, 1880-05-04
1ha oeneraI Conference at cir-
cjnnati Getting Down to
Work.
Arranging the Committees and
D;scusslng General Plans.
Tin Question Of Entertaining tho Con-
ference Delegates Rcccivlng
Attention.
t,usareunial Conferences Of 0olorod Method
ists In Session at st. Louis.
,frrr1nDrsr CONFERENCE.
snetot Dupdfeh 10 The Chicago Tribune.

METHOUlol CoAs. - Aais....S ~
sptttne oE'palea 70 era M . 1"edgo it.ouae' ~.
CINCINNATI u, Any o'-lh .'I t'o openns .'.''l
devotional exercises tn.s .''u' h'ng' "aae' s'S
Ink the hymn commencing "esaS on1H
Reign Where ere ms 9""' ;, H. ~ " hlae
took led IN nfASel' ths"op no"'n"'. Mes1u. ~ !.
ed during TUG 'normils sTsalol', ,rss "sa W. ~
with remafKaoo apn.y. a.G .s, "'I ~! o'si
or more spent u, conil"s.S ..o "notco ,"',' "
seats. Tho Conference OIL saturlay having
laid tho cafelully uta"H tIpoie .,i , " ...o Io1
m{ttce on Organization OH tho inble. To-day 1t
spent nearly all Its tllho trylnE 10 sl1,-
ply plai'. Finally tt was ortlered,
OIL motion OF u. Cnrfy. lhas LUG tnn-
mittees OIL Eptscopacy, hooK Coll
cerns, Missions, NeV1Sn!s EaHcation' otaf13aS-
Schools anil Tracts, ChsIfch Extension aild
Frced'nans|Atd' nnd uGr WORK III tne sos,th'
be appointed forthwith. Drt Sfnnrt, or Tho
Detroit Conference, offered resolution In
structlng the various conference delegations,
in making appointments Tor tic Committee
on the Book Concerns, 70 MS far rs possible
name laymen or business experience. nnd
not to put omit either tlio LOOK Agents or the
members Of tho BOOK Committee. or any
others officially connected with the PUBLISH
ing interests. Tor tic rcaso1l tllat this
Committee Is 10 review their work.
ue supported Ills resolution with a
speech, III which, among other things,
he incidentally said: ~ believe wv trcat tho
layme,l too gtngcrly; tllnt they ought to linye
pcuat representation With lis iu tl,ls bo{y,
~ ~ n,cl,t IN ,vhntlv ,outroI +bn 1,nol. f,nn.
aa onss a ~, ~ w. n,,soit ,ra,', ~" - eo enr
Germ, ana taas 1ol lhsse'l "o"la ''he e. see
but Que Book Concern, not two, with three
. ciash."
S',s.' :, - 1ro,,,,, ntua,,,,,,,1,. .,,,,,..1 l..
~ ~ " Aa'en ssfenuoasiS op]cc1ea 10
this .. -
which recoentxed The difference between
nna ' w. tvs nstruct m e ono uo iir, ~
sa1nt tnon ., w or1 % tta ' moxt o orI ~ ~
next, and tile next instruct to appoint
ministers. Then apply this principle 10 tho
Committee on EpIscopacy and sec tl,e t]aynH-
tat,na among w. tha candI,fotcs. on,v n ~ ,,,a
i.lneracy and missions, permitting none to
serve On these who aro interested, und note
the resllt,u
Dr.. Pcrrlne fully agreed with Ills friend
concern should bo minister to look utter
Dr., IIunt Book AGENT ut New York. rnntle
the point that il tho Book Agents and
booK eommattee woro On trial 1t was
atting they should not sit on their
Dwn case. But this was fAr
from being the case. The Committee was
simply for friendly consultation, and to r.
tial to Tho publishing Interests.
structions was laid On tic table. Tho MI
nouncement Of the nominations afterwara,
esS sSMf$ as s aSfef e ae y1s 81 the
. Mlthout' completing the appointment OF
the largo committees Of one FROM each Con-
1edIence, Of abaat hlnety.iive, tue Conference
st'enseq a.sn y, nne IN MfofnnF sessfo9n, bmt
Iofn1 pTamg tt,tn Inc appointment of t'e aboye
Gommit!ees c,n,1Isn 9as IL Was provided that tho
Law hsprese1a}on tseSe 4n o M Ste G1 ae GurG
privately handed to tho Secretary. as ought
tnsIya hase 9eet1 aons IN the easo OF the whole
Sahiaih N ies Gt uaae1 tue Ubsergaeo Of the
nibia sac,ctS tSnpFhfase ,ra ana tue American
pointed by the bishops md to consist Of
sslLeen Memogf6 each, Unefr0nl encli group
;e,at II s;9,htefenGcs known as general conference
LEY oisetle.s anu ollo at large. committees wgro
ntnu nansee e'oedeo ~ Ia!lows: of three on TX
'norlal T Services; Of seven O.! Reception Of
tt1aa1seIha! t1ase Delegates from Other Christian
on ooSSs tSa p1aao s one n 1i 1nnlf1er a, one ayma
ment. This latter item will bo specially ill.,
pof'anf' Tor 1t Is now
n .nt,,+,,,, s9 5, s,fAL. BURDEN e:
d month or n,nre. hnt II inv ~ ronr' suits tul
ferencc il wifi araciV incT.asn u j'r thnr n;. Gu,!.
ter, ard tho Generu7 GonfSre,.se sTiIi 1,rnl,.
Is growing sentiment II, fnv9r NJ ,;aninv
travelling Expenses sse I'M ~ rcpnrt MS,r W ~ 'eI1 ts