Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-09
FOES TO SATAN'S HOSTS.
NTETHoDISTs AND BAPTIsTS IN
LINE OF BATTLE.


Rev. Pickett, of the North Texas Con
ference, Wants 10 be Assigned TO An
other Outpost Bishop McTyeIre'
Manual of Discipline the subject o
Spirited Deb.t
RICHMOND. VA, May SIN the Meth
odist Episcopal conference to-day Dr. ID
c. Kelly, from the committee on churct
extension reported marked success IN
combining local and parent boards, ant
urged that it be not changed.
Various memorials we're presented and
referred to the committee on BOUNDARIES
Rev. l.. L. Pickett, Of the North IeXas
Conference, having been located agaln Isl
his will, submitted an appeal from ene
decision of his conference, giving tne loi-
lowing reasons for the appeal: lnat NJ
notification had been served previous 10
the PROCEEDINGS; that the provisions OF
the discipline did not cover his case; LhaI
all the allegations were not proven anu
that he submitted written statement oi
his purpose TO duly administer ulscipil"e'
A LIVELY DEBArE.
A lively debate ensued, during when
A. appeared that be had been located with
ont his consent, but without charges
against his moral character. The ground
upon which ne had been retired from ltln-
eracv was his unaYailability 10 travel
ing preacher. The debate turned upon
the question whether preacher was al
lowed to appeal when there had been no
imputation against his moral character.
The brother lad been located because OF
his refusal to administer baptism by I'M
mersion, the Methodist Church allowing
candidates for baptism the choice oil
modes.
c. q. Andrews, of Mississippi, cited
parallel case that came before the General
Conference in Nashville, in 1857, IN which
an appeal was allowed. Alter divers ar
guments and many points of order the
previous question was called, and an APP
peal was allowed.
MTYEIRE's MANUAL.
A resolution was adopted that Bishop
McTyere's manual OF discipline be re-
ferred to the committee to determine
what authority ii has in determination OF
the Jaw Of the church.
Bishop Mcpyeire appeared to be sensl-
tive to frequent dissent from his manual OF
discipline EXPRESSED on the floor OF the
conferences. lie tooK occasion to make
statement as 10 the origin and authority
of the work alluded to. The Bishop said
that the book, while expressing the views
of his colleagues in the Bishopric, had no
more official authority than any other
book. A motion was made 10 reconsider
the resolution by which the subject was
referred 10 committee.
Col. Z. w. Cole, OF Tennessee, said that
If this motion prevailed he would offer
resolution that Bishop McTyeIre De re-
quested to write an introduction TO his
manual, in which ne should express the
views which he had just explained.
UTTERLY REPUDIATED.
DR.. Winfield, of Arkansas, said in effect
that Methodism has no ROmish hierarchy
in its episcopacg; that the b shops We're
not the lawmakers of the church. that they
dare not go beyond the laws made by the
general conference that he himself should
not be governed by the manual unless the
conference resolved that it was authority
in cases considered by It; that IL the book
should be declared authoritative he should
certainly be guided by its teachings.
DIR. HaygOod, of Georgia, who was
elected to tie bjshopric at the last general
conference, but declined ordination, said
be had never in all his life heard that any
one had ever considered the manual to be
an authOrii alive exposition of the law.
He acknowledged its excellence. 1t was
tsmultum in parvo," but not Erin go
bragh."
BY permission OF the conference the
original resolution was Withdrawn, when
that of Col. Cole was considered.
After some debate the whole su bject
was laid on the table.
The session then adjourned.
BAPTIST PLANS.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, May S.-rhe sec
0nd days session OF the southern Baptist
Convention shows an increased attend
ance. This morning a report was adopted
providing for raising $4,000 TO be ex-
pended in eYangeliZing the cOlored race
in the south. The discussion Of means
for beUfer reaching the colOred people was
long and interesting. and consumed most
OF the morning session. An event OF the
discussion was a speech by the colOred
pastor OF the cOlOred Baptist church in
Chattanooga.
In the afternoon session the report on
the resources OF the home mission b1ard
was adopted. IL recommends the raising
OF 5000 TO carry on tue transfer OF the
Sunday school paper, Kind Words, from
bacon to Atlanta.
A missionary mass meeting for home
missions was held tonight. Many tine
addresses were made. Distinguished Bap-
tIst MINISTER'S will occupy most oil the pull
pits tomorrow.
On Monday the discussion OF the for
eign mission report comes up.