Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-15
THE SOCIETIES.
mEpivAL AND POLITICAL
Tho Uhurches IA Conference.-The Doctors |
In Council Tho politicians In Uon.
sention-Thcir Proceedings

In Council Tho politicians In Uon.
yention-Thor Proceeding,
lu the 18th day of the NJ, Il. general
conference tho discussion of the report of
the committee on episcopacy was contin
ued, and there was much argument for
and against locating q bishop In India.
The previous question was ordered and
tho report of the committee, against a
bishop for India, was adopted by the fol
lowing vote Ministcrial-Ieas, l44
| nays, ll0. Lay vote--yeas, 80 nays, 81.
| AS 1t required n majority of both orders,
the bishops decided that they did not
concur, and the report of the committee
was not adopted. The result would have
been as follows II a vote by orders had not
been called for Yeas, 203 4; nays, l0l.
When 1t came to fixing the number,
| proposition to elect three instead of five
was voted down l20 to 22S 4; and four was
| fixed by an almost unanimous vote. Ii
was agreed to elect the now bishops on
Thursday morning.
At the meeting of tho committee on
epiScopacy the report of tho sub commit.
tee was adopted, that they found no com
plants against episcopal administration in
the foreign missions and recommending
that the bishops visit each of the missions
aud conferences in Europe and Asia twice
| during the quadrennium and remain as
| long at each visit as their other duties will
| allow.
At the meeting of tho committee on 10
| visals there was considerable discussion
concerning the right of pastor to CO
operate with the trustees on questions
concerning the use of the church for
purposes not strictly religious The subject
was finally indefinitely postponed. Tho
| section on the trials of members was
~ la.la hat . hA nat hA FI
| before a committee.
The committee on itincracy declined TO
take any action relative 70 licensing or
ordaining females.
The committee on revivals adopted
certain verbal changes in tho discipline
relating to matters of administration with
out reference to any change in the policy
of government.
| Reformed Church General synod.
In the synod in Baltimore the request
| from the Potomac synod, that q committee
| be appointed to compile hymn book for
the English churches, WAS taken up and
after discussion granted. The election of
the standing boards of missions, church
extension, etc, was taken up. The report
OF the committee on the state Of the church
was presented. IL stated that the colIec
tiOns for missionary work during the last
trienuial was s3l, 900 in excess OF those for
the preceding three years. The members
of the church number lG9 500 number of
synods, /; classes, 81 ministers, IS3,
and congregations, 1885. The amount
collected for benevolent purposes during
the three years was S327, 800, and for con
gCegational purposes, s2,l93, 600. II was
resolved TO hold the next general synod at
| Akron, Ohio.
The Philadeiphis UuiversalIst.
At the meeting of the Philadelphia
association of Universalists In Reading
| yesterday healthy condition Of affairs
| from the churches in the body was re-
ported. 4 resolution was passed provid
ing for the transfer of the funds of che
missionary society into the contemplated
| fund 70 bo started by the state society.
An executive committee, composed of one
member from each parish, was appointed.
| The association then adjourned, after
which a meeting OF the missionary society
was held, and last evening a public mis-
sionary meeting was held.
African III. E. aeneral Conference.
At the African Methodist Episcopal
general conference in Baltimore, Rev. L.
A. Hubbard moved to reconsider the
motion adopted relating TO the reipstat.
ment of Rev. w. X. Carson, Of Texas.
A long and excited debate followed. Fhe
| uproar and confusion was beyond any
thing that has yet occurred in the confer.
ence. a motion to lay on tho table was
carried. Rev. G. Herbert, OF Philadelphia,
read the report on missions.
Tho Presbyterian General Assembly.
The assembly opens in Saratoga to-day
the opening sermon being preached byex
Moderator Rev. Br. Jessup. To oday's
business is confined 10 the organization.