Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-06-01
THE JEANETTE,S SURVIVORS.

The steamer Celtic, having on board four
survivors of the Jeanette expedition, arrived at
New York last Saturday, A number of wait
ing friends of the hardy Arctic voyagers, tenn
porarily staying in the city, were taken down
the bay to meet them on board the steamboat
BirkJeck. Among them were the parents of
Liutenant DanenhOwer and a number of Off
GERS of the American Geographical Society.
AS the Celtic approached the BirhJeck tall,
full-bearded, dark conplexioned man clothed
in dark material and wearing guarded eye
glasses was seen on her deck waving his hat.
A joyful cry went up from the lips of father
and mother as the two boats came together.
Lieutenant Danenhower jumped aboard the
Birkbeck and was clasped in his mothers arms.
The scene was most affecting After congrat-
ulations the lieutenant conducted his weeping
parents to his cabin OH the Celtic, where he
introduced them to his fellow sufferers. The
party remained aboard the Celtic listening to
the recital of the dreadful sufferings in the
far north, and the sOrrowful tale of Com
mander DeI.ong and his men until the steam
er reached her dock, where Lieutenant Danen-
hover was surrounded by congratulating
friends who had gathered in anticipation Of
his coming to give him hearty welcome.
THE METHODIST CONFERENCE.
The General Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, which convened in
Nashville on the 3rd ultimo adjourned last
Friday, to meet in Richmond, Va, in May,
1886. The latter days of the conference were
devoted to routine business merely. The fol-
lowing are the details of the last days proceed
ings:
The report of the committee on revisal, be-
sides submitting a recommendation that the
word "SOuth be eliminated from the name of
the Church, proposed to change the name from
Methodist Episcopal to Episcopal Methodist.
DR.. Bennett moved that action be indefinitely
postponed, and al animated and lengthy discus
sion ensued. Judge j. Walker Tucker made a
strong speech against the change, and said
that to change the name would appear us if
the Church was ashamed Of her record. DR..
Miller advocated the change because in the
eastern country the word "South" had its bad
effects and was the means of keeping a large
number of people from joining the church.
When that prefix was stricken out, the Church
would increase more rapidly in membership
than ever.
DIR. Anson was not in favor of indefinite
postponement, but was in favor Ut sending the
petitions to the annual Conferences because
he believed if they did that they would be de-
feated The line between the two divisions
had not been obliterated and he believed the
change would do no good
Judge WhtwOrth favored the change be-
cause the question on which separation was
based was dead and he thought if the name
was changed 400, 600 negroes in the South
would Join the church, but would not do it as
long as it retained it's present name.
DR.. w. R. Brown, of California, wanted the
name changed because it was Objectionable to
Western people.
DR.. Kelley favored the change on the same
ground.
DR.. Potter opposed the change and said that
the logic of the whole argument meant simply
to go bodily back into the Methodist Episcopal
Church. They could not obliterate their his
tory without going bodily to the other side and
this he was opposed to.
Dr. McFerrin read the following in lieu of
the report to the committee, and moved its
adoption: Resolved, that the matter of chang
ing the name of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South to the Episcopal Methodist be
referred to the various annual Conferences by
the Bishops during the ensuing four years, and
that they report the result to the general Con-
ference in 1886, and further resolved that the
name of the church if changed shall be Meth
odist Episcopal Church of America.
DR.. G. f. Evans, Of Georgia, moved to
amend by making the name Methodist Episco-
pal Church Of Christ.
This amendment was not accepted, and the
substitute prevailed by a rising vote of 1Oo