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death of a minister's wife whose funeral he was desired to attend, and it was granted.

On motion of B. F. Crary, the subject which was laid on the table yesterday and made the order of today immediately after the reading of the Journal was taken up.

Daniel Curry having the floor, on motion of Gilbert Haven, the rule limiting speakers to fifteen minutes was suspended in his case.

Unanimous consent thereto having been given by the Conference, A. M. Osbon moved that the Rules for the government of the Court of Appeals which were adopted yesterday be so far modified as that twentyone members, instead of two thirds of the members, shall constitute a quorum, and the motion prevailed.

On motion of B. Pilsbury, the time of the session was extended, to allow the speaker to finish his argument. At its conclusion notices were given, the Doxology was sung, and Conference closed with the Benediction by Zechariah Paddock, of the Wyoming Conference.

FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 8.

Conference met this morning, Bishop Janes in the

chair.

The religious services were conducted by D. P. Mitchell, of the Kansas Conference.

The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. A. J. Kynett moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the appeal from the decision of the Chair was sustained, but the motion was lost by a vote of seventy-three in favor of it, and one hundred and sixteen against it.

F. A. Blades presented the credentials of Rev. W. Pirritte and Rev. G. Abbs as delegates of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Canada to this Conference, and they were introduced by the Chair. The address and formal reception of these delegates was, on motion of F. A. Blades, made the order of the day for Mouday morning next, at ten o'clock.

It was announced that S. C. Brown had been ex

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May 8. SEVENTH DAY.

Morning.

M. A Dangherty,

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cused as Secretary of the Committee on Boundaries, and M. A. Daugherty elected in his place.

On motion of John P. Durbin, the order of the day, ry of Commit- namely, the report of Bishop Janes as a delegate from the General Conference of 1864 to the British and Irish Wesleyan Conferences, was taken up.

tee on Boundaries.

Bishop Janes's
Report.

Resolution

thanks

Bishop Janes.

of

to

A committee on Correspondence ordered.

Bishop Thom

son's report of his visit to

India, etc., on

Tuesday at ten

o'clock A.M.

Semi-centennial Anniver

sary of the Missionary Society.

Representation from Mission Conferences.

George Peck

Bishop Ames then took the chair, when Bishop Janes proceeded to make his report, at the close of which, John M'Clintock submitted the following resolution, and it was unanimously adopted by a rising vote, namely:

Resolved, That the General Conference has listened with the greatest pleasure and profit to the luminous and comprehensive report made by Bishop Janes as to his mission to Europe as delegate appointed by the General Conference of 1864, and that the thanks of this body be tendered to him for the characteristic ability and success with which he discharged this important duty.

[For Report, see Appendix A, II.]

Bishop Janes again took the chair.

On motion of Jesse T. Peck, a committee of nine was ordered, to be called a Committee on Correspondence, to whom all papers and other matters appertaining to correspondence with other religious bodies shall be referred.

On motion of George W. Woodruff, the following resolution was adopted, namely:

Resolved, That Bishop Thomson be requested to give a report of his visit to India and China; and that if he consent to make the report, that its reception be made the order of the day for Tuesday morning at ten o'clock.

On motion of J. P. Durbin, so much of the address of Bishop Janes as relates to the Semi-centennial Anniversary of the Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church was referred to the Committee on Missions.

L. Hitchcock moved a suspension of the Rules, to take up the matter of admitting the representatives from the Mission Conferences. Henry Slicer moved to lay the motion to suspend on the table, but it did not. prevail, and the original motion was carried, and the subject was taken up.

George Peck addressed the Conference, and pending Conference. his address, on motion of A. J. Kynett, the rule limit

addressed the

ing speakers to fifteen minutes was suspended in relation to the speaker now on the floor.

May 8. SEVENTH DAY. Morning.

sion ordered.

On motion of B. F. Crary, it was ordered that when Afternoon SesConference adjourn it adjourn to meet this afternoon at half past two o'clock.

On motion of L. Hitchcock, the Rule limiting speakers to fifteen minutes was suspended in his case.

E. O. Haven being on the floor, when, on further motion, the subject was laid on the table, and made the order of the day for this afternoon immediately after reading the Journal.

The following changes in committees being recommended by the several delegations concerned, were ordered by the Conference, namely:

J. S. Porter, of the Newark Conference, was excused from serving on the Committee on Lay Delegation, and J. T. Crane was appointed in his stead.

W. G. Williams, of the Central Ohio Conference, was excused from serving on the Committee on the State of the Church, and P. S. Donelson was appointed in his stead.

