Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-05-27
RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLIES.

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shall be handed to some other organized
body within one year; again, that preachers
shall execute all rules fully, as required by
the discipline. A resolution was adopted,
giving the Board of Missions power toaccept
requests, to invest the same and to apply
the interest to paying the current expenses
of the Board. In accordance with the re-
port ofthe Committee on Church Extension,
the conference created a Woman's parsonage
department. The Committee on Revisal
presented lengthy report, in which, among
other things, they recommend non-concur-
renee in the memorials from several Confer
ences asking that the name of the church
be changed from the Methodist Episcopal
Church South to the Methodist Episcopal
Church, also on the memorial that any
church member signing a petition for the
sale of intoxicating liquors may be dealt
with as in cases of improper and imprudent
conduct.
On the 18th a resolution was adopted to
reconsider action of the committee on the
board of missions, looking to an important
change in it's financial arrangements. Ac-
ton on the subject was postponed. The
committee having consideration of the sub
iect concerning preachers whose conduct in
general is reprehensible and who don't pay
their debts, reported against further legisla-
ton on the subject. At II o'clock the Con-
ference went into the election of Bishops,
and the following were elected: The Rev.
DIR. VIM. Wallace Duncan, of South Carroll
ma the Rev. DIR. Charles B. Galloway, of
Mississippi the Rev. DIR. Eugene Russell
Hendrix, of Missouri, and the Rev. DIR.
Joseph H. Stanton, of Kentucky:
On the 10th, the Rev. w. NJ. Pottsmeer,
of Southwest Missouri Conference, presented
an elaborate paper rs a substitute for the
report of the committee eliminating the
word 'South" from the name ofthe Church.
and transposing the words methodist Epis-
copal'' to "Episcopal Methodist" The sub
stitute was rejected and the report of the
committee against changing the name was
adopted. DR.. j. f. Edwards, Of Virginia,
offered a resolution that ministers be eXcus-
du from reading the discipline and rules
annually to their congregations, and that
the question whether they did or did not
read them be not asked at the quadrennial
conference. After discussion, participated
in by several members, the resolution was
rejected. A resolution was offered and re-
ferred, authorizing the establishment of con-
f~erences in China and Brazil, and authority
to legalize the ownership of property in those
countries.
On the goth, the greater part of the session
was consumed in discussing the report of
the Committee on Missions. The Board of
Missions was increased to % and Bishops
made ex-oficio members. A paper was re-
ferred to the Board of Missions suggesting
steps towards unifying Methodism in for
eign fields. Bishop Keener addressed the
conference in opposition to the paper. 9th
er members also opposed the measure, while
others favored the proposition of uniticatlon
and comfy. The discussion was the most
earnest of the session. Al the conclusion OF
the debate the committees report, recon-
mending no change in the status of the
foreign mission work, was adopted by a
vote of JOG to 81. The newly elected Bish-
ops were consecrated at t p. NJ.
On the Dist, the report of the special COM
mittee on the Hymn Book, was recommit-
ted, and the two papers on the same subject
were ordered to be printed. The Confer
ence proceeded to the election of conven-
tional officers. DIR. j. B. McFerrin, of Ten
nessee, was reelected book agent j. G..
Johns, of Texas, was elected Secretary OF
the Board Of Missions, in place of r. a.
Young, of Tennessee, former Secretary DR..
David Morton, of Louisville, was reelected
Secretary of the board on Church extension.
Saturdays session was almost wholly oc-
cupied in the discussion Of the report OF the
Committee on the Board of Missions. The
Indebtedness of the Board at present is
SG4, 600. The report of the committee on
lnG I1yIllu DOOh WAS SuUllIlllSQ. ouboti-
tute for this report was adopted, however,
recommending that the college of Bishops
appoint a committee of nine to revise the
hymn book, and that those hymns be eX-
Guided which are rarely or never used in
public or social worship; that when it can
be judiciously done long hymns be abridged,
and that none exceed tWenty-four lines
that particular attention be paid to the ar
rangement and classification of the hymns
sccording to the subjects; that the whole
number of hymns do not exceed 500; that
the committee be instructed to prepare a
tune book asa companion to the hymn book,
if they deem it necessary.
THE PRESBYTERIANS.
The General Assembly of the Presbyte-
rian Church in the United States convened
at II o'clock last Thursday, at Augusta, Ca,
and organized by electing the Rev. DIR. j.
H. Bryson, of Alabama, Moderator; the
Rev. +. A. Ramsey, of Nashville, and Gov
ernor J. II. Marye, of Virginia, reading
clerks. a resolution was adopted referring
the question of evolution to a special COM
mittee to report as soon as possible, The
opening sermon was delivered by DR..
II. r. Raymond, of Alabama, on "Ortho-
doXy."
The session of Thursday night was de-
voted to the presentation of the claims of
the mission work among the sailors in our
seaports. The Rev. r.. f. Chichester, of the
Seaman's Bethel in Charleston, ave an in
teresting account of their mission work and
its success and encouragement. He found
among the sailors many pious ones and men
of prayer, especially among the Scotch and
Scandinavian sailors, and he mentioned re-
markable incidents of their faith in answer
to prayer:
The following resolutions were offered by
DR.. Armstrong and adopted:
Whereas, it is known through the published
proceedings of the Presbyteries that several
Overtures will be presented to this General AS
of the generic evolution of man. therefore,,
Rcsolrcd, That a special committee he appoint
ell by the Moderator, ut the same time as the reg
ular standing committees, to whom all these
overturcS shall be referred, with instructions to
report at as early a day as possible.
The Moderator appointed the following
committee George ID. Armstrong, William
Flynn, w. +. Junkin, V. II. Henderson, S.
+. Smith, r.. b. Fulton, b. X. Smoot, l.. c.
NaSs, ID. \. Kennedy, A. w. Hollitield, G.
b. Stricken, +. l.. Ferguson, NJ. Van Lear.
Fridays session commenced by reading
the committee report on education. The
report showed Il falling off in contributions
and an increase in the number of candi-
dates to be educated for the ministry. Re-
ceipts for mission work amount to S57 ,733,
Il much larger amount than usual. The re-
ceipts for SustentatiOn show a falling Oft;
l 5000 were spent to support 50 evangelists.
Assets of S54, SG6 over liabilities were shown
by the publication committee. The report
of the committee on the training of colored
ministers shows progress. The committee
specially appointed to examine the question
of evolution is headed by DIR. Armstrong,