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Frora ?L Daily Adv at. j afier the Bib! e Society haa taken its'
EEP02T OF PE.0CEE2I5GS .' poitkn and End- gome diScuky ir, its '
of the ; way, then the Southern Church is;
GENERAL CONFERENCE, called upon to endorse it? action.
trXKSAT, MAY 25.
The Conference rnt-tat-B o'cJoek
the opening services by Kev. Wra.
The journal of yesterday wa9 reaj
and authenticated. f
liishop Paine w'aa now called to the
chair.
J B McFern'n asked and obtained
leave to 'withdraw the report. No 4, of
the Co nominee W Books' iind Periodi-
cals the eofaraittee being desirou3 of
making a blight modificaUon therein. !
APPRGp.rATtr.ia fr,, -r-r.r, T-r,r.
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THE BIS HO P3.
tee on the Episcopacy,- submitted their j
xepori, no o, wnicn. alter aerate ana ;tant, why were we not consulted be
aroendmeat, was adopted, as follows : I fore ? I feel averse to doing this, be
The Ealariea being regulated according I cause no Southern . Methodist scholar
to size of family to u-prt.. v j has yet been consulted. I think, also,
Hie Committee on Episcopacy beg that we ought to pau3e before we en
leave to present the following resolu-id'orse a Society managed bv a Board
won T aaopuoa By tne general Uon-
icrence
liesolved, That the appropriation for
the support of the BishopsannualIy,for f ttyat in it; but with it out, after the
the next four years, commencing with amendment of Dr Summers, I will free
June 1, 1858, ehall be as follows r I ly go for tho report.
Bishop Scnle, $1600 Bishopn; j J H McNeill I understood the
drew, 1500; Bishop Paine,' IG00; Biah' brother to say that no representative
op Pierce,1600 ; BIsEop Early l0O"; j of the- Methodist Church was engaged
Bishop Kavanaugh, 120. fn that work.
For the . wfdo-w and youngest son of .C F Deems Not at all. No South-
Bishop Capers, 700. ,
For the widow of Bishop Basccua,
. v s- . "
J'or the son of Jiishop Bascom, tole
paid to his guardian, $250 . ,
J Boring presented report (No 9)
from the Committee on Missions re -
commending that the .Bishop3 be re
quested so to arrange their work asto
give as much of their time and labor
as practicable to the mission of slaves,
Adopted.
Also report (No 10) recommending
that the subject of the distribution of
books and tracta in connection with our
missionary rork be referred to tbe
Annual Conferences, and that they be
authorized to adopt such means as they
may deem, most expedient. Adopted.
CLAIMS OF TIIF AMERICAN BIBLE SO
CIETY. R Alexander presented a report from
tht" Committee 'on tli Cla-ima ofthfi.
American Bible Society.
TKo first-, resolution was read for
adoption, as follows :
Itexolved, That we continue to ap
prove the American Bible Society, and
cordially co-operate with it in the great
work of circulating the Holy Scrip
tures in our own country and through
out the world.
The Rev. Mr. McNeil, Financial
Secretary of the Society,came forward
and addressed the Conference. He
said that the action of the Board of
Managers, within the last year, had
excited great interest in some parts of
the country, and he hoped it would be
cordially and fully acquiesced in by all
the friends of the Society. In conse
quence of the discrepancies and typo
graphical errors existing in the differ
ent editions, a collation had been or
dered, and a corrected edition issued,
several years ago. Some dissatisfact'on
had been expressed with this edition by
several ecclesiastical bodies. It was
ascertained that several unwarrant
able alterations had been made, and
the Board felt bound to recede, and
correct this new edition.
II N McTyeire responded. He had
several d lys ago drawn up a preamble
and resolution, which he now read, as
indicative of the sense of some of us on
this subject.
After a long protracted debate, the
first resolution was then adopted.
The second resolution reported being
now read again by the Secretary,it was
also adopted, to the following etlect :
Resolved, That we recommend to
th3 several Annual Conferences,and all
Districts, Circuits, and Stations to
adopt measures for raising funds for
the spread of the Sacred Scriptures in
co-operation with the American Bible
Society.
