, 1860-10-06

At l0f a. h. the Conferences adjourned ths
session, in accordance with the announcement
Of yesterday, to partale of the communion.
The sacramental service was conducted by
Bishop Baker, assisted by Bishop James and
simpson and number Of senior ministers.
vlee was very impressive aud solemn. Time
alter time was the spacious al.ar surrounded
with ministers. The aged and the youthfnI
knelt slde By side, and received the emblems Of
the "bzoksn body and tbs shed blood" Very
many members of the city churches particpst.
ed IN the communion"
At its close, L number OF the senior ministers
gaze brief reci.als Of experience. First AMONG
them MAS the venerable John Sinclair. formerl9
Presiding Elder on the Chicago District; ever
youthful, though old; ever bouyant. thou9h
tottering on the verge Of The grave. We also
noticed =. Z. Beggs, uho formed the first Meth.
od'ss class IN this city, numbering nina mem.
and now be saw bust" S. r. keyes, the
former popular pastor Of ''old CLARK Street"
and Hooper Crews, whose name il a honshnid
word among tho Methodist families in this eity.
revived Interesting reoollections Of tho oId
times. a lev minutes past noon, Buhop S;up-
son closed The services according 10 the Ritual
Of the Church.
sCSpAy SCHOOL ASN1vEna4kY.
The Sunday School Union Of The II. E. Church
has it's head Quaz1ers in New York, the head of
Which l. Rev. D. Wise, DID,, The Correspond.
ing Secretary, and editor Of the Sun day School
books, papers and tracts. The xhols machj,.
ery Ii cheap. costing almost nothing to rua it.
II hss distributing commits es at Boston, Pitta-
burgt, Cincinnati, Chicago, San Francisco. 81.
lem, Ufegon, de, aud its donations 10 tho MD
OF feeble schools a1e wonderful.
Eaea conference organizes an auxiliary soei-
etJ, auxiliary to the Sunday School Union Oh
the Il. E. Church. The cooperation ID cordisi
hearty, and exclusively spiritual, it's financial
operations being confined to tha collection and
to1xardlng Of 'hs fnnds brought forward BY Tho
The aa1iyslt.Ey Of the Rock River Auxiliary,
was held this (Fridsy} evening, The sudienss
room Of the Clark St. Church, being flled viii
A:tentlss aad lnterested Rpeetstors.
The Vice. .Pres!dent, E. IL. Boring. bei,x ab.
sent, Luks Hitchcock 1ss chosen chairman. md
the neet1og ras organised with singing, md
prayer by Dr. Harris.
The Secretary, DE- Hartman, being called
upon, gave report By districts, which We snm
up IN totals for the Conference. Tbs repor1s
arc not fully reeeiTed, but will not va.y far from
the following fsures: S'-@
h9nbef Of Sunday Schools, 84s; officers md
teachers, 6.675; scholars, 1880; volumes in
.shaa. nGna -! ~! Blhe el.s:es 3sl expenses Of
scaool Union, $40 40; number Of 8. 8 Adco.
children, SCI. ~
We regret that the press Of other matter viii
not alow q: to give, q this time, any sketch Of
the interesting md able addresses delivered b.
fora large and attentive sudieues. ). q. Vim
cent, Of 0aae1s; Y. AeKaig, Of Jefferson Street
Church, and Bro. Reesr OF The Detroit Confer-
snee, in turn addressed ths meeting.
Bro. Vincent has long been known as = pop.
nlar Nd Interesting speaker in behalf Of Sun
day Schools, Bro. Aekaig has alrsady, IN ths |
frst year Of his ministry IN this eity, sssred =
HeH'based reputation for ability. Bro. Hesd |
i: = soeake. cc.4e.a selid than graceful. Viewers
Ct atss disappotn,er, thinking :..:e poor wine
asd n'en reserved for tbs hit Of II. feast, but
~ 90 warmed up, and got under vsy. tAs
ItFeagth, !oIidity md power Of hia mater csr.
7ed ail before hin. ~
"AsstlcR lsst>d until hax past ten
,'cloek, closing with 100 .~-s@s1ef .~,..as1ef Do1olegy,
.uthas'a grand, strong, old choral, ana
'ra3x by ths presiding ataear. !