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ATLANTA WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. MAY 21 1878.
The Atlanta Constitution
WEEKLY EDITION.
TERMS OF WEEKLY.
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Eliza Pisuto* wm Jobs Sherman’*
I/mb* Anna.
“ Git* o« more bear,” bold Bayard
cried, tbe bnlly boy* rafarding.
Tn bombla-bee that now boaaea in
the raocb'iran Voire* la » Florida bog.
Col Wiuja* Aar pay* hie reaped*
to the reader* oi TnCt'iamniw.
Mb. Dui,ol tbe New York Son
onghtto bay* more judgment than to
fight with hi* aye* ah at.
Tax New York Son aeema to be loe-
mg it* grip. We know o< no aoothere
label* oppaaed to an Inyaetlgation.
Wi would regret to learn that any
Georgia oongreaaman awellad tbe liat
of abaenteea daring tbe peat day or
two.
Jar Gould waa one of tbe few men
in New Yook wbo waa glad when John
Morriaey died. Morriaey compelled
Goald to makereatitntion.
Tax Chicagoan* are enriona to aee
Gen. Gordon, wbo i* to yiait that dty
on tbe ItStb inat They regard him aa
the intnre yice-preaident of the conn.
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To all intenta and pnrpoeee tbe
democratic congrexeman who baa been
abient from bia aaat daring tbe paat
three *r four day*, or who ia abaent
now, ia a repnblican;ally, with all that
tbe name impllee.
Wn pnbliah elsewhere tbe first of a
aerie* of lettera from Bill Arp, tbe
well-known Georgia bnmorial, wbo
will henceforth contribute regularly to
Thx Cozhtitctiok. The letter we
pnhliab to-day la written in the eiky,
rollicking style which haa made Maj >r
Smith famona among the hnmorona
wriUra ol' America.
Tiiaaa la danger that some of the
work of onr delegation will not reach
the president. The aenate committee
on commerce ia mercilessly slashing at
Uie river and harbor bill. It ia said
that appropriations for “small and un
important rivers” are to be stricken on .
If they go back on any of Georgia’s
nob!# stream*, we hope tbe member
from th# sevehth will make the house
bowl.
Jcnon William If Hunt, who take.
Judge 1’eck'a place as judge of tbe
court of claims, ia a native of 8outh
Carolina, but emigrated to Louisiana
during the nulitlcation troubles, all hie
relatives being opposed to the doc
trines of Calhoun and consninently in
disfavor politically in their native state.
He ia a graduate of Yale, and baa for
many years occupied a distinguished
position at tbe bar of New Orleans. He
was a union man during the late war .
was the republican candidate for attoi-
ney general on Governor Packard’s
ticket, and took a prominent part in
the last presidential canvass. Henc-
hia appointment
GEORGIA tE COBOEEBA
Tbe Record of May 9 contains the
speech of Senator Gordon on the repeal
of the resumption act. He waa fre
quently interrupted by“applatuein tbe
galleria*.” Every part of the speech is
emphatically good, making quotation
difficult, while it ia too long for repub-
Ileal loo in our crowded column*. Our
readers must await its appearance in
pamphlet form.
Oa Wednesday of last week General
Gordon obtained unanimous consent to
introduce a bill for the relief of Robert
Erwin. In the house Mr. Smith
was made a member of the committee
on the census. Mr. Bell obtained
unaumoos consent to introduce a bill
for tbe relief cl Martin R. Archer, post
master at Gainesville.
The Record for list Friday contains
tbe speeches of Messrs. Harris and
Smith on the tariff bill. They were
delivered on the previous day, and their
publication was postponed one day in
accordance with custom, that they
might be revised. Both speeches are
full of facta and figures in favor of tariff
reform. Mr. Harris .discusses many
collateral questions, all, however, re
lating to a revision of tbe present ur.just
tariff. Mr. Smith demands that the
protective feature in our tariff shall be
terminated, and that free trade shall
instituted aa soon as practi
cable. Tbese two.speeches should be
printed lor general distribution. In
the senate Mr. Hill spoke briefly, but
earnestly in favor of an immediate re
peal of the bankrupt act. Oa the
amendment tor immediate repeal, Mr.
Hill voted “ay,” and General Gordon
waa absent. The final vote was taken
on the September amendment, when
Gen. Gordon voted “ay,” and Mr. Hill
' In the house a vote was taken
on the Hea'er cue. It arose in Vir
ginia, an executor making a claim on
account of stores and sup
plies taken and used by
the United States army.
In some respects it was
test case. The bill
waa passed by a large vote. Messrs.
Bell, Gaudier, Felton and Harris voted
against tabling the bill; Messrs.
Blount, Cook, Harris, Smith and
Stephens did not vote. Mr. Stephens
was paired with Mr. Harris of Massa
chusetts.
Mr. Smith introduced, last Monday,
a bill for tbe relief of E. McDonald, of
Georgia. When tbe first vote was
taken on Mr. Potter’s resolution tor
the investigation of the electoral frauds,
all tbe Georgia members were present
except Mr. Stephens, and he was pair
ed with Mr. Harris, of Massachusetts.
Mr. Stephens presented some busini
from the coinsgecommittee just before
the vote waa taken, showing that his
pairing with Mr. Harris was not on ac
count of hia own inability to attend
the sessions of the house. In the sen
ate General Gordon procured the pas
sage of a resolution directing the com'
mittee on poatofficea and poet-roads to
inquire into the expediency oi estab
lishing a post-route from Dublin
Laurens county, to Red Bluff, Mont
gomery county.
It will be seen by the notice pub
lished elsewhere, that a meeting of the
democratic executive committee of the
fifth district, will be held in Gr ffln on
the first day of Jana next. Tfija cal
ia made iby Captain Neuman, the
chairman, not only for the purpose of
preparing for tbe nomination of a can
didate foe congress, tut for the pur
pose of arranging all the details of a
thorough organisation of the party in
the district. A list of the members o'
the committee is appended to the call,
and it is to he hoped that all will attend
the meeting, in order that the deliber
ations of the committee may be
marked by entire unanimity.
ATlABTA.
Tbe following article from theColnm
bus Time* I* evidently from tbe pen ol
Mr. J. U. Martin, tbe able editor of
that paper, who waa on a visit to on
city with tbe members of the pres-
during their recent excursion in this
part of the state. He says:
One of the moat pleasant intervals ot
the Georgia press recreations of Us
week was tire brief star of the party in
Atlanta. They did not find there such
grand and beautiful scenery and so
manv wonderful frevksuf nature ar
met their eyee at other points, but the>
found a growing and pergreeeive eity-
• Ire pride of the stale—and a people to!
of enterprise and hospitality. Every
thing which we saw indlested that At*
Unta is well maintaining the great ad
vane# which rhe haa recently made in
business and growth. Buildings are
still going up,and nearlyall the houses
seem t« be occupied. Her great railroad
system draws trade and travel fron
every quarter, and mat e* the central
parta of the city appear as busy as a
hive of bees in ihe spring. Itisimpoe
sibleto observe the hurrying crowd
without catching some of the spirit of
“go-aheadativeveas” which their pres
ence and actions denote. Atlanta cer
lainly presents th* best picture of busy
life at all season* of th* year that the
■OQth prfMMM,
A splendid dinner awaited the mem
beta of the association at the Kimbal
house, on their arrival at Atlanta. Nj
expense was spared in getting it up,
and th* hungry press men showed
their appreciation of it in the most ef
festive manner. ThU great hotel is,
like Atlanta, an institutien of huge di
mensions and a complete successIn all
fits appointment*
Among other cariosities to which the
press men were invited wax the brewe
ry, which is emphatically a “ big thing
on ice.” Ia underground chamber*
were explored by a number of thirsty
jonrrallata, and all enjoyed a glaaa.oi
excellent beer as it came from ita coci
fount. There a no better beer made
in the country, and its popularity and
use in deservedly extended
DEATH Of EAXL El SHELL.
The death of the veteran Wlrg states
man is announced. He was born in
1799. lie was the third son of the sixth
duke of Bedford. A'l bia yean of ac
tivity were spent in office. He waa, in
short, th* Hannibal Hamlin of Great
Britain, in more respect* than on* Hr
was elected to Parliament in 1813, and
uu Iron that time down to his Iasi
sickness in on* boos* or the other; and
yet no man can name any greet i
ui* that he originated. But he waa the
champion office-holder of England
Nearly every whig cabinet since 1830
lock him in, and on tbe death of Lord
Palmerston, in 1665, he bream
prim* minister for tbe s
time. Mr. Gladstone was one of his
colWegnee, and in the effort to extend
th* elective franchise the ministry were
defeated by s majority of eleven. They
resigned, after leas then a veer’s service.
This terminated th* dead statesman’s
official service* outside of tbe boose of
lord* He was long known aa Lord
John Russell, but when he was raised
to lb* peerage, in 1S81, he became
known as Earl Russell. During the
1st* war in this country, be waa secre
tary for foreign affaire, and a* such par-
sued a policy of neutrality end non-in
terventicn in American affair* He
however believed that the union wae
doomed to diaoc lotion, and if he had
bad th* rapport ot bis colleagues, it is
thought that he would have favored
a recognition of th* struggling confede
racy.
open sea. The Jersey and North Car
olina capes are, above all things, to be
avoided; the coastwise trade should be
promoted; the country need such ade-
fene- in time of war—these and other
considerations are urged in advocacy
of an interior channel of communica
tion. It ia urged that light draught
monitors and torpedo boeu would thus
be safe from all the peril* of the sea,
and that commerce would be Immense-
benefitied. Tbe memorialist* de
mand in conclusion an appropriation.
Nothing is said about tbe old flag, but
that seems to be understood.
We have no objection to the scheme;
but it seems to us that, ss the open sea
is svailable, it would be best to first
build the short canal that Is needed to
connect tbe Tennessee .river with tbe
waters that flaw to the south Atlantic
coast, thus bringing the products of the
Mississippi valley to that coast and
making an interior coastwise line more
desirmole. In other words, it would
not be wise to expend much on an in
terior line along the coast until we have
brought fo tbe coast enough bmines,
to justify it. The open sea will ans
at present; but if the Tennessee v
practically extended to tbe coast, a safe
inland route would speedily become a
public necessity. The eastern memo
rialists hsve begun at the wrong end.
rag errors.
