, 1860-10-05
ROCK RIVRK:cQpFERENCE.
'WENTK-FIRs1!ANNUAL sEYstoN.
Address BY, hkaAop James.


T"EH1f-r!Rs14 4NNUAh SESSION
Address By aaAop James.
4 sEC0xD-DAY.
Session opened By re*ding of ecriptu,es, sinp
ing, and prayer By Fs&A4s Stncfiur.
The minutes Of yesterdays meeting we're 1ea.
S Ths ~ 4 e ths rol! u. discontinued unle.
Geo. Haas and Frederick Conrad were p..set
as Deaeona of eecond yA4r. N'3>
Nm- Fe:z:ng ind Jakob Bletsch were elected
to Deacons orders undff The rule allowing Dea
co4s to BE- appointed b Missionary Districts.
!aeop 9r Dat' @m: agger, D. J. Hslmet, a. "
Smith, G: l. Wiley, H3W. Reynolds II. F. Ia. a.
cobs and 1sado1a Li<as wefe continued and hi
passed to second yeAraAkaudiuo.
Al their Own requeat'R r. 8. Lott and J. A,
Hammond we're discontinued on sccount Of ii
Leonard L. Clifford, J::s,a.esr, ": Kicker, al.
s:e ~ e. So9!sssaSs Gssss Z: we,.t.r wm ro,..
mau, James n. Martin, a:Eberbardt. C. Sonn.i,
def, Matthew y. Trigg+,'Wm. Winter, John E,
d1ooaro, y. Aatchsns. 1ad John Kinder were
passeo Is l!eseona @ Of .Ha YEARS standing, and
elected 70 fail oonnecsiee@9ith the Conference.
J. ]. Keller, absent G aecouat Of Iflicdon.
| WAS continued On trisl.
conTsrenas .u -, Jun -. sovereign since last
E, Rudolph Bruck at h;E request, was placed on
>1' '1pe' aa'a'co Ast
! oESERAL. ITEMS.
| During the session Biahop Baker wss ;ntro.
duced TO the Conference, IBIS being biz frst
visit to them, aud took hi seat d, the chair.
An appeal WAS made By visiting brother IN
behalf OF q destitute church, resulting in \
collection OF forty ave dollars.
Tho question arising, Bishop James stated
,hat. 1Ss nal =. adalnistsstion, preachers were
anenao!e 70 me sOonterence; for vicions
aum,nrs..aslon na , a. e e. me Q1ztetly Conference
ths. he % comittee N M sbo u. Wa,.h nhksspei'ed
quested to meKe nrnY;aioo ~ ". thaaa.R ne le'
evening nt 10f Az. ffst 'o-Aaof1o" sff'aag)
P: Jadson 1e'erredt to rumors saoat rejecting
upon his character, and requested that q CON.
mot;6o 70 of TX Reea - nv !inases.gase them. on
psns Se of B,o .o1s 15o1 Sf
considered. and conmiuee Of d1e ordered 10
be appointed, in accordaacs with bis request
v,sr-n,e
Bishop James introduced to the Conference:
nr. Humphrey, OF tho First PRESBYTERIAN
Church; Dr.. Patterson, Of tho Second Pretby-
sssian thnEch; Bro siexart, Of the 0hio Con-
Tas,"S. o.o' 0.orM " Ae.a1k, Ne~ Jertey
Sersn.s. e. pro: F;;s. rnnes. oi taa h"nsas Con
Ene H"s Dig. n1uef' OF " Wisconsin Conference;
nla' ppenas!o, OF tae 6!sek klver Conference,
anoa ano oE0' eampson' OF The Wisconsin Confer
CHARGE pr n4nop 54.ns.
The candidates for full connection with tbe
=e1ycs around The altar for the nnbl;c s1am;na-
ton required by tho Discipline,
DiahDp james aaked e-eh one. in ac,o-do,.a
with disciplinary rules, tie following nne.:;on'.
