The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-27
GENERAL CONFERENCE.
Report Of Committees and Elec-
tiOn of Editors.
A Rush of Business for the Clos
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ing Days ...

Bishop Hurst presided to-day for the
first time since his election, and Rev. Mr..
Judkins, of New Hampshire, conducted
the devotional services of the morning.
J. Twichweli, fraternai delegate from the
General Assembly of the Congregational
Church. was introduced to the Conference
On motion of Mr.. Hinkie the rules were
suspended and reports of Nos. /, 3, OF
The Committee on Bopk Concerns was
taken up.
Report No. Z, which relates to the finan-
cial condition of the Book Concerns, was or
dered printed.
Report No. 1, recommended that
the publication of the National Repository
and the Golden Hours be discontinued at
the end of the current year.
Report No. g. recommended that
the publication of the Christian Advocate
at New Orleans be continued by the Book
Concern of New York and the Christian
Advocate at Atlanta be continued by the
Western Book Concern. That 81 500 sub
sidy be paid to each of these papers for two
years aud $1,000 for the two following
years, and If the papers were not. self-supr
porting that time that they should be
discontinued. This report was adopted.
Report No. recommended that the
Christian Advocate, published at Portland,
Oregon, should be discontinued as Gem
eral Conference paper; that the BOOK
Concern of New York pay an indebted
ness of So, 500 on the paper and hand over
to the local trustees the publishing house
and everything connected with it. that it
might bs conducted as an annual Confer-
epce paper. e#l- .ijsaf u.
Rev. Mr.. Starr offered minority report,
which asked for q subsidy OF $4OO to the
Pacific Christian Advocate, Published At
Portland, Oregon. The reasons be assigned
were that four papers Came here asking Tor
help. No doubt three Of them will be pro-
yided for and SO should the fourth 1t is
occupying field one-fourth as large as all
the country East OF the Mississippi, six
hundred and fifty miles from San Francis
| co, and that by sea. AL along our Eastern
| borders sre hostile lndiaes, and there IS but
little communication between the Church
\ within the limits OF cur patronizlng terri
tory and the California Conference. !,
The minority report was voted down and
the majority report adopted. .a.... ....
| Resolution No. recommended that the
Christian Advocate published at San Fran
cisco be continued; that the Book Concern
| Oh NEW UIh pay thV AittCUbCNbSsc Va Wv
paper, amounting to %,345, aud that for
| four wears the Book Concern should pay
| the paper subsidy Of $1,000 a year.
| DR.. Launalian moved to amend by sub
stituting $500 year in the place Of $1,000.
| The amendment was laid on the table,
| The previous report was then ordered,
and the report was adopted.
Bishop Weaver, fraternal delegate of the
United Brethren Church, was introduced
to the Conference .....t ......
1t was ordered that committee of three
be appointed to make the disci pline con.
form to the action of the Conference.
DR.. Hunt, DR.. Hoyt and DR.. Prentice
were appointed as the committee.
Several lay delegates ut this point asked
to be excused from further duties, and al
ter some discussion were excused.
After great deal OF debate on rules oil
order and the order of business, the re.
port of the Committee on Education was
taken up. r....- .
The report recommended that special
effort be made during the coming four
wears in the cause of education.
The report provided that the Church OBJ
tain undisputed control of her schools;
that these schools be literally endowed;
that that the debts of these institutions be
paid; that funds be raised for needy stu
dents, and that pastors make these subjects
special part Of their work. The report OF
The Centennial Anniversary Committee was
also read in connection with the above. II
recommended that 1884 be observed as the
centennial anniversary of the organization
of the Church; that money be raised
for educational purposes, conferences,
ministers, missions ETC.; that $40, 0,000,00C
at least be raised for all these purposes
that appropriate sermons be preached on
all these subjects in each Church; tina,
mass meetings be held that Bishop Simp.
son, with Bishop Foster as alternate, preach
the anniversary sermon at the next Gen
eral Conference, and that the Bishop ap
point committee to have charge OF the
entire matter. ...,....
After some discussion q substitute wa.
adopted, placing the entire subject in the
hands of committee to be appointed by
the Bishop. .... ........... .... -
The election of editors for tie two South
ern Advocates and the California Advocate
was then taken up. .-.. ~ . ,... .t
Z. Q, Fuller, the present incumbent B
A. Stubblns and G. o. Fisher were nomin,
ated for the editorship of the Atlants
paper and the vote was taken by ballot.
A motion was made to adjourn sine dit
Saturday at Z O'Clock. This was amended
Il by fixing the time at Friday at 10 p. m.
"A motion WAS made to lay the whole sub
iect Oh the table. This was lost.
The amendment was adopted, and FridaJ
at 10 p. IN. will be the hoar of adjourn
ment. h. ls#.aH ,..t4-l .gns- ae, .t
Bishop Harris sannounced.the Commission
ordered by the General Conference for tn,