Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-21
g SOUTH ERN nLETHoDIsM.s
erOeeedings OF the HolstOn Confer
sp ence, Methodist Episcopal aat
~ Church. South.
FIRST DAY.

The sffty-seveLt tn session OF the
Holt IN conference of the Methoditt.
Episcopal church, South. met at Nor
rist)wn, Tenn, at 8 a. M. Wednesday,
O3tober 20.h. 1880. Bishop Holland N.
McTyeir in the chair. The hymn s. s.
nd are we yet alive f.aa'.ii s
-gr9 TO see each Others face, ~. 3. s.
was announced and sung, as only
Methodist preachers, under the i'm
spiration of such an occasion, can sing
il. Prayer was offered by the Bishop,
after which the hymn, "Try US, o
God, and search the ground of every
sinful heart" followed by prayer led
by Rev. Geo. Stewart. -.z5-5
AT roll-eaH nine freight clerical and
seveL teen lay delegates answered to
their names; numbers of others drop
ping in during the morning session.
Rev. F. Richardson, secretary for
tne past SIX years, asked 10 be released
from the dutes of that Office and nom-
mated for tue position Rev. B. w.
s.. Bishop, who was elect I'd !; Rev.
E. Rlcnardson and Rev. j. r. Payne.
assistant secretaries.
On mGtlon, tae presiding elders were
appointed commit ZEE TO nominate
stan ding cotnmit ees, which were AFTER
ward announced on the following sub.
jeets: PuDlic worship, education books
and periodicals, Sunday schOols, tens
perance, church property, ststs Of tae
church, memoirs. and BlOie cause.
Rev. james Atkins, jr., asked to be
released from the committee on exam
lnaIion, elass OF third year, and Rev.
M. P. Swaim was appointed in his
place.
A bal. was constituted, and 8 to IL
clock designat I'd as the hours Tor pub
licbuslness. 80
A com mmunication from DR.. A. w.
Wilson, missionary secretary, was read
and referred TO the conference board
of MISSIONS, EsxaaEs B-w
s'The secretary reports unusual pros.
perlty III all that pertains to foreign
Inissl0ns. 81 ss T. u %EESrk-a
A communication from the book
editor was read and referred to the
cummittee on periodicals. Fa Z -
/ Dr.. : j. 20. A. Clark, Of the South
Georgia conference, was introduced
and presented aIepolt from the church
eAt t5usIon commit 70 of his conference,
which was read aud referred TO o Ike
comm. ee of this conference, viz: DR.
K. E. Wiley, ). w. Gaut and Rev. F
NJ. Grace. aAwxEF waww---
, DR.. Clark made some iutaresting
statements relative TO the Wesley Me.
morlal church, now in, process o1
erection 1t Savannah, Ga. He spoke
somewhat in detail of book entltled
Nv esiey Memorial Volume" which
ne ls now passing through the press Ol
Phillips 81 Hunt, M. E. Book Concern
| New York. It Is maue up OF papers
COL trl rlbated by eminent nen of this
country and Europe. &NEEs
Rev. W. ii. Kelley, OF the com nnit
tse of exan1ipb ton, class OF secono
year, resIg ned his position and Rev. L.
K. Hayn was elected ID fll the va
Rev. E. NJ. Grace was received by
transfer from the North Alabama con
ference. 2f1EfEs3 tfffT
.Regul laTs conference, work was begun
by tns Inquiry s'Are all tae preach
eTs bIameless in their life aud officia
admlDi5lratloL?n =. -f#
'Tne characters of the following
elders were PASSED: Revs. J. NJ. Nc
Teer,T A. j. Frazier, e. W. Moore
JOnn Boring, q. lay Tor, f. Richard.
SON, w. ID. Kelley, r. N. Price, q. w
Renfro. j. =. Kennedy and d. Atkins
Notices were given and conference
auburned. sESE
aRev.aJ. ID. Baldwin was appointed
to preach at the hour of this writing
3 p. m..a Rev. Jas. Atk kins, jr., will de
Hver The conference sermon t)-night
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