She Christian Advocate.
tiHbll'-E I'omrr uf HaWMin and llarg.lt Sl.
THE O 11 G A N
of xnE
NOHTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE
OF THE
V. E. MUR If, SOUTH.
JIAIE or SUBJitRIPTH IS
FOR ONE tV.Mt IN AliVASCE. resTAliE TAIU.
tlx MONTHS. " "
II payment lt U.layed six months.
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1.3S
P-.i.ti.
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The Cross 3arfc is to re
in bid you that your sidmcrijitiim has
tr.ire'l. Jf you font tf.e jac
i unt il, renew jrot tly
persons are reipiested to pay legal
j,.,. iL;.- on nil '.-tiers addressed to this
..i'liee. We have been lnllch annoyed it
i ite. I.v ;t failure "I; ill" part fi.rn s
p..ndeiits i.. note thi" oft J !.-( t ropiest
the mukai. oi;li;.tkn to
i'av debts.
W lial i- a ,Vht "? " That wide
in.- tV.iiu ne neisoii to another
is
for
t
money borrowed, goods or other proper
ty in-.'-'-lia-eil. or personal service" ren
....I." The I.',. ligation to j.ay appear
m, i li.. vei v definition of debt .
Th,
.111-
.i.-uts .-..u-i.i.Mv.1 t It i- obligation
li t
s.. ,tr--ng and "acred thai they
at ta.-liei
v.-i v heavy penalties f
Its '1 ! rtt !. n.
The ieei- ha
a Ian up to tile time "I
"-..',11. which gave
the creditor the riuht
,,..!! ,,e .leh t"r int.. -lav.-iy a- a ineai
e.iileetillir hi- llioliev.
K"iiiin
i., ,, :.i,e til.ie put the- debtor ilit
,, oflhe creditor to be treated
the
1 cl'Uel-
;ii slav-
,, il,, .ii to he s..,t into for
, : . Imprisonment tor the n,.n-pay-M,!
ol de'h!- v;b a law, whieh pte-
n.1
1 eXtOU-lVe.V IU clVlllZC'l colllUl les.
( ;' iMiiisc. we eoiideinll t he-e
lav
l.eiuv. exorbitantly harsh and -rvere.aml
. n!v eite them t
J..-
ow now -at veil iv i tie
i 1 1 . .1
.inei.nt
considered the moral and le-al
1 I - .. K ..... T . .
. .I.ii :-, ion
to pav lieOI-. .eeo.Miu
iue .e-ent law- t" cioi.-iiaii civi!i.a-
iioil. the '.ehti-r i- -llhji'i-'t only li''
of hi- pi .perty tor the paynii'iit ol
Id- .lent-. This is the legal ohligation.
I'.ur i 'neie are -o ma ay eases wnore ll.e
eivil law is not available, that creditors
me.-t relv upon the mural oidi.U ion ol
,i',.-n to pav their deht-. liieii are
t !:!. ing redients in this iimral ohh-a-,;,,;;,,(
1 ) a pro,ise ( :i I juti-'i
i :; i ..peetalio!l.
Win ii a man contract-- a .lehi he
promises to pav it. His word is pledg
ed. His honor is at stake. The vow
is uj,.,n him. When the old dews made
eolitrael- tlleV liolllnl CUcll other ill '
icrv solemn way. They conlinned
..:niaets hv -laving an animal, euttitm
It i : o h i!'.-, placing the lial- oppo
site iti each other, hetweeu which severed
halves. lvii.i.iii.- with hlood, the eoii-tractinu-
.anies passed: thu- pledging
i i.em-ei e to he cut in -under as the
si ou auiiiial, if they failed to make
'h.-ir Monii-e go.,d. Ih'tice deremiah
-.I-.-: "1 will give to jiuiiishmeiit the
H,. ii who have not performed the words
of t he covenant which thev had made
; f .. me. when they cut the calf in j
tuain. and passed hi-twccn the pans i
iii tcof.' Sometimes the annual was
-ruck down with an axe in the pres
ence of witn 'ssc-. Hence the Latin
fnse, ferire "i-f"m, from .vhich is
d the haiglish term, '"to strike a
oarain." and anciently meant that the
man failing to comply with his hargaiu
-hnild he struck down with an axe as
the fated animal, dephtha, in the ar
dor ,.f his war with the Animates, made
a promise to sacrifice the first creature
I hat sin mid come forth to meet him mi
hi- returning home as a eoii'pieror. As
he approached home he was met, Hot hy
an animal, r a slave, or enemy, hut hy
his ,c,vn and only daughier. And he
slid: -'Ala-, my daughter, thou has
! mi-ut me very low, f ir 1 have opened
mv month to the Lord and cannot ,o
bui-fc."' Thi- case reveals the iutle.xihh -
i
;ess ,,f the purposi
of the Hd Te.-ta-
on nl character- to stand up to their
wuros and promise, however much it
might cost them. They were the. men
whose word w as a- good as their iioinl,
and such men pay delits if they can
l. .ssil.lv do so.
The second element involved m tin
moral ohliga: i..n to pay dehts is thi:
principle of ju-tiee. The law of eoin
moii pi-ticc rcijuires every'litan to pay
i h-tt which i- due to others. Among
i he inalieiia'ile lights of mankind is that
ol acquiring and holding property.
Thi- ir..perlv cannot he taken Ironi
anoiiier right fully except hv giving him
in exchange an equivalent. To get a
man's goods, money, or services with
i l.e'pr oini-e to pay and then refuse to
do -. while having the ahility, is a
plain ease .if stealing ill open daylight.
