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r A Si , f 1 T-l P lU II I i 1 VT PTJUUSHED WEEKLY BY A CXJZSnCTTTEZ 0? 2H7TISTEES 70S THE XTTH3DIST EPI3 COPAL CHTJETH, SOmL-SrTTJS T. HEFLd, Eiiter.- Vol. Ill EALEIGrH, THUE SDAT, ,J TJE IT, 1858. SI 50 a veai in advance. ADVOCATE. L L A. i o. 24. Fro to tU Dal! j A'lvocate. liEPOBT OF PROCEEDINGS GENERAL CONFERENCE Saturday, may 29. . The Conference met at Si o'clock - the preliminary exercises by li r Thou btnngfieM Bishop Pierce in the chair ie lournal of vnttr(uv a nd aoDrovad. Dishon Earl v waa ll...l tr, iV, ,a..;.. V ' ' ' v "J'i -tot... . .. VUIL.IAI. 111. tiip r a r ..-. .. ' ..., V 1JC ANNLAL CO.N'i'KIt- L M Lee, from tha Comruaite on . Iti nerancy. subrnitt-d thi-r n-ndrt CKr. lU) on the errors and defects in the'ehism." Joornalu of the Annual Conferences J B McFerrin Both words are giving specifications, and recommend-' there. ing that the Secretary of this General The report was adopted. 0feJTence ..be .instructed to have this AGEts THE PLBLI.L'IVG hocse. mince wIT--11?1 Coherence of 1854? i8tr0cting tho ' m'7I MI "H'V II f Bw'-,0 ,i a .'i-. ... lAgcnts of the Publishing House for on.i lmiuai tonierences witn : reference to this matter, printed ajld : :ated to the proper officers of communicatee each Annual Conference The report was considered and adop ted. SECCHITIES OF THE PUBLISHING HOUSE. J B McFerrin from the Committee on Books and Periodicals, returned; the: r report (No 3) with reference to . , . t 1 i- 1 - it : the gecuntics of the Publishing House, ; matter of the securities of the Publish ing House be referred to the Book Agent and Book Committee, etc. ; jwhich was considered and adopted. JTHE CARROLL AND SMIZKR BEQUESTS. ru'H McFerrin from the same com mittee, submitted their report (No 15) on the subject of the communication of William Barnhill, of Lagrange, Ky., recommending that the Book Agent be requested to receive and appropriate the bequests of Michael Smizer and James P Carroll, deceased. Which wa3 also adopted. DUTIES OF BOOK AGENT AND BOOK ED ) ITOR. J B McFerrin, from the same com mittee, submitted their report, (No 16) embracing an additional item for their report No 4, with respect to the duties aVbly in the Discipline these words, "No book of our Catalogue shall be published without the joint concurrence f k, "R-rL- "RrlitAr and thf Book Agent ; and in case of difference and disagreement between them,th matter shalT be referred to the Book Commit tee." He said this makes a slight altera tion in an item already adopted. Some seemed dissatisfied with, the manner in which it bad been reported. The report was adopted. VAN HOUTON DONATION. J B McFerrin from the same com- "mittee submitted their report (No 17) I on the paper presented by R Abbey j ami Levi Pearce with regard to tne Van Houton donation, recommending that these trustees be continued in j 0.0 more tnan one ot ours, ana ne re charge of said fund to be paid to tbe'.ceives from S3000 to S1000 annually. Missionary Treasurer and Book Agent. The number of their membership The report was odopted. ere is not one-fourth as large as ours, TiTnuv DftTTTV and they pay only 250. Sir, we ac- COMPENDIUM OF THE HISTORY, POLITl, J f J ,J, ' . .. w icept it as no burden, but as a privilege. DOCTRINES, AND ordinances OF the j It ia a burden, just as the wings of a CHURCH. J B McFerrin from the same Com mittee, having reconsidered the sub ject of the resolution of C D Oliver and G W Carter, to thorn referred the getting up of a Church Catechism now submitted a report, (No 18,) recommending that the Book Editor be requested to prepare, or cause to be prepared, a Catechism or Compendium of the History, Polity, Doctrines, and -cJinances of the Methodist Episcopal Cchurch, South, which shall be submit ,tf.,1 to the Bishops for approval, and, nnnroved. printed at the conve- nee of the Book Agent. me J Hamilton 10 wnat prucmar; - a reasona- class of readers is this work to be ad-We estimate raust be in the neighbor dressed ? ,111 hood of two millions of dollars. The J B Mct errinvve conciuueu w , vur.nrt in thlS indefinite manner, and i., v the character of the work entire ly to the Book Editor and the Bishops. Bishop Paine It is not mandatory, only discretionary, . J E Edwards objected to this m-jcTr..ss- Catechisms were 1 ddress- A tn children. He understood that this j work was to emo. .. , fasting, prayer, and thanksgiving to our Sabbath-school interests. It a3jAim; ghty God, for the abundant out absurd to get up a Catechism for older j of hig g 5rit on these and , tTa 5,1 not obiect to the work. ; f 5 . r c k- V,. . persuu-3. 