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Cambrlags Correspondence.
Ma. EpnoRss-We nov have quits
numbef u misiSsFial brethren, from dif.
fsFsas confsreDesa. visiting ~ here IN Cam
bridge Dr.. DuFbin The Corresponding
Becsssary OfOur Missionary Society, French
snd Wright agenls Of Wilbehoroe Univer-
sty for cclOred youths, Dr.. Clark editor
ofthe Lsdie Repository, E. @. Mckee
s0a formerly Of ths Conference, but now
of The Cincinnati conference. G. Battell Of
Western Virginia conference. Maxwell P :.
Gaddia another Of the famous aFoOt-pTints
Of an Inherent" and oshsr works, with
several other ministers are with Us. Much
business was doOs On Friday, ,(S0th ApiD
the third day Of Conference. Ats O'Clock
We were entertained by a splendid sermon
on Missions. from Rev. Edward BhkeGt,
from 7ad rsalrn l8, 10 verses: aBlessed be
the Lord God, the God Of Israel, who on
" doegh wondrous things. And blessed
be bis glorious name forever: and let the
whole earth be filed with bis glOFy;Amen
and Amen"
At night, Dr.. Durbin was the principal
speaker ior our anniversary meeting, and
entertained US for an hour or more giving
an account OF the prOvidential origin and
rise Of our various Foreign and Domestic
Missions. The speech was remarkably in
teresting and instruetiye,showiDg most con-
clOsively that God was 10 the work; and
the wisdom manifested in our Missionary
operations. During the past year we rails
ed in the Pittsburgh conference 81, ,07s,
81, for Missions and two charges yet to
hear from, which, with the anniversary
collection, will sdd 5000 or more TO it,
LIST year we raised IS, s,50s,96, which was
an increase over the previous year Of $50
SO. This year we have an increase oyeI
last Of upwards of s2,700. For this w
thank God and take courage; for II wa
raised amidst almost unparalleled finaneia
pressure and ruin, showing that the caus'
Of missions is finding home in the heart
of our people. l have failed in securing
q copy Of the resolutions on Slavery. The
we're, however, passed without any discus
sion, and are decidedly anti.slavery as ar
all the members Of conference.
We had an interesting time at our Sun
day School anniversary. Revs. A. @. VII
liams, DR.. Barker and NJ. P. Gaddis ad
dressed the audience TO their editication,an
a good collection was taken up. On th
whole, our Sunday Schools are doing We
for themselves, the Church and the world
On Sunday, all the pulpits in tOwn,wit
perhaps, but one exception, was filed wit
our preachers to the satisfaction and prot
it ofthe people, who 30 kindly and hosp
tably opened their churches and houses I
receive us, as the ministers of God. A
81 O'Clock in the morning most interesI
ing and sOal.stiring love feast was hel
in our large conference room and il wa
filled to overfowing. Several aged min
listers spake,
"And heaven came down our FOULS 10 greet,
While gcry crownd the mercy seat"
Il was time long to be remembered
At IOa O'Clock, Bshop Baker preached
practical and weIl-timed sermon on Th
true maltyr spirit, from Heb. 1855, AN,
others were tortured, not accepting deliV
erance; that they might obtain a bette
resurrection After which syUeety person
were consecrated to the order Of Deacon II
the Church of God, nine Of whom wer
admitted to full membership in the con
ference and eleven are local preachers
Dr.. William Hunter. Of the Hebrew de
psrtment in The Allegheny College, preach
ed at 2t O'Clock P. NJ, kom Rom. 8: |
II was sound aadNfoceable, Then apr
tSen4niaislen we're ordained Elders, ,twelN
: of whom are members VI conference. A
~littIe after lS noon on Monday, (3l inst.
the appointments of the preachers, for th
present year, were read, d,and in a few hour
some Of them moro than two hundred mile
away, preparing for their new fields of Ia
bor. May the God Of hosts be with then
and give them success. We had a YER
harmonious session. indicating the presenc
and power Of our Divine Master. Ou
worthy and much esteemed brother, Rev
A. HAnuount, is re-appoihted to Carroll
ton CIRCUIT, This, we suppose, will be hai
ed with Joy by the members Oftbat charge
We pray Gods blessing upon the charc
he represents, and upon oil in the bound
of your county, and throughout the worlt
Our next Annual Conference will be bel
in South Common M. E. Church, ALLIE
= ghony Oits~. Time nOEgiveS by shc BSt
ssp. Our increase 10 members, etc., thi
ysat-in tho conference will be large; bu
/ cannot now give the figures. Last yea
there were 10000 members, 5000 proba
tiOners, and 224 local preachers.
Yours most Affectionately,
Afoa, u IQEQ TuupnpA