The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-14
The Twelfth Days Work Of the
Methodist Legislators.
Election Of Secretaries and Edft0rs.-
Resolutions, Mites and News. "

a committee to decide ulon the eligibility
OF 5. Valentine, of Florida, to seat in the
Conference. a.. Ell .,,t
The order Of the day was then taken up
and Rev. DIR. Rust and Rev. NJ. Hammond
(colored) we're nominated for the office OF
Secretary of the Freednian's Aid Society.
DR.. Rust is the present Secretary and has
held the position for several years. ~
The vote was taken. and while the tellers
were counting the votes the Conferences
were called for resolutions.
Ram Chunder Bose offered resolution
on the schools at Lucknow, North India.
Northern New York Conference offered a
re,olution on price of books to preachers; !;
also on the duty of Bishops in organizing
circuits f't
Northwest Indiana offered q resolution
In regard to publishing general rules in
Hymnal. .......,s .,...
A resolution was offered that the Bishops
should furnish their rulings in annual con-
ferences. '.' '"tt 'H
Several other resolutions of minor i'm
portance were also presented.
The report of the tellers WIS made at this
point, and was as follows: Whole number
OF votes 365; necessary to a chnice 1874; OF
these DR.. r. s. Rust received 252; Rev. Mr..
Hammond 107, and several scattering.
The Conference then proceeded to the
election of an editor of the New YORK
Christian Advocate. .'@.4At
DR.. HIRE nominated DR.. Daniel Gary,
and Dr.. Vincent seconded the nonlifiation.
Dr. Graw nominated Dr, James NJ. Buck
ley, and Mr.. Price sec jnded the noniin-
alton. '' 9 i4A
The ballot was then taken and the tellers
retired
Rev. F. W. Mcdonald lecture at Trinity
NJ. +. Church this evening for the benefit
of M'Lean NJ. T. Church. His subject is
"fhe M tern Attack and Defense IF Chris
tianiIy."
Rev. Dr.. Buckley moved, in view OF the
fact that they had double set of tellers,
they enter up n the election Of an Editor
Of the Quarterly Review.
The motion was carried, and the follow
ing gentlemen were placed in nomination !.
Judge Re nods nominated Rev. DR.. D.
D. Whedon. Dr.. Edwards nominated Rev.
Dr Cruo s, and Rev. W. +. Mallilew nom
mated Prof Prentice. ''
The tellers returned and announced the
result Of the v te for Editor of the New
Y rk thrslian Advocate. which was AS
follows: " hole number of v"tps cast, 377
necessary 10 ch0icr, lT. VI tlese Dr
| Buckley rec lived 228 votes; DR.. Curry re-
ctived l46 votes. Or. Curry Is the present
editer.
The Conference then proceeded to ball /
lot edl,of OF the western CHRISTIAN Advo-
ate. Dr. Hoyt ard DIR. Pa,ne, President
of Ohio Wesleyan University. were nouli
| mated, but Dr. PAYNE Withdrew and left the
he,n 10 Dr. H"y1 -,
| ihe eel'eis no TOOK the vote for ediio
oi the Vuarteriv keview returned and aai
''ohhced tha' 80 vnte' mad been cast. Nee
esaafy W cho'c', iof. VI these Dr. ~ d.
"ne"oi had received 3o| Votes, ana W.
declared eiecoea' Or. Crooks received 81
| '"a rle',.ce III Votes
hmtio,, was mace that the reqnest
VI D.. Sanloru NUM-, agent or Tue Ameri-
can iio'e ciety. that the Oeheral Conner
ehce Sh u'd d p iht Two DELEGATES 70 the
anniversary OF SAIL society 10 be held ~
| ! ooisVllie May loth, stoutd oe granted
lha h'oti prevailed ana Rev. u. Ne".
nian anu new Dr' "ooose'l were appointed
'"e eo,i'nilt'ee' ,,.
W. D. inn,oie moved that tne Cohief
ehce go lnto lIe eiecttioh OF EDITOR OF tie
| " S
PfeV"i'ed.
~, uoVer"or otahiofo nominated Dr. Joh'
NJ xi"Geht. new MI EVANS nominated hev'
Mr. rr, singer
Dlshop oiihpsoh announced that nex'
| t"es .ay hao oeen hxed as the DAY 10,
g I"laihg memorial services ior deceased
bish"ps ana that the Board OF BIS op'
Mouid recommend that on next Wednes
oav the c"nsecra,ioh services of the ne~h
eloe.eu Dshops .,. Oh VIZ '"Ke piace IL ~aS
soggesteu that me sefVic' 9 De hell W 81
Iaal ohuich' out OF, motioh VI Dr: war
hen tiie uay was hxeu as recomihehued oy
| NE bishops out tne ho'ir ana the pace
were 'elt W t'e .olio"lhs committee ap'
pointed ny 'ne BISHOPS; Dr. Waiael' Ed
Sargent anu Amos ohlhkie' -,
tor Of III. Western Christian Advocate,
by the chair that DR.. Hoy, had been re.
elected, receiving 3O4 ouG Of 335.
lhe Secretary oi the Conference was in.
slructed 10 cast the ballot ior Dr. Alfred
w. uay;no done % H. WIS uas nado Wv.
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