, 1860-10-08
THE CITY.

. 1.-THE CITY. 8
Rock River Conference.
| TwkNrY-FlRsr ANNUAL SESSION.
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81 ,,'. IN" .:,FFouRrH.DAY."" " ,".,~ ~,
=" Be+sio1aa opened: In p;.pll manner, Rev. II.
| B3utn vcondursinX this services F." '"> !. :"
r. ~ ~ ~ .5Aru1a seAxnl1.:.. .-,~.:'-,
:, Is4ae geat1it ons Of, the old Hekersns I'D The
| Methodist service. entertained the CouisEsnce
With recollectiops Of :.the early chapters OF
WEa m se eas5ss o5s;gaf e III. 1adas A.,on
Fox River. il tho summer Of 1929, guided hy
Indian pilots. he started for Chicago, stopping
overnight at pIainfield, then an laolso Village,
! and }reachiug his destination On sasafoA}.
| Jamka kinze and Mr.. Miller ma Iaen '9e ont
residences On the Point. Introducing hinaelf
! a mis- ionarJ to the Indians he WAS hospita"
biz isceived By Mr.. Miller, " no interested him
| self to mike arrangements 1nr pulpit eel'.ces.
| A udto was cent to the cammandAnt OF flrt
Deafborn, II ztquestin2 perm'shlon to pfeasn 10
the fprt. that being the only nj pace n ne "
1age! The clli:al reply WAS received thas "nl'e
4 n1.sEhnu M action would be taken BY the cffi-
/ Ger 10 promote it. This cold shoulder not suit
! ing fhc uusion2r{-or ths ctizsrs. notlea VAs
Rrven md thuuext- dry Hs=rmoa-wsa deiTefeta
uauiton vss the Iadlan AGENT st this titt;; 1t
Chicago Iudsaua, half breedt, aad sailors gath.
cred around the housr, drawing up barrels for
seat, smoking. laughing and shouu~x. AL the
Amaricsn citizens Of the place were convened
in. sua4ll parlor. cGood .attention .as paid,
| L. +r%-$, t..x~ 1SAn+s ~
| mon! had ever before been delivered there.
THEY appeared all unused to such Al occasion.
This was undoubtedly the ffss SERMON e1er d.
live1ed in Chicago.
Returning to his station OF Fog River, he
found that \ treksY with the Indians had bsen
madf, that their lapes had been boughs BY the
| Go1ernme7t 'artt they wtre- to be removed
held at Madison, Ind, distance ct three
hnndted mil $, he WIS sent to Ka:k.sks; and
was from thsRce tranetEred5. in; ls3l ria tsis
reKi9n, his ststion being at Dapase. he8kuk
war commenced, and Intelligence Was received
thathhe 1EdianS we're on The mach toward 1u
Page, pillagirg, burning and mufder1hg ~ IL
their WAY. Instant l!gnt to he Chicago garri.
son was sde, and the mi.s!ouary in tpe Haste,
walk'd from uu Psge to Chicago in his stock
ing feet. He reached there Saturday night,
+ and preaching was had the next Sunday. Ga
bis ~ to conduct the services, Father Scar
rift, shough not mai regarding lpoks, could
not r eus is desm It .ncongrsous nth h!s cue TO
1ssn4 o1oiI sonsg. lon "a seocAne ns. nes.:
assios ~ .u5 p;el r. s..seo " -seaoel5t q uois'
| and borrowed pair Of shoee, refe71iuy any re.
Xotistioa for them to q week day. Wi;a .r,ae
/ in hand, the preacher stood sentinel at the
| gate;when Gen. Wheeler, At the head of large
BODY Of fo'unteefs' came TO the rescue OF Chl-
| Ne are sorry that We cannot rivA Mt 3epptb
tne antetes'lqg Iem1nt teenees o. 'ne olo ptoaeef'
A.lHe aEe q tgsenteeo; ~ tns 3e4s leos, oe
wa otaalnso deacon q. ossnop FRANCIS AS
| puty " e.s,ou y, tu9 Aunm1usa Gonlessnce.
ne ls nov t}315 e'gnt years oto, 1nd stsnos-ss
erect ~ IN ina Gays long gono ~, when lie
proctaiuea toe gospel message "lh ths buru-
Ing energy o1 the early preacnerf-
pIsrRlcrs.
/ Efndota3 Dissr4rk-B. P: Keys, P. E. said
taatthere WIS asplrlt, OF peace ard love abroad
u 9a Dls1Hct. al MOST OF Inc charges tfere
"a 4aa peeu pIest success some lstee fefisalh.
! anoqRa suAetlng IRON Aaanc;21 emoatrassment,
the people had vel sustained the pFeaeberss
and the preachers haa worked iaisofall7i givlng
atsest'on 70 sonndness Of doctrine end the rool-
|. U! 4. Walker was placed 90 the list Of super
anuated preachers, G: v. Hateheor and B.
u. 4,meoau2 2n we're located at Their request
JH.ft g4er1et-1 Gibson, r y reported
universal prosperity, IN ;hl4 ctafg=s; AZ had
grown ~ *pir'!ual1y. Ihefe haa hren hTe or
| FIX nunaTea conversions; one couFcn ecthc9
erected 81 Joliet aud another at H. Prairie; ;
and ~ old debt o.. shout twenty live hundred
dollars lifted vt k1nkakee. The people had
done robly towards supporting the preachers.
| Last yeer the. svetage-enm received, BY than
| was; S5l9, exclusive q do1hnor8 and house
/ rent; this year the averaRe #as &555::.
-EAleago 4fTna1n -f1sfr7e!.-J: Plabk, T.
snid! The memher.h'p WAS lncreaa1ng, pastors
faithful, aud people m.klt growth 10 grace.
-Wtfc3niin Germ n L5str51.-W. Schu5er,P F.
| E reported REVEALS in most OF his charges ;;
m advancing Of t1s cAuso; every Indication
| PR mixing
i Btr{inVfon German Di1triek-G, L. Mu' ia
eer,;P Z d, announces two ehus:hes built; 151
10 900 conrersiont, Ee.i.als st :svsry station
isttdr t R1p: p4rt tsf q yesr. Fs-s4e 'Arps
Bro. Reed of Detroit Conference, announced
thst| ths. Anniversary OF the Parent Sunday
| School Union Of the II. f. church would b.
held in D.t.oit bn sunday and Monday, The a1St
and pad of this month, aad extended geue' III
| Irritation to preachers, sunday School teach
err. and Ill interested in SAbbata schools, to te
!: present.
LIN. Willing vas transferred from the Gsn.
,ax,eh to the Rock River Conierercs.
1Xhile the character Of soma preacher who
had gone into business Was being passed upon
by the Conference, b. II. Cartwright made
| some tineIy remarks- -
Tie Committee on the Claims of The SnperaE-