The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-05-10
LETTER FRoMNAsHHILLE.
TIE METHODIST GENERAL CON.
FERENCE.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 5. 1882
n the Editor Of The alorristown Gazette:

To the Editor Of The aIorristown GAZETTE:
The ninth General Conference of
the NJ. E. Church, South, was called
to order by Bishop Payne, in Nc
Kendree church, on Wednesday, Sd
of May, at 8 o'clock, a. m. Bishop
Kavanaugh read the 259th hymn,
which was sung by the Conference
and the many visitors that had
crowded the church to witness the
opening services.
After prayer by Bishop Kavan-
augh, Bishop Pierce read the sixty
second chapter of Isaiah. Bishop
Keener next read the third chapter
of Paul's letter to the Ephesians.
Bishop McTyiere then read the
hymn, 81 love thy kingdom, Lord, +"
which was grandly sung.
After singing, the venerable j. E.
Evans, of Georgia, led the Confer
ence in a touching prayer of un-
usual pathos.
The roll of the Conference was
then called by DR.. Leftwich, of the
Tennessee Conference, representing
DIR. 7. o. Summers, Secretary of the
last General Conference. The dele
gates from Holston were all present
and responded to their names ex-
cept E. w. Moore, clerical, and J.
b. Hoyle and w. W. Struggled,
lay delegates.
Rev. E. E. Hoss took the place of
E. w. Moore, and ]. w. Paulett
that of ]. B. HoyIe.
DR.. McAnally, of the st. Louis
Conference, nominated DIR. L. 0.
Summers, of the Alabama Confer
ence, for Secretary, who was unani-
mously elected by rising vote. DIR.
]. d. Vincit, of the Missouri Confer
ence, and-Dr. Leftwich of the Ten
nessee, were elected assistant Secre-
taries.
DR.. r. A. Young then delivered
an admirable address of welcome,
such as no one but DIR. Young could
have done.
The Bishops address was read by
Bishop McTyiere. Every member
of the church should read this very
able address, which may be found in
the columns of the Daily Advocate.
Bishop Payne then read in feel
ing manner a most touching adj
dress, asking, after service of six
ty five years as an itinerant minister,
for thirty-six of which he had been
Bishop, release from active service
on account of age and bodily infrm-
ity. Every heart was touched and
many eyes were suffused with tears
as the aged, infrm, sweet spirited
man of God reviewed the past, and
looked forward to "the sweet fields
of Eden"
DIR. McFerrin then took the floor
and, amid smiles and tears, in his
inimltable style, talked Of his and
the Bishops association since the
time that the Bishop had voted to
receive him in the Tennessee Con-
ference many long years ago. The
spirit of God came down upon the
hearts of the Conference and we sat
together sin Heavenly places"
The members from Holston are
distributed on the various commit
mittees as follows:
On Episcopacy, E. E. Wiley;
Itinerancy, F. Richardson; Boun-
diaries, J. w. Paulett; Publishing
House, J. w. Gaut; Revisal, J. NJ.
McTeer; Missions, E. E. Hoss; Ed
ucation, ]. S. Kennedy; S. S., W.
G. E. Cunningham; Church Elk
tension, T. P. Summers.
Nashville hospitality is unbound
ed. A Conference never was better
entertained or better pleased with
the surroundings than this one.
Such are the facilities here that the
market not only supplies our hosts
with everything that the season
would suggest to an East Tennes-
sean, but with various kinds of
fruits, snap beans, cabbages, &c.
The writer finds a genial home in
the elegant mansion of Mr.. w. III.
Evans, a North Carolinian by birth
and education, but for forty years a
Nashvillian and now one of the
public spirited and wealthy men of
this city. His home fronts the cap
itol and between these two points in
full view standsthe equestrian statue
of Jackson.
DR.. N. H. d. Wilson, leader ofthe
North Carolina delegation, and
whom his brethren very much desire
to assist in making Bishop, is my
co-guest in this model christian
home.
There is nothing settled yet as to
whom the new Bishops will be, or
how many the Conference will elect.
There seems to be the favorite num-
Der at present, and DIR. Wilson of
the Baltimore Conference has many
friends and admirers. Drs. Young,
Sledd Tudor. CRANBERRY. &c are