From every portion of the country
we hear flattering accounts of the crop
oro*peels. Thu grain crops of the west
and northwest, just previous to tbe re
cent cold weather, promised an unusn
allv large yield, and it is not probab e
that they have been materially damage i.
Indeed, telegraphic reports indicate that
whatever iLjury has resulted from the
cold e
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The s
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crops,
ranted
TBE PMlCE or GOLD.
The slightly- upward tendency of
gold is doubtless owing to tbe immense
and rapid calls of tbe syndicate for
bond* “It seems at first sight," says
the Baltimore Gazette, “a paradox that
the sale of fifty million of bonds under
the contract of April 11 should at first
have lowered the premium on gold
and then have advanced it; yet such
ia the fact. When the contract waa
first announced tbe price of gold fell to
one-eighth ol a cent on the dollar—a
practical disappearance of the premi
um. From various quarters at that time
came tbe reports that the premium had
totally disappeared; that banks were
redeeming their circulation in gold,
and receiving gold on deposit and pay
ing it out interchangeably with green
back* This was the first effect of tbe
fifty million loan. It made resumption
at the appointed time an assured thing,
and therefore no money was to be made
by hoarding gold in anticipation of a
rise. This stale of affairs continued for
a while and then gold began very slow
ly to mount up again: though still
within tbe fractions of one cent on the
dollar, the market is stronger than it
it baa been for several weeks. The ex
planation is however very simple. The
purchase ol fifty millions of four-and
a hall-per-cent bonds practically with
draws that amount of gold from the mar
ket and locks it up in the vaults of the
treasury. For this gold does not come
very largely from Europe; it is the gold
that is already here, brought hither by
tbe balance of trade in our favor, or our
as of exports over import* It is
gold that has been locked up in ssfe-
deposit companies, or specially depoei-
ited in banks and which has been “car
ried” from day to day by special agree
ment. If tieie be any wonder that
the premium on gold has advanced,
ibe wonder is that it has advanced so,
little.
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BULL AND BEAR.
It Is nearly three months since the
twenty-nine sections of the treaty of
dsn Stefano went into effect, and out of
all the cloudy negotiations that have
intervened only two facts can bed a-ly
established: first, England demands
that the entire treaty shall be submit
ted to a congress of the powers for ex
amination and revision; second, Russia
says the treaty shall not be submitted
in its entirety to any congroes for ex'
amination and revision. Neither side
haa modified its nltimatum, and noth
log else of an important nature has
has come from the almost interminable
negotiation*
During tbe past week there has been
great anxiety to ascertain the result of
Count Schouvaloff’s visit to the czar.
If he accomplished anything, very tew
know what it is, and not one of them
has “leaked.” The objects and results
of his visit are a profound mystery a’,
this writing. It has been freely assumed
that the trusted minister left hia poet
at London for the purpose of bringing
about a compromise between Russia
and England that would insure peace
Even this assumption mty have been
unwarranted. It is much more proba
ble that the czar wanted the benefit of
the observations and opinions of his
Ablest diplomat outride ol Gortscha-
koff, 'and therefore called him to
the capital, preferring an inter
view to dispatche* But whatever
Sckouvaloff’s mission may have been,
it ha* not been explained to the public.
Even the correspondents are nonplnss
ed, and when they despair, it must be
a case of profound secrecy.
Th* negotiati ms are really no indi
cations at all; and when we look at the
drift of events on either aide, we are
forced to the conclusion that war
possible. Brth sides are arming, and
it ia difficult to say which ia sharpening
its sword the fastest. R iasi* is bay
ing steamships in distant parts of the
world, sending recruits to the front by
’ana cf thousands, making contracts fo'
arms by hundreds of thousands, and
threatening tbe fortresses* of the quad
rilateral. England is bringing
troop* from India and pat
ting every available vessel of her
immense navy in commission. It is
doubtless the hopes that she holds cut
that Induce Turkey to refuse the sur
render of Varna and Batoum. The
Hungarian war party have also ob
tained tbe ascendancy in Austria, and
tbe occupation of Bosnia and the Her
zegovina is said to be at hand. This
must mean an Austro Anclican alli
ance. In that event,Varna would be
all important. While the Turks attack
the Russian* in front, and the Aus
trians on the right flank, tbe British
would be expected to strike their left
flank, with Varna as a bis* A cloud
of insurgents would add to the dis
tresses of Todleben’* army.
This is, however, looking into the
future. Rnesia may not remain as
unbbora aa she ha* been. The warlike
pr -parxtions may be but brag in an ac
■ire form. National vanity may sud
denlv give way in the face of the hor
rors and sufferings of war. It i* cer
tainly difficult to forecast the result,
but at present it doe* not look aa
peaceful as we have hoped it would
We may b* sore of on* thing-the cul
mination of the dreary d acuaeion will
not be long postponed. Peace or war
will be practically deteradned upan
within a fortnight.
I BE OESERAL COSF.EXES CE
The general conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal church south, which
met in tins city on the first of May,
has held daily sessions everyday since,
Sundays, of course, except*I.
- It is probable that it will remaln in
session until the end of th* present
week.
A review of the labors of the past
week will be attempted in this article,
aa th* proceedings are entirely too fan
to be given entire, ss they appeared in
Th* Daily Coastitltiox.
The changes wrought by the cinfer-
ence in the organic law ;of tbe church
have; been very unimportant and very
There is a very strong spirit of
conservatism in the body which seems
opposed to any alteration in the die.
clpline where it ia not demanded by a
leceeeity. On this account it
may seem that the con terenc* haa done
little.
On Monday the only action of im
portance was the organizition of anew
conference for Montana territory and a
revival of interest in ihe work in the
west, which was the resalt of the dU-
isrion on the subject.
Numerous petitions, memorials and
resolution, looking to changes in the
dh clpline were introduced and referred
to appropriate committees.
The conference refused on Monday to
grant to the Texts conference
a portion of territory asked from the
North West Texas conference after a
long and spicy debate.
Tuesday the conference did nothing
bat discum certain proposed changes in
the discipline relative to the enroll
ment of baptized children, the amend
ment of the coarse ol study provided
for local preachers, the encouragement
of children to support missionary work
and the power of pastors
remove local preachers. On all these
proposed changes the committee on re-
vUals reported adversely, as in their
opinion the discipline as it now stands
is fall and plain on the subjects
touched. On some of the items there
wss discussion, bnt the adverse reporta
were all adopted.
On Wednesday, there was a very in*
teresting discussion on a report of tbe
committee on revisaL The report was
adverse to the restoration in the
dLcipline of tbe qnestion, "do you ex
pect to be made perfect in love in this
Ufa?” The committee admitted the
importance of the doctrine of perfect
love, bnt said, that in their opinion the
present questions in the discipline for
dbly taught it. The question in dta'
pate bad been left ont merely as a re
dundancy.
A fine debate was had on the report.
Tbe venerable Dr. Lovick Pierce ap'
pealed in eloquent language tor the
restoration ot the question and said
that be hoped he would have
passed from the earth before his
church seemed in any manner to give
ap the great doctrine of sanctification.
He and others did not deem the pres
ent questions in tbe discipline clear
and distinct enough on the doctrine.
The conference, by a large majority
rejected the adverse report and order,
eu the restoration o! the question to
the discipline.
On this day the Bov. A. S. Hunt, D.
D., addressed the conference in behalf
cf the American Bible eociety, and
Bishop Keener, responded, heartily en
dorsing the work oi the society and at
testing ita wonderful success, especially
in heathen lands.
Thursday was tbe most interesting
day of the session, and ita influences
may result in more important effects
than any others accomplished by the
conference.
The fraternal messengers from the
Me'hodiat Epircojal church were re
ceived. They were Bev. C. D. Fees, D.
D., president of Wesleyan university,
and Hon. William Comb; ck, a promi
nent layman from Indiana.
The addresses of these gen
tlemen and the responses of
Bishop Paine and Dr. Pieice will be
round elsewhere in this issue. The sen
timent of all tbe speeches is that o!
Christian sympathy and love, and such
a spirit must, it con. breed, inevitably
heal tbe sad breach which tbe want'oi
it caused in 1844
Friday the conierence received tbe
fraternal delegates from the Methodist
Protestant church—Rev. Alexander
Clark, D. D„ Bey. F. H. M. Hen
derson, D. D, and Rev. George B Barr,
D. D. Dr. Clark and Dr. Hender
son delivered addrerses remarkable
not only for literary excellence, but for
the beauty of the Christian sentiment*
they contained.
Bishop Pierce responded in his hap
piest style. The occasion was one oi a
most impressive and interesting char
acter.
Saturday the conference finished the
week’s work with a session which was
enlivened at ita start by a resurrection
oi the case ot Logan D. Dameron, over
whoee right to a seat as lsy delegate from
the Su Louis conference such a warm
fight was had at tbe opening of tbe
session. At the request qf Jadge E. H.
Pottle, Bishop Pierce decided that the
conference had never passed on the
right of Ur. Dameron to n neat, bnt that
ita action had been conflicting and
salted in leaving Mr. D imeron n it
factor member with the prima facie
right which his credentials conferred
on him.
Resolutions on the death of
Bishop Marvin, expressing with
beamy and pathoe the sorrow
ef the church at the loae of this
great and good man, were preeented by
the committee on episcopacy. After
remark i from Bev. J. W. Lewis, of Sh
Louis, aa to the last hours of the bishop,
and appropriate tributes from Bev.
John Hogan, Rev. W. M. Rash, Rsv.
F. M. Finney, Rev. W. B. Ksvsnangh
and Bev. Young J. Allen, tbe resolu
tions were passed by annanlmons rising
vote.
Resolutions looking to a grand ecu
menical conference ol all the Metho
dists of the world, and also to a cen
tenary of American Methodism, to be
held in Boeton in, 1884, were unani
mously passed.
Fraternal greetings were sent to the
general aasemb.ies of Ihe Presbyterian
church and the Cumberland Preebyte
nan churches.
The conference by a large majority,
adopted a report of the committee on
eoiscopacy declaring it inexpedient to
elect another bishop. The wisdom of
this action is doubted by many,** there
are now only seven bishops in the
church, and two of them are in feeble
health. Tbe conference will hold doa
ble daily sessions this week and will
probably adjeura Saturday.
