Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-27

OF the Methodist Episcopal Church
In Session at GreeneVille.
FOURTH DAY,
GREENEyIIrE a

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In Session at GreeneviIle.
FOURTH DAY.
GREENEvILLE, Oct. %.
Conference assembled at 81 a, m..
Bishop Haven in the chair. Devo,
tlonal exercises were conducted by
Rev. G. B. Sparrow.
After the reading of the minutes,
the regular business was resumed.
Rev. J. A. o. Clark, ID. D., OF the
III. E. church, south, was introduced
to tae conference. DR.. Clark, as agent
of the Savannah Memorial church, in
an earnest speech presented the claims
of the +" Weaslean Memorial Volume"
a book Of Importance and of rare
value to MethOdists, the proceeds of
the sale of which are to be appropriated
to the benefit of the Memorial
church. The Doctor Is forcible
speaker, and one of the most catholic
spirited men in the church south. We
learn that quite number of the men,
bels of the conference subscribed for
the book.
Rev. Mr.. Bulger, of the United
Brethren church, was introduced to
the conference. f-.1 ft-t
The question relating to the ordina-
tion of local elders was taken up and
six were recommended.
On motion the consideration Of the
division of the conference was taken
up, ami after careful
presentation of the subject, the confer
ence, by unanimous vote of both
white and c0lOred members, was di>
vided. By this vote the colored mem
bers are organized into a new confer
ence, to be known as the East Ten
nessee conference. The following is
the full text of the resolution OF di-
vision:
| Resolved by the Holston conference of
| the M. Il. church in annual sesslon as
sembled, That it is the sense of this body
that the highest and best interest of both
will be more speedily and more certainly
secured and promoted by separate confer
ence organization.
Resolved, That the colored portion of
our work be, and with the concurrence OF
the presiding bishop is, hereby constituted
separate and distinct body, under the
name of the East Tennessee annual confer.
ence of the NJ. Z. church. rrfs
Resolved, That as an Indication of our
interest in the new conference, and that
we may do all that is possible for its sue
ces, two thousand dollars of the missionary
appropriation to the Holston conference be
and is hereby set aside for the support o.
the work Of the East Tennessee Confer
ence."
The committee on temperance rea(
their report, which was unanimously
adopted. The report is ringing doc
ument. recommending the passage by
the next legislature Of a local option
law. This conference ia very emphati
on the temperance question.
The committee Oh Sunday school
presented their report, which Wa
adoL I'd, pledging TO use greater earn
estness ia the work, etc.
The financial report of money col
lected for the Sunday school uniol
AID tract cause was read. This repo1
shows a fine advance over last year.
The committee on education rea'
their report. 1t is clear dOcu
, ment, setting forth the condition an
work of the various institutions Q
: learning under our patronage. Gu
3 university at Athens is III flourish
| ing condition, and the various confer
ence seminaries show a fine increas
in numbers of students.
The following was unanimousl.
: adopted:
a "Whereas, There has been strong efoI
!, on the part of many of the leading citizen
of the citizens of Tennessee to establish
B 'state reform scho0F' Tor homeleS
youths; therefore,
u Resolved, That we, the members of th
y Holston conference are in hearty sympath
9 with the enterprise and will do all we ca
q to aid it,"
The committee on Freedman's All
: society read their report, which wa
c adopted.
o Conference adjourned to meet at 2 /
q no. Benediction py DR.. Clark.
i AFTERNOON SESSION.
Conference met, DR.. Taylor in th
chair. Devotional exercises were cor
Quoted Dy Rev. B. Crist. @+
The minutes were read and ar
proved.
The committee on church literatul
: was read. and after string speech b
Dr.. E. @. Fuller, editor of the Metht
diet Advocate. was adopted.
Several reports were presented an
=, adopted.
u Conference adjourned to meet at
9 CLOSING SESSION. { 3 - s.
!, GREENEvILLE, Oct. 26.
/. Saturday night a session OF the con
= ference was held, Bishop Haven in tt
chair. Devotional exercises were cor
r Quoted by w. NJ. Haskell. laA
: Maryville was selee ted as the plat
.s for t1e next annual session OF the cot
q ference. The remainder of the ever
ing was spent in hearing and adop
ing reports, fixing relative of superar
. naled and supernumery preachers, an
distributing the superannated preael
er's fund. The usual complimentaI
resolutions were passed.
Sunday the pulpits of Greenevil
D were filed by members and visitors
the conference.
Bishop Haven preached in the M.
church at 10 IL a. m. A sermo
of rare merit and excellent
from 2 Corinthians, 2 ch., Is verI
after which the deacons were ordaine
at 8 p. M. DR.. Clark, of the M.
church, south, preached fine sermon
At $50 p. m. Dr. Clark preached an ell
+ giant sermon. The people were ger
: orally delighted with all of the Sc
mons in the various churches. Aft
I, the sermon at night, the appointment
were read, and conference adjourns
sine die.
Rushiug Through the Courts.
On the 10Th of January last DAM
Girdner killed Thos. Evins in Greel
county, both being drunk and engag