Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-29
THE GENERAL OUNFEhENoE.

Pfoporhyt WAS AuuOuDOeu Dy blBu0p
Harris, as follows: JudgeG G g. Reynolds
OF New York Esst Charles b. Bddy,
Esq, Of Vermont Judge Hiram L.
Sibley Of Ohio George W. Parker, Esq,
Of ST. Louis G. Wiley Wells, Esq,, Of
Southern California the Revs. Nj. ].
Talbot OF New Bugland Southern, and
W. s. Prentice Of Illinois.
Chairman Gillett OF the committee on
Sunday schools and tracts obtained leave
to call mp reports recommending for
favorable consideration petition for aid
in the distribution OF Norwegian tracts,
which was adopted.
Cther reports from the same committee,
giving the preaoher in charge authority
to fill a vacancy in the Sunday school
superintendency; making the editor OF
German Sunday school publications at
Cincinnati the German assistant seore-
tary Of the Sunday School Union, with.
ont additional salary; approving of the
report OF the Rsv, ], Fl. Vincent, d. d. cor
responding secretary Of the Tract Society,
we're also called up and adopted.
The recommendation OF the committee
on episcopaey to elect missionary
bishop for Africa being taken up for oon-
siderstion, DR.. Mills OF East Ohio, called
upon Daniel Ware, the oolorsd ministerial
delegate from Liberia, TO speak upon the
question. The latter was granted Is
minutes in which to present his views.
de said for Liberia, that she stood
10 need OF regular bishop. The
preference, he said, WAS for q white
man, but il the general conference
thought that by acoediug to the request
hey would be sacrificing human life, the
louutry would be satisfsd with periodical
sisits irem some one duly conseerated
| there hal been only sbou: Is 900 immi
| srsnte to Liberia in the Last 80 years, he
| aid, and most Of these were poor and
illiterate. This was an additional reason,
he claimed, why the church should push
forward her work
DR.. Vernon OF Italy, In speaking Of the
malaria OF Africa, stated that 1t ought
not to dampen the ardor OF the church
for the salvation Of souls. Admitting
that the work was one OF life and death,
he said that the man who did not have
heart to brave 1t was not fit,to 20.
AT this time Secretary Monroe called
the previous question, which WAS agreed
to, anil DR.. Curry, chairman of the epis.
ccpaoy committee, closed the debate. He
said the general conference did not desire
"to send a man to Africa to die, but to
live and work, )" and that man could be
found who would suit the emergency in
physiological as well as a ministerial
point of view.
The report OF the committee was ther
adopted, "a WAS similar report from tn,
committee on missions.
DR.. Hammonn OF Nevada, sought to
have appointed committee of thre'
ministers ard three laymen, to be pre-
, sided over by bishop to select n0mina
ticns or the newly appointed office.
DR.. olin of Wyoming objected to "thi
method of aecertsining Gods will" an,
the motion was laid upon the table.
DR.. Curry moved that the election pro
coed at once AID DR.. Leonard spoke il
the same strain. Drs. Bills, Payne, olin
Buckley aud Hare opposed the motto
upon the ground that the matter was
too serious a nature to admit Of hast
, election. 1t WAS agreed, however,
slloE ten minutes for nominations, an
to hold the election at another session
y be called 10 the afternoon.
The object OF the election, 1t was sai,
q was that the new bishop might be col
= ssorsted with the others, at the service
,e this morning. Nominations were tLt
D. b. made as follows The Rev. Joshus
II Wilson, colored, OF South Carolina, L
Vernon OF Italy, Charles o Fisher, &C
" ~ ored, Of Savannah, William Taylor
~ South India, Pierre Landry, colored,
10 Louisiana, Msrshsll W. Taylor, colore
OF Lexington, and W. 8. Peck ,colore
1e OF Washington.
" When the nomination closed, L
VI Marshall W. Taylor, whose nominate
80 was strongly seconded, stated, as
question of privilege, that he mu
u, decline to be candidate. His ply sit
so condition, he said, would not suffer h
y to live 10 Africa
~ At the afternoon sess ou, all 9th
81 names OF those but William Taylor, G
u u Fisher aud Pierre Landry were a.
nc withdrawn. Raiore the ballot proceed
DR.. Curry who nominated DR.. Wills
o. moved that the election be- deferred un
IF" Friday. The motion, however, was /,
49, upon the table.
,iI William Taylor WAS then elec ed,
III ceiving $50 OF the 353 votes cast
l. Association Hall, Philadelphia, "
81 crow led to the utmost Thursday becar
OF the conservation ceremonies.
Among the spectators present was VI
~ Rutherford Hayes, who is president
"a. the Women's Home Missionary Soeie
'H' The wives aud friends OF tLe bishops 8
y delegates were also at present. Bst
Merrill occupied the chair and the q
two and a-hsli hours of the session W
occupied i'll the active prosecution
business.
'e- The report OF the tellers on the bal
for editor Of the SoL'hWestern Cartst
sy Adrofate Was read, and showed the 81
net tion OF Dr.. Marshall " Taylor of
ol- l. ,xington Conference, bJ 233 Of
led whole number OF $50 votes cast.
ly. Taylor is colored minister at pres
lat ,ta.ioued in Louisville, Ky. By hs
.he votes DIS. William Mast and Har,
er L L-ibhsld were TO elected editors OF
x Chririrhe Aootogete aud Haus und Il
ate RESP ctively.
~ THE FRggDMsS's AID SOCIETY
"a An important report from the conn
"a, t-eAon freedmeu's aid aud work in
~. 90 18th, OF which DR. uartz4ll is charm
',w was next taken up 1t act out that
ala con mittee hsd carefCliy considered
asa several memorials referred 10 II involy
10, t4e question of separate or mixed scht
ar TOR the acc 1mmOd alton OF the oolored
II. white IN mbsrsh'p in the south, and
- result Of its deliberations had ooneln
,,o that the Methodist Bpiacopal church
e. bsen the constant frieI.d pf the conn
~ people, and especially Of the cole
"a, man; that the Freedmsn's
INV Society, organized for ths purpose
~, aiding in the education ard aevstio
the freedmen. ia the unAnaWnraII. n
aa,, OF the churoh's friendship towards
no class of people that Efforts in that di
- tion sh Gld not be relaxed, bat increai
hat that the establishment Of separate W
5i5 schools, for the benefit OF white mem
In in ihe south, WAS wise and neoess
hn measure, aud that the cOlore1 man b
a IA just and equal right, not only to life
moo liberty, but slso to tine means OF q
AMI iscii,iss for education.
The report further set ont that "mi
congregations aud mixed schools ma
shk many places lie most desirs5le and
1sy for all ounG-rntd," but that "et
the rights to the bsst facilities for inte
ana tuAl and spiritual culture equal ri
lav' in The eligibility to every position
. 10 honor and trust, and equal rights 10
ors, exercise of free and unoonstrsi
ank choice in all social relations Is a prime
mn at once American, Methodistic
AZ spiritual"
'uer sympathy was then expressed for
ave white membership IN the south sin |
per etfJrts to provi e adequate eiuesti
'ru' FAC lii among ths smsslves" " and
snk question Of seIs ate or III xsi sol
finR was regarded a. Zone OF expBdisnoy
z 10 right to b9 left to tho choiea and ad