The question recurring on the adop
tion of the report as a -whole
T O Summers proposed to amend
the preamble by striking out these
words: "We strongly recommend to
all our people not to purchase those
editions of the Holy Bible into which
the Apocrypha has been incorporated
by private publishers."
The amendment was agreed to, and
the words were stricken out.
C F Deem I move to amend fur
ther, by striking out so much of the
preamble as expresses an opinion upon
the present position of the Board of the
Amerioan Bible Society with regard to
action of the Committee on Versions.
There is an entire p-iragraph there in
which we endorse the action of the
Board of Managers.
The paragraph was read by the Sec
retary. I want that stricken outxb.ecaue in
the first place, it is a proposition to.
endorse the action of the Bible Society.
when, during all the years in which
the matter has been under discussion,
there has been no appeal made to us
for our opinion in the case. But now,
In the seco&d place, personally, I .
eacnot vote fcr tbat, although I hold
myself a fat fnefcd of the American
Bible Society, for I am just row stud- .
yinz the matter in question. I have
not Jet ma'Ie CP rc7 rainrI uPon jt' al"
jthoaghl am inclined to- think tbeyj
', ha7e fone riSht For it 13 conceded
that that Committee on Versions con- j
"'tea some cf the farst German and
Fnglish scholars that they brought
1'nt0 tnat wor an array f IQ?r f tra"
'ncnt tant an scholarship, such as
iave never been collected and engaged
such a work since the time of the
translation by the authority of King
.7arnra
If our endorsement be so very impor-
'which, from tho necissity of the case,
mu3t reside in New York city,
1 cannot go for the preamble with
rn scholar, I said.
XII McNeill That is true. But
thi3 recent work of collation was nr-
."forcned by a committee of nine of the
; most distinguished scholars in this
; country. Two of the members of that
1 committee its chairman and the'-Rev
Dr "MeCIIntock have approved en
tirely of the course pursued by the
.Board, and Ur 3lcClintock is now up-
on the Board. So far are we from af-
flicting anybody "by these proceedings,
it is even true that the resigning Board
are now co-operating with the Society,
and are willing, upon the same ground
that this body is requested to do so, to
approve the proceedings of the Board.
Then again in reply : This body was
not before consulted, because this is
the first meeting of the body since the
matter in question arose.
As to the difficulty involved, they
would have been involved in difficulty
rar'worecr, -it -k;a it i" i i
not taken place ; they would have been
involved in a violation of the Society's
charter.
After further debate, in which E C
Slater, W C Johnson, J Atkins, C F
Deems and others took part.
Levi Pearce demanded the previous
question, which was sustained ; and un
der its force, the paragraph was strick
en out, and the report, as amended, was
adopted.
II N McTyeire, in view of the amend
ments of the report, and explanations
of the Secretary of the American Bi
ble Society, asked and obtained leave
to withdraw his substitute.
After the announcement of the prea
ching and other special notifications,
the Conference, according to order,
took a recess till 3 o'clock, P M.
Benediction by Bishop Paine.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Conference met pursuant to adjourn
ment at three o'clock, Bishop Paine in
the chair.
C F Deems conducted the devotions
of the body.
T W Dorman presented a report,
No 2, of the Committee on the Holston
Conference Resolution. It states that
the vote ascertained was not sufficient
to bring the matter before the Confer
ence, and begs that the committee be
discharged from further action.
It was adopted.
J B McFerrin presented report, No
4, of the Committee on Books and Pe
riodicals. It was withdrawn for a brief
modification. It wa3 taken up item by
item. The first and second items were
adopted ; and, pending a discussion on
the third item, a motion was made to
adjourn, which motion prevailed, and
Bishop Soule pronounced the benedic
tion. Wednesday, May 26.
Conference met at usual hour
Bishop Paine in the chair.
E F Sevier led the devotions of the
morning.
The minutes of yesterday afternoon
were read and approved.
Bishop Early took the chair and
called for reports.
MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
J Boring presented the final report
of the Committee on Missions, as fol
lows :
The Committe on Missions, in sub
mitting their final report, beg leave to
state that they have reviewed, in part
at least, the proceedings of the Board
of Managers of the Missionary Society
for the last few years, and although
they find the item of incidental expen
ses to. have been heavy, do not feel it
necessary to do Eaore than allude- to
the fact.
In conclusion, the committee ask to
be permitted to present the accompa
nying extract from the Journals of the
Boar 1 of Managers of the Missionary
Society.
The extract embraces resolutions of
thanks to Kev Dr Shut Secretary,
and I Litton, Treasurer of tie Society
for the last four years, adopted on the
10th of April. 1858.
The report was, on motion of J E
Evan;, adopted.
ELECTIONS.
A II Mitchell, seconded by C D
iiTir, movea me loiiowing : u
after to be held by thi3 Conference, of
BAok Agent!, Editors, Secretarie,ar.d
the like, be held by ballot. Adopted.
PUBLICATION OF BOOKS AND PERIODI- ,
The unfinished business of yesterday
afternoon wa3 now resumed the re -
port .of the Commit;ee on Book3 and
1 1 , i huuamuie mi
sec tin," part 2, of the Discipline the
question being on the adoption of the
third item m the repo
authorizing the office
retary.
A protracted deba
ly, C D Betts thoug
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action. lie proposes
of the report which refers to the Fi
nancial Secretary on the table for the
present.
The motion was agreed to.
The Chair now directed the reading
of the remainder of the report the
question being on the adoption of the
4th item, viz.:
Constituting a Book Committee,
consisting of five' members three to be
residents of Nashville to advise with
the Book Agent on all matters relating
to the Publishing House, fix salary of
Agents at Nashville, fill editorial va
cancies, etc.
The 4th item was adopted.
The chair then directed the reading
of the 5th item, to thi3 effect:
Constituting a Sunday-school Book
Editor, who shall also be Editor of the
Quarterly Review ; also an Editor of
the Home Circle, who shall also be
Editor of the Sunday School Visitor.
E II Myer3 proposed a substitute
for thi3, consisting of two items; to be
numbered 5 and 6 one with reference
to the periodicals of the Conference,
and the other with reference to the
Editors.
He proposed that the Book Agent
shall publish in Nashville a weekly pa
per, to be called 'The Advo-
tr""X" -f-hild's paper, to be called
"The Sunday School" Visitor; ami al
ter the first of January, 1859,a month
ly to be called "The Home Circle and
Methodist Magazine" combining the
features of the Quarterly Review and
a Family Miscellany. It will be seen,
(he said,) that this disposes of the Quar
terly Review, and merging it into the
Home Circle sinks the Quarterly and
enlarges the monthly. The Quarterly
has sunk S8000 to the Church in four
years, and we had better stop such a
work.
D S Doggett opposed the substitute.
It was a blow at the Quartely Review
a death-blow questioning the pro
priety of its continuance. There was
a discrepancy between the figures of
the Agents and the Committee.
E Stevenson There was an over
sight in a bill payable, which was dis
covered and corrected by myself.
D S Doggett Was this Conference
prepared to pronounce the doom of the
Quarterly : His connection with that
Review justified his remarks. He had
no personal interest in it now. It was
however, a species of literature requi
red by the best interests of the Church.
It was only a failure financially. As
to it3 character and influence, it was
not a failure. It had, for the past
eight years, compared favorably with
any periodical in the country ; to say
nothing of his own hand therein.
He proceeded to explain its financial
embarrassments. After some debate,
J F Hughes moved to lay Brother
Myers's substitute on the table, which
was carried.
The fifth item, relating to Newspa
pers and Editors, was then adopted.
The sixth item was adopted.
The first paragraph of the seventh
item was also adopted.
Conference adjourned.
Benediction by Bishop Soule.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Conference met at three o'clock,
pursuant to adjournment Bishop Ear
ly in the chair.
J B McFerrin conducted the usual
devotions.
T. Macl Jin presented a report from the
Committee on Temperance. It concludes
with the following resolutions ;
Resolved, 1st, That no further legislation
is needed on the subject of the liquor traf
fic, believing that the trade is demoralizing,
and that oftenders should be dealt with as
in other cases of immorality.