1 a "P f It wonld fall into good hands. -but ie desired the Uonterence clearly what the work was to be. j neco.Dmending the Bible as a J B McFerrin The resolution of j text.book. Bros Oliver and Carter specified the j 5,h Recommending the introduction ind of work they desired ; and the re- j of gacred mugic ag far ag p0S3-ible. Vort was based on that resolution. Tha(. we receive the charter of J E Edwards--Does the resolution!, Centraj University of the General centemptai.e . j S hr.nl work ? J B McFerrin It contemplates a Catechism for youth just brought into the Church, and for babbath Schools. 3 E Edwards Then why call it a Catechism? J B McFerrin -The child is not WThen it shall be born,' it w'u be time enougu r 1. J . I. y vQm onrl h r- tize it. G W Langhorne did not see the point I of the objection. We needed a took -embodying portions of tie history and ; the doctrines of the Charch. On these points those of mature years need in doctrinating as well as the children. Many adult members of the Church" Lave very imperfect ideas of our doc trines and usages. lie once heard a Presiding Elder affirm that he saw very little d.nererce between tbe doctrme3 the Methodist Episcopal Church and i T . WH ..1.1. AVI . . oiiuruu. u liitvver i-m . . . PJieh lehor- wou.'l cnaorsc he was wiian'' to receive. M J Ji lack well I would like to uh- inir flifi .--,rl iw.m,.t,.,i;," 4irv. J B McFerrin from the same corn- ablhtJ aJ fideiay with which they manaSed th affiilr3 the C' SUPPORT 0E THE BISHOPS. W A Smith, from the Committee ' on Episcopacy, to whom was referred the duty of estimating the amount that ehall be paid by each Annual Confer- r,... Ll . 1 wij. - s iui hit uwai. I'j'u! years, auuuiiueu f . j 8700 j Arkansas Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi Missouri St Louis Kentucky Louisville Western Va Virginia N Carolina Holston S Carolina Texa3 East Texas Wachita Tennessee Memphis ai.j j ti ISO 675 250 400 225 200 225 225 100 650 300 150 650 225 175 200 650 500 u a (( (i tc a a a a u u u a S6775 - 11 - " m , . v with our beloved Superintendents, in view of the manner in which this sub ject had been sometimes discussed. He expressed surprise at the small hgure reported for Louisiana only 250 fall ing to her share. He was really sorry that any part of thi3 fund had been tax ed upon the Missionary Society, and wished that the salaries of the Bishops had been raised, and that one or two more had been elected to help them in thir work. Louisiana (said he) accepts her portion as a privilege; and if you want more, you may double it ; andif you want it in advance, you may draw now. Sir, I am astonished at the rel ative cost of the Episcopacy. Why,sir, we have in iuouisiana a handtul or Episcopalians, whose Bishop does not bird or the sails of a ship may be re garded in that sense helping us to go along. B M Drake demanded the previous question, which was sustained,and then ihe report was adopted. EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS OF THE CHURCH. B M Drake, from the Committee or Education, submitted a report, in wri ting, setting forth in detail the several schools, academies and colleges under the patronage of the M E Church, South the number of the pupils, ex tent of libraries, etc ; showing that the t close3 with recommending the passage 01 resolutions r 1 . to the following effect : 1st. Expressive of the devout grati tude of the delegates to the General Conference for the general prosperity of our literary institutions 2d, Setting apart the second Friday : rv-.-U " ,V - .1 , . t ill uuiuuei, ui ei.t.L jrc-ii, ij a uttj 111 icveiy uepmnueui. ui 111c uuunu nuiii j gJ ReCommend ing an increase of . .lista: these institutions. ; (jonterence ot the M. iu unurcn, aoutn. but defer final action thereon until the hext General Conference. 7th. That while we approve the great object of the erection of a Central University, we recommend that be appointed a board of Commissioners to prepare a charter and plan of ope rations, procure information as to the best location, means of endowment, etc ; and report to the General Confer- : ence meeting ia 18C2 their actioa in Charch, South. They tke all the -the premises, ftncial responsibility of fcoilding up On motion of J E Evans, it was or-" the Medical Department. TLey have dered that these resolution be coosM- j already $50,000 to $100,000 to begin ered and acted upon as independent! upon. Are voa going to reject that? propositions, and the first five were : adopted without