The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-17
GENERAL CONFERENCE.
Call Of Conferences For Resolu-
tiOnS.
miscellaneous Businees---NOtes
and Personals. -

ing, and presided daring the forenoon.
Rev. Mr.. Cummins, of Philadelphia, con-
Quoted the devotional exercises, and the
Secretary read the journal of Saturday.
Leave of absence was granted to several
members and their seats given to reserved
delegates.
DR.. Vernon, Superintendent of the Ital-
ian Mission, was invited to aseat on the
platform.
On motion of DIR. Lannahanf it was or
dered that the rules be suspended and all
memorials instead of being read should be
deposited in boxes on each end OF the plat
form. .a. s-s-,----
The Conferences were then called for
resolutions.
Northwest Iowa Conference presented a
resolution to set off the Black Hill country
into missionary district Also, on cheap
church papers. Also, on General Confer
ence representation.
Ohio Conference offered resolution on
the Presiding Eldership, praying decrease
in that class of ministry, its chief ground
OF argument being that it took five hundred
preachers from the various pulpits and cost
| the Church about one-half million per an
mum. .r.- ... ra
A resolut ton was sent in, bearing upon
the Episcopacy; that it was not an order,
but an office. This is one of the unsettled
dogmas of Methodist polity-a bone of con-
tention. To this question Rev. Mr.. Wilets
spoke.
DR.. Hoyt moved the previous question.
1t did not prevail.
Dr.. Wentworth offered in substance the
following resolution: That while we are
an Episcopal Church we are net preaticaI.
That to be elected to the position of q.
! Bishop is to assume an Office and not to at
tain to third order, and that when gen
tleman is elected to the Office of Bishop, he
from that moment is Bishop de faet0,
! and then leaves his seat among the dele
gates. This motion called forth sharp dis
cnssion, bnt was raferred to the Committee
on Episcopacy. aa r1at II sigs1
A resolution placing the work of the
Freedmen's Aid Society under the super
vision of the Church Extension Society was
referred to the Committee on Freedmeu's
Aid Society.
/ Colorado Conference offered Q resolution
stating that where member of the Church
was absent from his place of membership
for three years, and his whereabouts during
4 that time not known, he shall be entered
upon the records as dropped.
| DR.. Curtiss, in behalf OF Southeast In
| diana Conference, memorialized the Cen
eral Conference on printing the catechism
in the discipline.
A resolution stating that the afternoon
of the 9th day of the General Conference
of 1884, be set apart for the purpose of re-
ceiving fraternal delegates from other
churches was indefinitely postponed.
A resolution providing that at each
General Conference, the Book Committee
shall ask if all OF the Bishops are effective,
and if any be found not effective,
they be retired and supported as super
annuates OF the church, was referred to the
4 Committee on Itineracy.
A resolution providing that each Bishop
should have Episcopal Supervision of GER
secutive years, was referred to the Com
mittee on Episcopacy. ..--.s....-.
A resolution was offered by DR.. Kynetter
stating that in committee meeting ma
jority of the committee should be quo
rum, and that when the Chairman decides
that quorum is not present minority
should not override his decision.
The Utah Conference sent ina resolution
against any man pledging himself not to
accept an office. u t&..
II TcS0luUfOI was OiicIeu pTUV1uIIiE Gudl
the Episcopal office should be limited in
time. and the Bishops be clothed with veto
power in the General Conference.
/ resolution was offered TO unite the
Eastern and Western Book Concerns.
A resou luton was offered that commit
tee of 10 be selected from the General Con-
ference Districts presided over by Bishop
and that suitable and central place be Sc
Ilected and suitable buildings be erected for
all future conferences. Said committee to
report at the next conference. Referred.
| A paper was read asking that Miss
Frances Il. Willard, President of the Wo-
mans National Christian Temperance
Union, be called to the platform and be
Z allowed ten minutes to address the Confer
ience.
| A motion was made to grant the privi-
/ lege, and warm discussion followed. DR..
Buckley to * strong grounds against 1t,
and Dr. Flood ana Rev. Mr.. Belt spoke in
favor of the motion.
4 A resolution stating that it was the duty
of the Daily Advocate to publish the pro-
ceedings of the Conference, and not to
lexpress opinions upon questions pending,
was adopted. ...
Dr. Fowler announced that he had re-
signed the position of Chairman of the
Committee on Missions, and DR.. Parsons
Ii ad been elected to fill the place.
| Dr. PAYNE offered Substitute, inviting
Miss Willard as representative Of the Or
ganization to which she belonged to address
the Conference.
DR.. Hatfield moved as an amendment
that all persons representing Temperance
societies who desired to address the Confar-
ence should be granted the privilege.
Tie previous question was ordered and
the ayes and noes called, and resulted 2l8
ayes and 119 noes.
A motion to adjourn was voted down,
and a motion to call the ayes and noes OH
adopting the resolution was also lost.
/ Another motion to adjourn was made b.
| DR.. Buckley, and carried by vote OF 161
to 156.
The Committees which meet this after
noon were called, the Doxolosy sung, and
The Conference was dismissed.
A resolution was presented requiring
ministers to keep record Of all 4tlsptized
children.
! A paper was read and referred requiring
Iall matters with reference to the slection
Of a eoored Bishop or the support of the
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