ASSEMBLED METHODISM.
ot the rater sal ■casern-
sera — Earaml iddretiea aaMI
Brotherly reeling — Tbe Harvla
Memerlal—Tribute* te hia Memory
—On Bemeren a k ala—Tbe Pnblish-
l»t Honae—'The Frooctfd Ecauit-
■leal Connell.
FOURTEENTH Day’s PROCEEDINGS.
The general conierence was called to
erder rt 9 o'clock yes ertay mernirg by Biahop
eener.
Tbe opening dlTins sen La* were conducted
by Bet W H Putter, D D, ol the North Georgia
Tbe minute* of the
read and *ppr©Ted \
by thta time, and many JLdles could not obit In
•eats. The vestibule and shies were roll*
isny could not obtain an entrance.
Ie*re of absence wot granted to M M Shlve,
lay delegate, from West Texas conference; & N
Price, clerical. Hobton conference, place to be
filled by James B Ke’ly. J i Bennett, clericri,
Hols toe conference
WG Conner waa retievad from th* committee
on mtadons, and J H Bichey was put In hh
’ace.
W O Gray, lay, Missouri cost'recce, offered a
resolution that ihe elec don of general confer
esce officer! be made ipedal order for Saturday,
at 10 o'clock.
Bishop Keener said the rales would hue to be
suspended tor the resolution.
Suspension of the rules war objected to, and
the resolution was witbdhjrn.
A petition for the union of the 8t Louis and
southwest Missouri confertLCes was referred to
is committee on boundaries.
P. A. Peterson, clerical, Virginia conference,
mired to suspend the roles to Introduce on th
order of burine* s . *
Rules were suspended.
Hr. Peterson offered a resolution that after to*
day no resolution, mem<|S* % o* petition, propos.
ini a change in tbe dhc^tiue. ehou d be enter
tained without the consent of two-thirds of the
conference.
W.G Veal an amendment substituting Sriur-
day for Friday In the re. o'stton.
The reso utloo was then cyried.
a 8. Bryant presented a protest against acy
change in tonndanes of the Southwest Missouri
So much for American Methodism. But
'Ism is not cot fl jed to America. Two of
>p* ooe of yours and oce of curs, have
recently riven visihie demons'ran cn of Its old
motto: “The world bmypaiUb.” by actually
rotor round the w. rid in the discharge of the
I thetr office. [Applause] 1 know not
oay be here with you. but in the north
we are sometimes taunted with “tbe decline of
Metfeolif a.” At the dedication of one of oar
largest church** in Brooklyn, an cl quent
Presbyterian minister, who was invited to make
one of lha addresser, referred to this subject,
not, however, in the spirit of criticism.
He said that for many years, in order to
keep himself abreist with the religious
knowledge of the time, he had been a regular
reader of • me one reil<ous weekly f each of
the great dei'omlaaiiooa. and that in all them
jean no • n;le line had givro him such pain as
one he saw a few week* before at the bead of
article In the Christian Advocate pub.i>bed
— New York. It was this: • The demiaeof
Methodism. * 1 reminded him of a carpenter
who, while working in h a chop, eocM watch
hh son Playing around bis floor-yard, and who
feared that the little fellow would sometime fall
Yra, father H What a relief to get U from his
»wn ripe. [Appianse.l The speaker added:
’We ootsids oave heard* nmhiog of he d< clloe
J Methodism except from Methodism iiself.”
Sitting oeh nd him in the pnipii was Bishop
Janet, Uutsipfuitxlj devoted man. h r wh.ee
entrance on a grand career of apostolic labors in
the bishopric we were tod* bled to southern
—We grate tally acknowledge this debt He
>nt to say that alter bia abnndant opportu
nity for knowing whereof he affirms he could
coLfldently a** t that the ctiurca was surer
more pure.and never ro tmeliUeut and pow trial
farher work as now. [Applause 1
see and lament whatever
. _ _______ render Methodism, in
point of fact at all luferiorto Its grand Ideal as
that His bleating has ^
most effective braaca of His church'
coatinen:, and has caused Us distinctive ideas
to oierfljw iteecdraustical limits ni leaven
every other branch of the church.’ [Applause.]
The Her. Hr. Howard Graab,, wnobroogbi
to our general conference the fraternal greet
ings of the reneral assembly of the Presbyterian
church In 1872, arid:
The biabop a* noacced tha*. the order of
day wonid be r stored.
The call foe reports of standing committee s was
s led for.
On Beviaal—The committee on revisal ra*mK-
tei report Ko.fi, which wQl lie over at least one
day. as it proposes change in discipline.
H. F John on moved that the reports be re d
by title only, acd be published. Carried
Th- committee on revisal presented report No
10. which lies over.
e committee on Sunday schools presented
report Na 3, which bee over.
Also report No. 4, which alsojka over.
The committee on finance rubmlt'ed report No.
IS. A so report No. U Also report No. ^4.
Ail of which lie ovtr under the rn’e
The committee on tempt ranee submitted report
No >.
The committee on appeals submitted report
No.*.
-— Into America that
church was celled and elected to conquer this
country, in order to put forward activtiy Into
the PreebjUrian chorch;and It haa made ita ceil
ing and ekeion sure, [kpptause.] And 1 be
lieve further, brethren, ui*t you h**ve In many
details of Christian activity, tau&ht ns very
many lessons which, thooch we may have
been slow to receive, we have been sore to ac-
by what God has accomplished through oar I
fathers. Why does this august body, gathered
from many states, pence to the mi cut of Its im
portant bustoete to listen to the fraternal dele I
rationt Not for what we are, nor lor what we
icen UhMMH
represent a body of Christiana closely akin to I
you, having 170,000X00 invested in church mmm
tnj, having tne
biiity of training]
ia half of Sunday
unght in 20.000 schools and bj 100 000 teachers. I
It would not bcooue us to make any pirtvcu-1
lar statement of your own statistics, bnt thel
world knows that your membership is fast apfl
preaching a full million, and that jour pastoral
are tespoDBible for the religions Instruction oil
several mllltoss of the people,
Dr Pun hor says that when MPHHB
Boardman and Joseph Hunion were sent ont to
Amines, the first missionaries collection was
taken in the British Wesleyan conference,
and t*X> was put Into that hands. On their I
way ik farewell meeting waa i.e.'d at York, and a
collection of 82 50 was taken up [Laughter]
Tradition says a special prajer-meetieg waa
called for at 6 o’clock the next mornine. *'10 rxm
torn God thanks for such au unexampled libel
nitty.** [Great laughter. J That waa 109 years
ago, and now there are *2,718 itinerant minis-1
ten, connected with tne various branches of
Methodism in this country, and S.293 469
I h-r* hath f Jrvl z*rrr,m*ht V nil
It referred to the appeal of T. B. Harper, Illi
nois conference, wbow.s suspended.
The decision of the Illinois conference was
versed.
The committee on Episcopacysabmltted report
No. 6.
It recommended that no bishop be elected at
this at srion.
J. 8- Key, clerical, Booth Georgia confi
moved to make the n sol alien the order of the
day for Friday at 10 o'clock.
H.F Johnson, clerical, Mississippi conference
moved to amend by laytng the report on the tab
without making it the special order.
Dr. Key gave his reasons for the mo km be
nude. •
The amendment was pat to the conference
id was lost. • ,
Tbe motionjol Dr Key was then pat and car.
rled.
IHE SPECIAL OEDEB
of the day was atnounoed arrived, and Bishop
Paine tork the chair.
The order was the reception ol tbe fraternal
delegates ol the Methodist Episcopal church,
who had come to boas the lrateinil greetings
of that great church to the geberal conference
of the Methodist Eplsropal church, touih
The chnrch was so full by this tims that it was
almost Impossible to obtain admltskm.
Bishop Paine announced that the order of the
day a so included a communication fcc
Wesleyan Methodist church of England convey
ing assurances ol fraternity.
th* nrraoDccnos
Gov Colquitt then, escorted trie fraternal dele-
(gates. Rev C D Foes,
acd Hem William Cum back, who
as clerical and lay delegate respectively come
from the general conference of tbe Methodist
Eplrcopal church.
Bishop Paine cordially received the delegates,
and then introduced them to his colksgoi s,
ter which he inlxcdnced them to the confer
ence.
The conference rose to receive them.
Tbe credentials of Dr. Foes and Mr. Cum back
from the authorities ot the Methodist Episcopal
church "were read by Dr- Bummers, and Biahop
Paine ordered them recorded on the minutes of
the general conference.
Tbe scene at this time wss very impressive.
All the venerable bishops were on the stage and
in their midst sat Dr. Lovick J lexce, “one
the lathers.** The fraternal delegates and Rev.
A. L. Hont, D.D, of the American Bible aodety.
Got. Colquitt, President E. £. Wiley, of Emory
and Henry college, tbe Tenerable Dr. Bur*
ge nt, of Baltimore, Dr. T. O. Summers, D.D
secretary, and Ptesident A G. Haygood, ol Em
ory college, assistant secretary, completed the
fine array.
THE W ISLET AN JCETH3P1STS.
Dr Lovick Fierce announced that be had
cemmnnicatiom from the Wesleyan Methodist
conference held at Bristol, England, which con
vtyed messages of sympathy ia Christ* It was
reived aad read to the conference by Dr Sum
mers.
lister the document was read. Rev A M Shipp
DD. of the 8ouih Carolina conference offered
resolution that a committee of five oa fraternal
correspondence be appointed by the chair
respond to the communication and to all similar
The resolution was unacl-
Bi’hop Paine said-1 know that it la the pleas
ui e of ihe conference to hear from the delegites
who have jnat been Introduced to yon.
Foss, will you say something to your brethren
E sv C D Fora, D D, rose in response, and after
being received with apt Hose, addressed the 000
ference as follows:
ADDRESS OF DB. FOSS.
honored and beloved in the Lord: It gives me
great Joy to be on aent with yon aad to have the 1
unexpected debgntln receiving with ycammd
greeting !xnm the mother oi os aiL* IiMR
to me, and I have no doubt to you, like a moth
er's kiss of peace to her reconstied children.
l WT*U. equal to the da*y of this bocr
1 sSonU ettetm it tiie meet jojful hoar ot mi
lif.; hut b* vould Indeed he » bwM man who
•hoU'.l euppotc htnueii mbit to »We fit czpeeo
irtoo to tbe steezrnce about to he exchanged be-
*BiaB*k**a*fairc«: branches ot Xethoclim In
and E.cly citnrzcd In-much
ABtWBMA to GuJUtM ATOM DEBTS
_ _ Anaxia, Oa , X«y K, 1S7J.