1 1 i- a -in that will exclude a man from
tin-kingdom of grace and glory "What
.; i;h the Lord require of thee hut to do
ju-tlv. and love mercy, and walk hiim
l.ly ln'fore thy io.! The Lord then
hie- require every man to do jit-ily -and
no man can he doing ju-tlv who
..- lists to pay hi- just dehis. "Owe no
i.r ', anything"' is an apostolic precept
which everv man, hoping for heaven,
should carefully heed.
The third element in thi- moral oh-
lie.itiou is the expectation produced in
the mind of the creditor. n this ex
pectation he proceeds to trade and car
t mi l.iisiness. If no dependence could
l e placed upon the assurances of deht
ois. it would he impossible to know
what judgment to form of future events
or how to regulate our conduct in re
sped to others. It will in- seen tinu
that the whole ' i ade-w orhl reaidiing out
its co iiniercial wings to the seas, wash
1 1 iv t ! siiores ol -HI nations, tests upon
li, .. -me -Iv which pays deht-..
f.ditoim al bbiffs.
Few .1. Sandford writes us that the
outlook on his circuit is hopeful, and
encouraging.
Our book notices arc uercssarily
crowded out to give room to the Geiiei
al Conference proceedings.
Ceo. T. Simmons, Esq.. ! Halifax,
is our authorized agent at Wchlon ami
I la li lax.
A note from Hi v. W. D Meacham
informs us that his health is .still feeble,
lie desires to he remembered t.i his
brethren in the ministry. His post
oi'lice is Linu N . .
--- A- will he seen Iroiii
i a.iscoiia) ' isiiai ion for li
he plan. of
published
lit allot hei
column, Bishop Pierce is to
1'iesii'e at mil
next V.olilcrence. i n
announcement will gladden the heaits ol
all our ueaeliers ;md people.
iiev V S J'dai k, pastor of Kdi n
toti Mreet Church, ivho has heeti aliseitt
for s, eia! week- in ;it tendance upon the
l.eneral Conference, returned last S;itur
da and occupied his pulpit on Sah
hath. He gae his congregation an in
terest ilia account of the work of the
o-nerai Conference.
(io . am.e has consented to de
liver the address .it lint hel ford (' 'liege,
and iiev. Or. Wcttnoie will preach ! he
aintual sermon at the approaching com
mencement Iiev " W lfuncau, of Wo'.fotd
College. S. (' . will deliver the lrerary
ad dress at the aipioaching commence
ment of Thoiu.isville I'emale College
which takes place dune .nil.
( i '-eenslioro Female 'ollege com
mencement take- place on Thursday the
."ah. The literary address will he de
livered Wednesday 2'.th hy Kohert T.
irav, lv-i.. and the annual sermon will
he preached hy Iiev d T i'.agweil in the
evening of the same day.
The comm. l meiit oi the I ni-
veisitv of North ('ai'oiina takes place
Miv ;ltc lith. The sermon is to he
reaciie I hy Iiev lr I'atter-on of Vil
iiiiugtoii, and tlie address will he de
hvere 1 I'V Maj. I'.uglehard, Secretary of
Mate.
Ir. Kuge'ie (irissoin,
in-lit of the X. C In-.ine
iivered lln addre of the
fore i he as.social ion of In:
Superuiten
Asylum dc
oceasion i.e
tne Asylum
Sitpc! iiitendents ass,. milled in ashuig
tou, l. C., last week The 1 r. is a
tiojiulai' and aide speaker.
We again call upon our agent- to
hest ir t iiemsc! t.s in heh.ilf of t he Aniu
i atk. We diop from our li-t this
week a huge immhcr stiliseriiicrs
wlios,; time iiad expired. Ifoui agents
had applied to these parties personally,
miuiit not the great majoritv
f them
iieeu induced to continue the paper
S',.;,ie .tie tu. r,-UeSOie'. .'tiit'lS Will do
so. AN" i ! ! not all mir brethren pies-, the
canvass in, ire vigoroii-ly ?
The coiiimitti :i the publishing
interest in t heir n-port to the ( ieneial
'..inference, gi ve it a- their deliberate
conviction, that the Nashville id'-ocate
cannot W published I'm less than !,-.-0
per aminiii. and advise that the price he
raised from $- to f-.-ol'. We heartily
concur in tin judgment of the commit
tee and in the action of the tieiieral
( oiilereuce on this ,iiestioii.
A letter Ironi Iiev. 15. K. Hal! ol
the '2'lvA iu-t.. informs us that oth St.
! t'l. m-eli W iliniii.'-toii ol" w bicii he is
pastor, has recently been blessed with a
revival. The meeting i- still in pro
gress. He ha- been ably assisted by
Dr. P.urkhead, lievs. T. I 'age iiicainl,
.1. W. Craig and .1. W. Jenkins.
Mai. W. J. Montgomery was
unanimously renominated for Solicitor
in the sixth Judicial I 'istricl by the cou
veilioii which met in Charlotte on the
Ji l iast. lb- has made a successful
;H -cr, and we congratulate the Major
ujii n his reiioinination, and also the
pei.ple of that I'i-trict in their se
lect ion.
We thank those of our friends who
are so promptly responding to the suh
si nption bills mailrd to them from this
oflice. We hope the number of answers
may be largely increased during the
coming week. There is now and then a
cafe w here a .-ub-eribcr is not prepared
to pay just yet: in .-ill -itch cases send us
a postal card stating the fact. We are
glad to hear from ymi. even though you
not send the money.
