The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-05-09
RELIGIOUS.
The Methodist Episcopal General Con-
ference.


ference.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May S.-Consider'
able work was done by the committees OF
the Conference yesterday afternoon and
evening. The Committee on Eplscopacy
recommended that the election of Bishops
and other General Conference officers
take place at ten o'clock on Thursday,
May To- The general opinion in the COM
mittee seemed to be that there should be
at least five new Bishops elected, II not
six or seven. The Committee on State OF
the Church appointed subcommittee on
pernicious literature, Sabbath, location
OF churches and Bethel work. Other COM
mittees were busy arranging the routine
for future business. Bishop j. +. Hurst
welded the gavel as presiding officer al
the Conference this morning
The report of the Committee on
Memorials of Deceased Members, recon-
mending memorial for such members on
Tuesday next was adopted. The Com.
mittee on Fraternal Delegates was granted
permission to withdraw in part to aid IN
the reception of delegates from the
pNutH anu Ndildud III luC hh~A
Street Church, which had been en-
gagged for the evening of May l5. Rev
DR.. King, of New York, offered reso-
luton, which was referred to the Com
mittee on the State of the Church, that
the Committee on the State of the Church
be instructed to consider the matter OF
the protest against the assaults of Roman
ism on civil and religious liberty in the
different States. Rev. Mr.. King also
offered a resolution, which was
adopted, that in its judgment the
Conferences committees have a
right only to act and report as
To the subjects referred to them by the
Conference. Judge Sibley, of Ohio moved
that the Committee on Episcopacy be re-
quested to consider and report upon the
limitation time for Bishops hereafter
elected, and whether%welve years should
not be the proper time; referred to the
Committee on Epscopacy. Rev. William
Swindell of Philadelphia, moved
that the delegates be authorized to add
10 their expenses the amount paid for
meals when their time was so occn-
pied with the business of the Confer
ence and committees as to be unable
to reach their homes in this city Rev.
DR.. Daniel Curry, of New York, moved
an amendment, that the amount
should not exceed fifty cents. The reso-
luton was adopted, with what the
Bishop called the fifty-cent amend
ment, Morris r. Locke, of South
ern Illinois, moved the reference to
the Committee on Revivals of the
matter of the use of the Methodist
Hymnal. Amendments were here offered
relative to its reference to the Committee
on ltlneracy and Sunday-schools. Rev.
c. c. McCabe of New York said the peo-
pie will sing such hymns as they please,
no matter what the Conference says. A
delegate asked If the Methodist Hymnal
was placed in the pews If 1t would not be
used by the congregation. Rev DR.. Nc
Cabe saidanumber of books of his Hymns
of the Heart" consisting of extracts
from the Methodist Hymnal, had been
placed in Association Hall and all but five
disappeared. Laughterl. Rev. DR..
Lanahan, of Baltimore, said he found one
OF the books in his seat and supposed it
was a present. Rev. Vim. Swindells, OF
Philadelphia, said there could be no surer
way OF breaking downa book of discipline
than by putting In ii laws which can not
be executed