Editoss Coxnrrun X: Wbxtarotbe
“NlhUtas" ot etich we ate readin* now?
X'bat conetctioa ban thej with the Emragaa
ej believe
1* » stead «*■ ot an imowXJ. *nd the abo-
ilOo* ot all human zorenuaeoL They embir,
1* X.Mta Cwratllaa
Maarona. Oa, May IA IKS.
Editoxs Constitution : Is there a.tv
toa^i* tha usloa whet* bur,toy la a taM
Te*; Xotth Carolina. A mu knows
—W ot death there ter fa erfm.
Sr.Loci*, May lk'-XheGlSeJ&m
oerxt special say* that Joeeph H. Fare,
who that and failed his brother-in- law,
Mnnaon W. Beach, in this city in July,
1871, waa murdered in the peniten
tiary at J. ffereon City, this evening,
by a convict named Rcgera: It
seems that trouble had existed between
them far soma time, and Fare is said
to have threatened to fall Rogers.
About six o’clock this eveninc rare
was eating his snpper, when Regers
entered, and speaking to Fare, sud:
* 1 understand you said I cannot pass
through this kitchen,” and immediately
grappled with him and commenced
stabbing him with a pocket-knife. He
inflicted fourteen wounds, one severing
the jugular vein on the left side of the
neck. Fare only lived n few minutes.
It will be recalled that Fare attacked hie
wile on the street sometime ifter kill.
irg Beach, and attempted to kill her
wuh a Latchpt. - -
t.o L
l: Jouc e.:
other; d iring theWVHI
ontblv* frankly trying to remove the craies
this iraiMWi* or fee bwy them a ikm
sand taihoms deep in the whelming tidal
of Christian love; and now for <hel
first, able to strike glad luunfe over “formal
fraternity** au an accomplhhid fact. Two aad
a quarter millions of Episcopal Methodists leel
the jovial thrill or th:a oaj*s graftings; so many
in Goa's militant host, ted to tils feet by Wes
ley and Asburyand theirs
not doubt that the <
11st
1 myriads of God'
triumphant host, also share in the solemn Joy
thistresthour; fqg
The narrow stream <
Would that he to whom we trace whatever 1
from hit L-kD
Uon and
this vain wish and offer a more practicable one. I
Oh, that hia Lotdand ocn, who left the «ond
with His hands extended over His chosen to
btess them, seyirg just ss He ascended, * L>! 1
am with yon always, even unto the end ot toe
world.** may breath* Into every been His spirit
of ineffable lore, sad send u forth from tfrisi
Isttal dav as never before to ewdial co operation
to the sublime endeavor which b«s been oar I
common waich-nord from the tcginxlrg. “to
spread Krip'.nral holiness over
[kppUnaa-]
Mr President,
Metnodlsm,tn mliisiin ol
to rejoice? What is it without, acd waat
wtthluT What has it dooc to challenge toe at-1
tention and respect cf the Ctrtetian world, acd
what It the sources of Its power? I» has been
termed ss “Christianity ia earnest.** Msy Ucver-d
mors and taczearisgly deserve definition.I
(Amesa) Ia best historian spmka of tton htel
title page as “the retigtaos moTtmeneafA|adfito
century, ctlled Methruijcs." A •• 1
toxuntiy^it ess at rhe bfstony, d
poctartca tons crested. They had the tilth of
the rough Yorksh re preacher oa this text, who
announced as tbs points ot hl« sermon : “1 The
world is wrong aide up. 2- It must be turned
up side down. A We are the chaps to dott.**
(Laughter aad applause)
It was also a TeUgKua** movement Men
might call It faitaricai, as many did, but all were 1
com pelted to admit that itwas pre-eminently
MMMMWta^hdMMaeoatestihly that aad noth-1
of your Z'ooaBdour*. I coaid hardly refrain
at the beginning, but I c uld not trust myself
then to pronounce two nanree which have cess
ed to be written In the lists o( your edtc’tve
minivers on earth, and have been transferred
as worthy to bo called on another roll for
grander work In God’s upper kingdom.
ttetwo Ihonssnds who heard, or of
the hundreds of thousand* who read, the clear,
esndid. masterful, eloquent rleafor fraternity
wh^ fell upon our can tn Bsltixsors two years
•co? will ever forget the silver-tongued Duncan?
But alas, too soon, thet tongue Is tllent.
And then we cannot forest the clears
headed, dtecreet. loving Myers first nam-d by
you aa ooe ot your most trusted representative*,
nd appointed to a most delicate and difficult
daty. He hoped after flushing the grandest
work of his life to go northward aadependa
few weeks in Christian fellowship with new
friends who would have accounted it a great
ptauag^totxtand their hands to him in warm*
Just then there fell on his ear tbe call of duty—
tbs highest call to a true pastor—toe *~
Vend city of Savannah the
gan its ravages. I must te
stands on tbe last pace cf ^
Is onr permanent record of the steps toward that
ormptete fraternity in which thess two ‘ recon
ciled churches'* r.j dee to day Oar ooenml*-
ti oiiers ssy* this of nlm: “Fraternity waa with
• willing to forget, let
msy so honor us with a
__ tois direction that us
Methodist m«y ho the first to raise the shouttnat
the wont of conciliation is complete—that love
oommiaMon when we declare that Dr. Myers,
greatest hraor, and hi* share in onr
latest schiewment of his life.
>' ben the tidings of plasue and death reached
m he calmly said, “1 mud go borne to my
flock,** and set off without the delay of a day.
When his brethren of the commiMtoa asked
him, “Will yon not come btcfc north during the
autumn and let our brethren see youf * be said,
“Gud only knows woat I am totag to, whether
life or des'h. If I live you will see me sgsta,bnt
If not we shill meet above. Good-bye/*
After a few dajs* labor in that region of de*th.
he fell-a* may yon and I fall—at hia post. Let
nity than Bishop Janes
head or a warmer heart. He, like the brethren
' hsve jnat named, fell a plumed warrior on the
bis outlook for the future world,
he answered with his accustomed reserve, which
gave his words a wondrous depth of mffanin/,
•I am not disappointed I** A mens went up to
his rest.
that after referring to our precious deparied, 1
should mention any living man; but It Is not
strange, and needs no explanation to yon. I
must tell you in just one word what a thrill or
joy fills my heart because of the survival and
must tell you in just one word what
Joy fills my heart because of the sui
pretence of the grand old patriarch of this
general conierence. He betongs to us as well as
to you. [Applause. 1 I would not, sir. for a
school scholars
bets. “What hath God wrought ?** Oh, for
fl >ods, fl jods, floods, upon ihs dry ground. May
God make us a thousand times so many more as
we now are, and bless us as Hi has promised.
[hmens.]
Thus 1*1
have as!
frat rail greetings. If wo were lees nearly akin
we should still bo drawn together in Christian
—she common bond whi< ‘ *
ibtr of the body ol Christ,
xlstian in toe world is ttxazii
heart-strings of every other Christian, wlether
r nomas-,-Kemp.8. Tbe highest and
thickest wa:ls cad no keep out love any more
than they can bar out gravitation. Let the re
lationship be a little closer, like
that between the various evangelical
churches in (hia land, aud you
witness inch acenet as adorned this goodly dty
a few weeks ago when ChrisUscs from all pans
of the United mates and Canada, met in tbe In
ternational 8an lay School convention aud pre
tided over by the honored and excellent Metho
dist governor o f this eminently kletholist state
of Georgia, [applause.] never thought of each
other aa Presbyterian*, or Methodists, or Bap
tists, hut ss one ia Chi tit Jesus—* fdtow-cttix.-n*
with the saints and cl the ho use hold of God.'*
[Applause ]
L.t the kaothip be still closer, let mil lions of
Christians h*vj the same type of belief, polity,
experience; let them rejoice to a common his
tory and that unique, heroic, sublim?; and yet
let u.occur that a sharp wedge of separation rends
them asunder, and that alienation and estrange
ment succeed: if tbs spirit of Christ abide in
both parts of the dismembered body there must
be regret, sorrow, longing, yearning and at last
an all-cot qoeriug ana resistless tide of Chiistlau
love. The dosenets ot the kinship and t * “
may be pm aside forever. [ applause,]
1 1 confess 10 s sincere respect forme reserve
I with which you*mtt onr early advances. When
in 1869 onr bishops p:opes?a s tps looking to*
1 warn organic union yours replied thus:
f “Permit us to say in regard to ‘reunion’ that
In our opinion there is another subject to fie
considered before that can be entertained, a dl
necessarily to order to it— we mean the estab
lishment oi fraternal feelings and relations be
tween the two churches. 1 hey must be one in J
spirit before they can be one in organization J
Concord must be achieved before any raj
union. He^rt divisions must be cured befd
corporate divisions can b.> healed.” H
The next v ear Bisnop Janes and Dr (now Bish
op) Harris appeared by appointment before your I
general conference, and were very kindly re
ceived. After considering their communication,
you adopted resolution*, the first of which de
clared, “We canustly desire to cultivate true
Christian fellowship with every other branch of
the Christian chuich. and c -D Cialiv with our
brethren of tbe teveral branches ot Methodism
in this country aud Europe,” aud the last, “We
express our sincere oeaire that the day may soon
come when proper'Christian sentiments sud I
internal relations between the two great
bnochesof northern and smthem Methodism
shall be permanently established.’'
Four yean ago you thrilicd our whole church I
with dexight by your genu nUj cordial rt* option
of our fraternal deiegatloo. Bnt then justij j
recognizing the difficulties in the way ol com J
pieie and testing fraternity, yon appointed
commission to meet a like one Horn us toiemoJ
tnuee difficulties, and a fraternal deiegatioulP
inform ns of this action, and to bring us your
Christian mlmstions. Duty one man wasj
thought of to be first named as that delegation,!
the venerable and honored patriarch of this
conference. [Appiaose.]
