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bf .re jrirath." Hi -Ji-cirU " how
can a iinn know the fjnr -I hi !eath ?"
"Thrf,re houM jjU tu'rn to God to-'iy,"
wai the eurnttt reply.
I aii that I vould r.r jiell
The world and all its jor,
While v;t I felt the panes' ot i?uilt,
'Jh',- j ain that peice destroys.
I sai-J I'd wait, it 1 pk-afcures know,
Its hafjpjnem to try.
I ail I'd wait for nerious thoughts
When I fchould come tM die.
But 0, the thought, the piercing thought
Jiun through my in root eoul,
" And dot thou know when it will he,
Hat thou the hour been told ?"
And conscience whiskered, "Ah, alas,
The hour thou do?t not know;"
And then I cried, "farewell, ye cared,
Yvt I will seek it voe ;
-.''.Y,!' ittlt tu; -w-l of rice antoH,
The saving of rny ieathle9 soul.
- From the Daily Advocate.
EEPOET OF PROCEEDINGS
or THE
GENERAL CONFERENCE
Thursday, May G.
Conference opened at half-pa3t 8 A.
M., Bishop Kav inaugh in the chair.
It J Boyd conducted the devotions
of the morning, reading the 12th chap
ter of Romans, and singing the hymn
on page 103
"Jesus, the nanae hih over all
In hell, or earth, or cky."
S Anthony asked to he excused from
serving on the Committee on Temper
ance, which wa3 granted.
The arrival of S J Davies, of the
Louisiana Conference, and of J J Hut
chison, of the Alabama Conference, was
announced and they took their seat3 in
the Conference.
Reports from committees were called
for.
W M Wightman presented Report
No. 1 from the committee on the Epis
copacy, relating to
BISHOP CAPERS.
The Committee on Episcopacy beg
leave respectfully to submit the follow
ing preamble and resolution as suitable
to be entered upon the Journal of the
General Conference :
Wiieufas, It has pleased God to re
move by death, on the 26th of January,
1855, William Capers, one of the Bish
ops ff the Mothfulint Episcopal Church,
South, a man who for nearly half a
century was identified with the itiner
ant ministry, served his generation
faithfully, and will be honored by pos
terity as the founder of missions to the
black in his native State ; therefore,
Be it resolved, That in recording on
the Journal this mournful event, we
desire to magnify the riches of the
Divine grace manifested in him, and
which led to a full consecration of his
abilities, from early manhood, to the
work of the Methodist ministry. Elo
quent, courteous, and influential, he
filled with dignity and usefulness the
varied spheres of service intrusted to
him ; and in the office of Episcopal
oversight maintained such a position in
the respect and affection of his breth
ren as warranted the universal confi
dence of the Church. Although de
clining health in the latter part of his
life diminished the vigor and extent of
his activ ties, yet his motto to the last
was, 'As much as in me lies.' He died
in the faith of that Jesu3 whom he had
known and preached for forty-six years
as an Almighty Saviour, and in the
sure and certain hope of eternal life
through the merits of His atoning sac
rifice. Resolved further, That the Secre
tary of the General Conference be and
is hereby instructed to convey to the
family of the deceased the foregoing
resolution, accompanied with an ex
pression of the sympathy of this body
on the occasion of their late and severe
bereavement,
Respectfully submitted.
W M Wig htm Ay, Chairman,
May 6, 2858.
J B McFerrin presented report No.
1 of the Committee on Books and Pe
riodicals,reeommending the publication
of the Hymn Book, Discipline, and
Catechisms in the German language.
After some remarks from J B Mc
Ferrin and J Hamilton, it was, on mo
tion of E Wadsworth, laid on the table
for the present.
The Chair now called for petitions,
memorials and appeals.
W C Johnson presented a resolution,
being a copy from the records of the
Tennessee Conference, instructing the
delegates of said Conference to use
their influence to have the action of
the last General Conference, on page
300 of their Journal, appended to the
General Rule on Slavery, as explana
tory of its nature.
It was, on motion referred to the
Committee on Revisals.
C K Marshall presented a printed
memorial on the subject of a great cen
tral paper.
