The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-28
GENERAL CONFERENCE.
The Work of the Last
Day.
Business Rushed Through in q
Hurry.

Wesley Chapel last evening was presided
over by Bishop Bowman. ....t
The Committees on Expenses and Fra
ternal Delegates made their final reports.
Sanford Hunt was elected Treasurer and
Episcopal Fund.
The Judiciary Committee reported in
favor of sustaining the ruling of the Bishop
in refusing to ordain Miss Oliver and Miss
Phebe Lent.
The Committee on the Treatment of the
Chinese reported in favor of free immi-
grafton.
Several items of the Code were amended.
Bishop Simpson occupied the chair this
morning, and Rev. d. G.. Strong, of Colum-
bia River Conference, conducted the devo-
ti0nal exercises.
The Conference Districts nominated the
members OF the District Committees, which
were approved as follows: "a
Book ommittee--Charles J. Clark, of
Maine; Homer Eaton, OF Troy; J. S. Bins-
ham, of New York; John W. Carr. of Ohio;
L. A. Belt, OF Ohio; c. O. Fisher, OF Savan-
nah; c. Steinberger, of the Northwest Ger
man Conference; P. G. Palmer, of Illinois,;
r. d. G. John. of Minnesota; F. s. Bggs,
of st. Louis; J, D. Hammer, of Nevada;
and VIM. Schreiner, of the Central German
Conference.
Missionary and Sunday school Union
]. d. Beer, of Massachusetts; J. N. Fitz-
gerald, OF New Jersey; VIM. H. Olin, of
Mississippi; W. J. Paxton, of Philadelphia;
]. NJ. Trlmple. Of Ohio; W. s Edwards of
Baltimore; ]. W. Lock, of Illinois; Geo
R. Palmer, of Illinois; T. B. Lemon, of
Nebraska; Or. Dennison, Of Kansas; G. r.
Autborth and W. S. Edwards of Balti-
more.
The Trustees of the Missionary Society,"
the SUNDAY school Union, the Tract Soc-
ETY. and the Freedmen's Aid Societies were
nominated and elected. ~,
Rev. Dr.. Walden moved that the Agents
of the Western Book Concern be authorized
to employ Rev. DR.. Curry to continue the
editorship of the National Repository to
the close of the year. They were so au.
thorized.
The General Conference authorized the
Book Concern to continue the salary of DR..
Hitchcock for three months and pay his
moving expenses to Chicago.
DR.. Buckley moved to authorize the edit
ors to arrange an appendix of Discipline,
of the form of CHARGES and specifcati ms
for trials 1t prevailed.
The Rev. Drs. Mast and Liephart were
authorized to translate the Discipline into
German.
The General Conference authorized that
the estimation of the Bishops salary shoulC
be on the basis of ministerial salary, exclu
sive of missionary contribution.
The Trustees of Church Extension wer,
announced.
/ The order of the day was taken up am
the Commits ee ON Itineracy was called.
The Book COMMITTEES asked leave of alb
sepce for Il few moments. This gave rise t.
| a spirited discussion as to when their du
ties began.
1t was decided that their duties begir
Immediately.
DIR. HartzeH moved that all General Con
ference officers enter upon their duties
from the lst of june,
The Committee on Itineracy reported
resolutions commencing the work of the
Bishoi s, and hat Bishop Scott be returned
as nOn-efeetive, aud that resolutions oi
sympathy be sent him.
The report was adopted.
The Committee also reported q rule on
Presiding Elders, that they continue in
their offices not more than four years
They recommend that our foreign mis-.
sions be visited at least twice every quad.
rennium. They recommend the following
cities as Episcopal residences: New York,
Boston, Philadelphia, Syracuse, Cincinnati,
Chicago, st. Louis, Des Moines, Atlanta, or
Denver ST. Paul, Chattanooga, Austin, vi
Topeka. On the question of Topeka or
Austin real General Conference fight OF
the old~fashioned kind took place.
Rev. Dr.. Lanmhan moved, as a substi.
tute, to put Was ington in tie Ilace OF
Austin. He argued that Bishop, bv al,
acquaintance with the heads of National
autnority, could do much good to the
Church. Washington was selected in place
OF Austin and Topeka
A resolution was adopted requiring the
Bishops to select their homes from the
places named according to their seniority
and that they should not change theil
place of residence before the next General
Conference.
One of the features of the report Of the
piscopal Committee was the memorial
| from the Columbia NJ. Il. Church, of Gin.
cinnati, on the admi nistrati n OF Bisho.
Harris, who removed their pastor Rev
Davis Clark, aud appointing him pastor O
another church.
Bishop Harris made his statement, aftel
which the report was withdrawn.
The Committe on Itinerancy was called
and recommend revision of the discipline
as to the questions proposed to Candidates
| for admission into the annual Conference.
The report was amended by the insertion
of this question: ".Will you wholly alb
slain from the use Of tobacco" This item
in the report was adopted, and the Rev
lDr. Garry moved that the item referring
to fasting be stricken out. This was laic
on the table.
Against this report DR.. Lannihan made
an able speech, The force. Of hi;
speech was thrown against the item in to
bacco. -t. --.
The report as whole was adopted.