The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-20
NETHODISNS BIG MEETING.
Dr.. KelIy'S Race for Governor Of Ten
lGSSee Endorsed.

neSS6e lnd0TSe0.
The AotiORof Bishop HarErove in the
Trial Practically Declared Contrary
90 the Church Law-The Action of
the Tennessee Conference Also Re
versed-The Report on Church Trials
Taken Up.
Memphis, Tenn, May 19.-BishOp Hay
good opened the conference Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, south, this morn
ing DR.. s. B. Jones OF the South Caro-
lima conference, conducted the devotional
exercises. The minutes of last nights
session were read and approved.
Bishop Haygood then retired aud
Bishop Fitzgerald took the chair.
Resolutions of sorrow were offered on
the death of Rev. J. B, Lawrence, of the
Virginia conference, who was mission
airy to Mexico and did grand work there.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
A resolution providing for the appoint
ment of a fraternal messenger to the
Southern Presbyterian assembly now in
session at Nashville was offered and
unanimously adopted.
AT this juncture, DR.. Knowles, general
secretary Of the American Sabbath
Union, was presented to the conference.
The call for the reports of the standing
committees was then taken up, and the
following was submitted as report No. 8
of the committee on appeals.
In the case of d. c. Kelly, who appeals from
the action OF the Tennessee conference, the
committee on appeals reverse the action OF
tbs conference.
A vINDICATIoN OF KELLY.
This short report is vindication Of DR..
Kelly, who has already suffered the pun
ishment of suspension for six months for
being a candidate for governor on the
prohibition ticket in this state
IN 1890 The report is also very hard
blow to Bishop Hargrove being a decla-
ration that his action in the trial of DR..
Kelly was contrary to church law. While
Dr.,Kelly was making his canvass for gov
ernor, the annual conference met, and
Bishop HargrOve, over the solemn and
earnest protest of the conference APP
pointed the committee of trial, when the
conference claimed that as its right, and
the law Of the church bore the confer
ence out.
,Dr. Kelly's character was arrested,
and he went on trial The bishop did
not allow the conference to construe the
law, which was us TlEnL, DuJ construct
1t himSelfin a way that dlSpleased not only
the conference, but many other members
Of the church and many outside people.
CHURCH TRIALS.
Discussion of the report OF the COM
mittee of seven, to whom was referred the
report of the commission on church trials
having been made the special order of
business at a previous session, the matter
was then taken up.
The first question and answer, which
are as follows, were read and adopted
without discussion:
Question Ito whom is a bishop
amenable for his conduct7
Answer Ito the general conference,
who have power to try and acQuit, sus-
pend or eXpel him for improper conduct.
Question two and answer one was then
read They are as follows:
Question provision is made for
the trial of bishop If he should be ac-
cUsed of immortality in the interval of the
general conferences
Answer When a bishop shall be
under report, or be accused of immortality
three travelling elders shall, after notice
to him, carefully inquire into the case,
and, if they believe an investigation
necessary they shall report the matter
to another bishop and 1t shall be his duty
TO summon together, at some convenient
place, not less than twelve travelling elders
and also the witness, by whom the
accusation is expected to be established;
and the said elders shall be d committee
for the investigation of the charge
brought against the bishop. And if two
thirds of them believe that a trial is nee
essary, they shall suspend him till the
ensuing general conference. The
presiding bishop shall cause an
exact record of the investiga-
ton signed by the. president and
secretary to be transmitted to the general
conference. BY this record and such tes-
timony as may be obtained, the case shall
be considered and determined by the gem
eral conference without the Intervention
OF another committee.
TIE REPORT ADOPTED. .-t
After discussion the report was adopted
as a whole.
Or. Tigert offered formal protest to
the action in which the report of the
committee Of seven was adopted His
protest was agreed upon and spread on
the Journal.
The same tellers employed on yesterday
were appointed for to-day and balloting
Immediately begun. For Sunday school
editor, w. d. kirkland was elected.
Upon motion the calendar was taken
up in the order named by the committee
appointed to sift it.
The committee appointed to select book
committees reported the following names
w. Fl. Morgan, r. A. Young, j. d. Hamil-
ton, r. d. Elite, G. Denny, j. M. Brink
ley, Paul Whitehead, d. w. Millsap, ].
A. O'Dell, J. M. Mason, w. H. Loveioy,
r. NJ. Scruggs and w. G. Kendrick.
The report was adopted.
The report of the committee on Sunday
schools appointed the following as mem
bers of the Sunday school board: B. j.
Washburn, Robert McGruder, j. p Pep
per, j. H. Carlisle and J. f. Kirkland.
A FOUNDRY IN FI,AmEs