Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-18
BAPTISMAL TALK.
TIE SUBJECT OF IMMERSION FREELY
DISCUSSED YESTERDAY.
DR.. Miley's Farewell to the Conference
Woman's Work-The Church's Name
to Remain Unchanged, &C.

II
The members came in slowly yerterday
morning, ard there we're but few pre-
sent when, at 0 o'clock, Bishop Hsr-
grove called the Conference to order
and requested Rev. George Needhsm,
of the Denver Conference, to conduct
the devotional exercises.
Mr. Needham read the second chap
ter of the Epistile to Titus, and gave
out the hymn
| "Fsther of boundIess grace
| Thou hast In part fulfilled" &C.,
which was sung by the Conference.
Mr.. Needham then led the Conference
in prayer.
Bishop Hargrove here resigned the
chair to Bishop Keener.
NEW ARRIVALS.
Mr.. John w. Paulette, delegate from
the Holston Conference, appeared and
took the place of John Z. Chapman,
reserve delegate. Mr.. John A. Proc
tor, delegate from the Kentucky Con-
ference, took the place Of John W.
Bouldin, and c. G. Wood, Of South
west Missouri, the place Of W. II. Pit
kin.
QUARTERLY REPORT.
Bishop McTyeire in the chair. Rev.
j. W. Hinton, editor Of the Quarterly
Rerieu, of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, presented a report,
which was referred to a select commit
tee.
DR.. Hinton made a statement to the
effect that the Reriew will have to be
discontinued unless it can secure a
larger subscription. DR.. Hinton said
he could bear the burden no longer
He could not work all day and write
all night indefinitely. 81 must sur
render it," He felt for the Reriep the
affection father feels for a child. He
desired the Conference to devise some
plan by which the Reriep could be
continued.
PRESIDING ELDERS DISTRICTS.
The Committee on ltineracy report
ed on certain papers referred to them
requesting that presiding elders dis
tricts be limited to fourteen pastoral
appointments. The report recommends
that no change be made in the present
law, which allows the district to be
composed of any number not exceeding
twenty. A motion was made to amend
the report so as to make the limit of
pastoral appointments in district four
teen.
Rev. Mr.. Hammond, Of Georgia, IA
voIed the amendment, on the ground
that with more than fourteen appoint
ments under him the presiding elder
had not time to give to each that care
and sUPerintendency which are neces-
saTy to the fullest Development of the
churches.
Rev. Mr.. McGehee, Of Georgia, was
in favor Of the report of the committee.
lie held that the matter could be safely
left in hands of the bishops, with the
limitation now existing.
Rev. Mr.. TAYLOR, of Kentucky, ia
vored the committees report. lie be-
lieved in larger rather than smaller
districts. He wished to increase the
Importance and dignity Of the Office,
and make the districts sufficiently large
to pay q good salary without burdening
the people.
The amendment was voted down, and
the report was adopted, which leaves
the law as it was before.
woMAN's WORK.
The report OF the Committee ON
Church Extension, providing for the
organization Of wOman's department
Of Church extension in connection with
the General Board and the Annual Con-
ference Boards to provide by private
solicitation and otherwise funds for the
erection or purchase Of parsonage
houses, and furniture for the use Of pas.
tors and missionaries was taken up.
1t requires that reports from local or
CARNATIONS be made to both the General
Board and the Annual Conference
Boards Of Church Extension.
DR.. McFerrin wanted to know if the
Board Of Church Extension had seri-
ously considered this matter and ap.
proved Of it.
Mr.. Parker, Of Louisville, a member
Of the Board, said that it had been
considered by that body and unani-
mously approved by it.
The report was then adopted.
CHANGE OF NAME.
The non-concurriDg report Of the
Committee on Reyisals in regard to
changing the name of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, to the Me
thodist Episcopal Church was taken up
and adopted.
TRANSFER.
The Committee on Boundaries made
report, which recommends that GER
tain parts Of West Florida now EN-
braced in the Alabama Conference be
transferred to the Florida Conference.
Rev. NJ. S. Andrews, OF Alabams,
was opposed to the adoption of the re-
port. lie said that Florida was large
ly missionary field. That the Board
Of Missions spent about $500 an
nually in the bounds Of the Florida
Conference. "The territory" said he,
"that it is proposed to transfer is
poor, and is constant charge upon
the mission funds Of the Alabama
Conference" Personally for Ala
bama he had no objection to the trans
fer, but he thought the Florida Confer
ence had enough work in the territory
stretching down towards Cuba. He
feared that the additional burden would
be too much for the Florida Confer
ence.
Mr.. DePass, Of Florida, was in favor
of the report Of the committee. He
said if he had a cause he wished to lose
he would employ DR.. Andrews to adyo-
cate it. lie had not touched the real
question. His whole speech had been
made on the poverty Of Florida. He
said the time would come when Ala
bama would want Florida earth to fer
tilize her impoverished soil, and would
want Florida preachers to come to Ala
bama to stir up the Church there. He
said he would call the attention Of the
Conference to the handsome return the