Huntsville gazette., 1894-05-26
M. {. CHURCH, SOUTH.

General Conference at Memphis Tcnn-
| Some of the Important Matters Before
| the Conference Finally Passed Upou-The
Next Conference-Appointmen for Epis-
copal Visitation for 1S9495.
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
welded the gaycl 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
X. K. Hargrove, John b. Raeder W. r.
Webb. a. +. Whitaker, j. n Rust. j.
t. Browniski, W. Il. Thompson. j. u.
Crooks, j. A. Clifton, j. f. Ha1rieon. j.
W. Newman, j. L. Wray and ". W.
| PinSon
| VETOED BY THE BISHOPS
| At this juncture Bishop Keener adj
vanced to the front of the platform and
read paper from the college cf bish-
ops, which vetoed paragraph 260 Of the
report of the committee of seven that
had been appointed to revise chapters
and of the discipline, having re terence
to church trials, and more particularly
the trial of bishops. The ground of the
veto was that the proposed amendment
of the discipline was unconStitu tional
| 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 bishop chairman, whom the
| president o. the conference shall appoint, and
one or 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 formal protest was entered by
| Dr. Tigert upon the manner in which it
was done.
| The bishops announcement was fol-
lowed by q 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" inse rted before members in the
report cf the committee of seven, SO
as to make it acceptable to the bishops,
and several others took the same posi-
| ton.
I,sna-a-oI
| there was no way of getting around
| the bishops veto and the matter was
| dropped.
The question Of the date Of the next
| qundrennial 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, 1893.
1t was also decided to send fraternal
greetings to the Cumberland Presbyte
rian general assembly in session at Eu-
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 failcd-93 to 1O6.
The report of the committee on Sab
bath observance was taken up and
| adopted. 1t embodied a memorial from
| the American Sabbath union calling at
tention to the laxity of church mem
| bers in the matter Of stamping out
| Sabbath dissertations 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:
4 Bishop Keener-South Carolina, Laurens, s.
| c.. November 2I; North Mississippi, Sardis
| Miss December s. Mississippi. Meridian,
| Miss. December 49,
| Bishop Wilson - Brazil mission. Rio de
Janeiro, July 26; Memphis Humboldt Tenn,
| November IA; Western North Carolina. States
| Vile, N c.. November %; South Carolina,
| Trinity church. Durham N. G.. December D;
| South Georgia. Waycross. Ga, December 10.
4 Bishop Granbery-West Virginia, Hunting
ton. w. va, September ); Holston. Abingdon,
| va October 10; Louisiana. Louisiana Avenue
| New Orleans. December ~; Baltimore, Wash
| ington, ID. G.. March =.
| Bishop Hargrove Indian mission hcAester.
]. T.. October 81 Northwest Texas. Hillsboro
| Tex November 8: North Texas. Bonham. No
| vember l5 Texas. Cameron. Tex. November
| 2s; East Texas, Jacksonville, Tex. Deem
| Der 8.
Bishop Du7csn--kentucky. Frankfort KY.
| September 13; Louisville, Owensboro KY, Sep
tenber 27; Tennessee. FraSklin, Tenn. October
| II: North Alabama. Athens Ala, November p
| Alabama Brewton. Ala. December >; Florida,
| Jacksonville Fla, January O.
| Bishop Golloway-Chns FOochow. October
| II; Japan, Kwansei Makuin, August 3.
Bishop Hendrix-Denver, Colorado Springs.
| Col. July 26 Western, Augusta kas., August
%: Missouri, Carrollton, No.. September. 3;
| Southwestern Missouri. Jefferson City. Mo,
| September q; St. Louis. Fredericton. Mo,
| September 26; Illinois, Marion. Ill, October, 3:
New Mexico FL Paso, October 4; Northwest
Mexico Durango, Mexico. October a: Central
Mexico Tolnica Mexico, October p; Mexican
Border, Picoso, Tex. November 2. West Texas,
Lockhart. Tex, November Isl German Mission
Llano Tex. November q
| Bishop Havgood-Nirginia, Charloteyllle,