The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1892-06-04

read the quadrennial report of the Board
of Education. r.. Ii
Rev. Peter J. Mcintosh and Rev. Eu-
gene J. Carter, representatives Of the
African Methodist Episcopal Zion
Church, from Pittsburg, we're escorted
to the platform. as was also Bishop j. A,
Beebe, of the Colored Methodist Episco-
pal Church, and all were then intro
duced, being received with enthusiasm.
The venerable Bishop Payne took the
chair. Rev. B. F. Watson and Rev. DR..
J. H, Stansberry led in the singing.
Rev. Mr.. Mcintosh and Rev. Mr.. Car
ter delivered addresses. calling forth
plaudits by their remarks, especially as
they advocated the union of all the
branches of the African Methodist Epis-
copal Church. Responses to their ad-
dresses were delivered by Rev. John NJ.
Henderson of Detroit, and Rev. Joseph
E. Lee of Florida.
NINTH DAY.
Bishops Grant and Turner presided.
The Committee on Organic Union SUBJ
mitted majority report, signed by
forty-three of the members, and min
orty report, signed by eight members.
Rev. DR.. A. NJ. Green read the major1ty
report. This was lengthy document.
recommended the adoption by this Gen.
eral Conference of the articles of agree
ment between the African Methodist
Episcopal and the African Methodist
Episcopal Zion Churches, so far as these
were acceptable to the First Board of
Bishops, to whom they were referred in
1886, that the union should be known as
the African and Zion United Methodist
Episcopal Churchss;" that another ar
ticle referring to the terms and investi-
lures of Bishops be retained as it is, that
this General Conference should commu-
nicate with the Zion Church Conference
that more definite conclusions be reach
ed before the adjournment of the two
conferences. The majority report also
recommended that commission be ap-
pointed, consisting of the Bishops, one
ministerial and one lay representative
fuom each Episcopal district, to confer
with a similar commission from the Zion
Church, and. in the event of the adop.
ton of the foregoing articles of agree.
ment. shall have full power to provide
for the subm ;ssion of the articles OF
agreement to the Annual and Quarterly
Conferences and to the membership OF
these two Churches, and that said com.
mission shall report to the General Con-
ferences of the respective Churches.
Correspondence with other sister Church
es with view to union was suggested.
Adopted by vote of us to "A.
TENTH DAY.
Bishops Turner, Wayman and Gaines
presided in turn.
Rev. Jas. A. Handy, D. D., of Wash.
ington, read the quadrennial financial
report.
The receipts from Conferences were
Philadelphia, SIS, 63S 50; New York 3d.
OO2 80; New England $2,7l777; New
Jersey $5,597.4l; Baltimore. Sl0,96s.42;
Virginia, 81 1885,. "A; North Carolina, S..
57l.50; Ohio, $3,6l23s; North Ohio, st..
O47lS; Indiana, $3,7l6 Of; Illinois, 49,.
22l.35; Iowa, $3,s27.2S; Pittsburg, 1854.
20; Kansas, 81, 1862, Michigan, $685..
IS; Missouri, ST. 54 25; Indian Mission,
S597; Macon, $22,605 "a; North Georgia,
BIS ,O24 "A; Georgia, $21, 1856 4S; Alabama
sS,6S6.ll; North Alabama, $7.s5O.O5
South Carolina, $l7.353,7S; Columbia,
Sl5,752,9O; Florida, $6,753.SO; East
Florida, ST., l5S o.; Arkansas, $6,625.5O
West Arkansas, $3.50 90; Mississippi,
s4,5s5.25; North Mississippi, $9,252.76;
South Arkansas SIS ,526 80; Louisiana S..
$40; North Louisiana, 81 ,6SS 20; Texas,
$43l4.75; Northeast Texas, $5,l59.4O
Rocky Mountains, 81 ,sl223; North Mis-.
seuri, $6,673.95; California, $l,2261 10;
Kentucky, $2,472.C9, West Kentucky,
s2,l7l2l; Tennessee, $5,643 IS; West
Tennessee, $4,3S3 20; Central Texas, 49,.
s29.60; Ontario, 1910 90; West Texas
s4,34l %; Nova Scotia, $3.50 4S; Bermuda,
s44S.2O. The total receipts were $685..
54l.44; total disbursements, 1913, lO9.03
balance in the treasury, $232 al.
ELEVENTH DAY.
Bishop Grant presided.
Among the resolutions introduced and
referred to special committees was one
which provides for the establishment OF
an international ship line from the
United States to Africa. 1t is suggested
that a steamship be purchased for $780,
700 or more, and that trade. line" be
opened between New York, Baltimore,
Charleston, New Orleans and the west
coast of Africa, touching the West India
Islands enroute.
Bishop Arnett announced the selec.
ton of Rev. G. Ashbury, of the Pitts
burg Conference, and Rev. A. NJ. Green,
D. D., of Louisiana as fraternal delegates
to 60 to the Zion Church Conference
at Plttsburg, and Rev. J. T. Jenifer,
d. D., of Chicago, to convey the Confer
ence's greetings to the Methodist Epis.
copal Church General Convention, now
sitting at Omaha. Nebraska,
The order of the day was the report of
the Committee on Episcopacy. The
committee is composed of ffty-two
members, thirty.fve of whom attended
its sessions. A majority report, con.
Cured in by twenty-four, was presented
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