, 1880-05-02
Eighteenth General Annual Con.
ference Of the M. e.
Church.
Delegates Present from India, Africa
China, and Europe.

| Andrews of Dea Mniuos: Witey of Cincinnati
I R1orr;11 ~ Thioo ora pa,r ~ fS,-r,craa -uar<
| A. - 49, ~. 49, s1as.s, ~ ~oo,sa.
Oil on the PLATFORM. Inc oesouonal exercises
were under the direction Of Bishop Scott Bishop
/ Rishon .n1rous Hebrews - "a tha second rhf
p1aaop 4-Au' ,,s ~ n.-, ~ .no 's"Mm .-s
Peck, and DR.. Trimble, Of the Ohio Conference
| now in his flfty-third wear Of effective minis
tertal labor. and DR.. Bingham, OF the Northern
| New York Conference led in prayer. The
HYMN. used on the occus,on were peculiarly ap-
propr'ate' oelne tnose commenc1ns' "a.cn-
man, tell us OF the night" and 'see how great
fame aspges At the close Of ft the ,esna
e4e,e'ses ntsnop oeo''7 NV - 4"4'o Asoo'o e@A
! rendered the chair to
| dur,ne the remainder nf tha session. On as-
| sn,ni-,, tha cbair ntshon sinnaon sa;a. Ac
sas ,,u .ue sas' o'sup t,,.,ta n 80 pav ~
cofd1ng 10 CUSTOM, We 1nV1te the neV" oE'
! Woodruff. Secretary Of the last General Con-
| ference. to oome upon the platform and call the
ro11 ~ ia de1acates" nr Woodn,fY came for
ward, and Dr. Cu1ry, OF the Ne" ORE East ton-
ference, got In the first motion or t1e SESSION. 70
the effect that the roll-call Of the Secretary be
accepted as final ON the matter OF credentials
,,n1ess <h,act1on M ha roade- .Tbis was seconded
ant9ss .r,, ~ C.xa.. ona
W ~ nucA1 n vi ede s' tha,' .and oTa cs,tIt
cate from annual Conference and one from
q lav o,ac+ora1 ebow;no them IN he in d,1e form.
,ao,..oaI, -. th.+ n,,.h th.a, o-cen+ions he
anu anuounceo euat' "4tu tnfee eAeep.!oa7' 1o
had received similar certificates from al
THE N1SErY-s1x CONFERENCES,
ond co,1,r1 tha ri, tbara vora found RI In over
a0 delegates present among tnem were Two
natives OF India When the nnme OF ham
the Conference greeted 1T with hearty applause;
1no sent1enan % A"r ru'oo11u e', -.4oueo' an
me1as 5ne nsona na.'ss ne GaI"r+a 10
a fine scholar in several languages, has
been principally occupied as q teacher,
10 ,ov 1ooal nraachar and has
been Tor some time engaged IN hlgnly success.
full evangelistic services among his educated
countrymen, many Of whom, having lost faith in
t1, anel' olu ssstems' a,e ul1 lug s,,,' Iva" n,,s
The other India delegate Is William F. oidham'
in and ds% ThGse fof OF
European stock. DR.. James u. Thoburn and the
Rev E. Cunningham, missionaries, are the eler-
win and Wong Sen Chrong represent
TIE roo-cHow CHINA CONFERENCE.
DR.. James 5. Payne the Liberia. Africa, DR.,
a. Iafistoo me owedeu, anu ~. -. NtRPe1s NC
ali strong men. and will ably represent the in
terests Of Methodism in these various parts Of
Conference, was unanimously reelected Secre-
tary By accla1nation An excellent appointment.
he permitted name his ASSISTANTS, ana
be nominated D. S, Monroe, Of the Centrul Peuu-
sylyania, I: $: Bingham. OF the Northern New
Mather, Of the North Ohio, Il. i, Heacock. Of the
California, and Up. Mngee Of the New England
Cnnferenre norrnw and Maoen arr lavmen
Bishop Wiley, on behuIf Of tho Cincinnati en-
tertainers, delivered an excellent address Of
1raIrnra Among nfhar thinoa ia annto ~ th;a
r11v urar1rpr .cr or ovv,,.v wrr,,on,sx
and that Dr. Mast its foundar- was stil1 here
and member Of the Conference. He spoke at
length OF the session Of the General Conference
el aela mere u la8, eno tue Polnts O. COMPARISON
Fis,T trae said ~ he a. fha4 iime aIet.rad io qa
on1 o1.. oitse ~ u nssnuP' ~. see aae *
e :cted thereto. The resolutions Of that Con-
ference referred to in these dispatches the other
hnd oddressaS au on+i-shrarv n'aatj,c aLd
roundly condemning "modern Abolitionism.'
as they call it, were quoted in extenso. The
read1ng caused decided sensation, and when
me ne btsaoP e1cla1nea, HOW caanged. Inc