When the tuns casse, to our deep regret,he was
detained by illness, but ne seut us hia address,
and among his wise and loving words nd fonnu
the foliowing: “We do not believe that these
difficulties ought ever to be discussed In either
general conference at large. They are delicate,
sensitive things, never to be settled by chafing
speeches, but, as we believe, can be speedily
prayed and talked to to death by a joint board
of discrete brethren, intent upon Christian
peace.** (Applause)
bach a ‘ Jclm board” was appointed, the terms
oi their appointment being, in your words,
which our general conference also adoctoH
•In order to remove an obstacles to forms: VM
ternltj between the two cnurcb«.s,and to adjust I
ati existing difficulties.” Could they do uis
work T Ur would their conference only reveal
insuperable obstscles to fraternity ? How cou.d
Gen. Vance and uen. Fisk *gree? How could
Dr. Myersanl Dr. Fuller sign the same report,!
for hsd not 00tn written books on the subject ?l
[Laughter.] They reached Cape May. Belure
they met there was a cannonade of frank and
K letters. At tht-ir first meeting they adopted
r of onr utter de
dal; y session of the comuistkm.'
That is hep.fui, lor bod ta “a very piesent
help ia trouble.” The impcisibie became ac
tual. Onr commissioners dec -red this great
charth ‘an evangelical ci.arcn re-red on tcrip-
turai foundations'* and “a legitimate branch
ot Episcopal Methodism in the Uuit.d
States ” Brih commissions unanimous.y
agreed to the “dtc arAtion and basis of fraterni
ty, founded on this statement. Five hands
seised flv* other hands; ten hear s melted aad
flawed together; ten voices s mg
The fellowship cf ki died minds
Is like to that above;”
while angels bent to listen, and the Divine Re
deemer looked down with a benignant smile
on that scene so germane to the very
he yellow feref hsd be
tel! von the story ai It
of this pamph et which
city of Atlanta to shak3 hands with your du
crushed governor and the good people of
Toe whole nation read with interest and grat-
ude the tpeechrv mad* by the president and
his osbusei and the respoaves msdeby tout gov
ernor and the other distinguished statesmen of
Georgia. The telegraph sowed the rood seed
all over the continent with the quickness of
Ughtmlnc. The good American people caught
the spirit that prompted the kind words then
ottered by all the speakers, and a strange sweet
peace seemed to settle down on the hearts ot alt
good dtlsens accompanied with a good hope
■ims a Letter c mfidecce for tbe fa tare.
After sil they bat represent what politics may
do in the work ol conciliation. Tney painted
to the country's banner as the source of their
inspiration.
we are all here to-day to show what xeligkm
may do to bring toe hearts of a people of acoai-
moa country In closer sympathy, hoiuicg nigber
than any outer banner, the banner of the crue*
The good seed sowed by (hem all over tola
.rnd, some fell among tbe thorns and briars of
deep-rooted prejudices nd were choked to death;
some fell oaths sony ground ol mare oolicy,
and wbl be scotched and b sated in toe heat of
toe uezi political cam pain: some fell on the
hard wayside of American p'Hltica to bs de
voured if not by tha devil by his /hmiffor, the
Th* good reed cowed by your representatives
t Baltimore two years ago. and I trust that
ich we have come to sow here has. and will,
—i on good ground aud brirg forth abundantly
and often, while, and that at no distant day. we
will a’l * hont and a ng together at a glorious
Letus then hold higher and still higher the
-inner of the cross, aa toe truest and rest eu-
s gu of the grand and rapidlv Increasing host
that are demanding peace and good will, and aa
men take cognisance of onr fraternal spirit and
worthy kindness will, whether sceptic or be
Uever.be compelled lossy ad d C >naianii..c
Now,brethren,it mays
almost strange
Uon, acd ottered with a vigor of voice and
manner, better befitting three score than nearly
five score yean—a ptea (proved masterful by its
effect upon your vote) for the restoration of I
your book of discipline of the form of words
I which, more than any other, proclaims onr
seuseof toe value of one of the brightest Jow-
leis in toe casket of Methodism. “Do you ex
pect to be made perfect in love in this life ?”
In your church councils and speak words cf
w'alom, he may at iesst Unger like tit John ax
Eimesna, and sued up in toe assemblies of the
saints, and stretching out hta thin hands o
toe congregation, say, “Little children, love
[Great applause 1
continued.]
At .the conclusion of these eloquent
and beautiful remarks of Or. Foss there wss
continued applause and demonstration ot ap«
coral.
Bishop Paine said: “I cannot find it ta my
heart to repress this demonstration. 1
The sfcech created a very profound impres
sion, and at its conclusion, aa weU as frequent
ly during Us delivery many of the salience
were in tears. Dr. Foas is an orator who throws
deep feeling into what he says, and 1
utterance is eloquent in a remarkable degree.
Bishop Paine said the conference would have
the pleasure of hearing a'so from the Hoo. Wil
liam Cumback, lay fraternal delegate from the
Methodist Episcopal chnrch!
Mr. Cumback wav received with applause. He
delivered the following address which was fro
qoently interrupted with applause, and was
throughout most cordially received*
SPEECH OF HOW. WILLIAM CUMBACK.
HcvlA—At me general cuulereuce ot the M«th-
and myself had toe honor to be memVPi
Mp great pleasure of that body to welcome Rev
TO James A Ducctn and L C Garland, LL D, as
I fraternal delegates from the Methodist Epiecopti
church, south.
I Not only were we made happy by their manly]
and eloquent word-t conveying to us your fr*-J
ternal regards, but we were filled with astill
deeper J-iy by the love letter sent us by the veal
viable Dr Fierce, whoee tfll.ctiona prevented
him .coming to us ta person, with his col
leagues. Msy we be pcrmiUcO to Join with you I
in gratitude and thankfulness that Goff ta His
■goodness has spared his useful and holy life dm
sttil stand rs a living monument of that pd
when we were one church organizition, and
plead with sn eloquence akin to inspiration H
Christian unity, pesos a .d love in the whole
I Ms hodlst family. Gould you all have been
present and hav« seen for yourselves tbe warm
min sters and ltymen of that large body
repnssntatiTes of our church; the eic .
words ol my colleague, or no poor words of mine.
will, from other influences Let toe Metnodists
* “ ler toe bleating of God, over-
ties In the way and usher
to tne happy day of complete harmony.
They can do It if they will. The Methodist
preacher reaches every community In toe land.
He is everywhere. He does more to mould
that potent Inflr
anybo-y ^ more ^ f rom the regular or
ganization of our church, than any other re*
lrgious body, if we will be but true to God, tree
to our country and true to the demands of
advancing dvtliz tiioo.
We are here to eay. in behalf ot the Metho
dist Episcopal church, that she heaitlly rejoices
ta your prosperity, and we are confident you ie-
oiceat ours.
Let ns know each other better and we will
love each other more. We then. In beha f ol
toe Methodist Episcopal chnrch, earn* stiy tn
vite yon to send os your fraternal messengers
when we meet in general conference two years
hence, in Cincinnati. Let these words of love
continue to be spoken and beard. Let this
honest courtship go on and after a while it
may be said of us, “Whom God hath joined to
gether lew bo man put arander **
at the conclusion of Mr. Cnmback*s speech
Bishop Paine said
onr venerable
-^ss many as he pleas *—on this occai
Dr- Lovick Pierce arose smkl applause, which
sank into perfect silence as he advanced to th?
platform. He said.
Beloved brethren, 1 rise to return my thanks
tber of the 8t Louis delegation knew
anything of the source of the article in qnestion,
saw it first ta the paper.
B'shop Pierce—“You are alt free.**
Dr u K Marshall—* I think it isji’aia. sir, ’hat
ber o* this conference had anything to
with .hat article. In it thus la the gleaming
a tomahawk of the Comanche. No Christian
man wrote that. [Applause ]
The conference waa oiled to order, and the
matter discussed idled out
& 8 Finley, clerical, eaat Texas coa.'sreooa
moved to suspend tit« rules to Introduce an im,
port ant paper. Canted
He then movtd to reconsider the action by
which line between east Texas and north Texas
conferences eras changed the other day Cur
ried.
He then presented aa agreement on which
both delegations had agreed, changing the tine
the conit renews semewnal differently from
tanner In which the conference had
changed The paper wss read and ita texm 4
ware unanimously adopted.
LIVELY or*as MOBS
Rev R Abbey, clerical, Mississippi conference
rose to a question of privilege. He said he
deemed the pablicat on * great Injustice 10 the
conference. It contained a libellous siaLm-nt
toe character pi the conference and gravely
attacked the private character of at teas! two
members of the 00c ference
Dr Abbe was continuing bis remarks de
nouncing the article when se vera* members r. ce
aad called him to order. Bishop Pierce
called the speaker to order.
Severed members called “order!” “order!” aud
A Yates, of North Carolina rose and asked If
the time of the conference wss to be consanud
such worthies* disputes,
fe was Interrupted by cries cf “order!” “or-
dell" and the conference settled down a little.
RATHER DIS0RDE8LY.
Bishop Wight man took the chair.
C K Merman, lay, Mississippi conference
asked leave to present the conference with cer-
aln pamphlets and plans on church architec
ture tsnt to him by the secretary of the chnrch
.enstan society of the Methodist Episcopal
church.
It wss moved to lay the matter on the table,
a matter of advertisement.
The motion to table wss lost.
On motion the psmpiets and plwa were re
ceived aud placed at the disposal of tos confer
and thanks were returned to the donor.
Dr Marshall said ho had devoted time and
money to aid southern chnrch archiuc ure It
was In a shame ul condition, and be hoped it
wonki be redeemed Cries of •‘order,’* “buti-
naa,” and great con usxon here ensued and
lasted for some tim?.
TBrarch, lay Virginia conference, rote anl
demanded order.
Bishop Wightman as id: “We most have better
order before we can proceed with bus laces.”
Leave of absence waa granted to H F John'
acn, of the Mistinlppi conference.
for your klud expressions in regard to myself,
and 1 request you to re turn to my bretoten in
the north this communication: When they can
were needed to convince you that wito toe
Methodist Episcopal church, that we have the
honor to represent, fraternity is a living reality.
We have come to say so to you
We deem ourselves fortunate
that the proper authority select
time to come, and, as well as we may respond
toe loving message you sent tn at Biltimore.
It is Indeed a mFtt < *r of cuncratnlatloa 1
joy that ta toe Methodist church in this cm
try there exists to-day a better understanding
isnatan ' ' *•
The red
o a flame by the
- J there is nothing .
caha of former conflicts we cannot sff jrd
quarrel over that There is not enough ta it to
hinder complete fraternity.
