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

ference; Rev. b. A. j. Nixon, Flf6t AS
sistant; Rev. J. M. Murchison, Second
Assistant; Rev.aM. M. Moore, Third Az.
sistant; Rev. r. L. Beal, Recording
Clerk; Rev. J. H. Cox, Statistical Secre.
tary; Rev. w. d. Chapelle, Assistant
Statistical Secretary; Rev. J. H. Morgan,
Reading Clerk; Rishop Benjamin W.
Arnett, Secretary of Bishops Council.
Rev. W. B. Derrick, D. D., of New
York City, introduced this resolution,
which was agreed to-:
Resolved, That the General Confer.
ence of the African Methodist Episcopal
Church views with the fullest apprecia-
ton the true Christianity evidenced in
the resolutions adopted by the Meth.
odist Episcopal General Conference, al
Omaha, denouncing the savage and bar.
barous treatment accorded to their fel.
low-C Christians of sable hue in the South.
Resolved further, That when the
white professed Christians of our land
will exert their influence against wild
and savage disregard of law, and an evil
which to-day dominates the South, in
our opinion the end of brutality over
shadowing the worst offences of the King
of Dahomey will have been reached.
"Resolved. That white fellow-Chris
tians owe it to themselves, to Christianity:
to civilization to denonnce at all times
and in all places the crimes and outraget
perpetrated, by their. -neonle aeainat
weak and inofenslve race.
Resolved, That in the name Of
suffering and worthy people, we thank
the Methodist Episcopal Conference TO,
its recognition of it's duty to Christianity
and progress"
EIGHTEENTH DAY.
The main order of business at the ses.
sions of the General Conference of the
African Methodist Episcopal Church
yesterday was the report of the Com.
mittee on Revision of the Discipline.
But little advance can be noted, by rea.
son of the turbulent proceedings, the
numerous Interruptions on points o.
order, questions of privilege and the
like. The afternoon session especially
was much disturbed, and adjourned
amid confusion all over the house, caus
ed by clause referring to Bishops
obligations.
The morning session was opened by
Bishop Arnett. who was obliged to cleo
a delegate, in the absence Of the Marshal
to call members in. Religious exercise,
were led by Rev. J, S. Shaw, Of the
North Alabama, Conference.
The bill adding to the discipline sbou'
Bishops obligations was taken up, at the
afternoon session, and provoked an up
roar. It stated that Bishops must visit
every circuit within their respective
districts, and, upon failing to do SO:
should be reported to the General Con:
ference for neglect, and it might ther
take such action as it saw fit, such ass
vote of condemnation, etc.
The previous question was demanded
amid confusion. and scores of voices cry
ing at once. This was put and agreed to
The bill was then voted on, and after
two counts on divisions Bishop Gram
declared it defeated by 70 to II votes.
NINErEE nth DAY.
The Committee on Episcopacy sub
mitted its report. After the statement
that all the Bishops had been before
them and that the assignment of each
had been carefully thought out the fol.
lowing arrangement of the II Episcopal
districts was presented and adopted:
First D:s:rict-Philadelp New
York, New jersey and, New England
Conferences-Bishop B. T. Tanner.
Second Observation-Disclosures, Virginia
and North Carolina Conferences-Bishop
WI. Gaines.
Third Distric-Ohio, N-rth Ohio and
Pi,t>burg CO .ferences-Bishop Daniel
W. Payne.
Fourth Observation-Disclosures, Illinois and
Iowa Conferences-Bishop A. w. Way.
man.
Fifth Di>trict-Missouri, North Mis-.
St u i. Kansas and G dorado Conferences
] bishop James A. Handy.
Sixth Dstrict-Georgia, North Georgia
Macon, Alabama, North Alabama and
Selma Bishop Abraham
Grant
Seventh District-South Carolina
Colum ria and Northeast South Carolina.
Cmferences-Bishop Moses B. Salter.
. Eighth District Florida, East Florida
and South Florida. Conferences-Bishor
I. NJ. D. Ward.
Ninth D'strict-Mississippi NORTH
: NJ ssissippi, Middle Mississippi, Arkan.
sas, West Arkansas and Indian Territory
Conferences Benjamin w. Ar
, nett.
Tenth District -Louisiana, North Lou
, isiana. Texas, West Texas, Central Texas
Northeast Texas, Puget Sound and Ore
gon Cone rences-Blshop Benjamin F
J Lee.
Eleventh District Yves
, Kentucky, Tennessee and " est Ten
] nesste Con fert noes Bishop John NJ
Brown.
Twelfth District Michigan, Ontario
> Nova Scotia, Africa and Bermuda Con
ferences--Bishop Henry Mcneil Turner
TWENTIETH DAY.
Bishop Salter and subsequently Bishop