debate. j If we live at the centre, u a no arga- W J Sasnett opposed the sixth res- j rcent against our right of, competition ; lotion. He was opposed to the recep-j for this institution. The breAren came tion of this charter, because if we ac-) here and made the offer, aad "re ac cept it, even with the qualifications ; cepted it. They asked U3 to do noth expre?sed, we would be committed to it j iag but procure toe charter. That we and to Nashville for its locality. He ) have done ; and now, brethren, if we was in favor of a Central Uiiiverehy, ! d not bring up something worthy of ; but opposed to d-.varSng the i lea by ! your notice four years come, just adopting this resolution. drop us, arid go anywhere you please, ALP Green stated his connection ; and we will go with you. witu the procurement of this cnarter, which he represented as of the ino-;t fa vorable character unlimited. There J I was but one other charter as liberal as this. If the Conference ef'ia charter, they would do themselve3 and j the Church an immense damage. j j J Hamilton desired to take it out of j ;the category of competition with our j ; other institutions. A diploma should j be required in order to the admission ; of students. i Bishop Paine said a word a3 Trustee ; of'the Greensboro" University. An ef-1 fort to establish a real University had j i been initiated within the limit3 01 the j till this hour, sir, that my tame was in . Alabama Conference before this mat-J this charter I nver heard of it. ter wa3 agitated here. They had gone j When the resolution just rejected came ion there and raised a subscription ofiup before the Conference in the report ; nearly three hundred thousand dollars of the committee, I felt myself like a at the last accounts there were two hundred and sixty-tight thousand dol- ' lars. ana an emcient -A?ent in tne neia. ahese subscriptions were heavy and j paying interest. Une man subscribed $20,000. Another, who himself and his family had subscribed S35,000,had said to us, " My part is in the bank now, and I would rather you would draw for it than to pay interest." We intend to build. Arrangements are made for a University complete, with the exception of a Medical Department. We intend to teach Christianity a3 Methodists. We intend to teach bib lical literature and religion. Is it riodit in the Conference to prejudge thi3 matter ? We expect to come up here four years from thi3 time and present you, in this institution, a noble speci men of the liberaly of the Southern Church quite beyond the contingency of failure a permanent thing so far as insert the word 44 decline" for the word " defer ;" and to insert at the ei.d of the resolution these words: "It i3 therefore understood that the action of this body shall not be regarded as giv ing thi3 institution the preference over any other which may present equal or superior claims to the next General Conference." D S Doggett was opposed to the resolution and amendment. C F Deems moved to strike out the resolution, for the reasons assigned by Dr Doggett, and added the considera tion submitted by Bishoo Paine. Ala- bama wa3 preparing to offer something ; tfinmKlp fw a af-.nri-. wl.ilft Tfin nesspft ' only offered a charter. He did not like the manner in which the thing had come up. Jt reminded mm 01 tne 01a saying familiar to childhood : j -r , T T f .1 T 1 ' "Won't you walk into my parlor ? Said the spider to the fly." He objected, also, because it was a ; proposition to set up aa independent j r t 1 ri 1 1 .1 1 i iUedicai ocnooi, independent 01 me: Church J B McFerrin, in connection with other brethren, was appointed a com mittee to procure this charter. Ihe idea of this Central University did not originate in Nashville. G Jones It originated in Georgia, North Carolina, Mississippi, and Loui siana. . J B McFerrin The idea of location did not originate here. 1 believe Bro Gillespie claims its paternity in an ar ticle not long since published in the Texas Advocate the idea of a great Central University to be located at Nashville. Another brother here says it was originated by a Kentuckian, in 1855. All I know about it is, that a meeting of brethren, called together in Nashville, appointed a committee, and, authorized them to appTy for a charter, j The idea was, that we had the Book Concern here, that this was a healthy point, and therefore it was offered to us ; and we would have been the most ungallant men in the world not to have accepted it. Bro. Sasnett, and other brethren from the sand-hills andpiney wood3 came up here, and, seeing tho blue grass and