Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-05-16
RELIGIOUS RECORD.
Meeting Of the General Assembly Of the
Ssuthera Presbyterian Church at
Yicksburg, Miss.
9ne Hundred and Fifty Delegates Pres
est-S0rthern Presbyterian General
Assembly at Saratoga.
Election Of FOu= additional Bishops by
The General Conference Of the
Northern Methodists.
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NICxssCRG, Miss, May I5-The General
Assenbly OF the Presbyterian Church of
Tie United States convened in this city To-
day, about $50 delegates being present at
roIl-czn. The convention was opened by
the Rev. Dr. Pryor, of Virginia, the sitting
moderator. who delivered an eloquent ad-
dress
The sssembly then went into an elec-
tor which resulted in the selection Of the
following Ot5cers; Moderator, the Rev.
I. D. Witherspooa, DID,, Louisville. XIV;
sts.ed clerk, the Rev. Joseph r. Wilson,
3D. NORTH Cstolina; permanent clerk,
the Rev VIM. Brown, ID. D.; temporary
7cierks, me Rev. James Park, DID, Knox
vile, and the Rev. W. H MARQUES, Mis-.
souri,
The hearing of the Rev. Drs. Mitchell
Eod Nelson, delegates from the Northern
Presbyterian Church. wss made the
cpecIzl order Tor tomorrow afternoon.
The moderator was authorized to ap-
point a committee to whom will be re-
/ ierred the answer of the various preshy-
terles to the questions sent down by the
General Essenh
A recess We t.fen until 4 O'Clock, when
the re=dsng OF reports from tl.e Executive
Committees of the Church was COM
menced, after which the assembly ad-
lourned until tomorrow morning.
MethoSist General Conference.
PHILADELyHI., May i5.-At the confer.
enoe OF the Methodists, as the order of the
day for lG O'Clock was the election oi
bishops, there vas an unusgally large at
tendance A motion TO clear the aisles ot
visitors was withdraw, as great Opposs
ton was expressed.
The Pew. ]. c. Eerce offered a resolu-
Ton that the action OF tine General Con.
! iaTence IN 1876, in giving the utmost free
. n 70 the nnion of white and coiored
Fo-k remain undisturbed. Referred tc
g Committee on the Stateof the Church
The Rev. Dr. Hatfield, OF Rock River
o.iered a resolution, which was adopted
tllat the tesiers and secretary to conduct
the ehectiOn of bishops be instructed moi
/. 10 indicate 10 anyone the result of the
ballot before thu same is made k~evn sC
the conference.
r. q. Giilett q. Illinois, moved tha
I only ore name he placed in the ballot in
/ Stead Of four. Tabled.
/ Bishop Har-Is announced the tellers {,
I conduct the election of bishops Tn,
: ,,silers stationed themselves in the aisles
! The names of tie conferences were called
ss well as the delegates. There was ap
: piause IA the gallery. when Gov. PattisoI
deposited his vote. The tellers then re
tired tc count the vote.
A resolution was adopted that the Com
mlttee on Church Extension consider tn,
exPediency of the election by the confer
ence OF the secretaries OF the Board OF
( Church Extension, to report tomorrow.
The secretary was instructed to convey
the fTaternRl greeting of the conference Il
! the different evangelical bodies now il
session.
When Bishop Simpson appeared on til,
platform he wss greatly applauded- II;
declined 70 make any remarks, his healti
not permitting.
After some miscellaneous business, tn,
teiiers appointed to conduct the election
I Tor bishop reported as result Of lie hrs
ballot no choice; whole n.hlber OF yotel
cast, 4O4 necesssr- 10 a choice, 204. Tht
! Rev W. y. Ninde, DID, received
Is, and the Rev. ]. NJ. Wab}en
( ID, l67. On the second ballot thes,
+ Two gentlemen were ShuSen, the forme
receiving 272 votes. The Rev. DIR. w. Y
Nlnde Il delegate from France, and tn.
Rev. Dr. J. W. Walden is OF the WesterI
Book Concern, Cacinnati Thethird bal
iot resulted IN sne choice of the Rev. vii
.4id W Mdb4 4ott- The fourth ballot wa
then taker. for the fourth bishop. Who'll
( hunoer OF votes cast, 500; necessary to
ehOfce. 200. The Rev. c. II. Fowler, D
y, l94; the Rev. J. II. Vincent, Dr.
Ia; the Rev. II. A. Butts, ID.
y. There being no election a sec
Dnd ballot was taken, and the Rev. Dr
Irimble in a few moments came int
The hall and stated that by some mistak
the ballot. had become mixed with Others
A large number OF delegates had left tn
hail, but those present insisted on anothe
! vOte being taken, which was done, am
The conference took recess. The Genera
4 Conference met in the evening to wei
/ come fraternal delegates from the Soutl
and Canada. Bishop Harris presided.
When the tellers reported the vote Wa
I found to stand; The Rev. C. II. Fowler
DID,, 2l2; the Rev. J. II. Vincent, D. ID
I35; DR.. Fowler was therefore elected
This completes the number of neN
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