John H. Power, of the Iowa Conference, was changed from the Court of Appeals to the Committee on Revisals; and E. H. Waring was changed from the Committee on Revisals to the Court of Appeals.

On motion of R. Haney, J. S. Cumming was granted temporary leave of absence.

John M'Clintock submitted the Charter and Constitution of the Drew Theological Seminary, and they were referred to the Committee on Education. [For Charter and Constitution, see Appendix U, I.]

S. Hunt presented the report of the Secretary of the Committee of Arrangements, giving information as to what railroads would return delegates free, and it was ordered to be printed in the Daily Advocate.

John M'Clintock offered the following resolution, and it was referred to the Committee on Revisals, namely:

Resolved, That the Committee on Revisals consider the propriety of restoring the Doxology in the Discipline, Part IV, chapter iii, pages 159, 160, namely: strike out "We adore," nine lines from the bottom, and insert so as to read, "We glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory," etc. Page 160, strike out the last paragraph and insert, "For thou only art holy; thou only art the

On restoring the
Doxology.

May 8. SEVENTH DAY. Morning.

Chinese

Mis

Lord; thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen."

Henry C. Benson offered the following preamble and resolutions, and they were referred to the Committee on Missions, namely:

Whereas, There are over fifty thousand Asiatics in the States and sions on the Territories of the Pacific, and their numbers are constantly increasing; and

Pacific Coast.

Afternoon.

Order of the day taken up.

speaks.

Whereas, They are rearing temples and practicing idolatrous worship in most of the cities and larger towns of the country;

and

Whereas, We, as Christians, are responsible for the religious instruction of all people within our reach, without regard to race or nationality; therefore,

Resolved, 1. That, in the judgment of this Conference, the period has arrived when a permanent Chinese Mission should be established in or near San Francisco.

Resolved, 2. That the Bishops and Missionary Board be and they are hereby instructed to establish such a mission as soon as practicable.

On motion of A. M. Osbon, the Conference adjourned.

The Doxology was sung; after which the Benediction was pronounced by Henry Slicer.

FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 8.

Conference met pursuant to adjournment, Bishop Scott in the chair.

The religious services were conducted by W. R. Clark, of the New England Conference.

The Journal of this morning's session was read and approved.

R. Haney asked and obtained leave of temporary absence for B. I. Ives and Samuel Vansant.

On motion, the order of the day, namely, W. Reddy's substitute for the report of the Committee on Admission of Delegates from the Mission Conferences,

E. O. Haven was taken up, and E. O. Haven addressed the Conference. At the close of his speech E. J. L. Baker moved that the vote be now taken without further debate, but the motion did not prevail.

B. F. Crary speaks.

B. F. Crary having obtained the floor, on motion, the rule limiting speakers to fifteen minutes was suspended in his case.

R. Nelson moved the adoption of the following resolution, namely:

Resolved, That in the further progress of this discussion all speakers sustaining the substitute now before the Conference shall be limited by the time named in our Rule; and that all speakers opposing the substitute be confined to the same time after three more speakers on that side shall have had the same permission as to time already granted to W. Reddy, D. Curry, G. Peck, E. O. Haven, and B. F. Crary.

A. J. Kynett offered the following as a substitute for the foregoing resolution, namely:

May 8. SEVENTH DAY.

Afternoon. Order and time of speaking.

stitute.

Resolved, That when we adjourn we adjourn to meet at half past Kynett's seven o'clock this evening, and that the brethren opposing the substitute of Dr. Reddy shall have the floor until nine o'clock, and that those favoring it have the floor until a quarter to ten, at which hour the question shall be taken without further debate.

sub

And upon this resolution he moved that the question Previous quesbe taken without debate.

The call for the previous question was not sustained; and, on motion, the substitute was laid on the table.

A motion was then made to lay the original motion

on the table, but the motion was lost.

tion called, but not sustained.

tion sustained.

On motion, it was then ordered that the vote on the Previous quesmain question be taken without further debate, and the motion prevailed, more than two thirds voting in favor of it.

The resolution was then adopted. A motion was made that Conference do now adjourn, which motion prevailed, ninety-eight voting for it, and seventy-five against it.

The Doxology was sung; after which the Benediction was pronounced by W. R. Davis, of the Kansas Conference.

SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 9.

Conference met this morning, Bishop Simpson in the

chair.

The religious services were conducted by P. Akers, of the Illinois Conference.

The Journal of Friday afternoon's session was read and approved.

Bishop Clark, in behalf of the Board of Bishops, submitted the following report on Conference Bound

May 9. EIGHTH DAY,

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