The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-07
GENERAL CONFERENCE,
Resolutions and Memorials Read
.G and Referred. -
General Business--D Discussions
PersOnals--NOtes and News.

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Seventy-second Psalm, led in prayer ant
announced the -Four Hundred and Sixty
first Hymn, which was sung by the congre
cation. '.'
The journal Of the previous session wa
read and approved. r..'- l.'t
The call of the Conferences for resolu
tions and miscellaneous business was con
tinued from the point where the matter
was left off yesterday. 4, a..... E.
Northwest Iowa sent in resolution rela-
ting to the theological Seminary. --
Northwest Indiana sent In, q resolution
relating to the election of Sabbath-school
Superintendents. ...- ~. ,
resolution that no other orders be con-
ferred upon local preachers than that oI
ldeacons was referred.
|. A resolution that candidates for the min
istry must receive on examination at least
eight per cent was referred.
| A resolution was offered relating to
women preachers. 1t prayed that the dis
clpllne be so changed that any members
VINO had knowledge, gifts aud grace was
called by the Holy Ghost to preach.
the Philadelphia Conference asked that
the discipline relating to Sabbath-sci,ool
Superintendent be changed. ~. ...
The Pittsburg Conference sent in reso-
luton asking thatsno Change in the cleo
tion and duties Of presiding eldership be
made. .H-lt Nv G7--"'s,fT
"A resolution WAS offered asking that the
Bishops send to the Committee ON Episeo-
Racy h W many should be added to the
College Of Bishops. ra. t.u ~,
A resolution was offered that when Sun
day'schOol teachers cease to teacii they
shall NO longer be members of the Sunday
school bond. Passed. ..GF
Rock River Conference sent In a resolu-
ton relating to the supervisional polity of
the Church. 4 IN -.
The South Carolina Conference submit
i ted q resolution to disco tlnue the Metho-
dist Advocate Of Atlanta, and that the
South should patroniz the Cincinnati
Western Christian Advocate since the
lcOinpletion of the Southern Railroad re-
daees the distance two hundred miles "a
A resolution was offered to extend the
past oral term to four years. a".u F
Resolutions On duties of ministers in
charge, against the renewal of euarterlv
tickets for love feasts were presented and
referred. .I : +. 3G
A resolution requiring all resolutions
memorials, ETC., to be presented By next
Monday, WAS laid on the table.
"A res lution concerning the marriage of
divorced persons was referred.
A Resolatlon from the Tennessee Confer
ellce, asking that the Freedman's Aid Soci-
ETY. be contlnued With such notifications
as viii add to its usefulness, was read and
referred. u
A resolution from the Troy Conference
lagalhst the app intnent of any person as
class leader, who does not take one or
mere OF the Church periodicals, was read
and referred. .u.g - --'
Rev Mr.. Hfllman offered a resolution
against securing an opera house for holding
tue next General tolference. Referred.
A resolution REQ uiripg the Church at
Large 10 defray the Conference expenses.
including the entertainment of delegates.
was read and Inferred.
lhe Utah Conference presented a resolu. .
tiun providing for the transfer of yol,np
men to the Western field; also for in.
creasing the educational facilities in Utah
Referred.
A resolution providing for the appoint
meat of q conanittee consisting If one min
lster ana one layman iruu each Confer
ence, Wlch q Blslon as achairman, for The
purpose of dlsss nlinating information re-
spectihg the benevolent work of the Church.
l'oklhg toward a better system of work.
was read, and after several a eihiments, !
substitutes and motions to refer. the reso-
lntion Was referre i to the Committee on
the State OF the Church.
An Item In the e.Commercial OF this morn
ing was read BY II. {. DeCort, of the Cen.
tral German Conference, and denounced AS
q slander 1t stated that one ofths German
delegates mad stated that lie would swallow
the beer OF the city rather than sit with a |
n.gger.
I.Le order of the day was suspended and
tue report of the Fraternal Delegate, Rev.
Dr.. Upham, to the General Conference Of
Lhe N. t. Church of Canada, which con-
vened in Montreal, was read. f'sE'
Rev. Mr. Laney, of Illinois Conference.
Was excused from further duties in the |
conference OH account OF i'll heal th.
Tne report OF the Committee appointed
N 1876 to confer With d simiiart o,nuittae /
IGOm the Southern Conference, for The pur-,
pose of aijusing all differences bet seen.
The two Conferences was made the special
order for business at 10 o'clock to-nior-
,ow. .- st.i..,
Bispop Harris announced the following
N.ss'1
Temperance-N. ]. Talbot, J. B. Gall J.
A. Hunt, W. w. Evens, /. T. Matthew's Nv.
Zee, Z. Il. Alexander, j. Russell, Y. A.
harrison, ]. A. SACK, ID. G. Strong, Ii. G.
sick, W. Burch.
observance of the Sabbath-G., J. Jud-
Tins, J. h. Devirtz, 0. ID. Marren, IL. W,
Jay, w. G. Nation, j. ID. Walsh, il. VIII.
ianis, B. A. Carlsqn, N. Hall, w. r. Good
,in. J. D. Hammond, L. H. Cloure and ].
J. Allen. .e. 81 .s.s
Memorial Seryice.-Bishop ]. W. WiIey.
!. F. Uphan, A. X. SANFORD, b. f. Parlett'
= ID. Shoemaker. .,
Place and Entertainmer,tof General Con-
erence-A. y. Ladd, 0. w. fioyt, Hi Eaton.
!. Barker,W. II. l.. Prey, NJ. Worts, M. Hill. |
/. Coaper, NJ. A. Carroll, M. N. Alston, l.. q. |
Odkins, A. Sliinkle, I. ,B. Ford. B. Lott.
|. II. bartlett, C. Stadebaker, Il. Miller.
!. II. Catch, J. I. Boyle, H. II. Taylor, a.
1. H nglis W. M. Van0rsdel, S.,Malion, |
. f. Viedingbers. .' .'N.'"
American Bible Society-W. Butler, G.
!. Hare, &C. Huntington, T. A. Latter, J, 4
!. Thompson, Il. w. s. fIammpnd, B. /,
heets. NJ. Hanson, L. NJ Waiers, III.
iaok, c. G. Stratt,n, l. Appel and W.
asst. fglE I,
Scandinavian Work-Johp v. Reid 8. l.,