The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-22
VETOED BY THE BISHOPS
PORTION OF The REPORT or THE
C0MMIrrEE or SEVEN
Declared Unconstitutional - The tonfer-
ence, However, Declined tn Act Upon
the Yc,o-The Report Printed.


pal Conference this morning. Short devo-
tional exercises were conducted by Dr.
Wilson. After the morning PRAYER the
minutes OF the last session were read and
approved. Bishop Fitzgerald then retired
and Bishop Hargrove took the chair.
The Committee on Epworth League pre-
sonted report 2, which was adopted. L Is
as follows:
"Your committee nominate the follow
ing for an Epworth League Board: Blsh-
op F. X. Hargrove, John f.. RAIDER W.
NJ. Bend, William Whitaker, J. y. Rust
]. r. Brownish. W. b. Thompson. -. d.
Crooks, j. A. Clifton. J. b. Harrison. ).
W. Newman, J. T. Wray, w W. Pinson.'
VETO FEoM I,it BISHOPS.
At this point Bishop Keener advanced
TO the front of the platform and read
paper from the College of Bishops, which
vetoed paragraph 30 OF the report OF the
committee of seven. because II Was uh-
constitutional. The paragraph IN question
as offered by the committee Oh seven
and adopted by the conference on last
Saturday is as follows:
every case to be tried shah De re-
ferred to committee of not less 'l'n
nine nor more than thirteen, VINO S"""
be selected by lot from the neinDy'H
of the conference and who IN 'he ~
ence Of a bishop or chairman, Whonn '"0
president Of the conference shall aPpOin''
and one or more Of the secretaries VI III
conference shall have full power to Try
a. sfn
save as to the right to appeal.
II will he remembered that the report
was raiIroadcd through, and that a Ior-
NAL protest was made upon the manner
I'm which it was done.
Or. Yate moved that the whole matter
be tabled
DR.. Alexander raised the point Of order
that the bishops veto could not be
tabled
DIR. Denny finally settled the matter
by moving that the revised calendar pe
taken up. The motion prevailed ana 'he
matter that caused such breeze was
left where il first was.
Dr. Wilson moved that when the con-
! ference next meet it meet on the hrst
/ Thursday Of May, 1895 The motion pre-
| vailed.
/ MOTT IMPORTANT BUSfSrs-.
| \ report from the committee appointed
10 sift the calendar was read To the el-
feet that they had already selected ana
nut before the house the most important
! business on the calendar. and recon-
mended the conference select what busl-
ness II wanted to consider hereafter, was
adopted. -
The report Of the committee or three
which was appointed on motion oil Dr
| Whitehead at the Saturday morning
session was read and received. II SCI
forth the fact that the report Oh th'
! committee Of seven was printed, and was
better understood than II IL had pee'
read before the conference.
The printed report had been distributed
among the members. The report was
spread on the minutes.
j.. PORTS RriD AND ADOPTED.
Report No 3, Of the Committee on MIS-
sions. was read and adopted. Or Helo
asked permission 10 offer reso'u .'oi'
which was granted. He read as ioilo"S'
Resolved. That this General Cohltrenc'
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Sou'h
send fraternal greetings 70 the tuiiiD'i
land Presbyterian General Assembly nov
assembled IN Eugene City' ore. Adop'eu
! Ponor, No. >. of the Committee OF
|
Dr pritchett moved that the first item
Of the report Of the COMMITTEE on 0l"D.- u
Observance be taken up out of its order
| ,-.rrisd The report embodies memOria
/ and letter from Dr. Knowles, Of the Amer
ican sabbath Union. and cited the ten
dencv TO iaxity Of church members IN IN
natter Of STAMPING out the vice OF SAD
hoth dissertation. The report was reaC
! and adopted.
Renorts Nos. and {, Of the COMMITTEE
ON EDiscopacy. were read and adopted
Ranort No. S. Of the Committee on Eau
cation. was read and adopted.
Penort Of the Committee on Itinerac!
vas adopted without being read.
renort Of the Committee on Churci
I.v+ersion. recommending that the Boar'
- C,buroh Extension investigate the al
Visibility of organizing a church insur
anco society, and on vote was adopted
POINT or NO QUORUM RAIsro.
Dr Keefer raised the point that ther'
,.as NOT a quorum voting. Several mem
hers asked him TO withdraw his pom
ne n a quorum was not obtainab.e M
conference would have to adjourn uh''
the next meeting, four years hence. An
o,ber vote was taken, as several mem
bers did not vote
quorum was developed. an1 the re
MORT was not adopted. Thus DT
T(cefer who opposed the report CARRIE
bts noint after he had once lost H.
An answer to the greeting sen, 70 IN
General Assembly Of Presbyterians' nov
In session in Nashville, was reaa.
Dr Nangum moved that considerable
- renort No. s. Of the Committee o
T,iperacy. be made a special order OF Duh
rnss for this evening and the motto
prevailed. ,,., .. 80,
The conference then adjourned TO NEE
o,clock this evening, which win b
the last session.
prax or tprscopAL WIS TATToN.
The following is the plan OF episcopa
| visitation for 1891: r,
Rishop Keener: South Carohna IL" ~, "
rens November 2lst North MISSISSIPPI
Sardis. December otn. "iiS9'7''-'p' -''
ridian. December I'd NJ, =
Bishop Wilson: Brazil Misslon-ISlo y, ~
,.,airo rrlv Memphis and Humboldt
TN -Noyember 5th Western Nort
CoraI,,a e,.ai ~Statesville. November 18th
N-orth Carolina-Trinity church Durham
December 5th. Sou'h NeO' 81"
December 18th.
pisbop Cranberry: Huntington. w. va
eaD,enober 7th: Holston and Abingdon
Va October 10th: Loulsiana-Avenue. NeV
orleans. December 18th; Baltimore an'
washington. d. c.. March 9th.
pishop Hargroye: Indian Mission. Nc
AIister. November Slst. Northwest Texa
-Tnlsboro. Texas. November Sth. Mort
Texas-Benham. November 18th Texas
Calderdon. November 18th. Eastern Texa
Jacksonville, Texas. December 6th:
oisbon Duncan: Kentucky Frankfort