Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-18

spread out. Iwant to educate my boys'
and when / am gone want to leave
some Of my boys to preach the Gospel
in my place." :,
Rev. Mr.. Mitchell, Of Alabams, said
be thought it unwise to make the trans
fer unless il was asked for by the per-
sons most to be affected by it. The
churches OF West Florida have not petit
toned for OF asked this transfer. He
thought it wise TO defer this matter. IL
would not suffer by waiting four years.
In the mean time the Alabama Confer
ence was willing to pay $1,000 year
for the privilege of developing this
work, and would do the best for it that
they could. He thought the Florida
Conference already covered more terri
tory than any Conference east Of the
Mississippi river, and to take this terri
tory from the Alabama Conference
would enlarge large Conference terri
tory and deplste q Conference whose
territory is already small.
The report was rejected, and the
boundary between the Alabama Con-
ference and the Florida Conference re-
mains as before.
DIR. MILEY's FAREWELL.
DIR. Miley, fraternal messenger from
the Methodist Episcopal Church North
came upon the stand and was presented
by the Bishop to take his leave Of the
Conference.
DR.. Miley said he was compelled to
leave Richmond to-day. lie was sorry
to say he had never been to our city
before, only because his work had not
been in this section. But he had been to
to school in Kentucky, and was not alto
gether unacquainted with southern lie.
Several brethren had told him before he
had come here that theywished they were
going in his place; that he would have
a good time. He had had royal time.
lie wanted to compliment the conduct
OF the Conference it had no political
tendencies, he was glad to say. ZAP
plause.l We shall see representatives
Of your Conference, we hope, at our
Conference, which assemblies in New
York in 1888. And now. IN conclu-
sion, | will bid you hearty Godspeed
and an afectionate goodbye.
Bishop McTyeire made a few plea
SAINT remarks in reply to DR.. Miley,
which were appropriate and we'll
chosen.
PREACHERS AS TEACHERS.
The Committee on Education pro-
posed an amendment to the law Of the
Church, which will give bishop au-
thoiity to appoint preachers for more
than four years in succession to preside
over or teach in institutions of learn
ing under the control Of the Church or
not when requested to do so by vote
of two thirds of an Annual Confe-
renee.
An amendment was offered to strike
out 1.-TWO thirds" and insert tina
jority," which is equivalent to leaving
lEt INV ho al pIcSCut'
Rev. Mr. Chandler moved to lay the
whole matter on the table. Carried.
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
The same committee reported in favor
of so changing the order Of business in
a Quarterly Conference as to require a
report on the number of children and
J youths at school, and what youths
ought to be at school, and to whom
and circulars OF schools
should be sent.
The whole subject was laid on the
table, and the temper of the Conference
is evidently in favor Of letting it sleep
the sleep Of death.
FOR WIDOWS AND Or
PHANS.
The Committee on 1tineracy pre-
Fented report adverse to the request
Of certain papers referred to them re-
questiDg such change in the law gov
erning the Joint Board of Finance Of an
Annual Conference as shall enable the
Board TO make provision for the wi
dows and orphans Of the preachers who
may have died during the preceding
year. The law at present is such that
D year at least must elapse after the
death of preacher before the widow
and orphans can have claim upon the
conference COLLECTIONS ior this CLASS OF
claimants
MI: figgat, OF Virginia. onered
SUBSTITUTE, which Is as loiiowS:
anaa the G J0int bohra a Ci finance sh; ot eacu
tor, estimate an additional amount to
the 9eeessies W OF tas %d3Ss VI tSs ena or
ence who may die during the year, and
meet ma 10
preachers, their widows and orphans, and
IN the came way
LOST LdU,s'',,n,
Inc report was 'neh iaiu on 'ue 'aole'
- MAY IMMERsE" VS.. "sHALL I'M
MERsE."
The report Of the Committee on Re-
visals recommending non.concurrence
in a request that the phrase "shall i'm
merse - be substituted in the rubric by
;. NAV immerse " was taken up and the
consideration postponed until the
report should be heard.
The minority report fayors concur
renee in the request of the petitioners
hat "may immerse be substituted
for "s shall immerse."