Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-16

Iowa W cSleyan university. w ncn tne CO
IL poration adjourned, the conference resume
4. its business. giElaJ sEs ~ sbEas ts0gs
81 A Resolution ON lay representation fro
the East Genessee Conference was laid q
.. the table by vote of 40 to "a. - a.,
VI d. Applications for Ordination of Local De-
D. cons and Elders were called for, but nor
we're elected. go '.''1 ss5~,a %
N The committee in the case Of +.
10 Smith reported, but the consideration Of Ii
" case was deferred. -- y l''-' PEN 411A''
70 The Sec'y then read the minutes, and
after the notices were given, the session
J. closed with the benediction BY Rev !.
2 Stewart. '''- 81 '-''''"'' '.' SnApHAN.S
500 }ihb SATURDAY., Sept. 10th, 1859.
o "a tternoon ion.-Conference met q
!. the time appointed. Religious services
i conducted by Rev. NJ. II. Hare.
Tho committee on the Tract cause re-
! ported as follows: 80 s''"f' J. s,as 60 3 '1so-'
g ResoIUed, That we i'll sum up all our
past resolutions and act upon them in The
future. L. NJ SLUssRR,
8 ~-... -... 3a'E DIT. SwRxM.2a
: Committee in the case OF L. L. String
: iield reported, recommending that il be sent
: back to the Quarterly conference for a new
trial, which was agreed to.
j. Burgess presented certain conveysnces
of real estate for the use of tho Missionary
Society. They wero received and referred
to an agent to attend to. ....r. .r...l,- 49,.
The action Of the conference in accepting
the REP rort of the committee in the case OF
Rev. l.. A. Smith was re considered. "A
motion TO re-comnit to the committee was
lost. 1t was then agreed that he be left
without ali appointment, that the case may
be tried regularly on the circuitto which he
belonged, and, il he shall be cleared, the
Presiding Elder was given authority to en-
pioy him. ast. .s..a. a,sp .s.... 4-..s,.
j. Harris read u paper rendering the Eli
Oft Seminary in the city Of Burlington, Iowa,
to the conference. The paper described
minutely the character and condition of the
enterprise, and was accompanied by u re-
port from the Board of Trustees. The
papers were accepted and referred to the
committee on Education. '9T sH fg5gt
Ia communication respecting an account
of the Tract Agent of the conierenc: with
the N. Y. Book Concern was presented
and referred to special committee.
The committee on the Bible cause re-
ported, expressing the confidence of the
Conference in the a. NJ Is. S., and recon.
mending it to the charity of our people, and
the report was adopted. ~-" .''''i
The Bishop was reqaested to re.appoint
Rev'S. Reynolds to the Agency of the BIZ
bio Society in Illinois. TIE Presiding Ell
ders were made committee to distribute
the Minutes, and collect the monies sub |
scribed for them. e.a ZIP nt-g |
The roll of the Conference was called for
subscriptions to the Minutes, and $50 copies
were sui scribed for.
E. II. Waring was pFointed to superin-
tend their publication. -a& l-.s 3" g4g
| +. M Slusser was granted supernumera |
ry relation. ..... ...-.s E e.. ... |
| N. Wells was changed from superannuated !
to supernumerary.
The credentials of c. S. Jennes, now on
file, were restored. .--.e...I s...-.- ..i.
! The Indiana conference was requested to
restore the credentials Of A. II. Shaffer.
The Visiting committee of the Iowa Wes.
leyan University reported favorably in re.
gard to the educational progress of the |
Institution. ssgga g-s. tt. s.,-. .5s,.-. 81 |
The orders of VIM. Pearce, Ministerial
Elder in the Congregational church, we're
recognized, an ! he assumed the ordination |
vows. q, s-aa Eat-fe aas.f tal.i9al ei |
D. H. Petefish was granted supernume-
rary relation. ....4... .r.e~.. hi. ...t |
1. A. Bradrick read the report of the
Treasurer of the Conference Missionary So.
ciety. 't7 s#N >"1y |
The Secretary was directed to procure
new journal for the use of the conference
Adjourned, with benediction by Rev. 8.
Haines. "' '''"z-'
aeta MONDAY, Sept 18th, 1859.
! Forenoon Observation-Disclosures met at
| ~ 4 l.
Rev. e. Wood.
The journal was read and approved
The following Ministers were received on
trial: W. Pierce, A. G. Williams, W.
Orris, John Haynes, G. S. Jennis, J. B. Case.
Orr, Gideon Nicholas, John Walsh, O. G.
Maybee, q. Hawn, j. A. Wilson and j.
Cowger. Eaa r.. .s tE
S. F. Childs, G. A. Whittier and Kort
land Card, were not admitted, but the Pre-.
siding Elders were authorized to employ the
two last named to fill vacancies.Is ',s.l
The Book Agents made their reports of
collections, &c. They had collected on St.
Louis periodical accounts 76 per cent, on
/ Cincinnati SO per cent. and on Chicago ac-
! counts 3S per csnt.-Sundry unpaid accounts
were referred for collections. .s-,.l...,.s
It was resolved that our people he re-
quired to prepay for their periodicals next
year. ''8 u
Bishop Simpson presented the Certificate
of the ordinations of Deacons and Elders on
the Sabbath. a,..,.. ....,s...-...,
1t was resolved that the statistics of next
year be ready for reception by the second
i day of the conference. e 'z.eai
The committee on Education presented
an elaborate report on the various Educa-
tional interests of the conference.
The thanks of the conference was voted
3 unanimously to John P arson, Esq, of Bur-
lincton, for the munificent donation of $lO,-
600 to the Elliott Seminary in that city, and
a committee was ordered to confer with the
Trustees of the Seminary that suitable
] arrangement may be made for its reception
by the conference. .au.j t.1 = cE
4 DR.. Elliott and Bishop Simpson addressed
e the conference in reference to the finances
: of the Iowa Wesleyan University.
e Rev. w. H. Hunter of Peoria Conference
Q and Rev'ds G. G. Truesdale and M. NJ:
3 Tooko, OF the Upper Iowa conference, were
introduced. szE2 80 lt 3safr e.#f5 W
.at,a, Adjourned with the benediction by Rev.
NJ. H. Hare 80 = taA o.4s ,
: s'Afternoon Session. Session opened with
9 prayer by Rev. z. H. Coston. ,sts
q The journal was approved.
!, f. The action of the conference directing
I that l.. A. Smith should be left without an
It appointment was rec opsdered, and his
!, character passed, subject to the investiga-
i ton ordered by the conference. fzs 81
= The committee on the financial condition
{, of the l. W. University reported, showing
y the urgent necessity OF edort to relieve the
y Institution from pressing embarassments.
: heApreachers resolved to secure dona-
. tions OF land, &c, for its aid, and prom sed
to preach in support Of its claims, and
make personal appeal for subscriptions TO-
~ wards it. $500 af 60 gs.ssa4,, ,a -s-Nes -
j !. A snecial committee of seven -Waa ap.