Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-24
WORK OF THE CHURCHES.
PROGRESS OF THE THREE CON
FERENCES NOW SITTING.

Sunday school Hymns, the Freedmen's
Aid Society and Observance of the
Sabbath Discussed by the BIethodists
at PhiladeIphia-The Results in Mary
land and Louisiana.
PHILADELPHIA, May 23.-Upon assem-
/ bling this morning the Methodist EpIsco-
pal Conference took up the special order
of the day, it being the report of the
| Sunday School committee, recommending
/ the publication Of Sunday school hymns.
/ To the surprise of the conference itself
the report and recommendation were
unanimously adopted.
1t was the first report that has passed
the conference without discussion. The
Committee on the Freedmen's Aid So
/ ciety and work in the South submitted
number Of reports, which were voted
| upon without discussion. Rev. DIR. Hart
sell, Chairman, offered an amendment for
one report of his committee, which ap-
/ proved the work of the Freedmen's Aid
Society, with prOyisO. The amendment
| which he offered, in accordance with the
/ action of the General Conference yester-
day, was as follows:
ResoEred. That we fully indorse the admin
| istratiOn of the Freedmen's Aid Society dur
| ing the last quadrennial.
1t was adopted. Another report. which
| was adopted, suggested that an appeal be
made to the church for half million dol
lars as centennial Offering to the great
/ work of the Freedmen's Aid Society. and
| proposed to authorize the Freedmen's Aid
| Society 70 make similar efforts in the
| South to increase its funds. Report No.
| . declared that it was most unwise to
| change the name of the Freedmen's Aid
i Society. This was also adopted. Report
! No. 8 advocated changes in the discipline,
which were adopted seriatim, and the
| report was then adopted as a whole.
| Another report concerning the growth
| Of the church in the South was presented,
and strong appeal forNts adoption was
made by Rev. DIR. HartseH. The confer
| ence, however, voted in favor of the report
being printed and laid over till tomorrow.
The Committee on the State of the
| Church this afternoon adopted resOlu-
| tiOns to be presented to the General Con-
| ference, depl0ring the keeping open of
| places of business and drinking saloons,
and the running of railroad trains on the
! Sabbath, and declaring all unnecessary
| travel on the Sabbath, buying or reading
| of Sunday papers, and all forms Of plea
sure taking on that day. 20 be in viola
| ton of the Divine Injunction "Remember
| the Sabbath day to keep it holy.'' The
| attention OF the conference is also called
| to the great amount Of pernicious litera-
| Jufe III circulation.
BALTIMORE CONFERENCE.
BALTIMORE, May 23-Bishop H. NJ.
| Turner presided TODAY at the African
Methodist Episcopal General Conference.
| The discussion OF the adyisability Of a
union of the African Methodist Episcopal
| Church with the British Methodist Epis-
cOpal Church of Canada aud the British
| Provinces consumed all the morning, and
bids fair to last long time. The Bishops
are divided on the subject. A report
recommending the Bishops to is
sue a proclamation declaring a union
| of the African Methodist Episco-
| pal Church and the British
Methodist Episcopal Church of Canada
and the British Provinces was adopted
by vote of 106 to 5, after a long debate
Bishop Payne, who strenueusly opposed
| it, entered his protest to the proceeding.
The salaries of Bishops were fixed at 81
600 per annum and travelling expenses.
and the salaries of general officers at
$3.50 each andtrayeling expenses. Worn
| out Bishops are to receive 81, 900 per an
| mum and Bishops widow S25 per month
while she continues widow. At night
there was an educational meeting.
THE PREsBYTERIANs,
New ORLEANS, May pa dispatch
| from Vicksburg, Miss, saws: "In the
Presbyterian General Assembly TODAY
the subject of ordaining ministers in for
| eign mission fields where there is no Dres-
| bytery to perform the work Of ordafning
was taken up and referred to the commit
tee, which is to report next year. A mar
ratlYe on the state of religion was read bv
Rev. Adams and adopted. Rev. NJ. A.
Houston was elected Assistant Sec
retary of Foreign Missions. The subject
Of the standard Of ministerial education
was raised by Dr. Irvine and rpferred -