Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-27
THE CHURCH CONFERENCE
TRUSTEES OF THE HENSTITUTIONS
NOMINATED.

Cities which were Selected for the
Methodist Episcopal Residences-The
Southern Presbyterians Adhere to
Their Determination to Correspond by
Letter and not by Delegates.
May 26.-In the Method
ist Episcopal General Conference to-day a
committee to nominate the trustees of
church institutions reported as follows:
'The following are recommended for cleo
ton as members of the Board Of Eduea-
tion for the term to expire in 1892: Rev.
L. r. Fiske, of Albion, Mich. IN place of
VIM. x. Ninde, resigned, tor the term to
expire in 1896: Bishop VIM. L. Harris.
Rev. VIM. L. Frepinger, Jacob Sleeper,
and Francis II. Root"
The following are recommended 20 be
elected Trustees of the Drew Theological
Seminary, to fill vacancies caused by the
expiration of terms Of ministers: Bish-
Ops-R. S. Yorker, John Porter, Charles
5. Colt, Bishop j. Z. Hart, James NJ.
Buckley, James Montgomery and Thomas
Hanlon. Lay ministers-Samuel Eddy,
John B. Cornell, William White, William
Hoyt, stephen Barker, James BOYD and
George G.. Reynolds.
The following are recommended to be
elected Trustees of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church for the term to expire in 1892:
ketcham and Earl CranstOn, Messrs. NJ.
B. Hamans, w. Cumbach and p. NJ.
Bigney. This report was accepted.
The report of the Committee on Episco-
pacy then came up. 1t recommends
among other things the establishment of
Episcopal residences at the following
places: Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
Washington, Cincinnati, Chicago, st.
Louis, San Francisco. Minneapolis,
Atlanta or Chattanooga, New Orleans or
AUSTIN. DesMOines, Denver and Buffalo.
The motion to strike out Buffalo and
insert Topeka was made, when the con-
ference adjourned until evening.
At the evening session of the Methodist
Conference the Episcopal residences were
finally fixed at the following places: Bos-
ton, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore.
Washington, Cincinnati, Chicago. st.
Louis, San Francisco or vicinity, Mime
apolis, New Orleans or Austin, Atlanta,
Topeka or vicinity, and Denver.
DR.. Curry then presented a resolution
authorizing the continuance of Bishops
salaries at the present rate until the
next meeting of the Book Concern.
This was adopted. He then offered reso-
luton to insert in the rubrIc of the 0rdina-
tiOn of Bishops a statement that the
service is not to be understood as an or
dinatiOn to an advanced grade IN the min
lstry above that of elders and the Presby-
terry, but as consecratiOns for the duties
of the superintendency. After a long dis
cussiOn as to whether this was in order or
not the rules were suspended and the resO-
luton was considered.
DR.. kynett moved to substitute the
word ''Order'' for ''grade,v which change
DIR. Curry accepted, and the resolution
was unanimously adopted.
THE AFRICAN METHODIsTS.
BALTIMORE, May 26.-Bishop A. w.
Wayman presided at the A. NJ. E. General
Conference to-day. The conference would
not permit the bishops to select their dis
tricts for the next quadrennial term. but
assigned them to the nine Episcopal dis
tricts respectively in the order named:
Bishop r. Ii. Cain, Bishop VIM. f. Dick
ersOn, Bishop J. =. Campbell, Bishop John
NJ. Brown, Bishop II. NJ. Turner, Bishop
j. A. Shorter, Bishop d. A. Payne, Bishop
I. M. ID. Ward, Bishop A. w. Wayman.
THE PRESBYTERIANs ADJOURN.
NEW ORLEANS, May 26.-The Presby-
terian General Assembly at Vicksburg
has adjourned sine die. Among its last
actions was the framing Of a fraternal
letter to be sent to the Northern Assem-
bly, teeming with the kindljest sentiments,
but expressing a firm determination to
adhere to the position taken at the last
assembly with regard to the mode Of
correspondence. A letter of the same
purport was also sent to the General
Synod.
THE PRESBYTERIANS AT SARATOGA.
SARATOGA, May 26.-In the Presbyte-
rian General Assembly to-day resolutions
relative to the action of the Southern As
sembly in disseminating correspondence
by delegates were discussed at great
Length and finally tabled. The committees
submitted their final reports, aud were
discharged and letters of Christian aud
fraternal character from the Methodist
General Conference were read, and a re-
spOnse letter was sent.