Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-15
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| speech. lie connred himself Closely W
the question, and With telling effect as
sailed the declarations Of the presmbles
and papers sent to his committee. He
insisted that to adopt the resolution re-
ferred to them in connection With the
preamble would be to declare 10 the
Church that the bishops need to be kept
in with bit and bride, and that our
people need new guarantees for their
rights. "0ur bishops have not dishon-
ored us let US not dishonor them."
The report was adopted and the Con-
ference refused to make it imperative
that the bishops shall consult the pre-
siding elders in making the appoint
meDts.
MEMBERS EXPENSES.
The Committee on Expenses Of Dele
gates to the General Conference reported
a plan for distributing the expenses to
the whole Church. The plan in sub
stance proposes that the Board Of FL
nance of each Annual Conference at its
session in 1887 shall estimate the travel
ling expenses Of its delegates to the
seat of the next General Conference.
The committee shall add thereto ego per
delegate and furnish the estimate sent to
the agent Of the publishing-house,
who shall aggregate the said estimates
and furnish the Board OF Finance Of
each Annual Conference estimate
Of the proportion to be raised by said
Annual Conference. 1t further pro-
vides that the Joint Board Of Finance Of
each Annual Confererce shall apportion
said amount to the several districts for
collection. The amounts collected on
these spportionments shall be forwarded
to the book agent, to be held by him in
trust for the pnrpose specified. The
book agent shall pay from this fund in
1890, and every fourth year thereafter,
to each delegate to the General Confer
ence the actual amount of his expenses,
not exceeding the amount estimated.
DR.. Young. Of Tennessee, thought
the report Of the committee we'll
drawn document, but he was opposed
to it. "Has it come this" he said,
"that there is no city after we leave
this where this Conference can be hos
pitably entertained? The last city at
which we were entertained was Nash
Vile, and that city was amply repaid
for the entertainment. Surely there
are other places we can 20 to, and this
resolution is unnecessary"
Mr.. A. S. Andrews, Of Alabama,
offered a substitute providing for a
committee Of five to consider and decide
upon place for holding the next Gen.
eral Conference, said committee to make
provision for the entertainment Of the
same, even if it becomes necessary to
pay for the entertainment.
Laid on the table.
Mr.. Hudgins, Of Arkansas, moved to
strike out so much Of the resolution as
referred to the assessment Of $50 upon
the Church for expenses Of delegates.
Dir. Rodgers, OF Baltimore, was op-
posed to all such resolutions and moved
to recommit the report with instruc-
tons to the committee TO consider and
report an equitable basis upon which
to collect and distribute the money for
expenses Of delegates to the General
Conference.
Rev. Mr.. Whitehead was in favor OF
the report Of the committee. He could
not see that there was any argument in
favor of equalizing the travelling ex-
penses that does not equally apply in
favor of equaliziDg the whole, including
expenses while in attendance upon the
session of the General Conference. Let
the Conference be the guest OF the whole
Church instead Of the hospitabl y-dis-
posed citizens of the single city where
the session may be held. DR.. White
head was in favor of the whole Church
contributing on the plan proposed by
the committee.
Mr.. ThorDburg, Of Arkansas, favored
the report Of the committee. We
don't want to delegate to anybody,
however, to say where we shall meet
four years hence. We want to decide
that question now. We must also de-
eide whether you will be entertained by
the citizens or not. One question is
this We must either disarrange the
plans of families, the hours of their
meals, &C., or we must conform to the
household rules and disarrange our
committee meetings."
Colonel Cole, Of Tennessee, was at
first disposed to oppose the report on
the ground that it was crippling to the
development of Christian hospitality,
but he came to the conclusion to vote
for the measure in justice to the Con-
ferences that lie at remote distances
from the place Of meeting. lie hoped
that if the measure was adopted the
people Of our noble cities OF the South
will not allow the proposition of the
Church at large to pay for the en-
ter,ainment Of the Conference TO con-
trayene their hospitality. lie believed
that the Christian people of St. Louis,
Nashville, and other southern cities that
may be chosen as places of meeting Of
the General Conference will throw open
their homes free and refuse to accept
payment for entertaining the repre-
sentative men who come amongst them
in the interests of the Church Of God.
He promised hearty welcome and
generous hospitality at Nashville, his
home, should the Conference select that
city as q place Of meeting. lie favored
the measure in the interest Of the
weaker Conferences and to remove all
friction and embarrassment in the mat
ter of expenses of delegates.
Judge Jackson, Of Georgia, chairman
Of the committee, was recognized under
the rules and made speech in favor OF
the report Of the committee. He held
that operating under the plan proposed
by the committee the Conference would |
no longer be under the necessity ofhold-
ing Its sessions in large cities. 1t could |
90 anywhere that hotel and boarding |
house accommodations for 800 people |
were to be had. The necessary amount
for paying the expenses under the plan
can be raised by our Sunday-schools
in two Sundays. He was opposed to
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