T1HX1TY COLL i A i K CO M M LX( ' K-
MI'.N'I'.
rhe Sermon before the Theological
Society will be preached on Sunday,
June '.'til. by Iiev. F. H. Wood.of North
Carolina Conference. rJ',,. Alumni
will meet on Tuesday. June lith. ai 10
'clock, a. in.: the address of welcome
will be delivered by Fro I'. Johnson.
Wedliesday.Juiie PJth At It' o'clock
a. in. the Annual Sermon will be preach
ed by i'.i-hop Wightman. At o'clock
p. in , 'he Literary Address will be de
livered by (iov. Colquitt, of tieorgia.
Ai o'clock, p. m. the Address be
fore t he Alumni Association, by Rev.
W. C. iannoii. of Xoi I, Carolina Con
ference. Thur-dav . June !. Commencement.
All the railroads will give return
t icket s eit her tor one tare, "f tor three
cuts per mile each way.
II. Cu.vvr.N.
.4 ----- -
Rock Sl i.lN,; kminai:v. t ur close
will be on th.; :;ilth of May. Rev. C.
M. Anderson, .f the North Carolina
Conference, will preach the annual ser
mon, and Rev. li. E. Johnson of Lin
colutou, X. C., will deliver the Litefarv
Address. Chief Marshal: F. S. Kids,
of L neolu count v.
D. Matt. Tiiompo
I nei, VI', Mav li'. 1-TS.
(TTIXKliAL CONFERENCE PRO
CEEDINGS. 1'olTiTEEXTH DAY.
TiintsDAV, May 10th.
The Conference was sailed to order
by Bishop Keener.
The divine services were conducted
by Rev. Dr. W. II. Potter of the North
ia. 'onferencp.
Minutes of the last meeting read and
approved.
The conference room was densely fill
ed hv this time and many ladies could
not obtain seals; the vestibule and aisles
were full anil many could not obtain an
entrance.
Various reports were introduced and
laid over tinder the regular rules ol on
of business.
Mr. Petci-oii offered a resolution,
that, after to-dav, in resolution, me
morial or petition proposing a change
in the Discipline should be entertained
without the consent of two-thirds of the
Conference.
Ili-hop l'ieree presentvd report X um
ber Two oflhe committee on appeals as
follow s :
lil'.l'oHT NO. '2, OK INK COMMITTKI-: ON .VI'
I'K.W.s. Appeal of Tyre 15. 'llarbin, Elder Illi
nois Conference, suspended. Decision
of the Illinois Conference reversed.
(J. F. I'iki:. i.. Pres't.
A. II. II iVi.i.iH., Secy. Genl. Confer
ence. The special order of the day had now
arrived, and Rishup 1'aine assumed tint-hair.
The order was the reception of the
fraternal delegates of the Methodist
Episcopal Church w ho had come to bear
the fraternal greetings of that gieai
Church to the icueral 'oiiferem-e of
the Methodist Episcopal Church. South.
The church was so full by this time
that it was almost impossible to gain
admission.
Bishop 1'aine announced that the or
der of the day also included a communi
cation from the Wcsleyaii Methodist
Church of England conveying assur
ances of frateruitv.
Till
INTIH'Ilt i 11, IX.
(iov. t
llqllitt
icii escorted t he rra-
ternal delegati-, Iiev. C. i. I'oss, I). D.,
and Hon. William Ciimhack, who as
clerical and lay delegates respectively
come from the enei al Conference of the
M. E. Church.
Bishop Paine cordially received the
delegates, and introduced them to his
colleagues, after which he introduced
them to the ( 'onferclice.
The Conference then rose to receive
them.
The credentials of Mr. Cuuiback and
Dr. I'oss, from the authorities of the M.
!'.. Church were read by Doctor Sum
mers. Bishop Paine ordered them to be re
ejorded on the minutes of the t ieneral
i inference.
The scene at this time was very im-
, n .1 . 11. o : .1
pressive. -n me veiieranie nisnopr.
wcr the stage and among then' sat
Dr. Lovick Fierce, "one of the father.-."
1'he fraternal delegates, and Rev. A. S.
Hunt. D. D., of the American Bible
Society, and Cov. Colquitt, President
E. E. Wilev, of Emorv and Henry Col-
ge, the venerable Dr. Sargent, of Bal
timore, Dr. T. ( . Summers, secretary
and President A. . Haygood, of Eniory
College, assistant secretary, completed
this tine arrav.
THK WF.sI.KY N MK TUOIMsTs.
Dr Lovick Pierce announced that he
had a comuiuiiication from the Weslev
a il Methodist Conference held at Bris
tol, England, which conveyed messages
if sympathy in Christ.
It was received and read to the Con
ference hv the secretary.
After the document was read. Dr. A.
M. Shipp, of the South Carolina Coii-
erence offered a resolution that a com
mittee ot five on fraternal correspoilence
be appointed by the chair to respond to
this eoiiuininicat ion and to all similar
comiuuications.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
Bishop Paine said
"1 know that it is the pleasure of the
Conference to hear from the delegates
who have just been introduced to you.
Dr. Fuss, will you say something to
your brethren ?
Rev. C. D. Foss, D. D., rose in re
sponse and after being received with ap
plause addressed the Conference.
At the conclusion of these eloquent
and beautiful remarks of Dr. Foss there
was continued applause and demonstra
tions of approval.
Bishop Paine said
"1 cannot find heart to repress this
demonstration."
The speech created a very profound
impression, and at its conclusion, as well
as frequently during its delivery many
of the audience were in tears.
