, 1860-10-10
THE CITY.
Rock River Conference.


T"ENXX>F4hST ANNUAL aES3luN*
u1yru nav
L.
Tho session opened with religious exercises.
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Inc committee on Inc case ol f. 3aoson ie+
ported, and hia character WAS passed By the
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7EAfaHASes 1hso1o'1oSs'
ina COMMITTEE ca Temperance reported ane
following resolutions, which were adopted by
thu Conference.
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mea. saonasa upon me principles OF he 'fe We
Tue !aaos Temperance ohon a fpeeaig worthy OF 'hs
eaddeate OF all tho friends OF the cause; and we would
aecsonasely recommend cur people to bee me coatsba
so's TO Hs FUNDS SD hoa1 TO carry cut III pl9o'.
rha "e recommend eaeh ps'tr preach At least one
tempeau sEon at aach II ha appointment. during iha
coming yea to as.t rainsalstns or ss.lax up such
temperance organizations best Adapted so,he e:s
aal eoudl Of TIL population in which they labor.'
"That We v.ll urge upon people the .npopsie&y
seDg grain to brewers and dlslesses OF Of h.
tenensnts to be used asr es. saoo. placed ot se
1az my kind lato1: eating drsnks''
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A:e cou91'.ee IN eaocatlnn reported tnatshe
ou~eeI sua e'a4e of eoueAs!oaaa lo5ttat1ona
"nnlo !ne oounas Q, tne conference indicated
aklo"ne intetsse W tue pAtt o' our Peop,e anH
mlo'sly ~ .ae Rlea: "of1 or eancs'nea !ekfh*
tng' be'a'ls "ele elFen As 10 ths conoltion o1
'"g o. e 81. "a. !nssu 'oas' ~. ,,
1s.e. xs'se[ 'e1s'r0ty. ~. 0oL5's' aas oeen ~
1eo.oua oPeta:.oI ~. sos 'Teut!. oae 3eais, aaa
- " peltvu " "a o!s'o.1 "a ~ uone u35te ~ !o'
~ ~. e9ot~u lu"a W ns sle Pas. yeai' to.s III.
.,s cssas.eI ~na ~. ~ .end rs y.
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he = " 1Yn;rarsur s,hss,us,t ~ n,nr.t'asass "
-; "" 10 su.se4nS1s WI nsosshakses1;
naa ~ "asn ~ sass 10 ih.eies's "' pe e4naay wei
*. " ." ~ . Ess" 10 Hvt !uaaass":at:
-"s a.: -; 1e."1*s e.s?ye' Ivanatou, ~ ~ ~
ts.y .os uoa.!sa."s spoul.ou: Aan5 s s.u9ent<
aa,n ;,,a h;l.h' .nf Jsat. Ing 1om-
~ ths Schnol. 'uos0 @"e ''e'1's ''aNo1os
W ~ ~ osu"o
.,ro.. 1haoFe 1so aa'sssu.e ano Itaf1 otMs1arg'
r.. -, nas 5ust e9".nsneed rs second rear.
80 elseeno nao noo"n ene "'ee poi J Of lta e.
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1Ae ner;asofMeTh untesftkV, hsaass'H, II
iepieaeneea ~ VT e'r1oaNy on1 ot oeat VITO uess
esp,eai o. <atsVVV. Tue itussees atlal aonefe
70 the wise policy 9 Of Keeping the expenses With.
nreasa ~ fs,udsn.s ~ .h rs nssa ssSao ~
entaTe,;sa 1,are;~ ~ a - noo'e
T5t Io.Ss<I r1;;.c; Ta'+!t,.t. ~ - r".
continued its great work during The current
year with unwontsd success. The students il.
attendance, including those Of LAST tsll. are sew
enty.ope, md pre dis1jpuuishsd br tha: naatnrer
preparation. which, from the ccnmerceu1ent.
ba8 been pfow}pR with The s.e of the fnsfituta
Another II their memters. In fouT,h hss ;usi
taken his deparlure fur The mission f1Id IN IL
dla, Others ara prena4inp for thp sarre sact;.
fee. Asn il The mission II this ins.,,ut;on r.,
laroeiy influence lbs i,iuerarry n tse Sar.h.
welt. the CoLfs1e5ce looI win tc.,,tinv n.,,
ftuernal ia crest OF ,his e1.n,ant n gr1w1n.,
power located in its fnid.t. The strasnss ar+.
rom several states. some hes~~ - ,hrms,ad
nile. f,on ho.nc md rr;1t ssat isl.r .t,ha
mvsteriousir expanding field oftha Wat ~
DR.. pempstrr addressed the Ccnfersnre ~,
the subject of ministerial EDUCATION uointin,.
cut the elements OF a disciplined mind. a1d rhs,
true end intended tn be accomplished By auy
lie stated that the lite lanen,ed Ei,hop
Waugh had for long time studied the RELATION
OF such Institutions to tho foreign field actl 1T
the time OF h1a death WAS planning one intend.
ed expressly for the education OF missionaries.