The memorial contemplates the pub
lication of a Church paper, on the prin
ciple of a weekly tract, for general
distribution, without subscription or
fixed price ; every church to establish
an agency for its circulation, and every
v to be santdled at
! their own price. Ihe memorialist thinks
. that the Church will corse up manfully
'to the support of such a publication ;
J that one page devoted to high-priced
'advertisements will pcy well ; and that
; the church ought to raise two cr three
j hundred thousand dollars, the interest
of which should be devoted to this en
iterpri?e. Thousands of dollars have
jteen already pledged f the object by
worthy ana literal christian gentlemen,
and any necessary amount may be pro
cured by proper effort.
The memorialist sustained the paper
by a characteristic and eloquent speech,
and desired its reference to a special
committee.
He said : "Many look upon the plan
as visionary. To us it i3 plain, clear,
and practical. If not approved, I can
wait a century to see it done, and look
down from heaven with satisfaction to
see it in operation. My scheme may fail,
but I would rather be the author of a
valuable enterprise that failed because
it wa3 in advance of the time3, than to
raise a crop of Jonah's gourd3 that
would shade the torrid zone for a cen
tury." It was, on motion, referred to a spe
cial committee of nine.
B M Drake presented a resolution
from the Quarterly Conference of Clin
ton circuit, Mississippi, recommending
the plan for publishing papers given
some time since in the New Orleans
Christian Advocate ; which was, on
motion, referred to the same committee.
N F Reid presented a memorial call
ing for a Book Depository in Raleigh,
N C ; which was referred to the Com
mittee on Books and Periodicals.
A II Mitchell presented a memorial
from R Abbey, suggesting a plan for
conducting our publishing operations,
which was referred to the Committee
on Books and Periodicals. It i3 as
fallows .
Resolved, That the Committee on
Books and Periodicals, and that on
Tracts, be and they are hereby each,
instructed to inquire into the expedi
ency of so changing the Discipline that
there shall be one section on " Books
and Tracts," and another on " Periodi
cals ; ' and that that on the former be
made to read as follows, viz :
Section .
On the Publication of Books cf Tracts.
1. The Publishing House in the city
of Nashville shall be continued as here
tofore, for the purpose of manufactur
ing and publishing books and tracts.
It shall i'C under the control of two
Book Agents and a Book Committee,
consisting of five two laymen and
three ministers ; three of whom shall
be inhabitants of Nashville and vicini
ty, and all of whom shall be elected
by the General Conference.
2. The Book Agents shall have
charge of all the general funds of the
church connected with that department,
and shall be responsible to the General
Conference for the faithful manage
ment of the same, under the general
direction of the General Conference
and Book Committee.
3. The object of the Publishing
House is not to make money for the
Church. The prices of books will there
fore be arranged, from time to time, so
as to keep the House in a safe, self
sustaing condition, and so as to put in
to circulation the largest amount of
books and tracts.
4. The Book Committee shall be
consulted on all matters of superior im
portance by the Book Agents ; and no
large investment shall be made, nor
any general line of policy be pursued
by the Agents which may be disap
proved by the Committee. They shall
fix the salaries of the Book Agents and
all other General Conference officers
resident in Nashville, which shall be
paid by the Book Agents.
5. The book Agents shall lay before
the Annual Conferences such informa
tion touching our publishing business
as may be of general or special inter
est, and shall report fully the condition
of the business in their hands to the
General Conference.
5. There shall be also elected by the
General Conference a Book and Tract
Secretary, and a Book and Tract Edi
tor. It shall be the duty of the former
to co-operate with the Agents in get
ting our books and tracts into a wider
and more thorough circulation. To this
end, he will visit the Annual Conferen
ces, as far as practicable, and give en
couragement and assistance in the for
mation of Conference Book and Tract
Societies, attend generally to the pub
lishing interests at a distance, and en
courage the formation of Tract Socie
ties throughout the entire Church.
7. The several Annual Conferences
are advised and requested that, a3 soon
as practicable, they each organize a
Book and Tract Society; or, when it
may be deemed advisable, let two Con
ferences join in one Society, upon the
following general plan, viz..-
First. The Society will be for the
more thorough sale and distribution of
our books, tracts, and periodicals, and
to be composed of those who contribute
to its funds, under such regulations as
may be prescribed, and be under the
control of a Board of Managers and
Book and Tract Agent, appointed to
that work frem the Conference.