We come, then, tendering _
and good will of toe Methodist Episcopal
chnrch, and rejoice In the hope that you will
not allow us 10 do more r '* ‘'—*—*- -
Methodist family in toe
earnest Christian fraterni v.
We are her* to-day to give our hearty endoree-
—- — gjj we rer — *
e ol your f:
atBaltiaote. He said to us.
“Butwhat la fraternity? Is It only squadron-
nisi ceremony, a sort ot ecclesiastical court for
mality, a specious parade of public addressee?
Is it a mere form T Yet I humbly conceive that
Christian fraternity la something more t an such
solemn mockery—something deeper, more vital
and more sacred. It la a great Christian move
ment, giving concurrent expression to the great
brotherly kindness of more than a million of
hearts. It is a sublime Christian alliance. In
which charity brcomes supreme over all dispu
tations, and re affirms its meaning, its power
ynfl ita consequences.”
These grauu and sublime words of the now
departed Dr Duncan sent a thrill of joy to toe
ibiy who had the privilege ol listening
1 could not n_.w say anything beyond what
set required. I do not intend to Interfere
the rich feast—the Chris;lan entertainment
with which we have been fed unlay.
When not fled of my appointment aa chair-
tan or our fraternal delegation. 1 resolved to |J
.i any sacrifice save my life. but my Heavenly
Father said to me in silent w.rds: “You cut
do better at home thin If at the conierence.'
became quiet as a Lamb.
I suppose 1 am the first man ninety-four yean
old that ever came to a general assemby as an
active delegate. It is • wonder that Gofi has
allowed me to overlive In days so msy me t
greater than myself. I am glad that fraternity
haa come to pass In all Its beauty and ta all Its
perfection and in all of its aacreduas. (Ap
ptaore.)
At the conclusion of this touching speech
Bishop Paine made a few remark*.
It remains for me, the presiding officer at this
moment, to say that we feel deep y stirred,
brethren of th* delegation, by your words an l
message of lore, [applaus?] This occasion
marks an era in the nistory ot onr c inferences-
It demonstrates tost the action of roe bslovM
commissioners at Caps May was a great act and
that you reoogntife the bindinz force andob
gatloa of the coudlt' —““
tney prepared, and 1
of ihe heart of him who a idns es you, and
my honored c jlkagues and the whole body who
n Methodism under tn
influences ol >he Holy Spirit. ,
Sirs, toe emotion r>f my heart Is inexprci
Able. For twenty-eight yrars a travel!-
preacher ta the Metho.il t Episcopal chnri
with true Joya.ty to It and preferring death
its severance, unless Imperative necessity, _
my opinion demanded it; for thirty odd years
in tits southern church. I leel united to Meth. d-
ism by a life-long labor of sixty one years ta to
churcn as a traveling minister [Applause.]
have taken stock tn Methodism. I wss 1.
raised with predilec lons for it but educated
against IV Yet I became converted by examin-
lug Into its doctrines and finding then
eliminated of the errors of former ages. I
believe its doctrines accord with tbe great
truths of tbe Bible, which are the true founda
tion of Christum union and harmonv. We mn>
differ ta non-essentials—we may differ in m«Kte
ol operation—bat the great doctrines cf the B
ble, clearly understood, diQerenttated and e< in
itiated of error. Is toe true baste of anion and
fraternity. That we hav* and that you repre
sent. w* do not doubt. We stand on the same
platform, we believe the same doctrines, and
we believe them as you teach. We are perfect!:
agreed. Our policy is substantieDy the sanu-
We believe in going into all the world sn
preaching the Gospel u> every creature. We
referred to by our honored brother, (Dr. Post,
and so eloquently expressed. Yronuv go a
aud beaskimd mat sjuthtru Methodisxr
sound in her creed, sound ta- her experlei
and striving to br more and more sound in her
practice. [ Applans ? ] You mar tell that J '
we-lcy U honored by us as much as by
Wesleyan frienda »nd by toe brethren of
ihe report complete. I devoured tt with tears of
gratitude, and at the close I »sid aloud to m
self, “It Is an inspiration of the Holy Ghost
To this day, sir, I have not severed from that
convfetlon.
Some minor points of difficulty msy vet re
main, but the Matakoff has fatten. We can
“love aa brethren.” “with pure hearts fervent*
ly-'
au
tloo Save the holy emulates to help each other
la our common work for our ooe Lord.
But the apostles toemsr Ives dll not under
stand this command of Jesus. Tney tiogered iu
Jerusalem until pemcm tea scttiercd them.
Years aft -r, Peter was still so bound by Jewish
bigotry that he sued a mlraeie and an angel**
visit to loose his bonds, and then, as though he
bal found a new revelation in tbe house of
Cornelius, he said: “I perceive Gbd is no res
pecter ot psza. ns ” Within s century, within
toe life time of our honored father here (Dr.
Lovick Piereejn a Baptist mtafste s* convenuon,
in which *he great Dr. Ryland presided, the dte»
ccMtoa fiigged a little, and *be young msn
invited to propose subtec’s for ciscussioo,
1 I propose
dan church
Dr. Ryland
_«*, sit down;
when God gets ready 10 convert the heathen, be
will do it without your help or asroe ” And
that within the p*U century. G*1 hid the
truth on this subject tn tbe hearts of Dr Ooke
and John Wesky, Judaon, Carey and others.
s the fro m.
stalwart youth. The statistics ofMMB
gMloogstaoe arrested the eye not ouiy of the
tries ties! historian, but ajo of the phitan-
■■u-t and the statesman. Ita pre-emlntsce
among the religions fonxa at wuckoototeeosH
itinent is frank j admitted; being exhibited by I
onltecrtous of reuane which, lor their accuracy,
have received from the : ' '
The b ihsst prvy.
Sftt
thehooorofmakicgm.il ons of n
it. This was almost ade id letter ta God*a hoi y
book wnen John Wcslgy arose.
Mr John Wesley, ta that Moravian meeting,
and white reeding Luther’s translation he felt
his heart strangely warm, la that hour Method
ism was boro. [Apptanaa] Tha* strange warmth
ef John Weatey we have oers to-day Yet the
teaching lay plainly on tbe very surface of tbe
Mbit. Rood* 4 had this testimony, that he
pteesed God ** David had hta feet taken -out
of a bomb's pit oat of the mirey day." aad n
new roeg put Into hit mouth. Paul and Peter
aad Jchn told the same blearer story. But I
doubt if a thousand men In all England oeuid
there hsve said that they knew their atm w—
forgiven one hundred and fifty years ago.
■eifgtTens precealway • by all mean.” on.
that that “perfect Joys’* m God and man. which
It was tbs chief glory of Weelev and of Method
ism so to nnphaalx.* as to enable the world to
understand It better than ever before, may have
abiding exemuUflcation In the relations exist
ing between tbe two great branches of Episcopal
Methodism, [applause.] Aafororganicanioa,
L tar ooe, »lr, am not aoxlc.es stout that. 1
And why should it not be so ?
_ m charity is too narrow to extend be
yond state lines and is cramplsd ta sectional
boundaries then htel all better look Into the
geimtaeoea of onr cow vers ion.
Tbe politicians for personal aggrandlz nnent
of Party tr umph, may attempt to renew past
differences and fan toe dying embers of pa t
coo flics, but the Christian nan can take no
part on such a work.
The very essence of the Chitetian religion is
love, and her voice Is ever for peace.
It seems to me, therefore, that at
there is a large resnooalbUitv resting on toe
MMbodlfU of mu nulou We are the Lrawt
denomination. We should take toe ie^d oa all
good works,
other.
Bach *«ork not coir »nb*em« the rat In-
terete of rellzmo. bet llkladte, toe. the t»
triotlc fires met lighted mew ey of e common
sDcestrr from the mrslldom oi oppression to
the ecj ament of Ubertj.
Son* cismmsj sera, end IcflieUtj meg sneer,
bnt the rruh suit studs thu mere esn he no
cirliizthon worthy i be name mat la not the out-
growth of cbrutlsnitr.
We wbo protean to lore the goepol must so
.as* It In o r besrts, tbss we wiu show In all
onr Intercourse whh each other that it Is
bare It In o
our taUrcoo.
guide—our rule of faith and practice.
I am fully convinced that if our fit® ««.»-
tioos are maintained; if our tolerant term of
government remains ta perpetuity, it will not be
because ' '
1 teaching by precept and example toe
pure and elevating doctrinta of the Christian
system.
From tbe fbmlly altars is to co out n silent in-
floeace strong enough to still the ratings of
revolution, to extinguish the eruptions of an
archy. to inspire a deep and profound reverence
for law and onfeT. to sochar the vis on of man
kind that prejudice wi 1 not b* mistaken tor
conaetence, or policy for principle-
As Methodists we must measure to the de-
Oa this question of 'fraternity we ere rapidly
coming up.
Indeed, we are recogn'xed se being already In
toe advance.
At our test ccneral coofrreaee we had as a fra
ternal messenger from toe Presbyterian church
that distinguished divine, the Rev. Dr. Pstioa,
He alluded to the eleq tent words of your fra-
cmal delegates, end »r h a ten ful coeatenance
md a hearty emphasis be safd to us, “Icoagrat-
Ltet* you oa this happy conanssmarton *’ Bat
Mjr only regret is that your church in this
respect Is so far ta advance • f oua
“The Pxtaoytsrian chnrch aorta and south
seems like a see whees waves roll apart because
s ledge of rock lifts ita persistent he*d shove the
“We hsve been trying to remove the obttrec-
tios-to blast the rock. Commit ecs have sat
aad editors have written, and private corre
spondence has been undertaken with results
that felt short of omptete success.”
‘But what is no* done by one agency will be
doas by another; for there is atlde of chn«lt n
brotherhood rlstaz fast, both north and south,
which, when it shall have r
»e tides of human feeling, like the ocean,
nos at human bidding, out are under dl.
vine control ”
“And we are thankful for the fact that this
tide which te esttiag feet, though is rises too
stew lor tooae wbo are impatient of delay, rises
at the same time too rarely to make it sale lor
those who stand in tbe way of Its advance.**
ere nee. The proposition filed my hea
in m7 distant home. We are willing *na reso
to meet representatives of Methodtem from a
pans of toe world. We are now ereendailr one
though diffe ing ta color and ctime. We c*u
meet upon a common basis K e c um to occu
py that ground, and by grace we intei.d to main
tain It
You may go boms and tell your brethren that
we are a little ta advance of ihem. We Initiate
tbe system of lsy repre cni-iiou. You are verj
quick to understand these totag*, .ui ,ou fo;
lowed oa [Laughter.] You are a litde behind
us, sir. You maim precedence In many things,
and we graut it. bnt we were before you In this
respect We are progressive bat fe tina lent*
hasten slowly ta our motto We iry to be co:
servativ*. Why here oa tote fl tor are laymsu
elected, tqoa. ta number with thec ericsL I
know some of your people, like some of oars
feared they would not be conservative, being
unaccustomed to pouts* eccieriurical power,
and the result would be that toe Itinen
would suffer injury by ihsta rodnetioaof
nare remarktor, conservative, [tpplanse.
