The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-15
NUMBER 1S2.
INDIANA CONFERENCE.

line INDIANA Annual conference OF the Meth
odist Episcopal Church met in Vincennes, Sep
tember 18th, according to appointment, Bish-
lop Simpson, presiding. The session was open
singing and prayer, by Fl. j. Dane and w. Y.
Daniel.
Onmotion T. H. Sinex was appointed Sec
retary, with j as. Preston and j. w. jackson
assistants. w. M. Hester was appointed Con-
ference Reporter
The three Secretaries, together with the
Conference Reporter, were appointed a COM
mittee on the publication of the minutes
The bar of Conference was established, rules
adopted and time appointed for opening and
adjournment.
- H. H. Sabin,@ g. Y. eKee and G. w. Walk
er were appointed the Board Of Stewards
This Board was elected a committee on neces-
sitous cases.
The presiding elders were appointed COM
mittee on Missions.
1t was moved by E. H. Sabin, that. one
from each district be appointed Committee
Ion Slavery, but this motion was laid on the
table
The various other Conference committees
were then elected.
The Bishop then introduced to the Confer
lence, DR.. Curry, President of the Asbury Uni
lversity, Rev. Messrs. Jones, Of The Southern
Illinois, Alexander of the Louisville, M. e.
Church, South; Hicock, ofthe Illinois, and DR..
Ryan, of the Philadelphia Conferences.
DR.. Ryan, as an agent of the Metropolitan
Church, at Washington City, then addressed
the Conference on the subject of his agency
In his own felicitous manner, he presented the
condition and facts in reference to said church
its expected cost to be one hundred thou
sand dollars, and to be erected in the best mod
ern style, as grand monument to God. It
was to be built ON Federal ground, and be rep
resentative to posterity of the progressive spir-
it of Methodsm of the present age. The cor
ner stone is already laid, and there are evident
prospects of. its completion. After the pre-
lsentation of these and other interesting facts,
the subscriptions list of this Conference to-
wards its erection was called, and payments
reported. c. b. Davidson was elected Treasu-
rer of the funds raised in this Conference for
this purpose. TlS+~es. .,
The Bishop presented the accounts of the
n. Y Book Concern, which were referred to
l.. NJ Hancock.
The circulars for the Sunday School Union
and the Tract Society, were read by the Sec
retary, presenting the operations and prospects
of the two parent societies, and also their
recommendations to the auxilaries. The cir
culars were referred to the appropriate COM
mittees.
The Annual Report of the Book Concerns
lat New York and Cincinnati were present.
ed by the Bishop and read by the Secretary.
The Bishop announced to the Conference
that draft might be made on the chartered
Fund of some thirty-seven dollars. Which
draft was ordered.
The Bishop then addressed the Conference
in very impressive manner He was much
pleased once more to meet with the Confer
e ice Of which he had formerly been member.
Around him were some whose ceuntenances
were familiar, and some with whom he had
not yet an acquaintance; while others who for
merly had met with him were now absent,
some having removed to other fields Of labor
and others haze gene alone He spoke of true
piety as the only means of success; and of the
interest each member should take in the pro-
ceedings, especially the religious exercises Of
the Conference. He suggested, also, that each
one, during the session, should resolve to do
some act of good-should indulge a spirit of .
prayer and manifest brotherly affection and
kind feeling in considering the various ques-
tons of interest which might come before the
body-that if there should be differences of
opinion as undoubtedly there would be, each
one should differ an Lo0e-that the good of all
might thereby be advanced, the church be
benefited, and God glorifed.
ne nrst queStlon was taken up, ana Eli L.
F. Wells J. j. Hight, J. H. Keutchum, VIM.
n. Darnell, R. L. Cushman, T. Alexander,
W. j. Spaulding, j. w. Chord, w. w. Puett,
G. F. Culmer, j. II. Leaul, Levi Clifford, j.
Walls, C. Cross, w. N. Earring, David Swartz
and T. W. Jones, were continued "a trial.
On motion of DIR. Daily, Prof T. H. Sinex
was added to the committee on Education.
On motion of Jas. Hill, it was resolved that
in the Stewards report a separate column be
added for house rent.
After various notices. the Conference ad.
V1ncennes Gazette.