The speaker Eiustlf hoped to see ia bis oFa
lifetime IN institution on tue Pacific c,ast. IN
that ,be American coatiuent nigh, be eirdied.
ard the dtverg, ut lights of our home 1ns,i,,
tions minula Wih TIA heams st-.n n7inv f,,,h
from beroad the R:ek7 Mountains,
s1Aygar xEso1,r7oss.
Thu conca-a,.a .a,n,a,, ~. t.,,o.
rt;nn. r.nortsd hr ~ ~ Tenoa';.," u"ls
' r.rv, '@p0's@ - 'o0 eoA'"''t'es on oia'
v;,h
rnar n.s'ctenee ~ 'ae Aet1n0 OF ice lsie
ssnsap, msnssM oon'srenee' Jeur VcmmI':ee deem it
unnecessary to 40 mare than TO presest for
your aet'oh the following resc:ntion:
AssoEsea. That we accept and endorse the re.
port Of me ms1oEity OF the Committee Of the
Ueneraf Conference on SiAytry, 4rd Abe neF
Ghapter ~ Tue discipline. As expressing the
doctrine nt tns Church on t6at surf Ct.
~. cur COMMITTEE lem It advisable tc
call the attention uf the Conference t. The con.
dtion Of our br~shren upon our Scu.hsrn mad
Western borders.
During period ct scsne fourteen years
and over Territory extending a1on. l. ur south.
ern body from M:rsfaud to Texas, .us peopI.
bare heeo compelled to sulfer persrcutinns ard
lnd'gnlfIes which, b: they occurred il Turkey
or,n Cn'na. would have arous:d lhe itdikna-
efon OF the whole civilized world, and all Christ
eudom would have c,m ired tc p-errut fkeir
Tecufrefce. Onr c0rGregatioEs haze been fcrc,
IDLY dispersed our ME 4 b-rs Eave been driven
from their homes; tteir prcpcrsy lss.rtvsd.
aud II some instances their lives have b=en t.k.
en. uur mleis'eIs nave been baS'fted :rd 1cur-
defed. An Annual con!rre3cr, rb;'e tn.
Rageo N religious services on The Sabbath,
wss :udelT intercepted en- tie holv Saaha.h
aud r CURED to xive categorical an.wer Is to
whether they would lnaye, and pcti.ied that
failure u do 80 wnula involve SERIOUS c1tss-
lot only without color Of Ian, hu. in dire:t con-
tregention ef ali law, bata Stale and Federal;
hrs Of the III q Church.
.atnr ~ ~ ,h chan.h .fsn Lug epancent e3pec-
res's,;ra os ' ;hst tne 1uet un-
ho,Jer trethr.n un1,1a .xsn,, r.. Husoa o. oar
ore ;,dices arxinst tna,,, aaS a..t, te,en4aer 'ne
r.rls n,,t ~ 9.i ana eaaole sEen to
Acfiptut al hp1iI eea over these land. r;th ~
irfe runt;cn R.ra1, s-ar,s "Naous
ner;a1lv tha obdrr,;on a,a ~., ",u g.
f:y ~ :toAt aIu lePuE1et MURDER OF
the venerable 1sey, Anthony HrWIev and fha
banahDeut of q portion Of tia rntohnrars o..
Ta~a. 1aorar. u1a..tL,. eeo.ese 1AoH
AeAass 4safe 10 ua'er Tue painful nvlCtion that
nothing 10 lett Us but nuietfT 10 submit IT, ntl.ha
indlori,;es that NAV ia hasned s..a. " "'stae
- 1.tssI. ~..5 w as8HtA uFou ue, oF -
setk 1hat projection 1fom the St4te and Ee5erai
1ve arc revrrthaiae. 49, a. .s "'t1neu1
tuition and laws Of our country. Your c'm.
nittee cannot hesitate as to which course Juty
fsa1,!s1 ~, ,hsta}ara bs 70 rntsne, sas.,;. r.,
I,.-;..,. ,a,at..;s IVA o"A oetiou @Ae '"1"