Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-09-20

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The subject Of fixing the place OF holding the
next annual Conference was taken up, and
Eorwalk, Huron Co., fixed upon as the place
IT was resolved that upon all appealed cases
the Conference sit with closed doors The case
Of Charles WadJle, one Of these cases, was set
for Monday at 10 o'clock.
FIFTH DAY MONDAY.
The Conference met at 8 o'clock yesterday
in tie usual place, corner Of Hanover and
Church streets, West side. The opening prayer
was offered by Rev, Mr.. RoscbeIIy.
The MINUTES of the last meeting were read
and approved.
| A communication was received respecting
the Tract Cause from the Executive Commit
toe at New York There had been appropra
ted during the pr sent year 81, 600 to Germany
for tract distribution. The publication oltracts
! i'm the various languages is OF the utmost i'm
portance, that those emigrants from foreign
countries could Tend religious works in their own
tongue The Tract Society has now on its list
500 different tracts and the list is increasing
| rhe members of tho Conference, and OF the
| Chureh, were urged to contribute to the tract
cause, as far az tn Y were able.
! The American Sunday School Union present
| ed a statement and b circular 10 the Conference,
setting forth the condition Of the Union. We
should be glad to present facts and figures from
this cir,u,aI, but cannot today
DR. Durham, SectetaTy of the Methodist Mis-
sionary Society AT New York. being presept,
made some remarks upon the condition ami oh.
iects of that society The Church at large did
not understand the position of the Society
About seven years ago the appropriation to the
Society increased every year, and new stations
were formed aud the Tange OF instruction en-.
larged, but since that time the Society had tall
len in debt. The annual meeting nj the EE
ecutive Committee will be held IN November
next, and the question will come up, can we
extend our missionary operations! Will they
have good ground to rely upon increased con
tributlons Tor the coming year Let 1t be fell
to be the duty, as it is the duty, OF every preach
or to present the cause 10 the public and keep
il before thcm The discipline Of the Church
proyides that the Presiding Elder shall super
wise the action of the district in tbiR regard, and
it is their duty, not merely TO appoint MIS-
Igionary COMMITTEES at the annual Conference,
but to keep look out ior what that committee
did through the year. The Whale missionary
rouse ia 10 day Waygring for want Of support.
The Missionary plan was adopted at the Gen
era1 Conference at Boston IN ls52, The Com
mittce 10 whom was referred The subject for a
report, sat for 23 days and examined the Il is
si1nary plans of al churches aud all nations
o,.d at the end of that 23 days they reported the
chsnter which is now found in the books, nnd
the General Conference adopted It without d
| dissenting Votc And yet this plan 81 adopt
l. ia IN effect sGl aside by the action OF the
e. ding Elders ami their preachers by neg
lect, Sssn proceeded at some length upor
Df' Dul, object. lie had talked with ~
Glls EI. sGnelal a iu regard to the large con
Emg,,sm g,,t; .{i,h given IN that country io
the missionary cause =, " ] tooney ,yhjo5 y noo
ed by Dr. D. if they took I, "a oG2,d IN sboro
widows brought and could L. :, tb,y All no
the answer was returned that Dr
take it il would break the widows be w.
D. remarked that if it itoperated in the sa, w
upon his people in America he would lind "'o'
tenths of them dead when he returned
lie gave description OF the manner in which
missionary collections nre made in England in
the Churches and Sunday schools, as well us
In the cities of the East-New York, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore, Boston, dc, In those cities,
the missionary cause was never in such healthy
condition at present,
lie was satisfied that the North Ohio Confer
ence had heretofore kept ia advance Of their
sister Conferences in tho missionary efforts
and he hoped they would continue to al
vance
A resolution was offered by the Secretary as
follows;
Resolpei, That Tho North Ohio Conference
will endeavor in tho coming year TO carry
their contributions to the misslonary cause up
to at least $l,C0 per member.
Mr. Rothwoier offered us substitute the
following
ResolDed, That as a Conference we will use
greater exertioDs than ever before to carry Out
the discipline OF the chuch on the subject O
missions.
On motion the first resolution was amended
SO as to call for rs cents in place Of 81 0O
from each member The resolution az amen
ded was adopted
Mr. Rothweilcr's resolution was then adopt
cd.
The amount raised for missions during the
past year in the North OHIO Conference was
Ss,0l2,79.
The Committee on Education presented q
report upon Baldwin University. The total as
sets Of the institution amounts to S95, ,73l--
excess Of assets over liabilities SOP l7S The
number of pupils for the past year was 400
being l5l moro than tho preceding year. ThC
present college year. commencing August I'LL
| opens with a larger number of students thar
/ any preceding year Iho COmmltlee offered
several resolutions for action ofth Conference
| Pending the consideration of these resou
tions a German member Of tho Conferenc,
offered some resolutions which had beer
/ adopted by the German Ministers, expressing
their desire for the prosperity Of the German
| department OF Baldwin University aud their in
tention to support Mr.. Rothweier in bis sta
tion as German teacher, provided NE will visit
their charges as agent, as they claim he prom
iscd to do.
Mr.. RuihweileT replied that he had made n,
such promise, but il the German Minister
woulC pay his salary, he would endeayor to d.
all they desired in the way of preaching an,
teaching,
Another erman minister remarked that Mt
Rothweiler had engaged TO teach in the Uni
versity; to act as agent 70 preach, and TO kee
a boarding house for the accommodation q
German pupils Of both sexes lVefily it woul
seem that hey hal more then ordinary conf
dence in RIr Rothweiler 10 impose so many du
ties uDoU him and nut 40 many charges in hi