fat cattle, thought this tbe very place to send their boys to school. They wanted their boys to grow up to be men weighing two hun dred pounds, or more, and, Nashville being the very place for that, they of fered us the location ; and we went on and procured the charter one of the most liberal charters in the world, up on which they may engraft any thing they want. Now, our brethren and friends here got up the idea 01 a medical depart ment. Did you ever know a Universi ty without a Medical School ? I un derstand a University to be an institu tion connecting Law, Medicine, and Theology with General Science. This is a kind of sub-chartef, as I under stand it, and all these gentlemen ask is to be under the great Central Uni- yersity of the Methodist Episcopal We are not Toting ag-iinst Greensboro, J E Evansdoabted wherher we mijiht not injure parties by accepting thia charter. He moved the previous Qoes- Hton, which was sus1nd l-v the House. The Crair T?e first ucitiou h cn striking out the sixh resolution. The resolution was stricken out. W A Smith remarke4 generally that we were not ready to enter upon such a work, and would not be for the next four rears. BishoD Soule I hold in mv hand the charter, and it i3 the first time I ever saw it. I see my nime in this charter, with others. I never knew mariner at sea, out of sigat of land, and without the necessary instruments to determine ins latitude anu longitude precisely in that situation. I did not know, sir, what wa3 meant by re ceiving tms charter. I did not know what was meant by ?r.ing this Board of Trustees, and consequently felt myself perfectly at sea. I did not know how to act, nor hardly how to talk. But the Conference has settled the matter by striking out the resolu tion. Still I am not yet e'ear in my apprehensions with respect to what the Conference mean3 to do precisely. There i3 now before us a resolution providing for the appointment of a com mittee of this Conference U have this whole subject of a Great Ceatral Uni versity under investigation, and report the result of their inquiries and exam inations to the next session of the Gen eral Conference. Am I correct, sir ? sicmers isto be appointed.1 BUhop Soule Well, sir, I certainly have no objection to that. I feel no disposition whatever to make any fur ther observations. A II Mitchell Are these commis sioners to procure a charter ? B M Drake To prepare a charter. G Jones This subject has been un der consideration before the committee for nearly four weeks. We have la bored much and long upon it." Some of the best minds in the Conference have been at work in that committee. They have matured this thing as well as they could, and the report comes before u3 as a sort of compromise. We did not intend to endorse -these corpor ations, nor commit tbe Conference to i 7 T-... !i- - .1 1. uie uuiveisity nu, xum iuc icsuiuuuu laid on the table was designed to be I noncommittal. Ihe resolution now De fore us proposes to survey the whole I ground, and to take action iust where we want action, as indicated by every speaker on this floor. . . . , j Hamilton did not expect the action of the Conference would go to the ex tent it has. If the Alabama Institu tion were not accepted, he and his col leagues would have no heart-burnings about it. A S Riggs demanded the previous question ; under the force of which the seventh resolution was rejected. On motion by J E Evans, the report was now adopted a3 a whole. G W D Harris asked and obtained leave of absence for W McMahon, who had received afflictive intelligence from his family. C K Marshall presented the follow ing resolution, which was, after several ineffectual efforts to amend, adopted : Resolved, That we earnestly exhort all our people to sustain and patronize our own institutions of learning, and to consider the painful consequences that have befallen some who have most un wisely allowed their children to be placed in Roman Catholic and kindred schools. J J Hutchinson complained that his speech of yesterday was not reported in the Daily Advocate. O R Blue said he had been slander ed by the reporter, and set down for a fool. The reporter replied : The statement i3 not correct, and I protest against such misrepresentations of a man who has no right to speak here. The question on the boundary line between the North Carolina and Vir ginia Conferences now came up ; and L M Lee and R T Heflin spoke at length on the subject. The hour for adjournment having come, notices were given out, and the Chair pronounced the benediction. AFTERNOON SESSION. Conference met at three o'clock, pursuant to adjournment Bishop KaT , . -,, anaugn in tne unair. W P Ratcliffe opened the session with prayer. 