Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-08
Daily Advocates Reports Appoint
ments for Preaching To.Morrow-
Distinguished Delegates, &c.

session.
COMMITTEE ON EXPENSES.
Bishop Keener announced the fol
lowing gentlemen as the committee t.
consider the expediency Of pan by
which the whole Church may be called
upon to contribute to the expenses o.
the General Conference j. W. Tucker
A. NJ. Crisbzberg, James G.. Carter, w
7. Mcfarland, j. Fred. Coke, George
Thornberg, and George Needham.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The standing committees were nexi
announced. The following gives the
chairman Of each
Episcopacy : DR.. A. G. Haygood, Of
Georgia.
ItiDeracy Samuel Rogers, Of B ,lti-
more.
Publishing Interests : David Nor
ton, of Louisville.
Education A. L. Andrews, of Ala.
bama.
Missions Joseph s. Key, Of Georgia
Church Extension: ID. @. Kelley, ol
Tennessee.
Boundaries : r. II. Mahon, Of Ten.
nessee.
LIST OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
Below is list Of the special COM
nittees, and the chairman of each :
On Temperance P. ii. Whisner.
On FIaternal Correspondence W.
W. Bennett.
On Divorce b. j. Tarner.
On Quarterly Review Samuel A.
Webbar.
On Introduction z. =. Wiley.
On lily mn. Book j. II. Carlisle.
On Bible Cause q. ". Carter.
CENTENARY COMMITTEE REPORT.
DR.. Z. r. Hendrix, chairman Of the
Centennial Committee, appointed BY
the last General Conference, read al
elaborate report of the work Of his
committee. The aggregate of all GEN.
tenary offerings reported to the CON-
mittee was 81, l,362,77l.
SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
The Chair called for reports from the
special committees. Very few had any
thing to report, but two papers were
presented and referred.
CALL FOR RESOLUTIONS, &C.
The Chair directed the secretary to
call by State Conferences for any me-
MORALS, resolutions, &C., that any men,
Der desired to be referred to a commit
tee fer consideration and report. A
number OF papers were the fruits of the
call, each of which was referred appro-
priately to committee.
OFFICERS REPORTS.
Next followed, at the request of the
Chair, the reports Of officers Of the
Church elected by the last General Con-
ference.
DR.. McFerrin, the book agent, pre-
sented his quadrennial report and also
several papers respecting some bequeSts
to the Church, which were referred.
DR.. Young, of the Board Of Missions,
presented his quadrennial report, and
DR.. Gambler a report of the trustees OF
the Paine Institute, both OF which pa
pers were received and referred.
DIDN'T WANT TO BE CALLED
BUCOLIC.
DR.. Andrews, of Mississippi, rose to
a question of privilege. lie seriously
objs cted to the Daily Advocate, which
he claimed was the official organ Of the
Conference. and should therefore con-
tain only the Conference proceedings,
and not such paragraphs as the follow
ing which rounded off in the AdrOcate
the proceedings Of Thursday:
"The Conference, under the rule,
adjourned to Q O'Clock this morning,
though some of the bucolic members,
whose abundant vitality and energy
seemed to be spurring them on, were
for continuing the work through the
afternoon"
DR.. Andrews did not want to be
called " bucolic." lie objected to it.
Further, he did not think the reporter
who took down the speeches compe-
tent. He was in favor Of the paper
being published, but he wanted to see
it properly conducted.
DIR. FITZGERALD TO THE RESCUE.
DR.. Fitzgerald, the editor of the
Daily Adrocofe, who is not member
of the Conference, was allowed the
privilege Of the floor for reply to Dr..
Andrews. He declared the attack on
his paper made by the brother from
Mississippi in bad taste and out of
order. He knew there were errors
and there would be still others in
the paper, and that to keep errors out
Of it was next to toimpossible. But for all
that he thought the members should
be charitable and bear with him. He
was doing the best he could. He re-
pudiated as untrue the allegation that
his reporter was incompetent. Quite
the contrary, he was thoroughly ca
pable and an excellent gentleman. So
far as the one paragraph referred to
was concerned he thought nothing Of
fensive was intended. 1t had been in
nocently inserted by the reporter only
to relieve the dull monotony Of the
proceedings.
Mr.. Tucker, of Florida, endorsed DR..
Fitzgerald, and felt sure that the Doctor
was doing his duty the best he could.
PARLIAMENTARY RULES, AGAIN.
The rules of order which were adopt
ed the day before were taken up again
' yesterday for reconsideration 10 part.
Rule II was the first which elected
any discussion. As reported from the
committee it read as follows:
"On the demand of one .ffh Of the
General Conference recorded vote by
yeas and nays shall be taken."
An amendment requiring only ma
jority to order the yeas and nays was
offered. This point was debated for
some time by several members.
Rev. Mr.. Black, of West Virgins,
was the last orator to touch the subject.
In A slow, measured wayhe said: When
we look at the important question Of
and religion, the majority have
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