Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-09


to the attention Of the College OF Bish-
obs. Changes have been made, but
made by the bishops. The secretary
has been directed to place the
official law decisions of the bishops in
an appendix to the work. As work
of official authority it has no force what
ever. But in the hands Of the officers
Of the Church II is valuable rs record
Of adjudicated questions Of law. 1t
tells how the officers ofthe Church have
ruled in certain cases, and consequently
how they will rule in like cases. 81
DO not WISH" said he, "the Church
to think that McTyeire has prepared
rules for the direction Of the courts Of
the Church."
Bishop McTyeire further said :
"These remarks were not made at the
time the resolution was offered, because
I was absent from the platform in con-
sultation with brother who had to
leave in few hours ona foreign mis-
son." lie thought the brethren might
save time and labor by not considering
the question raised by this resolution.
Senator Hereford, Of West Virginia,
made q speech, in which he said he
feared that the resolution was covert
attack upon the College of Bishops.
Colonel Cole, of Nashville, offered
resolution requesting Bishop McTyeire
to put the substance Of his explanation
before this Conference into preface or
introduction to the Manual Of the Dis
cipline. ~.
DR.. McFerrin feared that q false i'm
preston might 60 abroad about the
Discipline. He said 81 have never
heard that the Manual Of the Discipline
has the authority Of law in our Church.
I have heard Of it as useful digest Of
law and as q commentary on the law,
but never as law. In all conflicts be-
tween the law and the Discipline the
law takes the precedence Of the Manual.
At every General Conference the deci.
sions Of the bishops are reviewed, and II
any Bishop has made decision contrary
to the law, il can be righted. II DIR.
Winfield or any other person knows of
any decision contrary to law, let him
bring it before this Conference and it
will be corrected. Don't let us get
alarmed about a thing before it hap
pens. deprecate all discussions Of
this character. / fear they do great
damage to the Church. Things without
substance sometimes cast disagreeable
shadows"
DIR. A. G. Haygood, of Georgia, said
81 never heard before Of any man who
thought that the Manual was law. |
use it, with other works, to determine
the administration Of law. | regard
the Discipline as Aultum in parro,'
e Plmibus Unum,' but not as Erin
90 Brdgh.'"
On motion Of Hon. W. W. Berry the
whole matter was laid on the table.
Adjourned.
Conference Notes.
Rev. W. G. Miller, of Arkansas, is
spoken Of favorably as candidate for
bishop. In this connection are also
mentioned Messrs. B. NJ. Mcssick, Ken
lucky II. G. Morrison, Kentucky Z.
r. Hendrix, Missouri o. 2. Fitzgerald,
Tennessee K. A. Young, Tennessee
II. F. Johnston, Mississippi; j. S.
Key, Georgia w. W. Duncan, South
Carolina; and r. N. Sledd and P. A.
Peterson, Of Virginia.
The election of bishops will not take
place before next week.
THE SKETCHES AND PORTRAITS.
There was volume issued yester-
day by DR.. Lafferty containing like
ness and short sketch Of each member
of the General Conference. The en-
cravings are said to be accurate and in
fine finish, and the volume is brought
out in handsome style. Altogether it
is notable publication.
A DELICATE WORK.
The Committee on Episcopacy, be-
sides considering and reporting on all pa
pers referred to them, have far more
delicate task. This committee is re-
quired to review and pass upon the life
and official administration of all the
bishops for the past four years. Hap
PLY for the Church the moral character
of its chief officers has ever been above
reproach and beyond question. Not
so, however, with their official admins
tration. An erroneous ruling while in
the chair is sufficient to constitute
complaint against the bishop Of male
administration.
There is pending before the commit
tee at this session a complaint of thus
character. In one of the Conferences
an absent preacher was represented by
a member present as DESTROYS of To-
cation. On motion the absent member
was granted "a location at his own re-
quest" At the succeeding Conference
the located member, being present,
asked that his name be restored to the
roll Of the Conference, on the ground
that the brother was in error in stating
at the preceding Conference that he
wished to be located, and that the locs-
ton was not at his request.
The presiding bishop ruled that the
brother would have to conform to the
law for readmission, and claimed that
the records of the last Conference, as
approved by that body and signed by
its officers, was a record Of the case,
and that by this record the brother was
a local preacher, and could not have
his name restored to the roll except by
readmission.
The Conference excepted to this
ruling, and desired to restore the
brother by simple resolution.
The bishop refused to allow the
Eotion to be considered.
For this ruling the Conference repre-
sentative is here before the Committee
on Episcopacy, charging the bishop
with maleadministration.
1t is believed that the committee will
dismiss the complaint and approve the
administration of the bishop.
An Aged Family.
The family Of Mr.. j. Boiling Robin
son, consisting Of himself, Mrs. Robin
son, and her sister, Mrs. Mary Lockett,
who reside near Hallsboro', in Chester