The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-05-20
General Conference Notes.

The NJ. E. general conference
now in session at Richmond, Va, is
very largely attended and business
of unusual interest is being trans
acted. Each day has its sensation
al discussions. Monday it was on
the subject of baptism by INNER
sion. The prominent advocate for
letting it remain as it was was DR..
McFerrin. He said until just fifty
years ago there was no rule requir-
ing persons to be baptized when
joining the church. Bishop Payne
even was a young preacher and
came up to Franklin to conference
before being baptized. He had been
raised in a Baptist family. 1t was
not the quantity nor mode of appli-
cation. He hoped and prayed that
the conference would never alter its
rule on the subject.
Bishop McTyeire rising when
DR.. McFerrin had finished said it
would leave the Methodist church
historically incorrect, as DR.. Meier
rim had put it, that Methodism had
existed one hundred years before
requiring the ordinance of baptism,
and DR.. McFerrin then explained
that a rule in the church of England
required that infants be baptized.
The committee having consider
ed the matters pertaining to the
Quarterly Review, recommended
that it be continued and that the
place of publication be changed
from Macon, Ga, to Nashville,
Tenn.
A resolution was adopted giving
the board of missions power to &C
cept requests, invest the same and
apply the interests to pay the cur
rent expenses of the board.
In accordance with the report of
the committee on church extern
sion the conference created a Wo-
mans Parsonage department.
A special committee was appoint
ed to take charge of the centenary
Sunday school fund, amounting to
about $4,000, which sum is to be
used for the Sunday schools most
in need.
The following are the institu
tions of learning over which the
church authorities have q certain
supervision:
Universities, 2; Institutes, 3; col
leges for females, 81; colleges for
males, 8; colleges for males and fe-
males, 6; colleges in which sex is
not mentioned, Ia; high schools, 16;
primary schools, .. They are locat-
ed in states as follows: Virginia,
o; Tennessee 5; Georgia, 6; Alaba-
ma, 4 Louisi lana, ,; South Carroll
na, 4; North Carolina, 4; Mississip-
pi, . Kentucky, 4 Missouri, s; Ar
kansas, =; California, /; Texas, Is;
Indian Territory, 3. Nearly all
were chartered by the state legisla-
lures.
Sam Jones and Sam Small held
one service at the conference.
NEW BISHOPS.
The general conference elected
four new bishops on the Is. Bish-
op Keenc presided at the election
with greht equity. The following
are the names of those elected:
Rev. DR.. w. w. Duncan, who is a
virginiau by birth, but graduated
at WafIord College, South Carolina,
in which he has held chair since
1875. He is AZ years old.
Eugene Russell Hendricks is SO
wears of ace and is = Missourlan.
He is the author of "Arouud the
World" being an account of the
missionary tour taken by Bishop
Marvin in 1867. He accompanied
Bishop Marvin on his tour. For
several years he has been president
of Central College, No.
DIR. c. i. Galloway was born in
Mississippi in September, lS49. lie
is the author of several volumes
and has been the editor of the New
Orleans Christian Advocate for
four years.
Rev. Joseph Stanton Key OF Ma
con, Ga. is the oldest of the four
bishops, being IS years of age. He
is a graduate of Emory College and
has been in active PASTORAL work
ever since. Drs. Fitzgerald and
Kelly received very complimentary
votes.
The new bishops will be ordaiu-
ed to day, Bishop, McTyeire preach
ing the sermon.