Resolved, 2d. That we are, as a Church,
as much as ever in favor of the temperance
reform, and recommend to oar members
a strict adherence to the temperance pledge
involved in our General Rules,
W. A. Smith opposed the resolutions,
alleging that it was unconstitutional to in
terpret by resolution aa article of the con
stitution, O, R, Rfcie and J. G. Bruce argued the
opposite opiaion.
T Maddio said be did not think of the
constitution when he framed the resolution.
Dr. Smith saw nothing but constitution.
; SMipreta Owsrt in iTiE. II e
that -o i:.,T-.-nul a matter w not
! U be arretd ' a. sitra-rt ooiK'-i
-.s.-.;:a:kr.al law. It a j.bJn n .v.r
; of ::.- ri!
c-n whiih w re com;..?T.t
K. Wa-Ji-f.nh rtair.
ai 'r.rvri'-'?.
thir; in a Atria-
we or
a' I'.-w
:-e h&l &
vz ovr nscm-
tioi in- 'ia; I 'w :
TTOvjdj thev -111 not J
-or'j-r.'r
ho At the Ja Ges
ferai o:.;;r..L- it
. that act w e f-xpre
-r;-c- of the Ger:er
was c-xpi;r and by
-p-d r ir c j .D.oa of te
! Tin'-.
Aftc-r s-c-ne fursktr discussion, and ser
'era! aitmi'ts to amend, the ren!
ions
were ao--ptn-J.
j The order of the day wa3 now brought
jUpT the consideration'of the latter part
Uf the report of the Coicnittee on
j Book3 and Periodicals, the j-t-vaininir
uem3 f t ire:;'! wer afr.r? ' 9- op-
ted.
amended, was adopted.
On motion of J E Evans, the report
was adopted as a whole.
Thursday, May 23.
The Conference met at half-past
eight o'clock, Bishop Early in the chair
the preliminary services by Rev II
N McTyeire the journal of yesterday
having been read at the close of the
session of yesterday afternoon.
Bishop Kavanaugh wa3 now called
to the chair. - - -
BARS HILL AND CARROLL BEQUESTS.
J B McFerrin, from the Committee
on Books and Periodicals, to whom the
subject had been referred, reported a
resolution to the effect that the Book
Agent be requested to receive the be
quest of Wm Barnhill, of Lagrange
College, and appropriate the same
one-half to Missions, and one-half to
Sunday-schools ; and that he receive
the bequest of Jame3 C Carroll, and
appropriate the same according to the
will of the testator.
G W Brush Is this Barnhill of
Lagrange, Ky., or Lagrange, Ala ?
L Rosser From the communication
before the committee, it appears simp
ly Lagrange.
G W Brush There wa3 a bequest
troin Uiariam county, ) , J...
hill, but he is not of Lagrange College.
ALP Green The committee have
not accomplished exactly what is de
sirable. If they know the persons au
thorized to receive these bequests, they
had better mention the name3 of these
officers in the report, so that when
these gentlemen who are to pay over
see the report, they may know who are
authorized to receipt for the bequests.
J B McFerrin asked and obtained
leave to withdraw the report for amend
ment. HYMN AND TUNE BOOK.
J B McFerrin, from the same com
mittee, submitted their report, No 3,
on the resolution of R J Harp and J
A Ivey, with reference to the prepara
tion of the Tune and Hymn-book, em
bracing a resolution to the following
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sbtsuiuea, xiiai me wnoie suujwi ui
t 7...J fTLni.. t.i. .v:... -f
a Tune and Hymn-book he referred to
r,ir o TTrr,r,wv Ki tn
the .Book Agent, Book Editor, and
Book Committee, with instructions to
take such steps a3 they may deem ad
visible. R J Harp proposed to amend by
substituting the words, "be instructed
to adopt the measures necessary to
v . t J TT v 1,
Ihe amendment was rejected, and
then the report was adopted.
