, 1860-10-03
ROCK RIVER CeAFERExCE.
rwENrY-F1.tsT ANNUAL SESSION.


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ECCLESIASTICAL foll71.
Ecclesiastical government: may be divided
i1,u ti,1es kuds, Episcopal, PItabyteri&n and
Independent.
The EaiEcopal form il that which recognizes
bi.hopB AZ having authority beyond The limits
Of single congregation. The Presbyterian is
that wEi1h governs any uumher Of coagrege-
lions hy presb} terieB, 6yuods acd general con-
yen,ions; OF by other legislative and Judicial
bcdirs, by whaseyer name distinguished. which
exercise Jurisdiction over 8evsTsl cor rGre9A1ions.
rhe lad. psadenl form is sh.t which lives and
moves and has i:s bc.aX IN and by single con-
crecst;o,.
"
extends oEcrihe Roman Catholic, Greek, uora-
7l4a, Arnirien, Lutheran, English and Ameri-
can Ep.Acopa!. and Methodist Epi: cop4i
Churches; the Presbyterian, over tho Scotch
and American Presbyterian Churches, with
some smaller see1s; tie Independent over all
others, embracing Ccugre efa:ionasiete, Bsptis:s.
ua'serlan', u1lve!aslisse. .S*edenborx'aas, d..
Want OF space VIII ros ai'o" vi &oy statement.
ho"ess9 c1rd ed, OF 'hs sArlous nod:dea'
t.ona q tsese shsee genera types adopstd ~
the different sects.
The systen o. pollfT recognized Il the n. E.
Church is peculiar: d:he11ng from every other
form nf the general c1Rss to Ehlch It belongs.
The candidates tcr tae ministry sre recon-
| mended by the church or quarterly conference
| 10 which i5ey beeng, a2d are l:censed to preach
| by the annual conferences. after pA.sIn0 sat;a.
t.e.ory examinssieu il certain branches Of ed
| uca.ian. Al. er being 20 licen+ec, "pyoba~
ti'n" Ct two ye4rs awaits shsm, belere being
| constituted Delcaps: Apd q further two ,e4r1
before they are ord.,ued ~ elders. The Den
ciEs have scat ia 1ae annual conference, and
right to .pest, bu: 10 vote. Both orders &re
authorized to scl-r'niz= n4*trimcry. administer
the tro years probation ~ deemed SAL
usary 4rrz.x' znrut- IT gives TIE Conference
~ opportunity 10 become acqusinted wish the
candidates aud their quaI.6ca:1ons; AID tha
candidates get better idea OF tls vork, and
c.n judge nnre correctly as to tie prorrie = Ct
! ~A1eA A0%Nk 49, L w jag 1tsS4 14~AaANn *AeAt
or the con;ereucr, or both. that they have miss
| ed their Calling, snd hence they abandon it Tor
something more congenial 10 their sdsptat,ous.
Il sone might te 1cmi.ted with less delay, *.
| periepce has demonstrated thu. two ycsre uro-
oxsion is uone too long. al e general rule.
| TIE ptsaops.
III. p;.1o,, ~. ro,.,,t,,.d hv IL. .,...,.,.
or ~ Es,.rot Corsn.-nss snd ~ 1,v,na u"on ~,
Of the hxnds Of three bishops, or at least OF one
bishop and two elders
Their dutles are 70 froaldo IN tho confercne.
e., octa geaeEsi ano annual; to hx the appoint:
nents OF me Hase"o9 preachers: TO tFaFel
ttr1uEa tne country q large; to change. Re.
ceise 1oa safpeno preachers duf:nRtbe interim
of The conferences; 10 oversee the spiritual and
temporal onsinets e: the whole church; +; to tr
dam olshops. eldesa and deHeons, elected and
presented BY The proper bodies; aad to dect6e
I'll proper ques1iona OF daseart.ue IN tho anau4l
conferences, subject to AZ appeal to the Ge7er.
u Conference.
To these dnties they are fully bound, and for
tue neglect Of any one Of them, or for n1y im-
moral or improper conduct, they may be dis.
placed BY tie body which elec:ed them, and to
which they arc annenabie- If they cease to ira.
rel and attend to their work. without the con
sens Of the General Conference. their episcopal
authorjty is as ~ snd.
This may sound very strange to ears Epi.eo.
pa@ian; but the doctrine ah.t : man "onee q