History of Methodism in Tennessee (Volume 3)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1873. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XIII. Twenty-eighth session of the Tennessee Conference--The Centenary of Methodism--Preachers' Aid Society--Support of the preachers by extra funds--Education--Episcopal decision--The inauguration of Gov. Polk--Prayer by Bishop Andrew--Delegates elected to the General Conference--Preachers admitted on trial--Col. Wilkes--The sixteenth session of the Holston Conference, T. Catlett presiding, D. R. McAnally, Secretary--Preachers admitted on trial--Memphis Conference set off--The boundaries of the Tennessee, Holston, and Memphis Conferences--The city of Memphis--Letter from G. W. D. Harris--S tatistics--A ppendix. The twenty-eighth session of the Tennessee Conference commenced at Nashville, October 9, 1839--Bishop Andrew present and presiding. John W. Hanner was elected Secretary, and Thos. L. Douglass Assistant. After a few days' service Mr. Hanner was released, and Thos. L. Douglass was elected Principal Secretary, and Reuben Jones Assistant Secretary. The session of the Conference was protracted until Saturday evening, the 19th, having been in session eleven days. Several subjects of unusual interest engaged the attention of the body. First, the appointment of a committee on the Centenary of Methodism. This committee, after mature deliberation, brought in the following report--viz.: The committee to whom the subject, 'The Centenary of Methodism, ' was referred, beg leave to submit the following report--viz.: The great object of the fathers and founders of Methodism was to evangelize the world; and the experience of a hundred years has evinced that the great cardinal doctrines peculiar to our Church, the itinerant plan by which these doctrines are disseminated, the general policy of our ecclesiastical government, as well as those prudential regul...