1 The bitsiness before the Conferenoe sat the hoar of adjournment wa.5 rt-rxij- ; 5 ed. After some mi..elIaneou5 discussion, ;'ani a speech of fifteen minaies by G j W Carter, Oa action of T .question was now pat.- t ihe substitute was reject!, and the j original report was ad op 1 1 x i F TEXAS AND KIO GRANDE MISSION FERENCE. con- j I follow- I Bishop Paine submitted the & . . . ; Resolved, That if within the next. lour years the lexas .on.erer.ce should rt nam it- Kn- 4-4 , . -4 .-- - new Confe vtiu iv wt;:i( 1 'J Ui f : -c airj ui 11 ii .tr st to divide and organize sa; ;rence within their bounds, J siding Bishop shall concur, and the Pres . , it best to remove the eastern boundary eastward to the Guadaloup river. Bishop Paine I have no doubt but the Guadaloupe would be better for the, present; but if you postpone it a year or two, it might do very well a3 it is. The motion to reconsider was agreed to. II N McTyeire I move now that the line be brought east to the Guada loupe river, running from its mouth up to where the road from San Antonio to Fredericksburg crosses said river; then as already described and fixed. Bishop Paine How far up the river doe3 that road cross ? J W Whipple One hundred and ten miles. I want to amend the mo tion, so as to include Fredericksburg in the Rio Gra.ide Mission Conference. The amendment was accepted, and so the motion was adopted, and the boundary changed accordingly. GEORGIA AND HOLSTON CONFERENCES. L Pierce, from the Committee on Boundaries, submitted a report, chang ing the line between the Georgia and Holston Conferences, so as . to include in the Holston Conference, etc. E H Sevier proposed to substitute the report by these words : " That the line between the Georgia and Holston Conferences be defined as follows : be ginning at the Tennessee river and the Alabama State line ; thence south with said Alabama line to the eastern base of tbe Lookout Mountain ; thence north with the base of said mountain to the Tennessee and Georgia State line ; thence with the Georgia State line to where it meets the line running between the South Carolina and Holston Con ferences." The substitute was accepted, and so the report was adopted. MISSOURI CONFERENCE. W G Caples (the rules being suspen ded for the purpose) moved to take out of the description of the boundary of the Missouri Conference page 200 of the Discipline these words : " And also the city of Quincy, 111." The motion wa3 agreed to, and the words were stricken out. THE CHURCH EVANGELIST : A WEEKLY TRACT. On motion by C K Marshall, the Conference now took up the considera tion of the report of the special com mittee for the establishment of the weekly newspaper susested by his memorial submitted at an early day of the session. the session The report recommends the establish ment of a weekly newspaper for gen eral and gratuitous circulation, to be " of the highest order known to Chris tian literature," and prescribes a plan for getting up the same, embracing se ven items, heretofore described. C K Marshall spoke fifteen minutes on the object3 of the paper, and the methods by which it i3 proposed to be put into circulation. The several propositions were then adopted, upon separate consideration. On motion by C K Marshall, it was ordered, that " The Church Evange- I ist : a weekly Tract," be the naiae and style of said weekly newspaper. j Xi Ji.van3 submitted tne ionowmg: Resolved, That the Book Commit tee be authorized to employ an Ageni of said paper, if they deem it expedient. Several members proposed to amend, by appointing 0 Jx Marshall to that Agency. H H Montgomery submitted a reso lution to that effect. J E Evans withdrew his resolution. The hour of adjournment having now arrived On the motion of E H Myers, this subject was laid on the table for the present. 15 M .Drake made an inettectual mo tion for a reee3 till eight o'clock. ! F E Pitts moved to go now into the election of the Book Committee. And then, after some desultory con versation witli reference to unfinished business of the General Conference, such a3 the place of holding the next such as the place of holding the nex General Conference, and a change of tney may aoeo. - . ding to the Kentucky .Conference "Lib- Aftpr somo conversation, Urtv " etc rJEVT m0Vfd SUbStlT ! ' ' RATIO W P.EPRE-SiLNTATION. I resolution ey a motion to reconsider the , j vote fixing the line between the Texas' On motion of A L P Green, the Con-i and Rio Grande Mission Conferences. ; ference took up the consideration of; J W Whipple It was desirable to the report, No 4, from the Committee ; remove the line a little farther east. jon Revivals, namely, that proposing a: J Boring had no question about the 1 change of the Discipline, pages 3'i and j wisdom of the erection of the Rio ! 