Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-29
CHURCH CONVENTIONS.
Closing Session of the NJ. K. General Con-
ference--St.Paul Named as One Ofthe Epis-
cOpaI Residences-Procceding of Other
Religious Bodies.
II. e. General Conference.

CINcINNATI, May 2S.-Bishop Simpson
presided at the session of the general con-
ference to day. The committee on Episco-
pacy reported, approving the conduct of the
bishops, and declaring Bishop Scott non
effective. The committee didn't present
their report in favor of the election of an
African bishop. The motion for sine die
adjournment was seconded and the time
changed to P. NJ. to-day DR.. Kynett, op-
ponent of an early adjournment, moved to
have all reports not acted on BY the confer
ence printed in the Daily Adoocate. Tabled.
But motion to print the list of matters not
acted on, was adopted. The COM
mlttee on missionaries report
cd adversely to separating missionaries
and native helpers in foreign conferences.
Also, declaring the plan of establishing in
dependent Methodist churches in Europe
and Asia was premature. Also, recommend
ing the Minard home be sold. Also, that
one column or more in all tae weekly church
papers be given to missionary
secretaries for missionary intelligence,
all of which were adopted.
The general conference met at o'clock
P. NJ. for the closing session. Episcopal
residences were fixed at New York, Boston,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Syracuse, Gin
cinnati, Chicago, st. Louis, Atlanta or
Chattanooga, st. Paul, Mimi, Austin, Texas,
Des Moines, San Francisco. A station mis-
sion conference was authorized.
Western missions were not housed in Ne
braska, Utah, Black Hills, Dakota, Indian
Territory and Montana, outside the Montana
conference and the Black Hills mission.
The report of committee on missions with
relation to the centennial effort, was refer
red to the bishops with power to act.
1t was ordered that editors, who
have not been reelected, receive their
salaries until the next meeting of their con-
ferences, unless they are sooner employed.
The committee on revIsals reported in favor
of striking out the paragraph in the dlsci-
pine forblddlng p7tting on of gold and
costly apparel, but the report was Withdrawn.
A resolution was adopted asking the bishops
to take collection before October, 1880, to
remove the bonded debt of the Metropolitan
church at Washington. resolution was
adopted providing for the publication of
quarterly WdgdZjRe III the interest of be-
nevolent departments, to be edited by the
secretaries of the several societies. The
bishops were instructed to appoint fraternal
delegates to the British Wesleyan church,
the DGtch Wesleyan church, the
Methodist Episcopal Church south,
the Methodist church of Canada and the
Methodist Episcopal church of Canada, and
other fraternal greetings are to be sent by
letter. The committee on temperance re-
ported resolution declaring that prohibi-
tion is the only true platform of the Chris
tian effort in regard TO temperance. Adopted.
Also instructing the stewards TO procure for
use at communion pure unfermented Juice
of the grape. Adopted.
The expenses of the conference were re-
ported to be $74,948. Collections amount
ing to $2C,717. The deficit is to be paid by
the book concerns. Bishop Simpson, as the
time for adjournment arrived, made brief
address, congratulating the conference on the
work accomplished, and then closed the ses-
sion with prayer, the delegates joining in the
Lords prayer, and then sang the doxology,
and Bishop Simpson pronounced the bene-
diction.