Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-13
DEATH ANNOUNCED
OF Bishop Kssnsr's Daughter IN the
Methodist Conference.
MANY VIRGINIA MEM0RlALS
Several ravorabiy Reported Upon-Recom'
mcndations as to Discipline Publics-
tion-Temperancc and schools

MEMPHIS, TENN, May 12-lspecial)-
In the Methodist General Conference to-
day. after the completion OF the Journal
Bishop a. c. Haygood took the CHAIR ana
announced with sincere sorrow the oedt"
OF the precious daughter OF Bishop Nee
ner. which occurred before he reached
home The conference paused TO en-
gage I'm prayer for the bereayed bishops
home. led by DR.. A. s. Hunt. A resolu-
ton OF sympathy was adopted ana or
! dered to be telegraphed. Many members
| are getting home-sick. and there was
| deluee of motions to-day for leaves OF
| absence. The regular order was begun
| and as this was the last day TOT ne"
business there were many new papers
| put In.
| The Committee OF Episcopacy mace
favorable report on the paper requiring
the bishops to publish their affirmed de-
| clslons in tie Church papers as early as
| possible after they were mace.
( The Committee on Itinerancy reporter
| favorably upon the papers proposing mo
| preachers shall include number OF pooAS
| in Sunday-school libraries In their re-
| norris. that the ,oiIibis -oSiipS' '"i
ont. with the pastor. shall select hDrafi.s'
| and that tie book agents snail pupish
| and furnish all preachers with pidhh
| forms Of statistical reports
FAVORABLY REPORTED.
rho Committee on Revsals reported IA
| vorablv three Of the memorials OF 'he
| Virginia Conference. The frst ineHo''d
| nroy;des for a register of the whole mem
| bcrship upon circuits. The secohu pro-
vides that every preacher in chaise hhdi'
| have authority whether ordained or hoi,
| IN celebrate the rite OF matrlmohy an"
| administer the ordinance OF bapusH ia
| the bounds Of his own charge; bat TINS
| authority shall be- exercised only IN TIE
| ab.cncc of an ordained minister OF our
church. The third memorial with regard
| to limiting the appointments OF pre9lu-
| ing elders district 10 forty-iiVe. the com
| Inittoc recommended the removal Oh al
| limitations.
The Committee on Reyisals reported IA
| rorahlv the measure TO collect and distfl-
| bute the supcrannuatel fund according u
| rho ,ir,1c of service of its bcnefciaries.
minority report was filed on this subject.
The Committee on Revislls reported IA
| yorablv upon the resolution 10 make the
| local preachers members Of the quarterly
| conferences OF the charges that they may
| be serving.
DISCIPLINE.
This committee also recommended 10
| strike out the phrase In the discipline
! concerning the loss Of membership o'
| other cause" Also 10 strike out of the
| ritual Of baptism the clause "Did shen
out Of His precious side both water ana
| blood" and insert, Ibid shed his most
| precious blood" They reported adversely
| the memorial Of the Vir4ilia Conference
for a committee on application to act AZ
| experts and examine all applications 81
| candidates for admission on trial. They
| reported favorably the memorial from
| North Carolina 10 give authority to the
| bishops 70 leave a minister without ap'
| pOintment to attend an educduonal lnSU-
| tuition. without affecting his standing IN
| the conference.
ADVERSELY.
The Committee on Publishing Interests
| reported adversely upon taking 'hn-
| drcn's-Day collection. to publish doctrinal
| tracts: against the publication OF the
address OF Bishop Galloway 70 the Yves
| levan Methodist. also against publication
| of pocket records also adverse 10 the
reduction in price of the Nashville AdNo-
cate; in favor of publishing In the dlscl'
pine the laws of the publishing-hOuse'
and in favor of a paper to aid the Ep-
worth League.
NONCONCURRENC
|
ported nOnconcurrence in the proposal
10 unite the Women's Foreign Society
and the Parsonage and Home Mission
Society. and in favor II the abolition oil
| the office OF assistant secretary. The
! Committee on Education reported I'M
| favorably the proposition 10 establish
| four-years' POSTGRADUATE conference
| course which. II a preacher passed. ne
should be entitled to the degree Of H. y.
The Committee on sunday Schools report
cd against creating sunday school agents.
new Sunday-school records, and publish
ing old and new versions In magazines,
but in favor Of Sunday-schooi uls'l.c
conference In every presiding elders dis
trict.
4 NEW CHAPTER.
The Committee on Epworth League re-
| ported a new chapter to the discipline
uroviding for the organization Of league
in every congregation. the Board Of Mana
gers to b. a bishop, six laymen, ana SiN
travelling preachers; the pastor and quar-
,erlv conference to control local leagues
|; the central office TO be Nashville. and 'h'
: literature published there; 10 publish 4
paper: to have Il general secretary, al q
salary Of $3.50. and preachers 70 make
\ | report OF the league 10 quarterly AM
p | annual conferences
/ The Finance Committee reported tha
I there should be no change in the plan OF
= meeting the expenses Of the Genera
Q Conference. and that the application OF
@ the Western Nirg'nd Conference to trans
V Yer the Calvin Request to It's benefcarie'
. be refused. because under the will i
would be Illegal and immoral
IS SABBATH QUESTION.
The doliyerancc on the Sabbath question
was presented by Dr. Yates, of Norl
Carolina, chairman OF the committee
who ASKED iMnoiiito consideration, bu
on motion Of Or. Whitehead II took -
course Of other reports and went to IN
n. calendar - di1 also . resolution from
tha Louisiana delegation endorsing tn
anti-lottery bill now before the Senat
- Of the United states.
y \ resolution was passed putting In IN
>, Discipline Of 1894 The address on worldli
" ness that is now IN the Discipline.
3 PASSED
K 4 resolution offered by w. w. Smith
n of Virginia, heartily approving the Ameri
II can University al Washington, wa
p passed.
l. i communication from the assembly o
(, the Cumberland Presbyterian Churcf
J. now in session Ia Portland. ore, asNm
for "A certain form of committee betWce
/; the churches was referred to the Com
q mittee of Federation
= When the call was cofnpi"tcu tht ''t"
n | lar order was reached, and the Ware
Temperance report was begun.
y AN IMPRUDENCE.
: The Chair stated that when the bou
adjourned yesterday by expiration OF tiiii
g there was pending vote on the motto
TO recommit the report. with instruction
10 report DR.. Chambers resolution ina
the signing of petition for license. an
to rent property for the sale OF hquo
should be treated as an imprudence: II
B. stead of an immortality. After shar
and long discussion the motion 10 recon
nit was lost. and the report was adopte
- nv n vote of 147 10 10i. But the hsht wa
l. reopened upon motion TO recohside
v and there was such earnest difference
< op,nion that the chairman OF the con
mittee asked that the report be recot
sldered and recommitted, for he though
r that they might bring in q paper th'
"a would harmonic the body. So after IN
IS better part OF two days had been d'
n voted to the subject, 1t was sent back
- the committee.
- FRATERNAI. MESSENGER.
:. pichon Isaac Lane OF the colore