The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-11-16
,o,xra ANIMAL CONFERENCE
NJ. e. CHURCH SOUTH.
Eishsy.rourth Session.
r,suop PIERCE PRESIDING.
TSepor;eii for the Dispaseh.)
THIRD DAY.

THepor;ed for the Dispasch.]
THIRD DAY.
c.,snrcncc met pursuant to adjourn
MI BISHOP Pierce in the Chair.
DI pn,icious services were conducted oy
Pow william MeGee.
hf Tho minutes OF yesterday were read and
approved. o,sst;,, w,s called
WHO REMAIN on TRIAL.
,,,os,I,owinc class OF one years standing
,";n an trial: Z. &. Chandler, John O..
m"Ss ". II. Riddick, T. NJ. Simpson, James
~ Boh,ns, Thomas =. Duke, Richard
=, c.nft George w. Wray. A. Is. Warwick,
y BIankenship, Andrew j. Bradshaw,
y II Younger. and John Z. Rosser.
a. 4. -. their own request William T. Williams
ND John z. Barrow were discontinued.
"" pev Preston Nash was received by trans
,or from the Alabama Conference.
wuo ARE THE DEACoNs OF ONE YEAR.
& Steel. /. B. Betty, John E. Desbazo,
" W Lear. Paul Bradley, W. W. Royal,
and Preston Nash.
The committee to whom was referred the
co.es Of arrest OF character Oh charges OF
roIadministratiop requested information
n,,he Chair as to whether they should, as
;nyrstjcating committee, consider moral
QUESTIONS and report bill OF charges, and
snnoiut prosecutor il the case SO demand
cd.
The Chair decided that they should report
nm both legal and moral questions, ana dis-
charge the duties Of an investigating COM
mittce.
nod considered two OF the three cases and
tound only legal points involved, that an
other committee OF three be appointed to
consider the case, which might involve
moral questions.
The Conference so ordered, and the Chair
announced j. w. Bledsoe. j. 0. Moss, and
], /. Clarke rs said committee.
Rev. 4. G. Brown, one OF the trustees OF
the Hall fund Tor the benefit OF the widows
and orphans and the Superannllated preach
crs of HE Conference, submitted report OF
moneys in his hand for distribution amount
ing 10 S:943O. Referred TO joint Board OF
Finance.
Rev. 4. G. Brown reported in the matter
~ the bcGucSt OF $1,000 10 the Missionary
Society OF the Methodist Episcopal Church
South BIZ Philip Woodhouse, OF Princess
Anne. that the matter had been involved in
litigation, and that suit had been brought
and Judgment obtained by Judge F. NJ.
Wh,churst, attorney III law, and that an in
staIment OF said legacy OF S36l.5I, less ten
pet cent. costs, had been paid. On motion
it was paid 10 Rev. y. W. Wilson, D. D.,
missionary secretary.
DR.. J. b. M'PERRIN' ADDRESS on THE CoNDI-
TON OF THE PUBLlSHING-HoCSE.
The Doctor confessed to embarrassment
ana timidity. He had long labored as 4
minister Of the Gospel, and as he advanced
in lie and was taken from the pastoratc his
work had grown in responsibility and his
cmbarrassmcnts had increased. Now in his
old age OF scven:y-ouc years burden was
thrown upon him such rs he had never
borne before. He had been everything in
the Church from doorkeeper and class
leader UP to the bishops Office, and that he
had been run for that, and would have GER
tainly been elected had he gotten votes
enough. As it was, lie had played the
bishop at one or two Annual Conferences,
and had discharged all the duties OF the
Office except to 0rdain deacons and elders,
and be had often assisted at that. Now in
his old age, when he ought to be in an easy
and shady place, he was placed in this re-
sponsibe position; and il any brother coY-
e,cd or desired the place, and the Church
saw bit TO appoint him. let him now speak,
or forever hereafter hold his peace.
1t was pleasure to know that he had
never done any work for the Church which
did not pay its way. He fought against ac-
ccpting this agency at the General Confer
encc at Atlanta, Ga, in May last, as Bishop
Pierce could testify: and that he had said
that 10 accept al! the responsibility and bust
ness management Of the house at this crisis,
lie could not and ,rouid not accept it.
4 modified proposition was presented to
him-that an experienced business manager
should be appointed, who should look after
the affairs OF the house in detail, while he
iNcFerrin) should have general supervision
and travel at large IN the Church, and pro-
mote its general interests. TO this he con-
scented. and 10 this he was elected.
He said he bad arranged bis temporal
matters so far as his family was concerned,
and that he could not assume large financial
responsibilities at his time Of life. AS to
hs spiritual preparation, be made no great
boast Of that.
An intelligent lady asked him this morn
ng how about the Publishing House. He
replied, We are in great trouble. She said,
Blot it out. He found that this impress
sion was widespread. The wisduiA OF
several General Conferences determined to
continue the Publishing House. for II we
DO not continue it we will have to sell it ut
4 sacrifice, and then have its debts 10 pay,
Tor our General Conference has said that we
cannot repudiate as 4 Church, aud are under
high moral obligation to pay the debt.
He was asked by Cumberland Presbyte-
rian as TO whether it was better to publish
your own books or to hire their publica-
ton.
He replied it depended entirely on the
man who had it in charge. II the man
suited he could succeed in any way or ut
anything-that he might work away on 4
rock, and that finally he would get it open.
Secondly, il depended on the times. We
were terribly smashed up by the war.
Dr. McFerrin thinks il he can get before
committee of Congress he can get the
$l50,000 under consideration for damages
and rent Of the house during the war; and
lie has been promised by congressman
from Tennessee q hearing by that commit
tee.
Ilr. Vanderbilt had said that any man who
did business on capital borrowed at ten per
ceut. would fail inevitably.
The Church had not patronized the
house, and many preachers would not sell
the books; said Bishop had carried a
trunk OF books around for sale; that he
himself was here selling books, and that he
was as good as any Of them.
He said that there were great many
good things in other ecclesiastical bodies,
but that there was nothing just exactly like
the Methodist Church in the world. He
thought it was just little better than any
thing else il the world, or be would not be
q member Z. it.
He said check TO day sufficient to pay
all the debt OF the publisbing-House would