Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-10-30

4; mittee on Education, submitted hi
; report, which reviews the educations
F.; work in the Conference and urges tn
imp portanceand necessity of thorough
: education for every one. The follow
, ing colleges within the bounds O
the Conference are mentioned and re-
ported as being in prosperous anC
Furnishing conditions: Emory anC
!; Henry, Martha Washington, Sullins
and Hiwassee; also the MorristowI
District High School, Peoples College
and Lebanon (Va High School.
Rev. T. 81. Russell, of the Rolston
Conference, M. E. Church, was pre-
sented to DIR. Wiley and introduced to
the Conference.
DR.. Wiley, President, made an
earnest appeal in favor of Emory and
Henry College, representing the ex-
cellencies and advantages of that in
stitution.
J. s. Kennedy favored an endow-
ment of the Institution.
r. n. Price offered a resolution,
signed by himself aud ]. H. Brunner,
providing that Emory and Henry
College be endowed by the Conference
in the sum of 500 600 And by re-
quest the matter was laid over till the
afternoon.
E. E. Hoss, Professor, made some
remarks touching the claims, etc., of
On motion of Dr.. Wiley, the Con-
ference went into the selection of
place for the next meeting Of the Con-
ference.
Abingdon was placed in nomination
by E. E. Hoss. and selected without
opposition.
Alter benediction by Rev. B. S. w.
Bishop, Conference adjourned till p
O'clock p. N.
AFTERNOON SESSION,
Called to order at % p. m. by Dr.
Wiley, opened with devotional exer-
clses, conducted by Rev. w. NJ. Kerr.
A fter the reading Of the minutes, d.
Sullins offered paper in the case OF
w. II. Bates, setting forth tnat where
as he (Bate3l has been q membe of
the Conference for thirty~two years,
during which time he sustained an
uublemished Christian and noiniste-
rial character; his character is here
arrested on charge OF immortality
referred to q committee and by a
majority suspended but five OF the
committee refused 10 sign The report
and say they believe the accused not
guilty of the charges. Therefore they
offer resolution that they have con-
fdence in the Christian integrity of
tbs brother, and give him their sym
pathies in this his time of distress.
The paper was signed by d. Suliins,
G. w. Miles and j. L. NJ. French.
The chair ruled the paper out Of
order. J. NJ. McTeer moved for an ap-
peal to the Collegs Of Bishops, adding
that be thought that the chair ought
TO reserve his decision. and allow
the Bishop himself to pass on the ques-
lion, for the Bishop bad told him the
paper would be in order and he would
so rule. FOur-fifths of the Conference
he eaid, were not in accord with the
majority report of that committee. He !
was placed in the chair in the fore |
noon, Immediately the trial case was |
called up, aud he thought il was a
studied ieff1rt on the part of some to
blast the character of the accused. !
On these accounts he requested the |
Withdrawal of the paper. After
further discussion the matter was |
simply Dropped.
Rev. r. n. Price took the chair for |
a few minutes.
J. III. Brunner presented his report |
as chairman of the committee, giving |
an itemiZed statement of the receipts, /
which aggregate $542.42, and disburse- .
ments $539 81.
On motion of E. w. Moore, VIM. |
B. D0ane was transferred from the |
West Texas Conference to the HolstOn, |
after the passage of his character.
A. J. Foster and J. r. HiXOn, after |
the passage of their characters, were
read mitted into travelling conDec-
ton.
The question of education was
taken up, DIR. Wiley resuming the
chair, and on the subject of Sullins
College, DR.. D. Sullins, President, re-
ferred briefly to the work and pros
poets of that institution.
The Hiwassee College was repre-
sented by ]; 81; Brunner, President;
The Peoples College by r.. n. Price,
President; Morristown High School
by Prof Summers. G. A. Frazier was
elected Principal of Lebanon (Va)
High School, and the report OF the
committee adopted as a'whole.
at the request of DR.. Sullins, the
Curators of Sullins' College were re-
quested to change its name to that Of
"SusanGa Wesley College,"
@. w. Miles announced the 70 low
ing as the Examining Committees for
the next four years:
On admission of Preachers on trial
j. Fl. Brunner w. M. Kerr and J.
L. M. French.
First year-C. T. Carroll, H. G.
Neal and E. II. Parker.
Second year-W. Fl. Kelly, J. W.
Bowman and Jas. A. Lyons.
Third year,. N. s. HuffAker, w.
H. Price and Jas. Atkins, jr.
Fourth year-E. e. Hoss, d. s.
Hearon and J. T. Frazier.
On motion, Emory and Henry Col.
lege was endowed by the Conference
In the sum of 500, 600 and DR.. E. E.
Wiley, President, appointed financial
agent to accomplish the same.
r. n. Price presented a report on the
Asheville Female College, recon- {
its retention by the Con-
ference and the appointment of
agents to work 1t up. Adopted. I
w. D. MountcastIe presented the re-
port of the Committee on Sunday
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