Second. It will raise and possess a
permanent fund in, or bills, receivable,
! member and famil
j of such amount a3 may be judged prep-1 which ought to be brought before tke
er, say from ten thousand to fifty tLca- Conference. I will more that the whole
, sand dollars, to supply its depository j sti-.ject be referred to a Decr5ifsmt
with books, tracts, etcT It wiT employ ; tee, with a request that they Ttcffit
, as many colporteurs as may be needed, &3 early a day a3 practicable. I do so
land form s:.all local Tract Societies ' in the belief "that th:3 course will elicit
whenever it may be practical!e,for the all the desired information in the case,
'gratuitous distribution of tracts. -Upon this subject, sir, I stand to-day
j ' Third They will co-operate with the just where I stood in 1S49, whn I was
1 Publishing House, as far as practicable assigned to that work ; where I stood
; for the gratuitous distribution of tracts, in 1854, when I left it, and where I
; Third. They will co-operate with the stood when the last vestige of my prop
j Publishing House, as far as practicable, ; erty went for it. I am for this work,
oy maKing purchases lor casn, or on . arm x win sianu iur it, uuuer iu prup
short time, based upon bills receivable ; er circumstances,
in hand, and by pushing our books in-! ALP Green suggested that there
to circulation, and by giving a wider be excepted from the reference that
distribution to our periodicals. i part of the paper having relation to the
,. j Episcopal visitations. According to
EAST TEXAS CONFERENCE BOUNDARY-'v -V p ,t
j the uniform practice of tIsl'.Doay,that,
:s'AME' t part must go the Committee on the
JW Fields, from the East Texas : Episcopacy. 'y
Conference, submitted, in behalf of: J Boring I was apprised, of that,
said Conference, a resolution instruct-I and I am a stickler for. k--Zjlnow
ing the Committee on Boundaries to
inquire Into the expediency of chang-i
'rig the boundary-line between the East j
Iexa3 and the Texa3 Conferences. Be
fore the resolution wa3 read, he remark
ed that it was sent up here after una
vailing efforts to settle amoncrst them-:
selve3 the question of boundary between
the two Conferences of this State.
On his further motion, the resolution
was referred to the Committee on Boun -
Jarie3. "
J W Fields also submitted a resolu-
tion with reference to a change of name
of these two Conferences, which was
read by the Secretary.
Y II Seat, of Texas, remarked, that
if the brother desired any change of
name for the Ea3t Texas Conference,
he hoped the General Conference would
hear him : but he would say for the
west of Texa3, that they were entirely
satisfied with their Conference name.
On motion by J W Fields, the reso
lution was referred to the Committee
on Revisals.
INDIAN MISSION CONFERENCE.
L P Lively, from the Indian Mission
Conference, submitted a resolution,
with two endorsing seconds, directing
the Committee on Boundaries to inquire
inte the expediency of dividing said
Conference, so as to attach the Choc
taw District to the East Texas Confer
ence, and add the remainder of said
Conference to the Arkansas Confer
ence. He moved that the resolution
be referred to the Committee on Boun
daries. It was so referred.
XiiK .FACiiiO i.L.U.
Bishop Kavanaugh (the President)
now laid before the Conference a me
morial from the Pacific Conference,
presenting the necessities of that field
of labor, and urging the necessity of
the supply of laborers, signed by V
R Gober and others ; which was read.
He suggested (though it was not his
province to make a motion) that so much
of the memorial a3 refers to the Epis
copal Visitations should be referred to
the Committee on the Episcopacy.
J Boring I do not desire, Mr Pres
ident, to contravene your judgment, or
your instructions as to the particular
direction to be given to the memorial.
Bishop Kavanaugh I have no in
structions. J Boring I have heard the memo
rial, sir, with a great deal of interest
an interest which, in the very nature of
things, no other member of this body
can feel. The memorial sets forth what
I know to be most true. It occurs to
me, that if the paper were to be divi
ded and referred a part of it to the
Committee on the Episcopacy, and a
part to the Committee on Books and
Periodicals, and if we should be called
to act upon separate interests in that
important field of labor I fear that
by such an arrangement this General
Conference will again adjourn without
any thing like an adequate idea of that
vast work, its importance and it3 ne
cessities. Four years ago I desired an
opportunity of presenting these same
facts, from my place in the General
Conference ; but it was denied me by
the force of circumstances. Bishop
Soule also sought an opportunity to do
the same thing, but, as things came up,
it could not be done. And now, sir,
whilst I would not bring my judgment
against yours, I would say to the body
that, from personal knowledge derived
from my connection with that work for
four years from its beginning, my deci
ded opinion is, that the whole interest
ought to come before this General Con
ference, with its connections as a whole,
and at the same time. It occurs to me
that this object cannot be reached so
well and so fully by any other method
as by the appointment of a special
committee to take charge of this me
morial. Brother Kelly is here, former
ly our missionary in that field ; I am
here ; Bishop Soule and Bishop An
drew are here, and Bishop Kavanaugh
who is now in charge of that work, is
also here present ; and it occurs to me
that this is the time for the elicitation
of full information upon this subject,
and that, at last, this great work on the
Pacific coast should,for once, be brought
before the General Conference. I will
add, that there are a number of very
peculiar and important fact3 connected
with th history and prosperity of that
work, which are not and which could
not le contained in that memorial, and
! that subject must go before'the Epis
copal Committee, but still I apprehend
that that need not prevent ttrf refer
ence of the whole of that California pa
per to a select committee.