J B McFerrin, from the same com
mittee, to whom had been referred the
resolution of J E Evans and L D Hus
ton, submitted their report (No 14)
on the claim of the Memphis and Ar
kansas Advocate, authorizing the Book
Agent to pay to the publisher of said
paper $4400.
The report wa3 laid on the table for
the present.
THE TRACT SOCIETY.
J B McFerrin, from the same com
mittee, now returned their report (No
10,) reconsidered and amended so a3 to
embrace these two subjects of recom
mendation :
1. That the Tract Society be con
tinued until its business shall be wound
up by its own act. Then, if it be found
expedient, the Society may be dissol
ved. 2. That Dr. Hamilton be continued
in his present position until he shall
have adjusted the financial affaire of
the Society.
J Stacy I move to substitute for
all that part which refers to the contin
uance of the Tract Agency the follow
ing words :
The Tract Agency shall be dis
continued, and the unfinished business
thereof shall be placed in the hands of
the Financial Secretary; who sha'l
make all possible effort to collect the
does cf the Society, and the mean3 and
avails thereof shall be used for the li
quidation of the claim3 of the Tract
Agency."
After debate, under the force of the
i xne inira item, proposing tne ap- i length against the adcntion or the re-
rt, namely, tna; nomtment of a Financial Serretarv of 1 .1!. V.o V nim.ur .(twu.i- an.wrMop-,
of I-iDuncial feec-jthe Publishing House, which had been violation of the Societv charter, be- i t!J ihe report we snou.JBurrenaer our ;
laid en the table- this morning was ; r.A t.,,- r.f tJ charter as a Missionary fcoctcty. ih3'
r .' l'Ulu aiiLLiiii iiiav uiCkauiviv nuj: i
te ensued. Final-; called up, discussed by L P.arce, E II Uhat of a Board of Minion- under the wa3 certaln,J an ,ma'na.ry d'C5SU;t-T' !
ht it time to take (Myers, A L P Green, D R McAnally, icontrol 0f the General Conference.-1 IIeLcaI edu ati0n to the resolution;
l tO av tnat Part nn spvr.r-.l r,t krs and sftr-r l-,in. TU A -f V Pa wmcu lute rviwri t.usr j. iai.
C Walker", lit ub-: :v?
jcted &:,.rra alive; 47 ; fi:
. r 1 tbea tLe es t-f J W WL'r- -
: tie was arr?d to. r-1 lh rer-rrt, ti.
.'CONcTrrUTION J THE K:? i:-NAr.Y .J'!
CrETY.
On motion Ir J II
erence now toik cp the cons? aeration!
i,rt v o .r .i. r I
inn ifisijnrsjt rrfri.-,j;r..' a. nit if w. fnr 1
5,v-i i
iary
iinst
bociety, submittei on the
TKa T W VA
Oa motion by G W Lanzhom?, it I .
; nnl T? Ti- CV,
c . r .k irr, o. i
Secretary cf the Missionary Society,
be now heard by the Conference on j
! this whole question
, Dr. Sebon then catre forward tathe
forward tvV. !
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i forum and a-lire'S-d theOmlW
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i tion in all bodies, especially where ves-
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ted rights were concerned. He argued
.il l ii iv j 1
the legal question involved, and showed
that even the reaoval of the JSocietv s " - :
from Louisville, Kentucky, to Nas;. j Society until the new chvrter should be :
ville, had given rise to litigation as tone ; and if that charter be nr i
.i i. fcf, rr,-c i t granted we shall go on as now. He
the rights of legacies. Ihis change of h. . . , , t fc .. , .
ui, i .v, c . simply wished to call attention to the
name would hazard the Society s right j e J, . , , -
to property m the several fetates and
lerritorie3, vested under this old con
stitution and charter. He made some
further general remarks in opposition
to other, features in the report. Some
conversation followed as to certain
questions recently sprung in the North
Carolina and Alabama Conferences,
with reference to the- right of the An
nual Conferences to the control of their
missionary funds, respectively, in which
T W Borman, J J Hutchinson, D B
Nicholson, W Closs, Bishop Pierce,
and Dr Sehon participated.
The motion to consider the report
by items was then adopted.
