Year: 1866

great rances North and South of the Methodist Fps
copal Church. with view 10 make 1T the grand event OF
this the centenary year OF American Methodisn Should
il prove success he will certainly deserve the gratitude
not alone Of the entire churh, but OF the whole nation
II has ong been the opinion OF statesmen that the DIVISION
of this great ecclesiastical communion was the rst step
toward dissolution of the Union. 80, now, may not
reunion IN this their centenary year contribute greatly TO
the cementng Of all parts of common country giving
not only "a union of lakes, and union oi lahds' Dut
that which is more important, union OF heag's anu
union OF hands,


The proceedings of the General Conference Of the NJ L.
Church South now In session in this city are Decomn9
daily interesting. On the sixth day OF the CONFER
ence the Committee on Changes and Economy reported
the following resolution:


South in Conference assembled That we change the style
and title Of o1r church


the resolution last offered in this General Conference IN @
yz That the style and title Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South be changed to The Methodist Church" ,


The introduction of this resolution occasioned consider
able debate The Rev. james b. Cottel stated in the
course Of his remarks, 6" fell bound with and in the per-
son of the prisoner at Fortress Monroe Jef Davis. My
life lpoli,ica hid with him in prison." The Rev. Mr..
Wilson Of the Baltimore Conference said that their church
was designed to be sectional church, and hence IL took
sectional name but that the for the sectional
church and had been removed he in favor OF
striking OF the ax South He said he knew body OF oO
ministers who would Join when that is done.


Dr. Kenner made remarkable speech, IN which he
stated he had confidence in the Courts of the country





is appropriate and he believed in sectional name this
is sectional Church" The following IS the substance of
the speech as reported by The Ncr Orleans Adrocae


Dr. Kenuer thought the unfavorable for such change
II might be supposed that no one in his senses would lay
their property but had been done No extrayagsnee
need surprise Them Even Bishop Ames had seriously pro
posed the subject to Chase for decision
but know You have confidence IN the Courts
have not Why just papers that Mr. Chase
is New YoI presiding at centenary meeting associated
with Bishops Simpson and james know that we have
strong friend high place Had not been for that strong
friend the Conference would not have been IN
this Church, bat there Is limit to h power as we nave 50
recently SEEN He could any benefit attending the
change of the and doubted the OF the General
nSrne a fortunate one The south is the depository


s made % ewern bT recent esent lie said again that
ts the time to make toe change They had not been
They not know what may happen There those who
esborae argued their claim to these churches before
high military authority aud they waiting to do so again.
Ii had decided that there two Methodist Epcopal
churches and these will always be known as the church North
church South The Is appropriate ana
he believed In sectional this is sectional church


On the tenth day of the Conference DR.: summers the
Secretary. read telegram from the NewYork Conference,
signed by Bishop Ames and Secretary Chadwick propo-
ing to the Southern General Conference to appoint com
missoners TO meet commissioners from the NJ. Il. Church,
TO arrange for the reunion of the two churches, etc.


The reception and reading Of this telegram occasoned
considerable excitement DR.. Summers moved to refer
the Telegram 10 a committee.


DIR. VIM A. Smith Of Virginia moved to lay the telegram
the table TO ascertain whether it genuine and III
80 proved, "aof 10 entertain II tor a moment: Dr





the telegram the Bishops 1t referred ana was
handed to Bishop Pierce. At the time of writing 1t Is
hard say what action will be taken b. the Conference
on this important subject II is eyden the conservative
members approaching the importance end significance OF
union OF the whole church, North and South, will strain
every nerve TO eonsummate the object in view. should
their efforts prove successful there ear be Doubt but
that the abd freeaters of the Marshall school Will make
a bolt from the Conference and set up church on their
own account with view to pepeuate, so far as they
can sectional aDimosity.


MILITARY MOVEMENTS.


Nearly all the troops in tbs Department hsye been or
will be mustered out oseryce. The 56th Ohio OIL
unteers 9Th Illinois Infantry and 10Th PENNSYLVANIA Cav
airy ordered home for muster out and hna settlement


special order from Gen Candy announces that b dlrec-
tion Of Gen. Sheridan the post of Port Hudson viii be
broken up and the works dismanted. All ordnance ana
ordnance 10 be sent TO the Baton Rouge Arsenal
aud other movable property to New0reans. 1t IS also
stated that the Government supply depots on the Red
River are be abandoned leaving only supplies sucleni
for single regiment at Alexandria BY order OF Gen
Sheridan the Provost Court Of the Perish OF Orleans Is
also abolished and the moneys papers and records belong
ing thereto ordered 10 be transferred 10 the Provost
Marshal General Division Of the Gulf TITS court was
the sole remaining tribunal of the kind in LOUISIANA


The cd Coored Infantry and I'd Light Battery srrved
In this city few days ago from Brownsville Texas aud
have since been mustered out of service.