W McMahon The paper ought to
be referred to two committees. It was
j to lng "or one-
I J Boring I accept
Dr. Green's
j amendment,
! Bishop Kavanaugh I am glad of
the interest Dr Bering has manifested
j" this matter,
j The motion for a select committee
I "svas adopted.
J 0n motion by A L P Green, it was
j ordered that so much of said paper as
: refers to the Episcopal visitation be
I referred to the Episcopal Committee.
j J Boring suggested that said beiect
t
Committee consist of nine members, to
be appointed by the Chair; and it was
so ordered.
BOOK AGENTS' ADDRp
J B McFerrin Before the Confer
ence proceed to the special order of the
day, I desire to say that there is an
important matter waiting to be present
ed and read here, and which must be
submitted, before one of the Btunding
committees can proceed with their la
bors. The brethren have been two
days waiting to get that paper before
them.
J E Edwards moved that the special
order be dispensed with for that pur
pose ; which was agreed to.
E Stevenson remarked, that the pa
per had been prepared amidst the mul
tiplicity of other cares and labors ; and
whilst it might be found defective in
contained facts and reflections that
might prove to be of some advantage
to the Conference in their deliberations
It contains not only matter which we
are bound to notice, but suggestions
which we have deemed it our duty to
submit ; and upon the whole we trust
that its suggestions will not be regard
ed as altogether out of place.
The Book Agents then submitted
their Address, as an Appendix to their
Repcrt presented on Tuesday, setting
forth the condition and prospects of the
Publishing House.
L M Lee moved its reference to the
Committee on Books and Periodicals.
E Wadsworth moved, as an amend
ment, that so much of the document as
relates to the Tract causS'be referred
to the Committee on Tracts : so much
as relates to Sunday schools to the
Committee on Sunday schools ; and
the remainder to the Committee on
Books and Periodicals.
L M Lee wished permission to sub
mit to the Committee on Books and
Periodicals, in connection with the ad
dress of the Agents, an exhibit of the
Richmond Depository for each year
since he has had charge of it, with a
detailed account of all the facts in con
nection with it : which wa3, on motion,
granted.
E II Myers presented his report as
Agent of the Charleston Depository,
with a request that it might be added
to the address of the Agents ; which
was, on motion, permitted.
F E Pitts thought the whole address
ought to go to the Commlte?- Books
and Periodicals.
The vote was taken, and the address,
with the accompanying papers, wa3 re
ferred to the committees, as named in
E Wadsworth's amendment.
T O Summers read a note from the
Librarian of the Tennessee Library,
presenting to the General Conference
copies of Professor Safford's Geological
Reconnoisance of Tennessee, with map,
his Second Report, and other docu
ments. On motion of T 0 Summers, it wa3
Resolved, That the thanks of the
Conference be tendered to the Libra
rian for this conrtesy.
A communication was presented from
the Young Men's Christian Association
of Nashville, inviting the Conference
to attend their daily prayer meeting at
their hall.
The rder of the day waa-now called
up, to wit: The appeal of James Mac
lennn from the action of the Missi
sippi CocV.f ,enee, in locating him with
out hi3 consent.
The appellant desired the assistance
of H H Montgomery in managing his
case ; which was, on motion, granted.
