Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-20
METHODISTS, SOUTH.
Resolutions Of Sorrow on The Death
OF MIR. LaurenS
THE CASE OF DR.. KELLY.
1t Results in . vindlcation OF the 40
cused-Tbe Matter OF the
Trial Of BIshops.

Haygood opened the conference this
Carolina Conference. conducted the devo-
tlonal exercises The minutes OF last
nights session were read and approved.
Bishop Haygood then retired. and Bishop
Fitzgerald took the chair.
Resolutions OF sorrow were offered on
the death OF Rev. J. b. Laurens, OF the
Virginia Conference. who was mis-
sionary to Mexico, and did grand work
there. The resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
4 resolution providing for the appoint
eut of fraternal messenger TO the
Southern Presbyterian Assembly. now
in session at Nashville. was offered and
unanimously adopted. AT this juncture
DIR. Knowles. general secretary of the
American Sabbath Union, was presented
to the conference.
The call for reports Of standing COM
mttees was then taken up, and the fol-
lowing was submitted as report No. 3
OF the Committee on Appeals: In the
case Of ID. &. Kelly, who appeals from
the action of the Tennessee Conference.
the Committee on Appeals reverse the
action OF the conference" This short
report Is a yindication OF DR.. Kelly who
has already suffered the punishment OF
suspension for six months, being a cam
didate for Governor On the Prohibition
ticket in the State in lSgl. The report
Is also a very hard blow 10 Bishop Har-
grove, being declaration that his action
in the trial OF Kelly was contrary to
church law.
While DR.. Kelly was making his can
yass for Governor the annual conference
met, and Bishop Hargrove. over the
earnest protest of the conference. APP
pointed the Committee OF Trial, when the
conference claimed that its right and the
law OF the Church bore the conference
out. DR.. Kelly went on trial. The board
did not allow the conference to construe
the law, which was its right, but con-
strued IL itself in Il way that displeascd
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 Committee 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 adopted without dis
cussion:
Question: To whom Is bishop amen
able for his conduct?
Answer: To the General Conference.
which has power 70 try and acGuit or
eXpel for improper conduct"
Question and answer / were read.
These are:
hg M a -
for the trial OF bishop IL he should be
accused of immortality in the interval OF
the General Conference?
Answer l.-When a bishop shall be
under report or be accused of immortality.
three travelling elders shall, after notice
has been given him, carefully inquire into
the case and ii they believe an inyesti-
cation necessary, they shall report the
matter to another bishop, and il shall be
his duty TO summon together at some con,
venient place not less than twelve tray
Cling elders and also the witnesses by
whom the accusation is expected TO be
estabr shed. and the said elders shall be
n committee for the investigation OF the
charge brought against the bishop. And
If two-thirls OF them believe trial is
necessary. they shall suspend him until
the ensuing General Conference. The pre-
siding bishop shall cause an exact record
1.-THE investigation, signed by the presl-
dent and secretary. 10 be transmitted
10 The General Conference. BY this record
onl such testimony as may be obtained
the case shall be considered and deter
mined ny the General Conference. without
the Intervention % another committee.
After discussion, the report was adopted
as a whole.
Or. Tigert offered a formal protest
OF the Committee of Seven Is adopted.
His protest was agreed upon, and spread
on the Journal.
ELECTIONS.
The same tellers employed on yester-
day were appointed for to-day. and bal
loting Immediately began. For Sunday
school editor ". D. Kirkland was elected.
Upon motion. the calendar was taken
up in the order named by the committee
appointed TO slft it. The committee APP
pointed to select book committees re-
ported the following names: W. II. Nor
gan. r. a. Young. J. ID. Hamilton. f. -.
Fite J. NJ. Brinkley. Paul Whitehead.
-. W. Millsaps. j. A. Odell. J. VI Mason.
w. II. LOvejoy. Il. NJ. Scruggs and w.
G. HenGrick. The report WAS adopted.
The report OF the Committee on sun
day Schools appointed the following as
members OF the Sunday-School Board: =.
j. Washburn. Robert McGruder. J. y.
Pepper, J. III. Carlisle. and j. II. Kirk
land.
THE COLORED METHODISTS.
MEMPHIS. TENN, May l9.-The vote
by which the next General Conference OF
the colorel Methodist Episcopal Church
was 10 b. held I'm Fort Worth. Texas. In
1893. was recOnsidere1. and Charleston
:. G., was selected. Adjourned sine die.