37, with reepect to the ratio of repre- ' Grande Mission Conference, but tho't ' sentation in the General Conference, so Gen ?I c n- ral Co&ferenc. The Ccnfereaee a djoarted ti dav morale;:, e o c.ock. Benediction by BUhop Sia'e. .Monday, May, 31. The Ccnfereccs icet at &i oV.cek tve onecicr exercises bv the Rev Dr ' Joter.h Bovle B ' J . is a op Karana-gh , 1 j the chiir. The journal of Saturday was read j &&d authenticated. I -p- v,. A ,.,.. , ,n tV . x --L. c ri .a tv-.v ? action of the Conference I chair, fi. (had seTera, :Kt3 jn the D;5ci. ! ; . . - i i;ce wnh re5pect to Conference bound-j arife3 to make the Discipline conform! t0 previoug actioB of tte bojy aiij .' T , , - - that there hall be one member return ed for every twenty-one members of the Annual Conferences, and changing "two" to "three," so as to read, "no : Conference shall be restricted to less ' thiui three representatives." On motion of II A C Walker, the J latter proposition was laid cn the ta- J ble. G W Langhorne moved to fndefin-; itely postpone the remainder of the re- i port; which was not entertained. j P P Smith advocated the change. j L M Lee opposed, for the reason we j have nc lay representation in the ; Church at all. The safety of the in-, terests of the whole Church, in his ; 'judgment, would be far better secured and subserved in a large representa- j tion. Bishop Soule With all due respect to the statemont of Dr Lee, I beg leave to say that I have ever supposed that the whole Methodist Episcopal Church ministers and laity are represented in this General Conference. Such has been my conviction from the beginning. L M Lifee In the sense to which the Bishop refers, I suppose I should tTt W--V-C. .-Tit-l-. 11 -.,-- view of Dr Lee, and to meet the ex- pen3e complained of by Bro Smith, I j propose to amend the Discipline in an other place, so as to prescribe that the General Conference shall meet only once in eight years. The Chair That cannot be enter tained. A L P Green had noticed among the Annual Conference delegations, that a j number of the old and moderate men are returned a3 the very last in the lists; j and if the ratio had been as low a3 one j to twenty one, he feared the old, mod erate, safe men would have been left at home. He would prefer a me "ium , . . i . i .i ! between this proposition and the pros- ' ent ratio. He moved to amend the resolution by striking out 21 and inser ting 17. i . t The motion wa3 agreed to on a divi3- j ion affirmative Go, negative oo. j The resolution reported, a3 thu3 1 amended, was now adopted. j ADMISSION OF CHURCH MEMBERS. j On motion of A II Mitchell, that j part of the same report which proposes ; to modify or do away with the princi-! pie of probation was laid on the table for the present. J Stacy desired to offer a substitute for that part of the report. The Chair It cannot come in now. i. way ofthe substitute for the balance i ., -v,. . . .. - ..... of the Report No 4 of the Committee on Kevisals : Whereas, many changes of the Dis cipline have been proposed ; therefore, Resolved, that no further change of our present Discipline be made by tr.J3 General Conference, except such as shall be necessary to make the same conform to the changes already made. On motion by C F Deems, the sub stitute waslaid on the table. CLASS MEETINGS. On motion by C F Deems, that part of the same report changing the section j relating to class-meetings was laid on ; i the table. j LOVE-FEASTS. ! The Chair now directed the reading j and consideration of that part of this report from the Committee on levi- sals, proposing a change ot tne -U.scip- line, by inserting matter to follow sec 2, chapter m. D B Nicholson Does the report propose to restrict reception to love feast to those who are in full fellow ship '? T O Summers No. G W Langhorne would strike out the word3, "candidates may be receiv ed," because the discretion of recep- j tion of members was altogether with ; the preachers. But he did not press ihe motion. R T Heflin It strikes me that a proposition similar to that ha3 already been laid on the table. The Chair No, Eir ; it wa3 not the d J -x kV same tie ratio of rftreient-ation in th J-zve-feai: r-tr:c..:a to or.e hc-sr aid iii4. Levi I 'eirce an! E Wi!? rth er saw thrA rtric'.::n violatr J. J B;.y.e I ra very p!a 1 to ntt with er.e rr.an in mv life who Km r.evtr eea that ru!e violated. I hive often felt that I wmjM b do.ag injary to the C3Ue cfGl bv clos'.a the raeetir. j the enl cf cr.e'hoar nd a fcilf ; ni I I trust now that ihis dUcretion will bo left to th-se managing tbe meeting. D S Deceit I d.fer verv niateri- Pro Bov.e. I have observed the of ratios if thia hour and half rule, and I am decidedlv of the opinion that it is f:ur. Jed in tbe matures, wis dom. I think there ia a deep Mgacit in it. I think the love feast will ac complish all its legitimate objects, if conducted properly, in an hour and a half.