The Evening critic., 1882-05-13
THE G. M. z. CONFERENCE.
business Transacted at To-dny's
Scssion-The Method of Raising
Funds-A General Conference Mis-.
sfOunry Society.


the chair.
Bishop Miles, upon taking tho chair, ad-
monished the delegates that he expects the
business TO go on without unnecessary debate,
in order that the Conference may transact Its
matters systematically and promptly.
letter was received from solomon q.
Brown, superintendent OF Pioneer Sunday
School, Hillsdale, ID. G., inviting the bishops
to attend and address the school tomorrow.
Read and referred to the Committee on Public
Worship.
Apacfago of Smithsonian annual reports was
received and distributed among tho bishops
and delegates, and vote OF thanks were ten
dered TO Mr.. s. G. Brown, clerk in tho
Smithsonian building, who donated them.
The Committee on Itinefarcy submitted Its
report recommending that the bishops be re-
qucsted TO prescribe course OF studies for
local preachers, and recommending that no
change be made in the present system of trials
adopted.
The Finance Committee submitted several
reports. Among them was one urging tho
formation OF u General Conference Missionary
Society Tho report also stated that numer-
Gus applications are being received from
Northern States, asking that tho q. NJ. Il.
Church be extended in that section. Also the
following, which materially
Changes the Present Method of
Raising Finances
for,incldental purposes:
We, your committee, recommend the pas
sage Of bill No. 3, which reads rs follows:
Whereas there being SO many collections in
frequent mention OF them confuses the minds
Of our people; therefore be 1t
Resotced, That each member bo assessed so
cents per member annually, to be known as a
general fund, to be disposed Of according TO
the urgency Of the claims and as each Joint OF
each annual conference may direct.
l.. W. MosLEY, Chairman.
l.. G. MERRILL, Secretary.
Adopted.
REV. Mr.. Cargill, Of the Georgetown A. NJ. L.
Church. was introduced to tho Conference.
Members OF the Conference came forward
and connected themselves with the Mission
ary Society, in most cases paying their intla-
tion fee; the result was the collection of quite
The Missionary Society.
The Finance Committee recommended that
the Missionary Society hold Its meetings at
Louisville, KY, and that all the officers Of the
society be members from the Louisville dis
district, Bishop Miles being urged as presl-
dent. This action was desired to avoid extern
siye travelling expenses, which would be
incurred were the meeting held at various
points. Considerable discussion ensued on
the location OF the society between the advo-
Gates of Louisville and jackson, Tenn, during
which delegate said: 1--WE don't want this
society located in small county-seat like
jackson; 1T should go to fine, large city, like
Louisville Why can walk all over jackson
in a half hour. There is nothing there but a
railroad roundhouse and few cars"
By vote 1t was decided that the society be
located In Louisville.
The Conference then proceeded to elect off,
GERS for the Missionary Society with the fol-
lowing result: President, Bishop Miles, of
Kentucky; vice-president, Rev. j. w. Bell;
secre etary, Rev. b. A. Walker; board Of mana
]. pittman, all of Louisville.
On notions sufficient amount was appro-
priated to defray Bishop Holsey's expenses as
greeting bearer TO the Nashville Conference.
resolution was offered asking that the
Virginia and North Carolina Annual Confer
ences be consolidated into one. Referred to
the Committee on Bounds.
On q call for resolutions the following were
offered:
Asking that q general assessment be levied
annually, said assessment to be used for edu-
cational and charitable purposes, and that a
disburSing board be appointed. Referred to
| Committee on Finance.
| ganize Women's Missionary Society, to op-
crate under the jurisdiction of the State con-
| ferences. Referred to a special committee Of
three.
The Committee on Bounds reported recon.
mendtng that an annual conference be estab-
| lished in South Carolina.
Bishop Holsey stated that this action should
| not be taken, as colored immigration from
that State viii be general next fall. "There
is q great tide sweeping toward Texas
| The Committee of the Whole submitted It's
| report, recommending the payment of certain
| claims, which were announced yesterday. Re
| ferred to an Arbitration Committee.
| Appointments for To.dOrrOw.
The Committee on Public Worship IN
| nounced tho following appointments for to
Israel c. NJ. E. Churchill n. M, Bishop
Lane. Memorial service, p. M; memory Of
| Rev. James Reed.
| Hillsdale @. NJ. E. Churchill a. m., Rev. II
| S. Bass; 3 p. M, Rev. II. A. Stewart; 8 p. m.
Rev. NJ Hall; p. m., Pioneer sunday-school
| Rev. L. Cottrell.
Ebenezer A. NJ. L. Church, Georgetown--11 q
| m, Rev. j. X. Daniels.
East Washington G. NJ E. Churchill ocloci
a. m.,, Rev. James Britter; O'Clock p. M.
| Rev. Oliver Orr
Asbury NJ. E. Churchill O'Clock a. M, Rev
Nj. L. Jamison; o'clock p. M, Bishop j. A
| Beebe.
Ebenezer NJ. L. Churchill o'clock a. m.
Rev. E. W. Mosleyi o'clock p. M, Rev. ]. s
White.
Nineteenth-street Baptist Churchill clocl
Zion Wesley A. NJ. E. Zion Churchill
o'clock n. M, Rev. D. L. jackson.
Rev. d. A. Amos.
Galbraith Chapel A. M. E. Churchill o'clocl
a. M, Rev. II. p. Hollinsworth; 8 So'ciock p. m
John Wesley A. NJ. e. Zion Churchill o'clocl
o. m, Rev. L. NJ. MCPHERSON.
Tcnnallytown @. M. E. Churchill o'clock a
| At IL a. m. tomorrow Bishop Miles will
occupy the pulpit at the Mount Vernon NJ.
Church, South. There is some significance
attached to this occurrence, 1t being the frs
time colored reverend has ever occupied thu
pulpit of that church, and as the Conference
OF the NJ. E. Church South is now I'm session q
Nashville, and joint action in several particu
lars is expected, 1t adds significance TO tn
event.
| The DoOk mouse closed by action or the Con
ference yesterday was located In Louisville
KY, instead OF Nashville, as erroneousl,
| stated.
| Bishop Holsey, who starts for the Nashville
Conference tho first Of next week, addressed
the session, asking for instructions on certain
questions which will likely come up at aboy
conference. He said at has been stated b,
some persons, ignorant OF the truth, that tn
| white M. e. Church South controls the col
ored branch, not only spiritually, but pollt
| ically. This is not so. The white church Il
our ecclesiastical father and our best friend
and II Will help u.s."
| Bishop Lane said: ''We are working 70
| Christianity-not white Christianity or blacl
Christianity, but pure Christianity, withou
| shade or color. There are among us critics
not like this CRITIC (holding up a copy Of thi
| paper, which reflects news like the sun rC
at Christianity from narrow point. wan
to see the day when the color question Will b
| left out OF Gods work.
bishops Miles ana Beebe concurrcd In tn
above.
Bishop Holsey was instructed by resolution
and me conference adjourned at 2'l5 p. II
until Monday morning.
The youngest divine In attendance at the
| M. Il. Conference is Rev. j. ID. Wilkins, {
| Verona, Miss. Rev. wilkins Is only 26 year
| OF age. He was ordained Elder during hi
| goth year, He is also president OF the Colore
Mutual Benefit Association, OF Mississippi
which Is the strongest colored organization {
the kind IN the United States.
The Grand Jury Asks instructions
The Grand Jury having desired instruction
from the court ON certain points oonnecte
with the inquiry now being presented by thel
in the Star Route cases, His Honor, Judge W
lie, held a conference with them In the Grin
| ff,aI Inc ala mir