The appellant occupied the time till
near the hour of adjournment ; when,
on motion of C F Deems, it was
i Rolvd, Tha.
be a'-
'lowed lo prose sate Li
!row at 10 o'clock, A
-
A S Riggs, from the Committee on
Publ:c Worship, now annensced the ap-
pointments for rreachir.2 to-morrow
(Friday) tight, as printed in this day's The Pre siderit It u net ihe province '
Advocate. of the chair to give direction to the
G Jones sabmittel a resolution direc- report.
tory to the Committee on revival?, in- E H Myers moved its adepticn.
structing them to inquire into the ex- J Boring stated, for the satisfaction
pediency of inserting a new rule in the of the Conference, that the Committee -book,
prohibiting dasclng and attend- on Missions, after every inT?t:gition .
ance on the theatre by oar members which could be had, came to the con-i
signed also by J Lusk and B M Drake; elusion that such was the design of the j
which wa3 read and referred to the
Committee on Revisals.
J Stacy submitted a resolution, (sign
ecLalso by P P Smith.) directing the
Committee on Revisals to consider the
propriety of amending the Discipline
on page 112, etc., with reference to
the trial of ministers; which was read
and referred to the Committee on Re- by the Texas Christian Advocate, re
visals'. ported that they were satisfied that the
C K Marshall submitted a resolution sum of ? 550 should be refunded to
(signed also by H E Thweatt) with re- said Advocate from the Treasury of the
ference to amendments of the Discipline Missionary Society,
on page 56, 8 ; which wa3 read and i J Boring We had before us the
referred to the Committee cn revisals. j delegation from Texas, two membeTS of
C Alexander submitted a re3olusion, the Publishing Committee of the Texas
(signed also by R W Kennon,) directo- "Christian Advocate, and also conferred
ry to the Committee on Itinerancy,and , with Dr Sehon and Dr Stevenson : so
instructing them to inquire into the ; that there can be no question about
expediency of the Bishops' appointing the correctness of the matter reported,
certain traveling agents to promote the ; It is perhaps unnecessary to lay it on
circulation ot Dook3 m certain Lonfer-
ence3; which wa3 read and referred to
the Committee on Itinerancy.
m T B Payne submitted a resolution,
signed also, by u J Pearce, directing
the proper committee to inquire into
the propriety of shortening the time of
qualifying for deacons' and local prea-
cher3 orders, from two vears to one
year,and from four years to two years;
and to consider the subject with spe- j inexpedient, in ineir judgment, to es
cial reference to the existing necessity ; tablish such a mission at the present
in many quarters for the due adminis-! time.
tration of the sacrament of the Lord's!
Supper; which was read and referred !
to the Committee on Revisah.
EF Sevier submitted a resolution,
signed also by E E Wiley, to this ef-
feet :
Resolved,bY the delegates of the
several Annual Conferences, That the at any time during the interim be
nresent name of the churches we ren-' tween this and the meeting of the next
resent be changed, and that thev be
called and known hereafter by the God should open a door for the estab
narae and style of the Methodist j lishrnent of such a mission, our Mis
Church. jsionary Board be requested to avail
CENTRAL RELIGIOUS PAPER. j themselves of it. ,
( J Boring Brother Lanphorne s re3-
The Bishop presiding, under the or -
der of this day, now announced the
."nefyal committee to consider the me-; fered as a substitute, tt e.a an amend
monal concerning a central religious . ment ; I am prepared to vote lor it as
paper, aa
follows.- C K Marshall.
Chairman; D S Doggett, J Hamilton,
VV J basnets, Lovick, .Tierce, J Uoyle,
F E Pitts, E Stevenson, and R Alex-i
ander.
C K Earshall besought the Confer'
ence, ineffectually, to be excused from
this service.
B M Drake, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Education, (by leave,) appeal-
ed to the several members of said com-1
mittee to De prompt in tneir attendance i
on their appointment for meeting this
afternoon at five o'clock. He was par
ticular in his request to members that
they would come together prepared
with written statements of the schools
they severally represent. It v?a3 espe
cially desirable to know the relation
these schools sustain to the several
n c . v, it. it . .v.
v,umeieni;es ; uciuei tucv aic tuc
preperty of the Conference, or simply ,
patronized by the Conference. It wa3
especially desirable to know the num
ber and strength of all our schools, the
amount of the several endowments, as
well as the religious revivals with which
they have been blessed, etc.
After the announcement of other
committee appointments, the Confer
ence adjourned.
Benediction by the Bishop presiding.
Friday, May 7.
Conference met at the usual hour,
Bishop Kavanaugh in the chair.
