Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-03-09
THIRD DAY.


ference two years as practitioners: John
3. Mann. }. i. Craig. j. II. Cadden, Il
W. Hcyd, J. f. Cole. VI k. Foster, J. C.
!lagey, T. +. Eyer, J. H. McCord, j. W
Cicaycr, and J. i. Akcrs.
j. B. Sclrboro was discontinued al hi,
own request. John Williams, a Welsh
preacher, was continued on trial.
The bishor proceeded to ask the usual
questions. Is given in the Book Of Disci-
pine. and prescribed by the General Con
ference
After which. reports were made by the
Examining Committees and the Presiding
Elders, and ;hey were severally elected to
Membership and to Deacons orders.
The hour Of 10 having arrived, the
Bishop proceeded to the administration of
the Sacrameulal services. During the
same, the uumbcr of communicaats was
male DOB, female IS.
At II O'Clock the experience meeting
was opened By the Bishop. During the
same, John Bowen, Wm. Monroe, J. ".
Hedges. J. ". Brown, J. Miller, Jas Ew-
iug. J. u. Brown, J. Thomas, Il. 5. Vim
ton, Ii Sicer, J. Moorhcad, ard p Res
cori, spoke Of their religious life, &c.
FOURTH DAY.
The Recommendation Of local preachers
for Deayons Orders, was called for. and
the following were elected Geo. +. u.
Collins. and Wm. Elliott of Baltimore
District Frederick Caulman, Alexander
Maxwell, Vim. H. Lcib. Charles B. Key
worth, and iirzckiah Crou,, Of We; Bal
;imorc District; Lott Wainwright, Joseph
u lt.on and john c. Kinney of Nor
thuu.hcrland District; and Wa. II. lei
uig. Of Carlisle district
The recommendations of Local Dcacons
for Elders Orders, was called, and the
following were elected: Hugh Castle Of
y orthmbcrlaud District.
\ A;a!o@raphic despatch from New York.
announced the arrival there Of Robert :.
Naclay. a mcmicr Of This Conference,
and nov Missionary to China.
Tie Services CT the Sabbath.
Al the churches in our town, as well as
many in adj &c, at towns and villages were
occupied by Ministers Of the Conference
lJ Sabbath. The services were largely
attended, deeply solemn aud interesting.
1t is thought the Influences Of the dsy
viii last for years.
The pulpit il the n. L. Church was
Gilci 10y bi>bop Morris in the morning
sermon founded on Rev. iii. 20 Rev II.
Sice- iii the at;eruNon-scrmOn founded
OF Is xiii l-3 Rev. II. B. Ridgaway
in the evening from Pet. ]. So.
The Bishop, sermon was, as usual,
strong, ter-e, ci,aetr, spd intrusely ly uacftous ,
| was followed hy tie ,rijnatiou of eleven
'rave.jr- aud -evcu local Deacous.
NJ. Scr, -yyman was marked by his
= n.ei power. Ai'er il, seven travelling
,ud one local E.G.r were ordained
The sermon of Mr. Ridgwly was a mas
ior-P;ecc Of pulpit el,quence-a beautiful
specimen Of thcp.ogic4I cabiue'-Hork, full
Of rnihos aud experimental Truth, and eli
cited the most marked attention.
The capacious Methodist house was filed
10 oyglGowiBc, during The three services,
,y deeply interested audiences. In the
,yening, several brethren participated in
.zborta'ion and Pfayers-the bcnedc'iou
vas pronounced by the venerable Father
the exercises were animated
yith i,rvent responses aud With the sing
~, by the mas, of vaiious familiar hymns.
'e5y many pronounced it enc Of the best
good, o!d-fashioued, primitive Methodist
',baaih meetings"
Prom the other appointments, as far
: We have reports, much satisfaction was
xFrosscd.
FIFTH DAY.
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