The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-05-07

The General Conference OF the Mctno-
dl.i Episcopal Church. South, met in Nash
Vile. Tenn, on Wednesday moi ming. Two
hundred and sixty-four delegates, repre-
Scnting ihirty-nine annual conferences,
were present,
Al q o'clock the Conference was called TO
order by the venerable Bishop Paine, who
requested Bishop kavanaugh to open the
conference. Bishop kayanaugh announced
thc s5eih hymn, which was sung standing
Draw near. o son Of God. draw near
IL with thy flaming eye behold;
san in Thy Church yonchsafe % appear,
And lei onr candieslick be gold etc
Bishop Kayanaugh then offered fervent
PRAYER.
rs,iah. and Bishop Kayanaugh read the III
chapter OF It. Paufs Letter to the Ephe-
slams.
Bishop McTyeire gave out the SS7th
hymn .
The house Of Thine abode
which was sung.
DR.. James Evans, Of Georgia, then led
in prayer.
Dr. r. o. Summers, secretary OF the last
General Conference, read the roll, in the
course OF which the following delegates
from the Virginia, West Virginia. and
North Carolina Conferences responded:
Virqiaia Con ference.-ClcTical: w. W.
Bennett. r.. y. Slcdd, J. h. Edwards, j.
{. Granbery. j. u. Blackwell, p. a. Peter
son. Lay: W. W. Walker, George NJ.
Balm, T. b. IIamlin, Richard Irby, l.. l..
Marks.
Vest Virviaia ConfereRce.-Clerical: F.
g. Carroll, r. ;. Wade. Lay: John Me-
lntOsh.
y. III. -. Wilson. y. Craven. W. :. Black,
l.. :. Burkhcad. III. +. Hudson, Il. A.
Yates. Lay: Il. Il. Gray. Il. VI. Jones,
". G.. Doub. L. }. Lilly, y. w. Lawrence.
DR.. 4. o. summers was unanimously re-
elected secretary by rising vote.
Al fhe suggestion Of DR.. Summers, Or.
John d. Vincil and DR.. w. NJ. Leftwich
were elected assistant secretaries.
DIR. \. Young delivered the welcome
address.
The following resolution was presented
and adopted:
Hc,O'rcd, That the Standing committees
Of thi, Conference be composed OF one del
ees'e from each Annual Conference, to be
nominated by the respective delegations.
and that the following be the committees {:
T.. ON EpiscOpacy; ,. On ltInerancy; 3.
on Rcyisal; !. On Sunday Schools; .. On
Missions: g. On Boundaries; I. On Edu-
cation: $. On Publishing Interests.
j. +. EVANS,
JOHN II. MCLEAN.
TIE BISHOPS ADDRESS.
Bishop NcTyeire then read the address
OF the Bishops. 1t Is q review OF the !
church work for four years past and n
statement Of the present condition and |
PROSPECTS and gave cause for gratitude. IL !
shows an increase Of 2f7 itinerant minis |
tels and an increase OF membership 10 !
SGo,GS7. Thirteen thousand were added |
% the communion last year. The mission |
fund i'm four years increased S4ll,43S. |
There are over 5000 members in the In !
dign mission, 1000 on the Mexican border, |
and the Same number in the Central /
Mexican mission the increase in |
the SUNDAY schools was 2,07l,0OO pupils; |
the circulation Of Sunday-schOol literature /
+. 100000. The address also shows a /
healthy financial condition Of the Publish /
ing House al Nashville, and urges that steps /
be taken preparatory to a proper celebra- /
ton Of the coming centenary OF American /
NdhOdi.n. il urges an increase OF iacili- |
Ties for providing cOlOTcd Methodist or /
carnations with pastors and teachers OF /
thgir race. In recommending the addition 4
y
with three new bishops the work OF the /
church can be done i'm the next four years. /
The death. OF Bishops Doegett and I
Wiehman were t0ucbingly referred 10, /
and the election Of three additional bishops /
$50. recommended.
BISHOP PMNE'S RETIRACY.
Bishop Paine presented touching adj /
Dire, OF personal character, rcciting how /
De- had been preacher for siXty-fiye year, /
and bishop for tlrty-siX, and asking 10 be I.
permitted 70 retire from active service. In /
the course Of IL he says: Il ask 10 Dc per- /
mitted to retire from future active service. /
Permit me. in conclusion, TO congratulate /
YOu upon the suspicious circumstances I'M /
de- which YOU have met, and to remind 4
You OF your high responsibility TO God and /
Ills Church
"should 10 he allowed me in making /
this, probably my last, communication 10 a /
General Conference. 90 express The results /
oi my experience and observations as to
The doctrine, and policy OF our beloved
Meibodi,m. J would say. after dcyotmg
a lletime % the study Of it, doctrines, my
conviction %, 10 their scripturalness has
strengthened. and my estimation Of the inn
portmce Of maintaining the essential Iea-
ialc, OF ID, p0lity has increased
A COMPLIMENT TO THE RETIRING BISHOP.
The reading OF this created profound
impression. Both addresses were referred
70 the Committee on Episcopacy; before
which, however Bishop Pierce, addressing
The venerable Bishop Paine, said:
Beloved Brother,-Your colleagues and
brethren rejoice 20 see you among them.
We consider your presence a benediction.
IL seems tome 20 be a beautiful providence
thlt YOU should have commenced your
rinerant career siXty-fiye wears ago at this
very point. and that after concluding that
circle OF lab0rs YOU are here i'm the presence
at your brethren asking Of them retire
ment from active service. Bless God
that he has given TO Us your service
80 long, that he has spared you to al
tend this Conference. But, while you can
not 90 forth in the Masters work, we may
profit by your counsel and rejoice in Chris
tian fellowship with you. We do bless
God that now, in the sunset of your life,
You are among Us, and we ask Him to help
and sanctiiy you, and that when your sun
shall go down you will pass into that
heaven made glorious by the memories OF
the past and the Joys Of the future. God
bless YOU.
TIE COMMITTEES.
II was ordered that the standing commit
tees be appointed on Episcopacy, Itinera-
e.. Reyisals. Sunday schools, Missions,
Boundaries. Education, and Publishing In
terests, and special committees on the BIZ
bic Cause, Temperance, Iraiernal Core
Spondence. and Centenary OF American
Methodism. The presiding elder and pas
tors Of Nashville constitute Committee on
WorsbiD