Dr. Foss is an orator who throws
deep feeling into what he says, and his
utterance is eloquent to a very remarka
ble degree.
Bishop Paine said the Conference
would have the pleasure of hearing also
from the Hon. Yilliam Cuuiback, lav
fraternal delegate from the Methodist
Episcopal Church.
Mr. Cuuiback was received with ap
plaus-e. He delivered an address which
was frequently interrupted with appinus
was throughout moM e.
lialU
c uved.
At the coueluMoii ..( 'i s touching
speech, Ri.sl;.. Fain.- made a few re
marks.
Tin: ' i.i l : .
After Bishop I' une had concluded his
remarks, the Conference spontaneonslv
sang the dox-ology and the impressive
proceedings ueie al an end.
FIFTEENTH DAY.
Fr.lPvv, May 17th.
Conference wet ,e ihe -tated hour.
"EaleTiE Christian Advocate.
Bishop Paine in the chair.
Divine service conducted by H. A. C.
YValker.
The minutes were read and confirm
ed. The 'hair announced the names of
the Committee on Fraternal Correspon
dence, to-wit : A. M. Shipp, E. E.
Wiley, O. P. Fitzgerald, A. H.Col
quitt, J. D. Giddings.
(.in motion it was made the order of
the day on this day at 11 o'clock to re
ceive the fraternal messengers lrom the
Methodist Protestant Church.
Bishop Pierce took the chair.
On motion of N. II. D. Wilson, the
revular order of business was suspended
tittee'.i minutes for the purpose of pre
senting and referring resolutions, under
which a large number ot resolution were
offered.
The order of the day came on, being
report No. It of the Committee on Epis
copacy, which was taken up and r?ad.
F A. Peterson moved as a wbsti-
tute.
Resolved, That it is e.xpeditnt to
strengthen the Episcopacy by tluj elec
tion of two Bishops.
W. i. Yeal called for the jniVious
qestioii. The call was sustained 10
yea- und 74 iui. s, .
The question was put, ami tin- sub
stitute did not prevail.
The report was then adopted, is fol
lows :
Report Xo. i on Episcopacy The
Committee on Episcopacy respectfully
report : that they have mntureU con
sidered that portion of the pastoial ad
dress of the Bishops, which was ivferred
to them, and also several papers signed
hv individual members of your holy re
lating to election of Bishops, aid the
committee recommend the allusion of
the following resolution, to-wit :
Resolved, That it is inexpedient and
unnecessary at this time to increase the
number of Bishops.
S. lii:;r.siT.i:. Chairman.
S. S. Bkyant, Secretary.
Report No. s; on Itinerancy, was read
and adopted, and is as follows :
Report Xo. S of th Committee on
Itinerancy The Committee on Itiner
ancy have, bestowed careful thought up
on each one of the subjects referrcl to
them, w hich are named in this, our St h
report, and do respectfully recount end
non-concurrciicfr in each ot them, vi: :
1. A re-olutiou signed J.J. Wheat
and J. D. Cameron, asking that Pre
siding Elders mi contiguous districts, be
allowed to preside at each other's Dis
trict Conferences in the absence of a
Bishop.
A preamble and resolution signed
by 11. J. Adams anil J. H. (irigan,
asking to strike from the Discipline the
provision that upon a call of oiie-thth ol
the members of the ieneral Yuifereiu e,
the lav and clerical members shall vote
separately.
:5. A resolution signed YV. A. rJ'civye -ter
and T. C. Dow ns, providing for t lie 1
arrest of the character of a traveling
preacher w ho shall fail to make satisfac
tory efforts- to discharge debts of his own
creation.
L Two resolutions signed by S. Black
and J. F. MeiMey asking that a Presid
ing Elder be not allowed to remove a
preacher from one station, or appoint
hint to another, without the consent of
the (Quarterly Conference.
Further action on the reports were sus
pended for the reception of the fraternal
messengers of the Methodist Protestant
Church.
E. E. Wiley, Chairman jro tan ot
the Committee on Introductions, pre
sented to the Chair the Rev. Alexander
Clark. D- !., and the Rev. Ceorge R.
Barr. D. D., and the Rev. F. H. M.
Henderson, 1). D.
The Chair introduced the fraternal
i- ii- . i .i
messengers to Ms colleagues, ami men
to the Conference, which received them
standing.
The Secretary then read the creden
tials of the fraternal messengers. 1 he
following were the representatives of
the M. P. Church :
Alexander Clark, D. D., CenrgeH.
Barr, D. D., F. II. M. Henderson, 1).
I)., and Thomas J. Finch.
Dr. Clark then stated that Mr. Finch
iviis precluded coming on account of ill
ness.
The Chair then presented Dr. Clark,
who addresssd the Conference at some
length in a most eloquent and fraternal
style. His address was received with
great favor and applause.
The Chair then presented Dr. Hen
derson, who followed in a forcible and
telling address, which elicited hearty
applause.
To all of which Bishop Pierce re
sponded in his well-known happy style,
and the Conference arose and sung "All
hail the power of Jesus name !"
After which, the regular business was
resumed, being the consideration of the
motion of I. Whitehead to amend Item
1 of Report P2, on Revisal, by striking
out the prefix "mm," which is as fol
lows :
Report No. 1- of the Committee on
Revisal The Committee on Revisal
respectfully offer "the following as report
No. 1 2 :
1. In regard to the memorial of tin
Baltimore Conference, asking a revision
of the Discipline, with a view of the
more stringent rule lit the re-admission
of members who have been expelled, the
Committee tee, nmnetid non -concurrence.
