Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-29
". e. General Conference.

CINCINNATT May 28.-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 5 P. NJ. to-day. DR.. Kynett, OPP
ponent of an early adjournment, moved to
have all reports not acted on by the confer
Bat motion to print the list of matters not
acted on, was adopted. The COM
mittee on missionaries report
cd adversely to separating missionaries
and native helpers il foreign conferences.
Also, declaring the plan of establishing in
dependent Methodist churches in Europe
and Asia was premature. Also, recommend
lug the Minard home be sold. Also, that
one column or more in all tde weekly church
papers DO 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-
pline forbidding patting on of gold and
costly apparel, but the report was withdrawn.
A resolution was adopted asking the bishops
to take a collection before October, 1880, to
remove the bonded debt of the Metropolitan
church at Washington. A resolution was
adopted providing for tie publication of O
/ Quarterly .WdgdgjRe III the interest of be
nevolent departments, 10 be edited by tho
secretaries of the several societies. The
bishops We're instructed to appoint fraterna
delegates to the British Wesleyan church
the Datch Wesleyan church. the
Methodist Episcopal Church south
the Methodist church of Canada and TIE
Methodist Episcopal church of Canada, anG
other fraternal greetings ars to be sent by
letter. The committee on temperance re
ported a resolution declaring that prohibi
ton is the only true platform of the Chris
tian effort in regard 10 temperance. Adopted
Also instructing the stewards 10 procure fo
use at communion pure upfermented jnic
of the grape. Adopted.
The expenses of the conference were re
ported to be S74,948. Collections amount
ing to $2C,717. The deficit is to be paid b.
the book concerns. Bishop Simpson, as th
time for adjournment arrived, made a brie
address, congratulating the conference on tn
work accomplished, and then closed the aef
sion with prayer, the delegates joining in tn
Lord prayer, and then sang the doxology
and Bishop Simpson pronounced the bene
diction.