C F Deeras still hoped to hear from
the Chairman of the Committee of the
whole subject.
J Boring T had hoped, sir, until
report should be read, a3 it just has
been, because that really involves the
whole question. That being adopted,
we have adopted the fundamental prin
ciple ot the report: but that oemg re-
jected, the whole is vitiated and de
stroyed With regard to the constitutional
question wnicn nas oeen ra.u a w!!sn ;
i rv r - r rs. r vamrtyir V t TT r 1 f 13 trim 1
jsir, that tn.s report proposes to suD..ti-
T V v -r " irv v. q .i 1
iUe .,iemulsF.Stvr. vu,. i
1 announce m my placets ua.rman ;
of the Committee on Missions, that this j
report was adopted after a great deal
of d.scussion on the part of the com-
mtttee alter tne mostiree, .m., ueuo-,
erate and repeated discussion. j
we naa, in mat uouy a. ... in , i
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t p lfl i. w a f rea er or ims saic u.
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opinion3 wnicn we nonestiy en:enaincu. j
opinion
We ha
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v e nave a u yieiaeu ana co npr hi. 3e. .
Not one
VI tucui lias an iz utsiitu. j
desired, i
e have in a spirit of harmony, as It
conceive, and under the promptings of,
a desire to adopt a better plan yielded i
our peculiar views. But as to the con-
. ' . , ic i
stitu:ional question, I confess mv sur-
x, . ' , , Tr c
prise at the views expressed by Dr be-i
r -rv o t. m. i i i
hon. Dr behon must know he must
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have learned experimentally long since
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that a mere change oi name can nev-
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er vitate tne ngnts oi property. ou:u
, . , 1 J tr .i
any court of law or equity suffer the
vitiation of the right3 of property be-
use l"e j , rru 3
been changed ? That is strange, new
doctrine to me : and 1 am not prepared
iL. , r .v . i.
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thiq mnrninrr. that this rpnort would be i - . . - - . .- ,.
I : . o' , . jilUth Art, bee an, JLiooK oi discipline,
passed without much discussion ; and 241 commcncing with the words!
now it is not my purpose to multiply !. nd ala0 deteriDinetetcf bertricten I
words upon it very unexpectedly an(Uhe followin g inserted : "And !
to Deueve, ior one raoiDeni, mat buta;. ,i . . ir l -f
J ... , ' i . thev could ever make, lie nrgued that
a suggestion will embarrass the action -t.. , , 4 , , . i
r c rrvi t-v , i I the Bishops, who traveled at large, and
nf thia riiMirrn- Itip I isictnr haul .. r . .
himself alluded to a change of this
character. nB ua -
that the JWary Society of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
1 TT 1 1 1 I .1 . .V. x i
isville, Ky ; that it was chartered there,
and held real estate and other proper
ty under that charter. We dared to
remove that Society to Nashville, Tenn,
and whoever supposed that such remo
val could endanger the right3 of our
missionary property ? I put this ques
tion . Does Dr Sehon believe that
property held by our Church, and in
terfered with to this extent, is held in
jeopardy ?
Dr Sehon I did not say, Mr Pres
ident, that this body- is not competent
to make any and all changes of name
I of its institutions. 1 ou are fully com
petent to do that. Bat I did say that, ;
although we (the Missionary Society)
were a regularly incorporated institu-;
tion, under the authoritative act of two
sovereign State3, the ehange of loca-j
tion from one of these States to the
other had raised a question as to the
right of legacy. I also say that by the
adoption of a new Constitution you an
nul the old constitution and the char-
vis ii :.-.
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the iro-astUsiioa
h'ch
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new !
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cae-i ttat tfcT wui hTc t-a te csrter-
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J Bom;? I will rfirk t7-n thJ
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1 yoa wiU perceive, s"r, that in the
usb ot our rciori wc cjt5 rcraraca
clos
-r . i i.j
j thai point.
j Mr Borlsg conticaei hU resarks,
out a
at at too sreat a Jeneth for insertion
m the credent number. I
C F Deeras said that he thought the
brethren would endeavor to tarn the ac-
r. v r r e . i. -
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lon lri9 "eReru vmierrnce upnuic
contutauonai o.ut ni.se or tr ce-1
non reprouucea iij uro iiugr.c. .
resolution specially pro v men lor me in-
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corporation of the new Board to Le in-:
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augurated by this report. lhcrre?cnt
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ment of the imagination. If that were
the only objection, the report should be j
adopted. . j
L Campbell moved that we now take ;
the vote.