Thoma3 Maddin, of the Tennessee
Conference, conducted the morning de
votions. The minutes of yesterday were read,
corrected and approved ; when Bishop
Paine, having been requested, took the
chair, and called for reports from stand
ing committees.
RIO GRANDE MIS:
J Boring, from
ION CONFERENCE.
the Committee on
Missions, to whom the subject of the
establishment of a new Conference, to
be called the Rio Grande Conference,
was referred, reported a recommenda
tion for the establishment of such a
Conference, and proposing boundaries,
hv a line beginning at the mouth of
Guadaloupe nver, and tnence running
up said river to San Antonio ; thence
along the Military Road to Fort Ma
son ; thence north to the Colorado ri
ver, etc; thence round to the Rio
Grande, down said Rio Grande to it3
mouth, and thence alonge the coast to
the beginning.
The report lies on the table one day
under the rules of Conference.
TVTXL OF PEYTON M. WYATT.
J Boring, from the same Committee,
to whom had been referred the memo
rial signed by W J Hays and others,
asking the Conference to consider a
certain bequest in the will of Peyton
the comx-.tu e s
. -i . '
that the be-
BosV-n circuit, E st Texas Conference;!
-
it aj -earing to them that tuch wa the
. deiin of the testator.
testator.
The report was adopted.
CLAIM OF THE TEX A 5 CHRISTIAN ADVO
CATE. J Boring, from the same Committee,
to whom bad been referred the subject
of expenditures for th German paper
the table.
On motion of J G Bruce, the motion'
j wa3 adopted. j
; QX WESTERJf C0AST 0F africa.
i j
; J Boring, from the same Committee, ;
; to whom had been referred the subject ,
J f establishing a mission on the Wes-.
tern Coast of Africa, reported that,
j having considered the subject, it wa3
G W Langhorne As a member of;
that committee, I would offer a Bubsti-i
j tate lor that report, which 1 drew up
; after leaving the committee la3t night,
! It seconded by F E Pitts,
! The substitute, which was read, pro-
! poses, in the form of a resolution, that j
; General vonierence, tne providence ot i
! olution meets rav view entirelv : and
j it occurs to me that it need not be of-
Ian addition to the renort.
j G W Langhorne I accept the su
jgestion, and offer it in that way.
The Chair .The amendment i3 not
in order. It is not competent for the
chairman to accept an amendment to a
report.
E II Myer3 moved that the report
be referred back to the committee.
The motion was adopted, and so the
report and resolution were referred
back to the Committee.
BOUNDARY-LINE B ETW EEN ALABAMA AND
MEMPHIS CONFERENCES.
L Pierce, from the Committee on
Boundaries, to whom was referred the
proposition of Bro3. Cogar and Sulli
van, submitted a report, (No. 1,) re
commending certain change3 in the!
, i v" v .V. 1U,,
, M ' w. rwnr-e,.
and Memphis Conferences.
Also Report (No. 2) on theresolu-i
tion of Bro3 Smith and Andrews, ask
ing that the Apalachicola Mission be
transferred from the Alabama to the
Florida Conference, and recommended
it3 adoption.
Also Report (No. 3) on the paper of
J II Linn and others, a3 to the forma
tion of a new Conference, to be com
posed of portions of tho Kentucky and
Virginia Conferences ; recommending
that such Conference be not formed at
thi3 time.
The Chair This report, of course,
lie3 on the table, a3 it contemplates a
change in the Discipline.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON B00K3 AND
PERIODICALS.
J B McFerrin, from the Committee
on Book3 and Periodicals, submitted a
report, (No 2.)
I. With reference to the claim of
Mrs Eliza V Bascom, recommending
that the whole matter be referred to
the Book Agent3.
II. The claim of Mra S A Litta,
recommending that her claim be not
allowed.
III. The claim of Thos V Brown,
recommending that the same be not
allowed.
IV. On the security of the Publish
ing House property, in accordance with
the resolution of E C Slater and others,
the Committee report
1. That the deeds of the lands and
buildings have all been duly made and
recorded.
2. That the buildings are constructed
in part with inflammable materials,and
filled with inflammable matter; and
owing to the contiguity of other build
ings, they regard the establishment as
liable to injury by fire.
3. That there i3 no insurance except
on that part connected with the Binde-
M Wts
4. Thit the Brok Agnta hire farj
it d.5ral: to pro-rare a policy.
