The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-04
GENERAL CONFERENCE.
The Work Of the Legislators at
Pixies Opera House.
Miscellaneous Business--Address
Of the BishOps--N0teS
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oehteo eehc NoutSFttlCe w olusE. LII. Suth7
ming, Ex-President of Wesleyan College OF
Middletown. Connecticut, read the 18Th
chapter of st. Luke as the scriptural les
son. and the 656th hymn was sung.
DR.. Cummings, in his prayer, tenderly
referred to the sad tragedy of the assassi-
nation of J. R. Goodwin, and prayed the
blessing OF God to be upon the bereayed.
The journal Of yesterday afternoon was
read. When the Secretary came to that
part of the journal referring to. delegates
placed on various committees a motion was
made that that part of the journal be not
read. but all corrections be referred by del
egates OF various Conferences to Secretary
fer correction. Motion prevailed.
DR.. Newman, of New York. moved that
the General Conference recommend the
General Conference Of 1884 to create en-
Educational.Fun and tbpt a committee
of seven be appointed to, prepare such me-
mortal Signed, Drs Newman and Hare,
Chancellor Haven, OF Syracuse University,
requested in view OF the educational meet
Ing at st. Paul M. f. Church, Thursday after
noon, that no appointments be made for
that hour.
DR.. Foss moved that three of the Bishops
be made members of the Judiciary Com
mittee.
DR.. Cummins called attention 10 the fact
that no place had been suggested where the
Fraternal Delegates would be received.
An nsxtract OF the journal OF 1876 was
read, stating that Thursday, May 9th,
was set apart for this purpose, and upon
tsnr, Gt pa,1 M Il Ehurch Woo col anta1
as the place OF holding the services This
Is one Of the most important meetings of
the Conference.
The delegation from Southeast Indiana
announced tie death of ]. r. Goodwin, NJ,
a., one Of their nun Der. and upon motion
the Chair was instructed to draw up resolur
tons in respect to the memory OF the de-
CEASED and 10 attend the funeral.
lMesses. Binklev, Phillips, Simmons and
Lindley were appointed as the Committee
The special order OF business for 10
o'clock, according tpt the resolution of yes
terday. was the address of the Bishors, and
at that hour was read by Bishop Simi son.
1t was in substance as folloNs;
After speaking Of the responsibility Of
the work which the Conference had to per
! lernl aud the extent and character of the
Church they represented. a short biograph-
ical sketch was given OF the three Bishops
WHO had died since the iast Conference,
\ name y! yts sy. f'A2 p F'@"y .' 70 .
Bl>hops Simms, James and Haven. A
4 Sai,gt seetch was ,dso given of DR.. Nelson,
Of the New York Book Concern, DIR. De
Shields, OF the Missionary Spciety. and
seven mnisters and three laymen. who
were members of the Last Conference, bul
had since died. = ,.s,.., s.. j. So $50
The history of the work of the different
J Bishops during the psst four years both ii
the foreign field and through the Unite
l'Statts was next given. All the Conferences
Ehad been visited and at nearly all the Con
ferences some me Of the Bishofs had pre-
sided The organization of the Swedis
4 conference in Illinois aud Minnesota and
| of other Conferences in the West were nex'
| described. -r+.
The Rocky Mountain District, tn,
| Bishops recommended should be divided
] into missions and be treated as q foreig,
| field since the present Conference was tot
large. 1he success Of the new hymn b Ok,
which tonanittee of Bishops had pre-
pared, had been great The benevole
| contributions had dininished owing to the
1hara times, but all the churchs had been
maintained and the dtbts OF The churches
had been dfnilnlshed. ..,,so
! During the past year there had been on
increase Il ~ preachers and li9'0e0 mem
bers 5l2 preachers had died. and 7S 50C
members lhtre are 10 Wp CHURCHES r. hes now p
- the United states, valued at$1 ooo ooo
Alcl,urch had been oniit ior every orkl
day IN the year since tiie last conference
Dr. Hhnt hsd takeh the pace .. " Mel,
son II the BOOK CONCERN IN hew YORK and
S95, ,o0O 81 the BOOK concern DEBT had been
paid, ", 5,4l2Wo worm OF titeralnre nag l
been puoiisheu' an incresse Oh SNo1oVo
over the previous iouf years. a..
The South Ahal4 conference had en-
larged, and the miss'ohs IN japan were very
prosperous. IN eniha ti,ere are % Preacn'
err. 52 Of whom are natives. IN bulgaria
missionary LABOR had oeen resumed. In
Itoly there were preachers AL pative, ex'
cept Or: werner ohluI AFRICA an ef'
fort had been mace 70 Ieach lhe interlcr'
IN Mex'co psPsr iaa oeen estao,isneu .nt An
conhecnoh VIZ Wy tieo,Js nsIS cai s'iooi
Nm. Taylor, tne Greae Horlu-Mipe ms
Spnsry, haa eslaoiishea many MISSIONS IN
South America
The chnrch nov siIuiees she g'oper Mueh
honor Is Gone she laoIes wnos Aast SEM
many O. their nicinoers ou' as Ihssioh
aries. Inc eo ln'Ss'oTu'y ~ T uGn' nag Deem ne'