, 1860-10-04
CHICAGO, THURSDAY OCTOBER 4, 1860.
I, and accordingly no action was take,

present, and accordingly no action WAS taken
upon it.. .
Jos. HaEtTell desired that his sela!ion might
be canuged aud he placed upon tie eGtc.,ve
list, but his request vas refused by tia Confer
cnce-
l.. Lsas and II. Whitcomb were placed upoa
the effective list. L. Laas has had c,12rea of
Van Buren street Station ia this city, PERFORM
ing his duties accsptably, and with improved
health.
Geo. C. Holmes, who had been expelled from
the Conferezce, And appealed to the t:enercl
Conference. had his relation restored ty that
body, and at his zsques: took the position 6 q
local preacher.
Since th. last meeting Of the Conference, r.
4. Roe, H. C. Blackwell und q. Won Guudea.
upon the superannusted list, have died.
DEAcoSs AND ELDERS,
julius G. Stoyer, s. Sast-rfeld, f. @. Fuller,
J. Il. Albright, and Geo. Hans were pa SD rs
Ueacons.
r. L. Ulmstead, u. II. Plumb, ". D. skelton,
Geo. j. Eiiss, J. T. Hanna, and Il. E3erhart
we're passed az ders.
Bro. Eberhart, coming to the ccnfere=ce
from the Evangelical Association, where he
h.ld Elders orders, was under the impression
that be WAS not 10 be put upon probation. pess-
iDE through The fonE yeara course for Elders
orders. For this reason he had not presented
h,mself before the Committees for examination.
Much discussion arose as to the prou1:ety OF
excusiug him from examinations and raset1g
him al Elder, it being regarded By snany as i
bad p!ecedc&t, though proper in tnls Individual
case.
Many Of the members being Of tho i.,pres-
sion that the Conferences had not the Eower 10
pass and exeuse in this way. Bishop .1aaes
Btated the Law upon the subject. The disci-
committees ntee'sary, but required 1hGt the
Conference ahould he satisfied with the attain
mects of The caa.idatc.
Being satisfied with the ettainmente, m:ci.ts.
1ial standing aud Christian character Of Bro.
EberhRrt, The Conference excused him irata the
course Of study, aud elected him to Elders
order8.
The Gaze Of Il. Dsothe.tan, who was candi.
date fer Elders orders, but had not beel, ceforc
the committee Tor examination, WAS laid over.
GENERAL ITEMS.
4 brother, from distant conference. e1-
presst in feeling terms the wants OF destitute
church at his station. The memEess rep 1nded
to his appeal, with cnil =ction, netting t1a sum
OF fifty nine dollars.
Bssaop James staring that the periodical nc
couuts Of the New York Concern mad BEEN far.
warded, and it was oesiied that committee be
appointed to collect them and make returns, J.
X. Goodrich was appointed such comu ittoc.
4 very interesting letter WIS read from Bro.
Goodfel.ow, Of this ConfercEce, Missionary 10
Snu.h Africa. We regret that we cauroi pub-
llsh it. lsishcp james stated that its cheering
news were confirmed b. reports from other
sontces.
The circular Of the Sunday School Union Of
the II. Z. Church. addressed to the Conference
AID referred 10 the committee, seoHa Z hu 4lthy
advance in this Interesting aid im yot taut de-
parlmtnt The Union has upon its catalogues
list Of books unsurpassed in numbsrs and
cheapnesar The aMuuut of assistance rendered
Whea compared with the total receipts. Tbs
funds are not expended on salaries, but 70 d.
rectly to the beneEo!cnt purposes OF H.. do
nors.
The report Of the Kock Committee of New
York, accompanied with an exhibit, was read,
bhowlog a STEADY iucrense III the publishing de-
partment, and Il genera! cheering rrosper:4s.
VISITORS.
Mr. Osborn. Of the Protestcnt Ep;.copas
Church; " Il. Spencer, Of the Westminster
Church Of this city; Mr. B4wbsrger, Of the
Pittsburgh Conference; Mr.. New; Henry Cox,
Pastor ot Wabash Av+nue II. Z. Church, Who
Las been transferred 10 ltl1s Conference since
last year; l.. ". Nrnaon, Of Northern Indiana
Conference; ". =. Willing, oil the G nesee
Conference an1 ". l.. Harris, u. D we're in.
t1oduced to the Conference during the session,
the members rising to wstcome them.
