reported, and, on
motion Of d. Sullins, all such sums
"cGc OIuCICu ONeI W lIC JOtDt
Board of Finance. "a.
A report of r. N. Price, President
of the Peoples College, wss read and
referred to the Committee on Educa
ton.
A memorial in reference TO reducing
| the representation In District Confer
ences was presented by j. s. Ken
nedy, and, on motion, Revs. J. s. Ken
nedy, E. E. Hoss aud B. w. s. Bishop
were appointed a committee, to whom
the matter is referred.
The report of the committee on rep>
resentation TO General Conference
was read, recommending the reduction
of said represen tation from 38 TO Sc,
also providing that each Annual Con-
ference be entitled to delegates. On
motion of J. NJ. McTeer the report
was adopted.
w. W. Bays stated that he had cons
suited Mr.. 0. Beaman, President of
The Street Railway, In reference to re-
duced rates over the line for preachers
BOARDING in North Knoxville, where
it would be convenient, and he had
agreed to sell them tick cts for IS cents
each, to be good for as many rides as
they choose to make during the ses-
sion of Conference. A generous
offer.
]. Fl. Brunner offered a resolution
providing for the appointment of two
delegates, one clerical and one lay, to
convey fraternal feelings, etc., to tt e
Holston Conference of the NJ. 4.
Church at it's next annual session.
E. E. Willy moved the reference of
the resolution to a committee of thrt g,
with instruction to report. Adopted
by vote of40 to 10. Appointed as such
committee, J. II. Brunner, J. M. Nc
Teer and E. E. Wiley.
On motion of Jas. Atkins, jr.,
amended by E. E. Hoss, the Confer
ence bar was moved in to the near
side of the third window from the pull
pit, 30 as 10 admit visitors where they
Can more readily hear proceedings.
Revs. w. G.. Graves and J. J. Man
ker, of the Holston Conference M. E.
Church, and Rev. Thos. Duncan, Of
the Protestant Episcopal Church,
were presented by DR.. Wiley and in
troduced by the B shop to the Confer
ence.
The parchment of A. w. Howard,
a member of the Conference many
years ago, but expelled, was returned
by B. w. S. Bishop.
The ooh question being taken up,
Jno. w. Bird, B. w. s. Bishop. John
Boring, J. w. Bowman, A. It. Brooks,
j. FL. BrunDer, j. s. Burnett and E.
ri. Boyle were slled and characters
passed.
Il. III. Bilderback was reported by L
F. Smith, his Presiding Elder, as hav-
ing left his work after the first quar-
terIy meeting, going to take charge of
the farm of his father-in-law, who
had died and left the same to his care
and possibility, his attention being
necessary to save the property. After
some discussion as to the conduct of
the brother, Fl. G. Neal moved to ex-
cuse him from leaving bis work. Car
ried without opposition.
Under the 2nd question. Who re-
main on trial % Geo. A. Oglesby was
continued on trial not being present.
alH. T. Bailey, J. M. Gross, G. w.
Summers, Geo. A. Maiden, w. B.
Pickens, ]. j. Brooks, r. A. Owen,
John G. Bays, S. l.. Richardson, J. F.
WampIer, and J. A. Blankenbeckler,
reported their work were passed by
the Examining Committee, and the
Conference and continued on trial in
the first year.
N. B. Graves was reported by his
Presiding Elder, T. f. Smith, as hav-
ing Withdrawn from the ministry and
the Church. It was ascertained, by
discussion over his case, that he had
been leading a reprehensible life since
that time, but at the same time he had
still been preaching and exhorting.
On motion of J. M. McTeer, he was
accordingly discontinued, having
withdrawn from the ministry.
The Bishop announced that at the