The Commute reon:mr.Jd that
the G?t,ra! Coftrne tk vp4 for
th Keitcr security of the property,
cither by railing tae bull i.rc fire
pnxf. cr bv ec-.:r.rg a re:r.ib! pol
icy cf ir.jcrar.ee
J II LI .in more 1 to ;ke up the r-
A L P Grt 'n There are a
many p fers in the hand c-f commlt
te?, and I move that it be laid oa the
table for the pren:.
Th? mtin prewlled.an J the report
was laid on the tal!r.
report rr.oM ma oMMrrrrsr ox
t:alj.
A L P Green, froci the Committee
on Revisals, ubmh!cd a report iNo. 1)
on the prayer c-f the Quarterly Confer
ence cf King and Queen Cire lit, Vir
ginia Conference, recommfn ling an
alteration in the Discipline striking
out, and inserting f this effect : At
.each Quarterly Conference the preach
er in charge shall read the r.am of
those who are received into the Church,
and aho the narr.es of those who are
excluded therefrom ; and tha'l give a
general statement cf the condition of
his circuit, station, or mission.
2. Tho Committee do not recom
mend the striking out of the word, 'ex
pressly.' C. The Comiaittee rccoinrr. end that
the first Resolution from Prattville,
Ala, be transferred to the Committee
on Itinerancy.
4. That the second resolution from
Prattville be trauc-frrtl to tho Com
mittee on Temperar.ee.
5. That the rc solution of V D Oliver
be transferred to the Corr niittce on
Sabbath-school.
J B McFerrin ur ve I to lay the re
port on the table, but did not press the
motion.
A L P Green the first p:--; t r from
Prattville, marked Ko. -inthe report,
refers to the subject of Lay delegation;
which, of comae belongs tt the Com
mittee oa Itinerancy. Tac cxt paper
from Prattville is on tUs subject of
temperance ; whi h of our.-;', belong
to the committee on th u subject. The
next is Bro Oliver's on th creation of
a Catechism for Sabbath-.'.hooh.
None of these properly beung to our
committee.
The said pnper was ordered to be
transferred to the Committee on the
Itinerancy.
The second paper from Prattville,
asking for a rule cf prohibition of tho
' f :tr,xn-tiTr licuors. except for
medical purposes was relci red 10 tno
Committee an Ternporajice.
A L P Green as to the other paj.-r,
I am perfectly willing thnt it should
take the direction puggested by Bro
Marshall, and go to the Committee on
Books and Periodicals, and it was v
referred.
The chair the balance of the report
having respect to a change of tho Dij
cipline, of course it Ilea on the table
one day.
WASHINGTON CITY STATION.
C D Oliver, from the special com
mittee appointed to considtr the me
morial from the Quarterly Meeting of
Washington City Station, Virginia
Conference, submitted a favorable re
port in writing, which wa3 read by the
s ecretary.
The committee to whom vaj refer
red the memorial of the Quarterly Con
ference of Washington City Station,
Virginia Conference, having had the
same under consideration, beg leave to
present the following:
The interest iu behalf of whifth your
memorialists plead i3 one of the great
est importance to the Southern Church,
and to the cause of true religion in the
metropolis of the nation. Thi3 point
needs no elaboration. Every member
of this body must feel that so peat
and influential a denomination as the M
E Church, South, should be represen
ted by a large and flourishing society
at the seat of the General Government.
The little band of Southern Metho-
dists in Washington City have been,for '
the la3t eight years, manfully stem
ming the tide of opposition from the
thousands in that city who hold con
nection with an avowedly abolition
Church.and are served by the membera
of a Conference openly declared to b
antislavery.
They might have suppressed their
convictions of duty and remained in
the Northern Church, but they eould
not sacrifice principle. They believed
our church to be right on the great
question that severed us from the North,
and nobly took their stand in th rank
of Southern Methodism.
Their ruin "vras predicted by tioe
who made the Ish father to the pro
phecy. Eight years have passed away ;
and our Church there not only exists,
but grows in numbers and influence.
They represent the M E Church,
South, in the Federal city ; and there,
where crowds meet from ail parts of the
Union, they have unfurled the ban
ner and proclaimed the principles of
Southern Methodism."
While these brethren are fully able
to sustain themaelvcs in their present
place of worship as a station of the
Virginia C&cference, they feel persua
ded that our cause there would he
3I-i?-l7; ' &am, E Patriek.