If you will listen you will bear tinmaeriiig
“no I” “no!” tr ***“ *——— —
any important
tare. In the nune of our colleagues. In tbe
name of honored brethren here, in to* name
tne chnrch we represent, we ree -ive you m*
cordially and gladly. [Applause.] We give
these words or welcome *ad our hearts confirm
the words. Let there bs more love and frater
nity. You wisely say you Interfere not with tbe
t abject ot oreanlc uafoa— 1 but preferred a long
c mrtship Y ju nave indie tied toe result wouid
be a happy union.
*—a tire future; we cannot see. Th* eyes
Id men will scon close. What God msy d
te Providence, we cannot tell* I tru
neither^ will ever lfeg in theta felih, and that
i«if |
the brethren of the conference, for toe kind acd
warm receptions you missionaries gave our be-
loved but departed brother. Blroop Marvin. He
was received as a brother beloved Tney wiu
meet above Ihe bonds of love are strong
tnere, and love, like a moral gravitation, will
bring them together.
Ted your friends ire have not forgotten their
kindness ta onr necessity, when our mlsslona-
rfes la distant lands received aid and comfort
fr m you We will never forget it Tell th;«a
of standing committees were ntx‘ called for.
Committee ou Eplsccptcy reported that they
had called the names of thx. bishops one by one
and had carefully reviewed the administration
of each for toe past four yean, and they found
each ot them blameless.
IM MEMOklAH.
Tbe committee on Episcopacy submitted a
paper on the death of Bishop Msrvta, which
lulled the conference into perfect peece and was
beard with profound interest. The paper was
as follows
deport »a 8 or comurra oh etocofacy.
The committee 00 Epitcopacy asked leave to
oOerths foilovrin^tribute to the memory of the
In view of the elaborate and full statements of
dates and details of work made &n memorial
sermons aad obituaries, we do not deem It use-
esaary now »o do more than to exprem toe great
He toted his chnrch and devoted to it all his
strength. He labored ter It with untiring seal,
and he died lor it in his burning love He ta
gone Hete not. for God took him.”
W M Ruth, clerical, Missouri conference, said
he could not deny hlmeeif the privilege of pay
ing a tribal* to tbe memoiy ol htaold classmate,
Enoch M Marvin- “We were bora in the same
county ; we were lice:.sod to preach In the same
mouth.” The speaker then related an incident
which occurred when they had been in the min
istry eighteen years “He out his arm around
my neck and arid. Brother Bash, we will pledge
eighteen years more to the ministry of Christ **
The last conference be held was in the same
chnrch where we had made the prom'se and he
recurred to tbe slrcamsumoe, and the time had
just expired. 800a after this be died. “I loved
EdochM Marvin, as I loved no other man. He
was the most apostolic maul ever knew. 1
knew him well and I loved him much.”
Cl Vsndeventer, e’er Missouri conerence,
paid a brief and touching tribute to the memory
of the departed, whom be said he had known
long and loved and honored.
P A Peterson, c er. Virginia confererc\ then
ratio 1 the hymn, “Servant of God well done.” In
w«ich the whole conference joined.
Young J Allen, the missionary to China, said
he rose to tffera tribute from a far land to th©
bishop’s blessed memory. He spoke of the joy
Bishop Mai vln*s visit to China
brought to him and the others’
He >pcke of the Influence of toe bishop’j vtiit;
how he moved the stolid nature of the Ch neee
and what a sweet Influence he left to work after
he hsd gone. Th* native preachers followed
him to tbs water’s edge in their love for him.
Just a year to a day from the time he left ns -
june the sad news of hia -leato. The native
Christians felt like they had lost a friend and
father. We all felt orphaned.”
W B Kavanauch, clerical. Los Angels con
ference, ro<* to bear testimony to tbe worth of
the *»*n *nom he said he had mourned most
deeply. He spoke of Bishop Marvin’s labors Id
tbe army and the good results that had come
from them In those troubled times. The speak
er had labored wito Enoch Marvin and he knew
him well Five hundred conversions were tbe
result or one season of his labors in the armv.
Tbe sp aker gave some incidents which
showed the sweetness and purtty
of the bishop’s private life which
blessed all wbo came within ihe reach ot his
influence. He spoke of the great sufferings of
thebUhop and the beautiful patience with
which he hid borne all for Christ’s sake.
TM Finney, cterleri, St Louis conference,
said he would not undertake to make a charac
ter! ztiou of the man so well known and so
deeply loved. “I will not, however, let this oc*
cation pass without dropping a Dourer on tbe
grave of bishop Marvin.” He gave a personal
remtalsoeuco of the bishop’s last d*yA He bad
never realis-jd that this communion had cessed.
It still existed in Its perilled power.
Allusion bad been made to the charities of the
bishop. Allusion had also bee a made to the ef
fort of the eberoh to erect him a monument and
give his family a hr me. The conference knew
him chiefly sc a bishop. He had been called an
apostolic man. This saystt alL
He supposed Biahop Marvin bad some premoni
tion of bis death. When he saw Raphael's un
finished picture you remember what beautiful
words be spoke or unfinished work.
Bishop Wightman—If it is the pleasure of the
conference to adopt this tribute to our departed
brother. It will b» signified by a rising vote.
Tbe entire ooufereuc-. rose.
It was moved by DC Kelly that the conference
release the executor of Bishop Marvin's estate
from a subscription of $700 the bishop hsd mads
to the relief of the publishing house. Unani
mously carried.
rs s* Vitimreld*.cff<sred a resolution that tbe
whole church claim* r &.>*«» M&rvm’s set vie*,
and the whole eburen claimed thr right to unite
In erecting a home for his family. Cuautmously
carried.
Mrif-foigeifuurest, ana the enuxe^e** of cons.-
cratton that character-x.d toe tp stia of our
Lord, thus furnishing the highest possible title
Btfore he wss called to this high distinction
i» life wss woolly consecrated to toe work of
toe it int rant ministry; aud in that capacity he
was unswerving in ftaullty to toe duties laid
upon hiss. For him rj sacrifice was too great-
no work was too hard that proposed to enhance
the kingdom of the Lord ie*u« Christ Endowed
alto high intellectual and spiritual gifts, he laid
all upon the altar of the enuxe n Nor wjs
tbs church slow to recognise his worth. 8be or
dain'd him to serve In ber holy places, and en
trusted to his baud a large pan of ber honor
aud interests. It may be said with propriety,
tom* be waa never untrue to the trust tons cou-
-aed.
A special emphasis ia given to our sorrow b’
the tact that toe churcn of God ta not t*i-
oitted to reap too full benefit of hls wise
observations In his extended eastern tour
Comm intoned to go to the million*
wbo sit ia tne re<lou and shadow of death in
tie*then lands, he went ss s messenger of light
ta their midst, and his accurate observation and
comprebe. sive appreciation of tbe sirostlou
placed him ta possession of a wealth cf facia
dta holy EHti for to* kingdom o!
Intense firm-
the pall ofptgtu
uarknesA would have infused itself into toe
church, and her arm would have been nerved
afresh lor the conquest ol the world to the
of God.
But the Head of the Chnrch dismissed him
frnm a field in wtach it waa fuooly hope * he
would achieve such grand result*. We bow
10 the mysterious dispensation afeurcd tost
hough we know not what He doeth, we shall
know
It is a ms tier of profound gratlnMe to God
tout too grace on which onr now se Intel bishop
leaned to confidently, was sufficient to preserve
him blsmclcts throughout hlaeaiire career as r
And cow. brethren, beloved, in the name of
my coil-agues, in the name cf my brethren, tn
toe name of the church ws represent, we wel
come you among oa We welcome you toe nr
firesides—to our homes, o onr people and to
our domestic altar* [ ireat Applause.]
The general conference wae culled to
otdjr at 9 o’clock by Bishop Pierce.
Opsniog divine services were conducted by
Rev C D Oliver, D D. of the North Alabama con
ference. The minutes of the previous session
were read and approved after some correction.
Leave of absence was granted to Wa H
Wheeler, lay delegate, from Little Rock confer-
Judge E H Pottle, lay. North Georgia confer
ence, said he rose to renew bis demand for ton
decision of the chair on what te the status ot the
Dameron case. He said he had no personal feel
ing in to* matter, bnt be merely wished to know
for the sake of uniformity in the record. He said
he thought he had a right to know, and he re-
question yesterday* and wouta have do-e
that time, bnt the hoar
of adjournment waa at hand. I will now give
my opinion. Logan D Dameron took his seat
in tola body as a lay delegate from tbe Bt Louis
conference. After tola hit right was question
ed and on hls eligibility two reports were made-
Tbe majority report declared the contestant In
eligible; the minority report proclaimed him
a seat Had you adopted the mi
nority report* yon would bars given him n seat
de jure, but you voted that report down. You
also rejected th? majority report and tons left
Mr Dameron in his seat aa a da foito member,
and tons the matter now stand*
EE Wiley, der. Hobton conference, presi
dent of Emory and Henry college, said be rose
to a questfon of privilege. H* dirclalmed any
knowledge ol the authorship of an article in tbe
CoxsixTcnoH signed “Emory,” relating to the
case. He said he did not do business
in tost way.
AG Haygood, der. north Georgia conference,
id he did not write the article,
e deemed it just to himself
to state this, as he wss ccnnectul wito a college
faiipd “Emory,” and the piece was so signed.
Whatever he wrote was signed “H./ or by hls
fgti name or “John Bmllh *’ [Laughter.]
moral and official
hia generation and fell asleep. Long msy
-xamme of hls aDostoiic s *1 end nuri''
f j stand before hls brethren who minister at
t_e a ter of toe chorea.
