Smyrna times., 1858-03-25
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/ UF The Phladel pha Annual Conference
met on the 9th inst, in Easton, Pa, Bshon
! Amcs presiding. This Conference now mum
( pers about tWo hundred and Fifty ministers, and
embraces within It's bounds the State of Della
ware, The eastern shore of Virginia and MARY
land ana that part Of Pennsylvania lying be.
tween the Delaware and Susuuehanua rivers
! 4 line running from Lebanon on the west ,r
! Strouds6urg Oh the Delaware river. AItbouob
covering tui portion of The territory orIgI.
naliy occupied, ye; there are at least one hun.
dred and seventy five stations and circuits: and
/ there are now, allowing for the numbers WIN
iaVe been converted by the revivals now roipg
| on perhaps sixty or seventy thousand members
| "f Tue church wi'hIn It's bounds. II is one OF
| the oldest Contei cnccs in existence, and occp.
P'rs what may be called cIassic ground in the
| nIsiory Of Mcthodisn.
" The Army BIl-which passed the IIouse
~ Representatives on Friday (ayes, Ia. nays.
'")' is not the sort OF bill the Administration
"dn'ed,-or the Secretary OF War called for
-Out II seems 10 have been accepted by The
supporters Of the AGminls ration in The House
rs about the best they could get IN the present
'emper OF Congress. There is great doubt
"hether even the moderate, and apparently
necessary augmentation of the army which mi.
UFlnt.
ed, had not Mr.. Quitman, the author of il. o,veu
distinct and emphatic assurance. lhnf tbe /
troops WOuld be aoithdrawn fronl Eansas.
mere D0s no desire 10 keep them there ann
longer Having this pledge. that this ostensi.
Ole increase Tor Utah and the Indians was mn,
really tor the enforcement of the Iecomp,op
CONSTITUTION upon an unwilling people in Kan.
sae, II Is easily understood why the House voted
tor the Bill. For the same reason, il is pre-
suned, 1t will go through the Senate.
REVIVAL IN PRINTIYG OgrIcE-Prayer
meetings have been held daily at one of Ihe
larger printing offices in this city since the 9Th
Ut March with Increasing inlerest. AT the
of the meetjnus there ware Inn,
our or hve converts, with but very few par-
lcIpants, aud now the number ranges us biyb
as twelve or fourteen. The interest manifested
1T these meetings is very great. One of the
recent Converts says: "What are we to ex.
pect when printing offices are converted into
reH9Inhs chapeis! Ii Is, as far as NV knnwl |
edge extends. unprecedented III the history of
any country, snd will, no doubt, astonish nanv :
4 reoder." AS the meetings o.e held between a
he hours OF IL and o'clock, some of tho mon
20 without their dinner for The sake of attend.
my them.-N. Y Tribune.
o. General Calhoun the President of the
l.ec0mpton Kansas Constitutional COnyention.
publishes card in the Washington Star. saw.
ng that recent information received from Cow
ern"r Denver aud others leaves no doubt on
his mind tnat The returns from Delaware Cross. q
ng should be rejected, and that certificates will
be issued to persons having the highest vote IT.
ot tn sc returns. lie reureis that I
his DECISION will give the control Of kansos To-
pariy which he views as Inimical to rood or
Ter, the constitution and the laws oc the Union.
General Calhoun appends the nolncs of all the
Senators and Representatives to whom certi6
;ales viii be Issued.
Mexico Letters from tho city of Mexico.
ldieI March 3J, represent the state of tAlnps
IS rather favorable TO The EXISTING government
t the caDIlol. The forces Of The Zulossa
government we're about to 90 into battle with
hose Of the coalItion at Zelayo, not tar from
he city of Gulnajuato, the seat Of the constI.
utional government under Juarez. While the
;hurch retains lis powers aud privileges, II will
eign supreme in Mexico, and it has shown a
determination 70 support the Zulougp govern
lent, which is It's own creation. n, !.
MAISE The new liquor bill, with many
has passedath Senate. aau must 4
ow go TO The ilOusslQ ttsipssssge wusa very L
ar~ly opposed by The ardent prohibilionsts.