We were glad to notice DR.. uarris 1,uoug
the visitors, recently we'll knasn as the popu.
lar Professor ot Languages at the 0aio Wes-
leyan University. The lust General Conference
elected him to the responsible position ct
Assistant Assionarr secretary. with special
reference in the West. Dr. Harris is about
forty years Of age, sinewy and compact, with
ed, geniiLlaoktug man. We sal lock with
sou1e interest 10 hear from him when TIE Mis-
slonary Anniversary shall be held
CHICAGO nternYrr
Luke Hitchcock, the former Presiding Elder
Of this jistrlc:, was appointed bF the ias: Gem
eral Conference 1s Assistant Back Agent a:
Cincinnati, Lii. Boring bling his successor.
Mr. BORING stuffed .!ias be was appointed to
this Dstr ct on TIE ID Gay Of June, Of this rear,
hut be had visited nil his charges once, and
many twice. So far Us ha Lad been atle to
judge, nearly ala were in prosperous condition.
Fhefc have been gracious rerivas ia nearly
every Charge, and conversions are now taking
place wee .iy. aud ut scme stations daiiv. MUCK
interest is telt bJ many youn.: converts in re-
gard to the ministry, more than he had ever be.
fore seen. lie regarded the District as in q
health; and prosperous STATE.
Very 1nany present bore testimony to the fa.
yorabie impression Bro. Boring had made Is q
man, minister, aud apresiding elder.
Bro. Boring gave short ACCOUNTS Of the minis.
ters in hts District.
Bro. W. f. Stewart, be said, was completing
his second year in his present charge. lie was
faithful, active, l4b,rious man, as here tofore
aud it nuy be ssid he always will be that. W.
| Mck7ig is now in biz frs. year at Jefferson
STREET, making his mark as preacher Of high
| order, and working wilh great usefulness. H.
Wh!pple, of Indiana street, is yers much app1e-
c:a!ed b. his people, who are finding cut the
real quality Of the man, c. +. Bragdon, OF
ETanston. closing his second year's labor, has
! been aosen', threugh sickness, durin. the sum
| fnnF hnt pnfnfntr 1aalf}. n to;t .v,,od
man. Spoke in bigh terms Of $. Bar
! dock, of LibertyTtle. E. Stone, OF
| Naperv'lle,-a faithful 1naa and fair preacher.
| ". +. Jones Of Dorner's Grove ID represent
ed as good pastor and preacher; heat hy stats,
! OF things On his circuit; favored with gracious
reviras- 7: Cochran Of Wheaton, good fair
prea9her, and lahoring faithfully, pref. God
mrn has been changed to different position
bnt will be fousd excellent in any. Bro. r. u.
Eddy was Methodist preacher in the fullest
sense Of the word; is doing good outside ct his
official duties as editor. The NorsAutst,r:. vas
neEer before so fully appreciated. The people
like The paper and the man. DR.. Dempster was
devoted aud doing great good. The same may
be said Of pr. hidder. IN addition to the Gu.
ties OF their professional chairs, they we're do.
ing very good work supplying pul pits. Bro
O. lluse wes performing efficiently the duties ol
btewzrd, though it seemed ktrange place to
placa minister. VI Ire Aptecedent3 nf }fO
ssuue they all knew. Bro. Coz Of the Wa
bash avenue Church, had just besp introduced
to them. They could see he was great mau
physically, and he lad hu equally large heart
lie lad q will TO work, and was accomplishing
'ery much in his position.
! CLOSING MATTERS.
The question arising whether the Conference
WIS governed By the discipline as altered ct ths
recent General Conference, bishop Janes Sta
ted TINT the general usage, on change os Dis
cip!ine, allowed the Conferences meeting be!or,
the close Of the gear, to retain their old disci
pliue and usage.
Those hartnG business to transact with til.
New York Book Concern, will confer will, !. r
Good.ich, who may be found ut the Book Room
cut Of Conference hours.
Rev. BRO, Spencer will accommodate thu
members. By securing their mail matter and ls
llyeriDg !. at the Conference Ecnm.
The session closcd with the singing Of th
noxology and prayer by S. r. Begzs.
F. G. Willing. Of the Genesca Confereucs
preached Mt CLARK street II. E. Church las. err
ming; Gen. LoEcsee at Wabash Avenue; D. Il
Th*FeE at Indiana street; aud Bro McRradina
at o*en street. The German. .pu1pits wese als