The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-05

Central Tennessee-Conference on the |
White Works in the South.
observation-disclosures concerning church |
letters.
= Georgia-State of Church in the South. |
Observation-Disclosures on boundaries.
Tennessee-A change be made in ap- |
pointing Presiding Elders and term of pas |
torate not be extended.
Observation-Disclosures on Jubilee of
Foreign Missions
Minnesota-Conferenc on Parsonages.
Nebraska-Oonlerence on Formation of
Mission Districts
New Ensland-Confereno on Index to
Methodist Quarterly Review.
New York-Conference on National Re
pository
New York-Conference on Memorial on
PASTORAL.
North Carolina-Conferenc on Bounda-
ries
Northern New York-Memorial on mort
gaging parsonages.
North India-Conference on memorial
on interests Of church in India.
North lndiana-Memorial on railroad fare
for Bishops.
Northwest India-A financial plan.
Northwest Swedish-Memorial on Swed-
1871 puDIlCatlOn.
Norway-Conferenc on the thanksgiving
of Conference.
Henry W. Warren-A change of disci-
pine concerning transfers.
Providence-Conference on state of the
Church.
Southeast Indiana-Compensatiou of
representatives to judicial conference.
Southern Illinois-Mulbergune and Po-
chahontas Clrcuit-Relatlon of lcal
preachers to pastorate work.
Utah nference-Organize a mission
district after dissolving present conference.
The memorial for the election of Bishop
OF African descent received slight ap-
plause.
After the call for memorials DR.. Reed
moved that resolutions be received as me-
MORALS, namely by teller.
| DR.. Smart spoke against the motion, as
signing as his reasons tnat each Committee
man need printed copy of the resolutions
before him.
DR.. Woodruff opposed the motion by
saying that the Journal was the only book
Of history.
The motion Of DR.. Reed was laid on the
table.
The rules were suspended, and the frater-
| ,,N- SeoS eokAsClO iuCu IlplSCOpul CluI
read his report. His reception was cour-
teous, and his address was responded to by
Bishop Fellows. The report was received.
Rev. A. G. Weekly, of Cincinnati Confer
ence, was appointed Recording Secretary
| OF the Conference.
A special committee of three was appoint
ed on statistics OF annual and general Con.
| ference.
The Cincinnati Conference, through her
delegate, Rev. l. Fee, memorialized the
general Con ference OH revivas.
1t was reported that over 500, 900 was in
the treasury for the purpose of educating
worthy young people of the church. This
report was followed by resolution that
the Free dmen's Aid Society be merged
into the Educat onal Society OF the church.
Referred to Committee on Education.
1t was announced that the General Com
mittees would meet as follows: Episcopacy,
ltineracy, Boundaries, Revivas, Education
and Book Concern on Mondays, Wednes-
days and Fridays, and Committees on Lay
Representation, Freedmen's Aid and Sun
day-schools on Tuesdays Thursdays and
Saturdays. ...
An invitation to visit the ,ological GAR
den was received from the Directors. The
report was accepted with thanks.
An invitation to visit Lane Theological
Seminary was accepted.
An invitation to visit the Convention oil
State Charities at Cleveland was referred,
A resolution to appoint committee OF
thirteen, with Bishop as Chairman, to re-
district Conferences, was laid on the table
for the present.
The doxology was sung; DR.. Davis o.
Kansas, offered the benediction, and the
session adjourned. ,
The delegates to the Conference number
242 ministers and Isl laymen.
DR.. Warren's lecture at Trinity Church
has, been postponed until Saturday eve
ming.
DR.. Haire will conduct the devo tiona
exercises at the opening of the services to
morrow.
: The Educational Convention will b.
held in another room OF the same Church
( at the same hour.
Ex-Governor John Evens, the firsi
United States Senator from Colorado, il
among the delegates.
OF the 222 delegates at the Baltimore
General Conference in 1876, only 81 are re-
turned to the Conference.
The joint meeting of Committee and Fra
ternal Delegates to consider the question
of our Ecumenical Conference of Metho
J dists will be held at St. Paul Church to
} morrow afternoon. lat 2 o'clock.
: The Educational Convention meets thi
afternoon at St. Paul's Church. Represent
) atives from nearly all the institutions O
) learning under the patronage and contro
of the Church will be present. Several pa
! pers will be read and discussed.
Rev. C. H. Fowler, DID,, LID, lee
, tured before a large audience Affinity
Church last evening for the bene
: fit of Mclean Church. His subject was
!. Great Deeds and Great Men," and for two
hours he held the closest attention
of his audience, and was cheeret
. again and again. His description o
/ Of the battle OF Waterloo, and it
|. two heroes Wellington and Napo'eon
of Nelson and his naval engagements, o
, Burke and his speeches in Parliament, o
Webster and bis great debate with Hayne
+ of Lincoln and his k, of Grant, o
. Doctor Hall and numerous others, il
: political literary and priyate life