The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-19
= GENERAL CONFERENCE.
Two Hours Devoted TO General
Business.
Conservation of Bishops Hurst,
F0ss, Warren and Haven.

Bishop Bowman called III conference to order !
at Q O'Clock this morning. ana announced thai
Dr.. Newman would conduct the devotional exer-
cses The Goth Psalm was read, and the third
hymn sung.
The Journal Of yesterday was read and ap-
proved.
An invitation from the Young Mems Mercantile
Library Association to the DELEGATES, granting the
free use OF the reading room. was received
| Congratulations from the Temperance Conyen !!
tion at Youngstown were received, and the Setre-
tary directed to reply.
| The report of the COMMITTEE on Entertainment
for the next General Conference was tHken up, |
| but, after several items had been adopsed and
several amendments made, the enti repo | was
1 laid on the table. The items of the report which
called ont the greater part OF the remarks was
whether the expense Of borrdng the delegates
should be paid by the Church at large or should
tbe BONE by the members of the Churches in the
city where the Conference was held and also
how the expenses should be apportioned
The rules were suspended and the committee
on Church Legislation made resort upou the
division of the General Conference into Two dis
tinct branches. The report was ordered printed
without being read
The Special Committee on the John-street
Church, New York. reportec that the Church had
been placed in charge OF the General ConteFence,
managed the a1airs of the church, aud RECON-
mended that the church be endowed. The re-
port was adopted and the appointment OF the
trustees confirmed.
presented the second report, which was as fol-
lows:
| Your Committee have had submitted to them
by the Corresponding Secretary. Rev. A. s. Hunt
ID. d., brief statement OF the work OF the
American Bible Society during The last four years.
and have had before them its latest published re-
port We notice that Il system of colportage
has been added TO its methods; that District Su-
perntendents have been reduced to the number
Of II; and that s., ,G0V0C0 has been expended
!, during the auadrenium in the work Of preach
ing and circulating the work OF God in this and
other lands
Its work has b. een enlarged in the meantime by
new fields of o. eration in Persia. Mexico. Brazil.
land Oh the western ,ast OF South America. and
it has met this Increasing demand Tor Bibles and
TcsMmentS by issuing upon the average OF fxe
. copies per minute for every working day OF ten
hours during the entire four years. 1t has issued
the Scriptures III new forms, and translated it
| into other languages, among which we may men-
ton the Turkish and the Dakota languages An
English Bible at cost OF but 25 cents: the New
Testament in japanese and al English Testa-
ment which is sold at B cents per copy
| During the past four years the Society has made
grants in Bibles to various churches and IN ssions
If the NJ. E. hurch. and a.so to our Sunday-schoc
Union and Freedmen's Aid Society. In additi n
TO ths grants OF money to the amount OF nearly
| the Missionary Sucie of our Church " IN ssions
& in Norway. Sweden Germany, Italy. India ana
Mexico. We recommend the adoDtiOn OF the fol-
lowing:
4 "Whereas, The written word OF God is not only
the one and sufficient rule of faith and practice
for Christian men, but is t e mainSprng of II true
civilization, the foundation OF civil and Religious
liberty, and the IocA On which our Republic was
built; therefore,
:. "Resolvrd, That In the interest of morality of
liberty. and of the country, the Bible should be
eve ywheIe circulated and should br allowed a
place in the CHURCH, the home and the public
schools.
''Resoved, That in the work of circulating the
l. Holy Scriptures II all lanes, the American Bible
Society should receive the heaity e0-eperat on OF
our churches and that contributions b.. taken reg.
uarly aid reported to the Annual and Go eitl
Conferences"
On molten of Geo Eyens the rules were sus,
pended and the Secretary W INSTRUCTED to ta,sl
y tine vote of the Conesencefr Dr. Mast Ior editor
:, 1 the Christian Repository, Thc vote was cast
)" and Dr.. N4st declared elected. =. 1Hl-.
| The report of the Committee. by representation,
l. was read 1t provides for 8 delegates for every
Presiding hluer district, anu that they shall be
twenty five years OF age and membcIs vi the M L.
Chulch for hve yeats
4 Tne COMMITTEES on Itneracy reported that it
should require fifteen ministers for the purposS of
organizing an Annual Conference. Adopted.
They also reported in favor of Board on the
4 location of churches BY each Annual Confer acc,
i The Comm ttee on NJ Ssons recommend that
1882 be observed the celllenniaof our issions.
and mat during that year si.epos1e be raised lor
III further reported that the India Confer
enoes had organized Q Delegate Confidence,
whose duty it was to IecJyerand contrel church
:" property and that this action tf the Iada Con
fer,nces receive the sanctionof this Conference.
n The ..oo1,ort was lsl1 ppon the table ana made
: the order Of the day forostl1GaA'':
At IL o'clock. the time fixed for the ordination
~ of the newly elected Bshops che hail WAS flied
to i1s utmost capatity with vistis The stage had
been beautifully deco ated With plants anu luiy
etS. and the tables and chairs were now removed.
leaving only the sofas Oh the rear Of the S.ase.
= The impressive and solemn services were Intro.
,S duced by the venerable Bishop Scott aunauncng
% te 315th hymn: "Draw ear, O Sou OF lso,i,
draw near." bishop Bowman made the ritual.
ence, read part Of the 10Th chapter OF Acts an
Rev. Br. Hitchcock read a portion of tho 2lst
m chapter of st. John's Gospel:
Rev. DR.. Butter presented Dr. Warren, for ordi-
sr natiun. saying: 1--WE present to You this holy
man to be consec ated q Bshop" liz Sanford
presented DR.. Foss Rev. M. Fitz :erald pre- ented
d Dr.. Hurst and DR.. Woodruff presented Dr.
i Haven.
Bishop Simpson read portion of the ritual
and Bishop Foslerle led in prayer. B-hon Simpson
/ propounded the ritualstic questions. TO which
q the cand dates answered.
al Bishop Wiley led in prayer, after which the con
u gregaion engaged in silent ntpIayer. Silent prayer
81 was falowed by the "Yeni Creator Spirttus."
g After prayer, the Bishops aud Elders laid their
.r n hands upon the heaus of the candidates. while
n kHeelng. and b shop Scott sid:
"The Lord pou' upon thee the Holy Ghost for
e the Office and works OF Bishop in the Chutch OF
., God now committed unto thee by the authority
1t OF the church through the imposition OF our
hands in the name OF the Father, and the Son,
& and of the Holy Ghost, Ameu." 3.
Further instruction was then given by Bishops
IS Bowman, Foster, Merrill and Peck. Further
is prayer followed by Bishop Peck. The parch.
G ments were then presented by shop Simpson
n and the Doxology WIS sung. Benedietion was
II pronounced by Bishop Scott.
NOTES.
:, Lovefeast at Christie Chapel tonight.
!. number OF prominent Methodists Of the De-
trot Conference arrived in thecity.
Rev l.. Fl. iCarhaft, of Texas will lecture at
u Mears Chapel this evening OH the subject IN, th.
,,dism in Texas and the Possibilities Of the Great
Southwest"
Rev. 4. II. Pearne, DID,. Presiding Elder OF the
, Dayton Dstrict. Rev. j. X. Keys, of East Ohio.
y Reys c. W. Winchester and t. II. Latimer of the
!, Gepesee Conference Rev Dr. 4. Dillon of Oregon