- Such is the result of ray own observation ; and I should deprcct any change of the rule. There is ioico discretion, hich the rule itself allows. A L 1' Green I concur with Dr Dog get The rule is especially adp- ted to meetings m the country, where men, women and ch;I iron come to wor ship. The love-feast begins at f o'clock, siy, in the winter. It ia rtrj comfortable to the ir.i.do ; bat peraoaa outside m iv b? suffering v.ith cold. I want th'. ra to be compei'el t ) open the doors. C K Marshall The difficulty u in the long, tedious opening of the lore feast. A love-feast is a love-feaat, brethren that is exordium enough. E Wadsworth It has been ray cus tom in holding love-fcaat, to hold tho love-feast proper one hour and a half. If there happen to be an outpouring of the Spirit of God, and it i desirable to continue, I close the livc-feast, and, open a prayer meeting. S P Richardson Mr President, I do not want to stay here longer than to day. I move that tho qu,3.ion bo no-.v put. This motion being seconded by a majority of tho House, the taction to strike out was rejected. And then this part of the report wa3 adopted, It is in the following words : Question 1. How shall the love-fea-St be held ''. Antwer After singing and prayer,, the minister may make a short address, setting forth the nature and design of tl r.-.t.-tL. w.rt , 14-pw rm . m mum mm water in token of brotherly love, and collection shall be taken up for the poor of the church whenevei it ia deemed necessary ; candidates for church-fal-lowship may then be received into the church ; after which the members bhall give brief details of their religious ;t perience ; and the laeeting shall clos& with singing and prayer. Question 2. Who shall attend tho love-feasts t Answer All the members of th church, and other serious persons who may be admitted by the preacher ia charge. QwKtion 3. How often shall tho love-fea3t3 be held ? Amwer At every quarterly meet ing, and at such other timt3 as th preacher i;i charge may consider expe dient ; and they bhall not be continaed looser than an hour and a half. INSTRUCTION OF CHILDREN. The Chair now directed tho reading and consideration of that part of tho same report proposing a change in sec. iii, chap 3, page 99 of the Discipline, striking out combrov.3 language, and the same wa3 adopted in the following terin3 : 5. Let the minister diligently in struct and exhort all parents to dedi cate their children to the Lord in bap tism as early a3 convenient ; and in lua pastoral visitations let him pay epeciaJ attention to the children; epcak to them personally and kindly on experimental and practical godliness, according t their capacity; pray earnestly for theta; cause them to be faitkfully instructed! in the nature, design, privilegei, an4 obligations of their baptism ; and as soon a3 they comprehend tbe respomi bilities involved in a public profeBiion of faith in Christ, and give evidtnc of a sincere and earnest determination to discharge the same, see that they be duly recognized as members o f tL Church, agreeably to the provisions of the Discipline, chapter iii, section i. Let the second paragraph of section ir, page 103, be ttricken out. PUBLIC WORSHIP. The Chair now directed the- reading of that part of the same report propo c.r.?r hiin!7e3 in sec vi. chap 3. pazes y an. &f tbe uisc,p;-ne ; Qi the game was considered and adopted in the following worda : Q nation 1. Omit "among u?,on th Lord's day." Omit answer C to question 1 : "Let the society be met," etc. DRESS. The Chair now directed the reading and consideration of that part of ih-s same report proposing to change the Discipline by striking out sec Tiii, chap 3, of Dress. J Stacy proposed a iubstitute for thi3 part of said report, embracing & proposition to the effect that preaehera in charge shall earnestly and frequent ly direct attention to the General See 1th aqt).