A resolution signed Paul W itchead
and John E. F. l-.vai Is, requesting the ad
ditioti of certain words to chapter i, sec
tion J, paragraph . and also the same
change in chapter ,, section . para
i . o
'iapii ". in legard to thu reception into
the Church of expelled ministers and
uicmhi rs is disapproved, and for the
rcasijii that no further legislation is deem
e.l necessaiv. the law at present heing
sutlicieiit.lv precise and comprehensive
pending a discussion the Conference
adjoin-ie1,!
SIXTEENTH DAY
SATi itu ay. May 1.
The Conference wa called to order .at
9 o'clock, by Bishop Tierce.
Opening divine services were conduct
ed by Rev. C. D. Oliver, D. D., of the
North Alabama Confernc.
Minutes of the last meeting read, and
appro-ed after some corrections being
made.
LIVELINESS AOA1X.
Judge E. II. Pottle, lay, North Geor
gia Conference, said he rose to'demand
anew the decision of tint chuir on what
is the status of the Dumeron case. He
said he had no personal feeling in the
matter, lie merely wished to know for
sake of uniformity in the record. He
thought lie had a right to know, and he
renewed his demand.
Bishop Pierce, I was asked to ans
wer this question yesterday and would
have done so at that time but the hour
of adjournment was at hand. I will
now give my opinion. Logan D. Dam
erou took his seat in this body as a lay
delegate from the St. Louis Conference.
After this his right was questioned and
on his eligibility two reports were made.
The majority report declared the con
testant inelligible, the minority
report declared him entitled to a
seat. Had you adopted the minority
report you would have given him a seat,
de jure, but you voted that report down:
sou alio rejected the majority report,
thus left him in his seat as a de farto
member, r.nd thus the matter now
stands. Here the matter ended.
R. S. Finlev, clerical, East Texas
Conference, moved to suspend the rules
to introduce an important paper.
Motion carried.
He then moved to reconsider the ac
tion hv which the line between the East
Texas and North Texas Conferences
were changed the other day.
( 'al l ied.
He then presented an agreement on
which both delegations had agreed,
changing the line of the Conferences
somewhat differently from the manner
in which the Conference had changed
it.
The paper was read and its terms
unanimously adopted.
Bishop Wightman then took the
chair.
C. K. Marshall, lay, Mississippi
Conference, asked leave to present the
Conference with certain plans and
pamphlets on church architecture sent
to him by the secretary of the Church
extension society ot the M. h,. Church.
It was moved to lay the matter on the
table.
The motion was lost.
On motion the plans and pamphlets
were received anil a vote of thanks ten
dered to the donor, and the plans placed
at the disposal of the General Confer
ence. Dr. Marshall said he had devoted time
tml ii.-'M.-v to mmtlwrn vhitroli llivlil-
tecture. It was in a shameful condition,
md he hoped it would be soon redeem -
cd.
Cries of "order," "business," and
r . 1 1 !.....,!
reat contusion nere en.-iini, iuui m-icii
some time.
Thomas Branch, lay delegate, Vir
ginia Conference, rose and demanded
lietter order.
Bishop Wightman said
"We must have better order before
we can proceed w ith business."
Leave of absence was granted to H.
F. Johnson of the Mississippi Confer
ence.
Reports of standing committees were
ailed.
Committee on Episcopacy reported
that they had called the names or the
Bishops, one by one, and had carefully
reviewed the administration of each for
the past four years and they found each
of them blameless.
IN MKMORIAM.
The committee on Episcopacy sub
mitted ;i paper on the death of Bishop
Marvin, which lulled the Conference in-
to perfect peace, and was ticarit witn
profound interest.
The paper Yvas as follows :
KBI'OKT NO. e Or COMMIT! KR ON hl'incu-
VACY.
The committee on Episcopacy asked
leave to offer the following tribute to
the memory of the late lamented Bishop
Marvin.
In view of the elaborate and full state
ments of dates and details of work made
in memorial sermons and 'dutuaries, we
do not deem it necessary now to do more
than express the great sorrow that fills
our hearts on account of the removal
of this eminent servant of God from
among us.
For nearly twenty years he served the
Church in the high official position of
general superintendent. In this capaci
ty he illustrated in an eminent degree
the zeal, the purity of life, the self-for-getfulncss,
and the entireness of conse
crationthat characterized the apostles
of our Lord, thus furnishing the highest
possible title to be recognized as their
successor.
Before he was called to this high dis
tinction his life Yvas wholly consecrated
to the work of the itinerant ministry;
and in that capacity he was .unswerv
iiig in fidelity to the duties laid upon
him. For him no sacrifice was too
trreat no work was too hard that pro
posed to enhance the kingdom of the
Lord Jesus Christ. Endowed with
high intellectual and spiritual gifts, he
laid all upon the altar of the Church.
Nor was the Church slow to recognize
his worth. She ordained him to serve
in her holv place, and ent runted to bis
hand a large part of her honor and in
terests. It may be said with propriety,
that he was never untrue to the trust
thus confided.
A special emphasis is given to our
sorrow by the fact that the Church of
God is not permitted to reap the full
IttTiffit of his wise observations in his
... i.l ,iA..rn tour. Commissioned
to go to the millions who sit in the re
gion and shadow- of death in heath,
lands, he went as a messenger of light
in their midst, and his accurate observa
tion and comprehensive appreciation ol
the situation placed him in possession ol
a wealth of facts that would have been
of incalculable benefit in the Church's
great missionary work. His holy zeal
for the kingdom of Christ, kindled to an
intense Maine by the sight of millions
nndnr tlm vail of oatrnn ilai kuess. woiihl-
. " j.-.- - i ...
have infused itself intoltiie Church, and
her arm would haY-e been nerved afresh
for the conquest of the world to the Son
of God.