Ha,eyou faith Ia chd.t7 An VIM .o1,e $500 ~ " .s,e..
ston? Pr ron s12set to Be petec II I've ta Us
he r'es q sse Do ~ Va M 9,en es know
attend the saeznent3 Hss, yo1 rssd ,he I'm
AIs 5ou wiling e eanfFa Have you
md tWtta nbieh ss r. a,st e1h.
Employ Lever be t.flneis enooTsf &c IN,
~ nsy arfnd e. a. sany msls tine p.se
70: with but eoo.e.noe aka H. AZ IL ii hr4.hoot
s,c i = - ysu 1n9 III but - soa it the 0o,pe Il
which We treot: Il nraao s sTe 10 tae r. nsr:n
Lo ia re,dps medtatcn aad p:ayh1. Al ,ys III II
a ~, ~ rh 1s n hs
iia aes sh ~e juaFc ~ g or -, g It teos
~ m nms n H. york VIII
Instruct i'd thT IN every pses7 w ;n ao Ill! ntlp
hug T. house, VII yea remme fastils. O. sb:ti.
'oN1 " f..ee'' Ano eaa0]lof A'e5on In dsbs7
these quettions we're answered audibly in the
aa'rma'i'e; excepting .he last, in response to
H,1sn 1ts !. alpeared tnat oat one or two were in
ae9t. 81 aod these had the 3eans Of pa: ment.
blshop Janes thsn proseeded to deliver to tho
caoofda.es a address, or 'chkrge," in SUBJ
stance asElors:
apPleueno, ofeta!en, -hat tals ls the mott
.o'e1na hour o. Jo9f history. know not what
nn5 ceeeF N ne iotnfe OF your lives; I know
aos Wal se:xlgencles may oTertake you or tbs
you may be called upon to as
;o H.. 1 III .upsesseo "hn the conric-
''9n 1nas thefe WILL oe no hour 50 weighty with
,olemoisy aoa concern - this present one. l
~ ap. .ne os'nS nsuc WI bring With it
~ tha. % nu1te,h ~ hi; N a,e sae Gnss.'aa ministry
;clf hut hs fhst nntta. LIZ = ~ n9t nm
.r,1- ~, @ ae' @ ~. Etssu a. H. ~ me last
W. .c.anan. unu e! ~ ia', pave fought;
800 -, ra;o;e,,,s 0'1o ~on'o Ao AeAfs ABOUT the
"vas, h TX,
,,rnn,a .nd dvai. 49,, oee'alee Solemn |
q il which IN m4 ;nd9,nsn. - ol Jourselves
,onriye ard a..o1r;a 1E.t ~, is sa lauae GomPrt-
'asr @en. ou' .noee a.anaing IN your place and
:, h:s+aFx ,uaf xiii .epohsoht!es; u what page
.,e ;. e.osoiy "n! w iooA 10 ma 60 complete
s ,an "a " s'.et selse!s! Ihere have
'sea ,,ss w.. ~ 1sasues sseaosasu5 pursuing na~
oIe; P.tt1oss aeIo1ed e4fnestly to thel7 coun-
~. ~ - ta% ploIessea 70 deEote A'n-
en ~" ~ anu nao4y 10 INC pursuit. Bu. you
,ts su a,,r.a1.ss .atv.' weIe 1e:"tFed to de-
aiued to employ al, rour t;n.r ~ III, Ees; 1esSs
his puroose fliino your h, 7. ~ ,o morA.
beref God dhelp 9ou to keep that nran}sa Afsn fer
I that promise Kept, you Will lind daily IN.
me. BEAUTIFUL a:d bje,,cd- '1 A'e' su'- .
" But how are you 10 c.r,v ont tbese aete,n. t
,atiops? The QUESTION, ynn hars sn.rsraa
I'd the rules Of ihs Discipline Ia which ths1
y, if examined carefully, caadidl5 and thor- o.
esdu for the ~ e's 81 ne ADVICE