The Chair reminded the Conference
that a two-tliirds vote w6uld be necessa
ry to pas3 trie measure.
J Boring said, I snbmit, Mr Presi-
dent whether it is a change or a substi
tution. The Chair replied, It occurs to me
that a substitution would be a change.
The vote was now taken whether the
question should be put, which was lost.
On motion of N F Reid, tht whole
report wa3 laid on the table.
N F Reid offered the following res
UllbMOnS or L.rv fnfor.rw r.vr-rl
which he n.-, r nor rpni !
of the collections for missions in said ;
Conferences, if judged necessary byj
them. j
lie said So far as we from North
Carolina are concerned, we do not want !
any new plan, any new scheme ; but ;
1 the ,
. Society amcnded. There
.
provisions ot
the 2nd sec- j
ithat Constitution In
tl0n ot the ltith article, power is
iyen t0 thg Annual Conferences, in 1
nction wUh the pre8;dcnt 0f the!
Co?lkr , tft make what appropria-j
tiong nccear' Pfor the ;
thg ()rrae-tic missin,. In ;
th,.ist clau3e of the 1Qth artice thj,
hM & check u it
- t. u, nnpration. Now. I r,ro-
fyicvccit. ia." uuci uvu
7 - I
nose bv mv resolution to remove this
U
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cneCK, an'l allow me uonierences to j
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control their own missionary funds, '
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w ga5 there divers;tJ J
of jj Jn the Cornrnitt.0. The !
entati&n of one Conference wish-!
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ed one thing, and the representation
.u r r r
of another Conference another. i i
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agreed to the measure for the sake ot
p. . ,
this one article, etc.
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Bishop Pierce thought the resolution
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of Brother Revl would go farther m its ;
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practical operation than he intended. ,
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Board. The system laid down in the j
Discipline was probably the best that!
j thg j
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a lew ernennanons. woui'i oe ti:e uesi ;
I knew the cecessitie3 of the work, in
! connection
nritTi tht rarpnt Tioard.
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ht t malce the appropriations,
q h y F
, p r 3 resolatIon Ta3 Wd Bpoa the ta-
ble.
W A Smith submitted another prop
osition. J B McFerrin opposed. The plan
would prostrate our foreign mission?.
J J Hutchinson offered an amend
ment, which was accepted by Dr Smith.
The hour of adjournment came, and,
after notices, Bishop Soule pronounced
the benediction.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Conference met pursuant to adjourn
ment, Bishop Andrew in the chair.
A II Mitchell led the devotions.
Minutes of morning session were
read and approved.
Conference proceeded to the election
of oScers.
The list of these oScers were pub
lished in our last, in a letter from the
Editor
olution :
f iTi
Yi:
VW '.." t 7! a - -- -- ' ? -'
B''v:'p Fi -a thlr
TJ Kr per.'est sU fr.cwiP5
r:'ii'cn, r"neJ If $ucr, r.-4 O Ii
B.3e:
n.sw.l, TLtt tV T-nrl c f Mrv
rert cf b MUv'vry Sci-ty cf tb
M E Chxirch, S ;:h, be irssmxieJ t
aHw or.ly rz;h i!ry the V.
try SccrKtTj ti li te t pil u that
al'owe 1 to otWr General CcrsV ,?-;.-
- T J Kfvrtr dei'rel t lr.w iy
Mionary S?rretry ahaaM.fce paM
2?00 shry. It w.s ItrcT than thd
sihry of other e -lcera. Ah the trive!-
mg expersjf
paid besides.
of
x crcUry wr
S KelW sail I.V Sehoa wl-ked t
cake a !a!nvnt ! th. r.fircnce.