But the Head "f the Church dismiss
ed him from a field in! wh:ch it was
fondly hoped he would achieve such
grand results. We b,n to the myste
rious dispensation assured that though
we know not w hat He ibeth, we shall
know.
It is a matter f profound gratitude
to God that the grace on which our
sainted Bishop leaned so confidently,
was sufficient to preserve him blameless
throughout his entire career as a Chris
tian minister. Wise in counsel, just in
administration, blameless in moral and
ofiicial life, he served his generation anil
fell asleep. Long may the example of
his apostolic zeal and purity of life
stand before his brethren who minister
at the altar of the 'luircli.
Dr. Regester said the committee had
made a unanimous request that Rev. J.
W. Lewis, of St Louis, should make a
statement regarding the last hours of
Bishop Marvin. The request was re
newed, and Mr. Lewis rose and gave
the particulars of Bishop Marvin's ill-
ness.
After Mr. Lewis closed short speeches
were made hv numbers of brethren,
among them Young J. Allen, from Chi
na. When the regular order of business
was resumed the call for reports of .stand
ing committees continued.
' Committee on Publishing Interest
submitted report No. '2, refusing to con
cur in resolution for a map of Church
Conferences.
Adopted.
Report No. :? of the same committee
was iiliiiiittci!.
It related to the past history and
present condition of the Church Pub
lishing House at Nasbvi!le.
It was read by the Assistant Secre
tary, and special attention was called to
it, as it is one of the most important
matters that will demand the attention
of the General Conference. The report
gives a full statement of all the receipts
and expenditures of the concern. The
report getier-iilY commends the manage
ment of the house and expresses appre
ciation of the labors of the Church's
agents.
The minority report was submitted on
tliis subiect.
Tt intimate extravagance mine man
agement ot attairs oi tne concern,
md stated t hat some abuses w liich ex
isted ought to lie remedied. The report
,vas very plain and strong, and was
juite critical, especially on the conduct
of the Nashville Adacate
A II tinier, clerical, Little Rock Con
ference, luoy.'d to make the matter the
special order for Monday.
Dr. McFerrin hoped the matter would
be delayed until the main report of the
committee could be made.
The reports were laid on the table.
The committee submitted report No. 4
on the subject of a Church Quarterly Re
view, and recommend the establishment
of such a high periodical under the au
spices of tin- Conference. They recom
mend a resolution that a committee tie
appointed ti whom the whole subject of
publishing :i Review should be submit
ted. Laid on the table at the request of
Dr. Mi Fer in.
The connr.it tee on Missions asked sus
pension of rhe rules to consider its re
port No. i T) on the subject of domestic
work, laid mi the table several days pre
vious. On motion, the rule, after de
bate, w is again laid on the table.
The committee submitted report '2 on
the subiect of the proposed ecumenical
Conference of all the Methodists of the
world and several plans in connection
therewith.
The report contained resolutions en
dorsintr the proposed Conference and
empowering the Bishops to appoint
committees to prepare tor this great
council aid to appoint delegates to rep
resent the M. E. Church, South, in the
conference whenever it may be held.
The report was unanimously adopt
ed. Report No. 3 related to the resolution
as to the proposed centennary of Ameri
can Methodism to be held in Boston in
18X4. The committee returned the
original resolution offered hy Dr. Sum
mers and recommended its pas
sage. The resolution was read. It looked
to the holding of a grand Methodist
centennary in Boston on Christmas,
1884, and that the Bishops open corres
pondence with all other Methodist bod
ies in America and perfect plans for the
bidding of the centennary at the time
and place proposed.
Dr 0 K Marshall seriously question
ed the, discretion of the centennary, and
aid ii would be held at an it nvenieut
time. ;
Paed Whitehead -ciid
th, objection
was f -moonshine."
Df. Marshall withdi-w hi- ,
Hots,
e'opt-
, lii... ,..ii,nt was inn -11111011-1
ic repoi
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jicsolutiou conveying
.i- lial greet
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11.... III., 1 I i t V Uf (I'll 'I' II'. 'i
wont? . Uli'od'e
new your subscription
I). D. : En
ciosed please hint if2 my suiisrnp
,:..ri tor the Advocate from Feb. 'J'dth,
1S7, until Feb. I'Uth, 17J. Though
the time of my last subscription has ex
pired, it has not been my intent ion to
allow the "paper stojipe 1." Its pages
were the first .if al! the newspapers that
became familial o me, and its weekly
appearance with my father's mail was
a source of grai ifii-at ion to me din ing
the "days of my youth," which were
spent in the "Old North State." Then
in 172 a business engagement caused
me to leave my dear old home (in
T ville, N.C.) and take "up my
abode" near SumpU'i, S. C, in pursuit
of a business new to me, (but old in the
history of my native State,) that of
turpentine, and by continuing in the
same business have found it necessary
to move nearly every year, which was
the cause of a change of 'my post office
address just as often, and during each of
the years since Ls72,aiul all thechanges
of post officers, with the "uncertainty
of the mails" besides, I have received
the Apvimwtk weekly, in due time, al
most without exception, which is al
ways full of interest and new s from
friends and dear ones of other days.
With best wishes for the success and
extensive circulation the Ahm.i tn; so
justly deserves, 1 am,
Yours most respectfully.
