The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-14
TIE CHURCH CONVENTIONS.
Reading Memorials of Deceased Bishops
in the NJ. E. Conference.
Proceedings of the Convention of the Re-
formed Church-A Complaint from
the African MethOdistS
THE M. e. GENERAL CONFERENCE.


Reading of Memorials i'll Honor of Deceased
Bishops.
PHILADELPHIA, May 13.-At the conference
of the Methodist Church, this morning, Bishop
Wylie occupied the chair.
DR.. Martin, of Indiana, conducted devotional
exercises
rules were suspended in order that reports from
committees might be sent in and printed.
The committee on Book Concern recommended
that the German hymn book be revised.
The committee on missions recommend that
the missions to Japan, Mexico and Denmark be
organized into annual conferences.
The committee on lay representation reported
in favor of lay representation in the annual con
ferences on the basis of one delegate for every
six pastoral charges in a presiding elders dis
trict, and an additional delegate for every
fraction of thirds, to be elected by the district
stewards.
The committee on episeOpacy recommend the
election of five bishops.
The order of the day was taken up, viz: Me-
mortal service for deceased members. Rev.
Trimble, of Ohio, announced a hymn and DR..
Hunt led in prayer. A memorial of Bishop
Levi Scott was read by Rev. j. b. Grigg, of
Wilmington
A memorial of Bishop Jesse T. Peck was read
by Chancellor Sims.
memoir of Bishop Haven was read by DR..
Buckley.
These memoirs were listened to with deep in
terest. DR.. Buckley said that of the bishops
who welcomed the General Conference to this
city twenty years ago, the only one remaining
was the Chrysostom of the chruch, Bishop Simp-
son. He made touching allusion TO the love and
esteem of the members of the conference for the
venerable bishop; their solicitude for the speedy
recovery of his health.
A memoir of Rev DR.. Fuller, editor of the
Methodist Advocate, formerly published at At
lanta, Ca, was read by Rev. DR.. Marker
memoir of Rev. DR.. George w. Woodruff
late secretary of the General Conference was
read by Rev B. NJ. Adams
The memorials were adopted by standing
vote. Adjourned.
The great church extension meeting of the
Methodist Episcopal Church was held tonight in
the Academy of Music under the auspices of
Chaplain McCabe The great building was
packed Addresses were made by DR.. Kynett
Bishop Foss. DR.. Buckley, General c. B. Fish
and Chaplain McCabe Fifty-one thousand dol
lars was raised to build churches on the
frontiers
The most important committee meeting of the
Methodist General Conference was that upon
missions, though its business was transacted
without debate Amendments were adopted
making the annual conferences of West
Nebraska the conferences Of the West
Nebraska and Dakota missions. The committee
discussed with some warmth the resolution re-
questing the general missionary committee to
make appropriations to establish evangelical
agencies among the Roman Catholics in this
country, these agencies to be supported the same
as missions. These agencies are designed to
reach the Italian and French populations in the
large cities. The resolution was adopted
The question of the return of $23. 900 which
the missionary board had received for lands at
the falls of the Columbia, to which the title
was involved was referred to the missionary
board.
The committees on education, freedmens aid
and Sunday schools and tracts met. but took no
important action requiring the attention of the
General Conference.