The Forrest City times., 1894-05-25
M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH.

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 General Conference at Memphis, Tenn-
 Some of the Important Matters Before
 the Conference Finally Passed Upon-The
 Next Conference-Appointme for Epis-
 copal Visitation for 1S94-95.
 MEMPHIS, Tenn. May 21.-The last days session of the Southern Methodist general conference was opened by Bish- op Fitzgerald and the devotional exer- cises were conducted by Dr. Wilson, of the Tennessee conference. Bishop Hargrove then took the chair and wielded the gavel during the remain der of the morning session. On mo- tion of Dr. Matthews, of St. Louis, the election of the board of control for the Epworth League was taken up, and the following persons recommended by the committee on Epworth League were chosen as members of the board: Bishop R. K. Hargrove, John B. Raeder, w. K. Webb, A. E. Whitaker, J. N. Rust, J. T. Browniski, w. E. Thompson, J. D. Crooks, J. A. Clifton, J. E. Harrison, J. W. Newman, J. E. Wray and w. w. Pinson.
 VETOED BY THE BISHOPS.
 At this juncture Bishop Keener ad- vanced to the front of the platform and read a paper from the college of bish- ops, which vetoed paragraph 260 of the report of the committee of seven that had been appointed to revise chapters and s of the discipline, having reference to church trials, and more particularly the trial of bishops. The ground of the veto was that the proposed amendment of the discipline was unconstitutional, inasmuch as it provided for the appoint ment of laymen on the trial commit tees. The paragraph in question, as offered by the committee of seven and adopted by the conference, is as fol- lows:
 Every case to be tried shall be referred to a committee of not less than nine nor more than thirteen, who shall be selected by lot from the members of the conference. and who, in the presence of a bishop or chairman. whom the president of the conference shall appoint, and one CT more of the secretaries of the con- ference shall have full power to try the case, and their decision shall be final, save as to the right of appeal
 The report was railroaded through, and a formal protest was entered by Dr. Tigert upon the manner in which it was done.
 The bishops announcement was fol- lowed by a fusilade of questions, mo- tions and points of order, led by Dr. Paul Whitehead of the Virginia con- ference. He wanted the word ''cler- ical" inserted before members in the report of the committee of seven, so as to make it acceptable to the bishops, and several others took the same posi- tion.
 At last somebody discovered that there was no way of getting around the bishops veto and the matter was dropped.
 The question of the date of the next quadrennial conference was next sug gested, and, on motion of Dr. Wilson, of the South Carolina conference, it was decided that the next meeting should be on the first Thursday in May. 1898. 1t was also decided to send fraternal greetings to the Cumberland Presbyte- rian general assembly in session at Flu gene City Ore.
 An attempt was made to authorize the committee on church extension to investigate and report on the advisa- bility of establishing church insur- ance society, but it failed-93 to 1O6.
 The report of the committee on Sab bath observance was taken up and adopted. It embodied memorial from the American Sabbath union calling at tention to the laxity of church mem bers in the matter of stamping out Sabbath desecrations. Supplementary reports of the committees on epis- copacy. education and itinerary were also adopted.
 The afternoon session was presided over by Bishop Duncan and was de- voted to the cleaning up of the odds and ends of business usually left over to the last day of the conference The most important matter was the an- nouncement of the following plan of episcopal visitation for 1s94-95:
 Bishop Keener-South Carolina, Laurens, s, C., November ai; North Mississippi. Sardis, Miss, December 6; Mississippi, Meridian, Miss, December 13. Bishop Wilson - Brazil mission. Rio de Janeiro- July s6; Memphis, Humboldt, Tenn, November IA; Western North Carolina, States vile, N. C.. November 28: South Carolina, Trinity church Durham, N. C., December 5; South Georgia Waycross. Ga., December l3.
 Bishop Granbery-West Virginia, Hunting ton w Va, September 5: Holston, Abingdon! Va October 10: Louisiana, Louisiana Avenue, New Orleans December 12: Baltimore, Wash ington D. C., March ?.
 Bishop Hargrove-Indian mission. McAlester, IT, October 3l; Northwest Texas, Hillsboro, Tex. November 6; North Texas, Bonham, No- yember i5: Texas, Cameron, Tex, November ss: East Texas, Jacksonville, Tex. Decem- Der 6.
 Bishop Duncan-Kentucky, Frankfort Ky, September 13: Louisville, Owensboro, Ky, Sep tember ?: Tennessee. Franklin, Tenn, October IT. North Alabama Athens Ala. November 2l;