Ft! NK E. TlloM ts.
Milieu, ;a.. May :21st, 1S7S.
Dir. Bonmri : The Craven Circuit is
composed ot a scope ot country extend
ing tilong the Nellse River between the
towns of New.iern and Kuistou. In
many respects this is a very inteiesting
part of the country which lies high and
dry tor the low country: is pretty
thickly settled, a great many of the
people are quite intelligent, and are ;-,
quiet and well disposed people; and al
though they suffered greatly by the
war, yet they are gradually reviving
from their losses, and seem to be get
ting along nearly as well as those who
sintered less. J iiev seem to lie anxious
for the word of life, and to appreciate it
when they bear it. We have s appoint
ments, six organized churches, and oth
ers in contemplation. We have nine
Sabbath-schools in operation. In con
nection with one of our congregations
we have linee good Sabbath schools,
and mie of them with a lady superin
tendent, so that nearly all the people
within our bounds attend church, and
nearly all the children are in a course ol"
Sabbath school training. In mv visits
to the different sections I frequent I v
lmld prayer-meetings for several nights
in succession, and these meetings we
gard as being very profitable. The
minds ot the people seem to lie prepared
in this way for the. better reception of
tin' gospel on Sabbath, as we hold mil
prayer meetings during the week, pre
vious to tin; appointment to preach.
'PI , J-..... .' : .,.... ..... .v. 'S-.- ,
seem to be ripening for a glorious work
of "lace all around the circuit; indeed.
wv feel that God is with us of a truth.
Truly yours,
T. R. Ri i ks.
New beru, N.C., May isth. 17.
Bro. Benj. Baily, a prominent layman
of our church, writes:
Bro. Pegraui (our preacher) is very
popular with our people. Generally, his
congregations are large and attentive.
He is industriously cultivating his field
by visiting not only the sick, but doing
general pastoral visiting, and holding up
the cross, and pointing out the road to
the "Celestial City," and we are look
ing for an early harvest, when many
may be garnered into the church
through bis instrumentality.
We have bad an early spring, but
rather dry for spring oats, and as it is
now raining, they may yet do well.
All other grains aie doing well. The
destruction of tobacco plants by insects
has been very great, but there are a few
beds that have escaped their ravages,
out of which many plants have already
been transplanted, and as it is sooner
than we generally plant, the few beds
that have escaped, with favorable sea
sons, may enable us to come nearer
planting a fuller crop than is now ex
pected. The number ot plants necessarily
depends mainly on the seasons, for a
dry season require many more than a
wet one.
The fruit crop will be about an aver
age in our county in a few places no
peach,., -but generally, the trees will
V .-.- olimit fnmirrli for them to collie to
great perfection. Apples did not bloom
as much as usual: many ot them tail
ed altogether on account of the heavy
crop last year."
The General Conference has done,
positively, not much; negatively, it has
done very much. It Yvil go lown to
posterity as the non-concurring Confer
ence. Thev have decided to elect no more
Bishops, which was a fearful lick upon
somebody.
No change in pastorate.
No change in Presiding Elders except
to increase the number of appointments
from fourteen to twenty.
No changes in boundaries that are
material.
V. ovniiL'elistic office created; no
change in missionary plans.
All that has been done is recorded in
this paper from week to w?ek.
There is the Publishing House and
the election of General Conference offi
cers vet among the most important mat
j ers. If they non-concur hc-e we shall
! e. tc-lude they are like an old fiiejid of
I,.,.,., ,: said Ol Ins neighbor who
ill'!-'
w ou'd not
..giee with him "You is the
in '('St man I ever saw; yon al-
' the i-'ei side!" Richmond
WW
.1 l - H ue.
J I ,ie 1 e.-i-urer lias issued a drum
j n;ei V k-u-s. Allen Paine, Son & Co.
-l i'.aitilT.' re.
Kkv. .1. I.. l.onniTT,
THE CINERAL ' N FFREN ;E.
Fioui the Daily Ai; ik w util
es t he follow ing :
Book Agent elect, Dr Jl;MFci
i i u ; Editor Nashville 'hi istian dvt"
cnte. Dr P i'it.gci.ild: Elite of
Books. Di 'I'o S u ii i iiii i s ; Editor sun
uav School Periodical-. Dl V i E
Cunningham: Sedatel y of the Joa ,1 of
Missions. Dr A W Wilson.
A Ii Wiiiiicid. Chairman of Con -nit-
tee to iioniin.iie tl timers and ineiibel
of the I'.i-aid of Missions, niinoiincet ihe
following noiiiiual ioi.s :
T ( Summers, I 'resident .
N II Lee. Vice Flesidcilt.
Jus W Matiiel .Tl asi.lel.
n .-. v ; i-! ; -.
.1 S Martin. Ball ilin.le olil'eieliei .
Y i E Cunning hum, llolston ''oii
fcrelice. L S Hurkhe.-iit. Noith Carolina Con
ference. II A C Walker, Soul h C.-iiolitia (in
ference. Y II I'oller, North Ccoigiji Colfei
elice. Ii' A Yoiiii::, Tclitiess,,. ( oliferetici
P A I'eiiisoii. Virginia 'on lei oik .
DC Keiley, Teniie-see ( 'on lei enc .
A II li'e.lloid. Loui"ville oiifcreii -e.
I i John, Texas Conference.
A R infield. Little l.'ock Confer-ice,
J Lewis, m Louis Coiiierenc'.
T Johnson, I evingloii, Miss.uri
'(inference.
