The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-04

society was adopted and provision was
made for establishing our mission In
shanghai China: Or. Thos, o. Summers,
who was the secretary OF the conference,
land was In this Office successfully until
his DEATH In 1880. was elected SUNDAY
school editor. and directed TO revise and
publish an edition OF the hymn book: Or.
William Capers Of South Carolina. Father
Of Missions Among the Negroes" and Dr.
Robert Paine of Alabama. were elected and
consecrated bishops; Dr. Lovick Pierce OF
Georgia was elected as the nrst fraternal
delegate from the NJ. r. church, South to
the NJ. q. church North to meet in Pitts
burg In May 1913.
Slngulary enough. the same law. and
clauses in the discipline regarding slavery
were adopted by the new branch as were
II force before the separation, And vet the
Northern delegates forced the separation
cstensihly on account of slavery in the
church at the south!
The second general conference met In 81.
Louis IN May. 1880 Very little business of
general character was transacted. owing
to the prevalence of cholera DR. Isaac
Boring, one OF the delegates. fell an early
victim. Dr., II. q. Bascom OF LouisVi le.
KY, was elected and consecratcd bishop,
and died September S following, having
held only one conference. DR. David $.
Doggctt of virginia was elected editor OF
the Review, and moved it to his home
town. Richmond. Va
The third general conference convened in
Columbus. Ga. Nav g. 1854 The publish.
inc Interests of the church. with ali con.
nectlonn officers and boards were located
at Nashville, where they have since re.
NAMED Dr. George Frankiu Pierce Of
Georgia DR.. John Early Of Virginia and
nr Hubbard II. KavanauGh of Kentucky
were elected and cousecrated bishops: Or.
Holland McTyeire was elected editor of the
New orleans Advo[Ae He was destined
to WELD tremendous influence In the
affairs of the church. aud became Its great
legal mind and historian, and virtually
founded Vanderbilt university.
The fourth general conference met at the
new headquarters. Nashville. Tenn. We'd
nesday. May ;, 1858 The coming storm
was seen. and only routine work wnS done
Many brethren wanted TO seek shelter, hth
most of them preferred to stand by the
church, even II exposed to the most pti-
less blasts. The Alabama conference sent
In n memorial asking that the clause in tho
discipline forbidding members to ''hly mcu,
women or children for the purpose o. en-.
shaving them Go eXpunged. since 1t relnt d
entirely to the slave trade---buyinG those
captured and brought over here-which 10
| longer existed even In name. Its ambig
nifty In the discipline had caused much MS
understandings. Tho memorial was granted
| hut with explanation that It was not a
any wise to he construed rs legislation on
the subject OF slavery. Nevertheless. this
action caused great excitement. NORTH End
South. until ii was fully understood Dr.
McTNeire was elected editor of the Advo-
cate Mt Nashville. the official organ of the
church. The best proof of his pre-cmin"nt
ability and fitness for this position wle
shown by the marner In which he clitcd
the paucr during the dark days Of tho ~"
until it was captured md used hv the Fe'
erals Al no time did Or McTvciro con
fuse bis readers by such n use Of his DIV
mamie duties Hs To lead them to mi take
thr'" dual rolation@ Of church momh"rS end
/ ctzons 81 no rim" 1id his writings IN
volvc the church in difficulties. either with
the civil or military authorities during
/ those irving times.
/ Owing to the prevalence Of war the NTH
| general conference did not convene in ls62.