and he hoped tb matter : u'I te Jail
over ti'l he ebou! l be yrra-:T.- - -
J B McFerrin s" -i the c--H) hal
teen piid f.r ' .iTy-yr,M-iwrathan
twelve ranth paU Dr Sehon had
appeire 1 before the Bjard; staS I that
he couM ri t'attin- to. the datiea of
the olTice at l orae, while " e was trael-'
ing abroid ; nn I anajitiant Val deem
ed nccefrsarv'ta atltaJ- to-the correJ-
i . ' y m
pon-Jenco, m i.e rot rpwij, etc ine
Board examined tba.nsatter'md found
they had n nif.horitytoclct an aHi-.
tant; but fe?fcd t inceasl tb
Secretary's salxrv, atid. allow hira to
employ on ramsei!. lio erapioycu an,
assistant, and "was thu9 cnattcil to give
more attention the w&rl tnd render
more efficient service tbtae Church. ,
T O Summers aald'tat J- B'MeFer-
jin's statement was stnetly correct.
C K Marshall said the Secretary 'a
office wai a peculiar "one. -He Corr.eS
before the X.'onferencea and people so
liciting monty. He carmot brg without
giving himself. He gives as much ia
every meeting ai other ra.cn in his po
culiar circutnhfinccs. He sets the ex
ample of a noble liberality. It was bad
policy to cramp such a man in bis la
bors. Bishop Soule deeply zegrfctted thai
this subject should have been brought
before the Conference. He feared it
was consuming time to no-valuable end.
He believed the General Conference
and all the interest of the Church would
be perfectly safe in submitting thia
matter to the Board of Manager cf
the Missionary Society.
Dr Sehon having entered into the
house during this discission, came for
ward and tnady a staterm-at to the Con-
"iTeil not wish to make these re
marks previous to a certain event ia
the history of thia General Conference.
The remarks he made yesterday had
no reference to his election. He did
not intend to present himself as a sup
plicant. He had never sought an of
fice, and would disdain to da so. Ho
wa3 ready to make a statement, arid
then retire, and throw ba-ck into tho
hand- cf the Conference the oflfce they
had given him. and f ll into any place
that might be assigned him, in the min
isterial ranks.
In 1841, as a representative of on
of the Northern Conference, he had
voted with the South. lie had como
to ui of choice and from principle, ar. J
had remained up to this time. He had
ben welcomed and honored. 1 1 is
brethren had confided in him. They
In 1 the warmest gratitude of his heart,
and of his family. He would not rpeak
of services rendered; whatever they
had been, they were due to the Church.
In 1815, living in Cincinnati, blei
eed with friend i and home, and hav'ng
a large amount of means phcd in his
hands, a committee waited upon hira,
and requested hirn to serve as Mission
ary Secretary. He declined, becauaw
he could not ccrne, and so remained in
Cincinnati. In 181G, he was compel
ed to leave ; he had no lorger a home
there, and then hi4 brethren of the
Tennessee Conference received hirn ui
a member. They sent Lim to the Gei
eral Conference, and the General Con
ference elected hira Missionary Secre
tary. After holding the office two days,
he declined again. In 0, he wa
unanimously re-elected, and had now
held the office for eight years, having
been re-elected in lo4. It was an
arduous work, and involved great lac
rifice as well as great responsibility.
He would read a recapitulation of
every dollar be had ever received from
the Missionary Society :
The first rear the Bjar J Lad paid hia . J 745
The Mcnd" jear
The third jtar
The f'urth vear IZt
Tfce fifth jear
The sixth vear YffA
Thenerenth jtar 2000
The "lib jear'f jr h;in'-f aod aiUot. .20
Why had h'i3 salary been raised t9
$2800 ? From the nature of the duties,
it was necessary that he should bar
an assistant. The Board voted hira
2S00 a3 the salary of himself and his
assistant- It was anal in such oSces,
in the Northern and other Cbarches,
to hare such assistant. If the Confer
ence took from the Board the right to
appoint his salary, they would afflict
the Board, not hira. He would ven
ture to say, what he would not for any
thing have said before hia election, that
the salaries of the General Confe" ace
(See 4tl p9'-