Dr Register said toe committee hsd made a
unanimous request that Rev J W Lewis, ol 8:
Louis, should m ike a statement regarding the
last hours of B;shoo Marvin. The request wts
renewed, and Mr Lewis rose and g .ve toe partic
ulars of Bishop Marvin's last illness.
He said toe bishop reacoed home ex ictir one
ytAta! er left. He went at once to work and
held five conferences ta five week* He ap
peared somewhat fatigued from this
labor. There wss still an incessant call upon
him from all direction* aud such call* he cou d
not resist. He coutinnod hta great tabors The
Sabbath before ns died be lectured a Sabbato
school In 81 Louts, preached at U o’clock, went
out in the country in the afternoon and dedica
ted a church. Hta last Sunday on earth was full
of labor lor hls master. He continued hta ord
nary work during the first part of the week
While writing
hta book of travel* a chill
him and hls manuscript shows that he wrote
with* chill on him. The tinea are diagonal
He became better in the _ _ L
ing be look a e mvolaion and nobody w«s admit
ted 10 his room
Saturday his physician told me that the
bishop was dangerously sick. His physician
called ia consulting physicians and they agreed
that he was better.
8unday night they came to see b!m
again and the only wordj he spoke thro
were: “O, wile, how my breast hares ms.”
This he repeated at two o’clock Mooday
Ing. At four o’clock be died. His soi
and told me hls father was dead. I we
saw aa be lay so pcaccfuL I could soared/ be
lieve he was dead. I saw then bow calmly bis
soul had gone out of hta body. Bishop Me-
Tjelre was telegraphed for, at tbe request or
Mrs Marvin, 10 preach hta funeral sermon
H came. The funeral waa preached at Cer.
teoary church, and it wasfltitd with representa
tive men of all Callings and profitalou* Over
f rty ministers were In tbe funeral preen s.on
We laid him to rest on a bleak November after
noon with toe hops of tost resurrection he sc
cherished and so eloquently preached.
The speaker concluded with a pathetic tribute
to the memory of toe great and good mam
whose life was cut oil ta the meridian of hls
glory. He said there had never been such a
funeral ta 8;. Louis. We all united ta paying
honor to him whom we all felt most deserved ta
Tha speaker announced tbe formation cf tbe
Marrio memorial aarectatloo and its two-fold
object—to erect a monument to toe memory of
the bishop and to provide a borne for bis family.
Tae bishop died a poor man. He left
hta family very tatle. I saw b
bank beak and 00 the stubs I sa
bow he had spent his money. Fifty dollars
here to a young student, fifty there to Kims
missionary, and to allsnch object* This show
THE REG CLan ORDER
of butiness wss resumed
The call for reports of standing committees
continued.
Committee on publishing Interest submitted
report No 2, refuting to concur in resolution lor
a map of church conference* Adopted.
Report No 8 of the same committee was sub
mitted.
It related to toe past history and piesent con
dition of the chnrch publishing house at Nash-
vllle.
It was read by the avistant secretary and spe
cial attention wm> oalfod to It, as it ta one of toe
moat Importaqt matters that will demnnd the
alien tton of toe general conference. The report
gives a full statement, of all the receipt* and ex
penal arcs of th coooern. It also related to toe
proper fniura policy ot the concern. Tn* report
generally commends the management cf toe
house aud expresses appreciation ol the labors
of the church’s agents.
Tbe minority report wss submitted on thl
subject.
It intimites extravagance In tt* micagrmcnt
of the affaire ot tbe concern, and stated
that some abuse* which existed ought to
be-remedied The report eras vary plain and
strong, and was quits eriticil, especially on toe
ooodnet of the Naahvt'.le Advocate.
A Hunter, clerical, LUde Rock conference,
moved to make the matter toe special order for
Monday.
Dr McFerrta hopel the matter would b* de
layed until the main rt-p tf t of the committee
could be made.
Tbe reports were laid on toe taole.
The oommltt se submitted report No 4 ou the
mb) ot of a churcn quarterly review, and re
commend the establishment of such a high pe
riodical ai der the auspices of the conierence.
They recommend a resolution that a committee
bo appointed to whom tbe whole subject of pub-
thing a review should be submitted. Laid on
ihe table, at tbe request of Dr. McFerrta.'
extent of which will never be knewn.
Hta books have had a most wonderful sale,
and contribute something to the support of hls
family. His family ta not self-snpporttag,
eepriag hta son. Hls wife and hls daughters are
dependent on tha church and their friend* We
watt a monument to his ffiucory.
Mrs Msrvta very delicately <*ecflr**1 to take
any home from tb« church while toe grave of
her husband te unmarked.
We do not want sccstiy monument
ace We only ask a tingle slufi of granite for
hls grave and a comfortable home for his fam:
ly. Ws are sum what otsappotated in what has
been d.me, but we are o l fluent ol a belter wok
in toe near future
John Hogan, ( ay 8t U1I1 coafereoe-) a-ked
perata la* ja a layman 10 »ij • lew words in
reference to Bt-hop Marv.n He had ktown
him since !8l». For many years he hsd been
most Intimate wl’h him. He bad married him
to hls now sorrowing widow. “I beard u.m
pr^ch ofeo, always wltajUfenUoa and.Increei
and 1 hope w.ib beaefli 1 first h ard 11 n
pre ch toe funeral of a mi itea wumao fe >na the
text “3'essed are to: dead wbo die in tbe Lord.”
I saw ta teat set month* p.-oml-e oi a great and
usciol Lit* The list a-.rmo »I ire ri from him.
the du~dij belorj he died wss al o from to ve-
latioound k rremfe d Life eternal 10 th rlghte-
ou* I have throght that this was the beaming
out of the divine Intention in regard to that
man and that the tight from the heavenly ga'et
* ready fell 00 him. I beard him speak to toe
children wito simplicity. I loved Enoch Marvin
I knew him well. 1 know of bia charities
have had him come to me and b-rraw money
that be might give it to another. We shall not
soon look upon hta like again. He loved hta
church with all bis might. To it be gave bis
of toe rules Jo consider its report No 5 00 the
subject of domestic work, Uld on tbe table
several days previous. On motion, tbs rale
were suspended and the report was taken up
and reed.
Tbe minority report was withdrawn by gen
eral cor aent.
F A Pitereon moved to amend to strike out
“aid” and insert “missions” wherever It oc
curs.
J E Edward* clerical Virginia conference,
asked If the amendment could be amended.
He proposed to amend ey lnaertlrg toe word
“evangelix&tion” instead o. “mission.” He
spoke in favor of toe amendment.
R A Hardawav, lay Alabama conference,
asked aa a question of privilege to explain toe
meaning of tbe oommlttee.in making the re
port It had submitted.
Dr Kelley—“Brother Hardaway ta right We
merely change toe position In the dbdpllns of
the matter In the report and change toe word
ing a tittle.”
C G Andrew* clerical Mississippi conference,
moved as a sabsiitnte that the words “borne
extension” bs substituted ta the place of “aid,"
sad spoke in favor of bis proposition
J C Simmon* clerical Pacific conference, op
posed toe substitute.
A 8 Andrews, clerical Alabama conference,
opposed tbe substitute, and said h- hoped tbe
discipline would not be changed in any ma ter
J E Evan* clerical North Georgia conierence,
favored a change in tbe name of the object for
which toe collections were taken.
T B ench, lay Virginia conference, ssld hs
was tired of tbe dtecussteu, and be call* d tbe
previous question. Tbe cell for toe previous
question wss not sustained.
Dr McFerrta addrested tne conference on toe
subject of change In toe method of taking mis
sionary fund* Ha doubted If any ebang* of
name would be beneficial.
W G Veal hoped tbe taw wouU remain as It
1* and he opposed any change in toe present
style of operation*
R 8 Finley movsd to fey oa the -table the re
port aid all toe amendments arid tost tie dis
cipline remain as It I* Tbe motion to table waa
carried.
Tbe committee on rev sal submitted repor
No 1* Tabled under the rule.
Lceveof abmsce ws# g anted to 4 J Davit,
lay delegate from the Florida conference.
Tbe following r. solutions were offered and
The committee 00
submitted report No 1,’which related to memo
rial from the colored Methodist bishops relative
to certain disputed rights as to property and state
that they found no wrong done tha colored
brethren. They recommended passage of reso
lutions of sympathy with tbe colored Metoodtete.
Tbe report w«s adopted.
Tee committee submitted report 3, on to* sub
ject of tbe proposed
A jrcrotation relative to the Co’.vin bequest to
widows and orphans of preachers of toe chore:
wa* reed.
bwuaond to Izj It oa U» ubla. Oa thU
><UTiilca,H*e*uj, aad the you were tt,
aad the 11.7, 93, ao the motion to Ub* it tu
DSL
It Wf* moved to refer the resolution to too
Tbo conference then adjourned with the dox
ology and toebeoedit ten by Bishop nightman
Oatof Tsar.
When tbe tones of a musical instru
** p£2denUt has cart Sosn effort'to <£££ Ifw* aw worthy Urn cempfimsat pafous by to 11 n * me or " Jolin Smilh ” I Laughter.] sp endld powers, and In Its pujptt be preached
ro long •• this to refer to the nose bereavements Dr Fatten; If toe [ids of fraternal feeling fn It jt clerical, St Louis coufercnr^, said three grand trntfca which will not be forgotten.
“out cf tone.” The tame may be said of that far
more wonderful acd complicated piece of saec*
tie hr man structure, when ltb e;om*
ordered. Not only actual disease, bet tb®»*
tar :
aid
snsr'.fctp, sad fart living, ma Impair 1*s vigor aad
activity The bt at re so ’ jr for a partial col'apse
o’ ths vital ensrglos, from these as from other
caste* is Hrs’.stte s stomach Bitter*, which l*
at the rame lime aa agreeable and mind cheering
cordial, and the best possible Invigorstt ta si *
ccs s of debl lfv. Ittaan inoomoerabljs'omsch
Ic and anti oiitous medicine, ersd evtee fevar a*i4
ane, ana prevents ub#«qa**t attacks. It
rm dies eito certainty and toxonibnees bows 1
aad kidney complaints, dyspepai* csrrousneaa.
rheumatic troubles, and many other b-dlly all
ment* It alto counteracts irfiietc.s which
prefieposetodl ease.
m»Tf l-dll tees thnr sat Awn s^l