J C Sii.iiiion. Pacific 'ot.leielice.
P Fitgerald. Pacific 'oiifeienct.
J D Hamilton. N;."bil!e ( Tei n )
( 'olll'eielice.
C B Calloway.
Clice.
I he ii, i o-iiei
meet at N.-islu i I !.-,
M issjssjppi 1 'on ,.) .
a I Colllej. in ,. is to
Telia
i:PJ( ill'AI APPOINTMENT F )
Kiu-r i.si-i, uis,i. en uiy..
West X'ii'eina S. pi. I ( 'atlet-liiu-1 .
Kentucky - Sept. bel hy i ! 1. .
Louisville ( let. Mli.
Virginia Nov. I.! Pctei-liuiL.
North Carolina Nov. 1?7 'ha i bitie.
South ( 'a to I iua Dec. I I ev. hen ' .
Si:iilXI ll"l l!ll T l:s,i;. j, A SAC .11.
1 1 1 i 1 1 i . -epi il Puna.
To s.el , I. :. Clark. in,..
llol"toll ( tel. t , K lloxx jlle.
Florida No . Li iuim-svillc.
Noi ib Aial.aiii.i No-, . 'J7- Alliens.
Alabama I .11-- ', .
IIII III) I'l" i IMl I I I - 1 1 : 1 1 I ' I X 14.
Meliipiii Nov. !'!- Iu i-.
North M i""i""ip.i - Nm. Mo on
Mississippi I ,., -. -Meridian.
I HI I! III III" II. I I -- 1. -lo- i i MKK
Indian M i i o 1 1 (.).-(. ii lu-cngec ,'.
N.
Arkaiisir ct. If ti villi.1.
White l'i,-i- N'oi.i; Eui-esi City.
North ticorgia No. 1'7 Marietta.
South Ceorgia Dec. I 1 'i iiolna-vil e.
Western Confer u.a S .. VTJn i-
(lotte.
M issoiiri ,"ept. II Ma co il.
South w est M is-oiifi Sept. 2 lint, 11
St. Loiii ( et. II ( 'harh's.oii.
Litth- l.'ock N-v. 'J7 Hot Springs.
Liuii-iaii.i Dec II New Orleans.
slX'lll Il"Tl;l, 1. l;l"ll, if k i r lit.
West Texas. ), (. (!. San Marcos.
North wc"t Toxu". ct.::0. Bolton,
(i rin:. u Mi".-ion. Nov. L!. Indii-tiy.
North 'lexa-. Nov. i. Terrell.
Texas. Dec. I. t 'III. pel Hill.
East Tc.xa-. Dec. 11. T lor.
sk IX III Ilsl:e I . I.l-llor toll I l A .
Deliver. Sepf. I. West Animas.
Montana. Sept. 1 s. Helena.
( 'ollllllhia. O. l. . U isi bnrg.
Pacific. Oct. san Francisco,
L"S Aligelos. let. S .ti i I'.erna rdit t.
Baltimore. N oi . .". Salem.
Dl;. Pit !:, I., i he No-tor of t he ielie;a I
' ,.. ference. as hot ii March -L 17 -li
is the'et'ote iii his ninety -lour Ii
year, and not in ids n! net y-itVi ye: r,
as has been stated in the papers. He s,
ot course, (pule leeliie; 1. ut lie i" neat y
always in his place ,n the platform, i
uallv near the Bishop's chair, frcpiewt y
standing by the Secretary , heiiding f r
w ard to hear all thai is said. I in- e l-
erahle patriarch is the observed of ill
observers. J)i!ly Adi-octt'
Not long since Maj .1 I'll I'l -s
took from the county w ork-lioue m f-
cr.-il negroes, whom be tint al work oi
bis farm, tigcceii.g o pay tin- , unity
for tht-ir labor. Our oflli,--.. negri
dames Pattr, son. i liulf-u ittrd Cello v,
ran away some w eel. - a go. a ml w as l ot
lieird o? uniii es,o:oluy. when ho Ya
llllbbed on tin- l cert". He w U" put ill
jail ami thru taken out In the wojk-
liou.-e. One of Ihe olid it i, HI" of lis
liring thus fa nurd out vva- thai If ic
ran away be should serve out (bull In
time of imprisonment. He will ihe e
fore linger there till the longrr.nflor ' is
1 1 v i c f ' I i 1 r t y . .Vim,
Ilillsboro ,' ,;,rdir: A three lb I
l,i r piece was "hou u lis a few els '
sine; with son e expression of "iirpr -e
that pieces ofsucb denomination hid
ever been issued by the mint. Tin fi -"t
emission of the -f:! piece .w a " nunle in
IS.7I. Yvben the larget aiiioilnl w an "
sued, reaching the sum of .fl'.il,2 L
falling down in ls7."i to iffi't, and in H"i'
to I tin. :'.iiii now no longer coin, d.
The whole amount of the ifd pierce s"
sued from "ol to "7i inclusive w :i8 1,
2!."i. .ViS.
Company Shops correspondent f
the Ualeigh Olwrrcr writes on the 18-h :
1'be Grand pir-nic to-day was a grn nl
.... . . . i
S'lccc-.s. iiiCtt.tt .is i i i oil tons a "I
more than two thousand people w. e
present to hear the sp lies of (ii)v
ance. Col Polk ami the Bev .1 U J'
vis. yir Dai-is spoke for an hour, 1 M
theme yvus The plow."
Two houses in the rear of Boni J f
hotel, Uoklsboro. were burned do V
lat Saturday night.
I
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