Smyrna times., 1861-03-28
PETIT JURORS.
Annual Conference of NJ. e. Church.


The Philadelphia Conference of the Nj. E.
Church assembled in its Fihy-Eight Annual
Session, in the Union Church, Fourth Street,
below Arch, on Wednesday morning, at nine
o'clock.
Bishop E. s. James, Presiding Officer, con-
Quoted the opening religious exercises, which
were followed by the administration of the
Sacrament of the Lords Supper.
This was most soemH and impressive SER
VICE. some two hundred ministers and a large
number OF laymcn lpating.
The Bishop then addressed the conference
in u few words of greeting.
The roll was then called, and one hundr ed
and seventy-four ministers answered to their
names.
The following officers were elected:
Sccretary-Rev. r. Pattison.
Assistant Secretaries-A. M. Virgins, G.
w. Lybrsnd, and S. l.. Gracey.
The hours for meeting and adjournment were
fixed at 81 and II A. M.
The Stewards. lay and clerical, serving last
year, were re-appolnted for the present ses-
sion.
The various committees on Public Worship
Education, Finance, Sunday Schools. Memoir
ais, &C., were then appointed.
Rev. p. Coombe presented the following:
" ReSoLred, That a Committee of thirteen 10
be called committee on the state of the
church, be appointed by the chair, TO whom all
memorials and other papers relating TO the d.
vision OF the conference, or any other subject
bearing on the general interests of the church
sha II be referred"
The resolution prevailed. The Presiding
Elders were appointed committee on Missions.
! In answer TO the question, Who remain on
triai!" the following ministers were repre-
scented and continued-Randolph Craige, Isaac
Mast, Theo. Stevens ID. ID. Hudson, N. NJ.
Brown, J. o. Sypherd, Il. l.. Tomkinson, w.
S. Pugh.
| SECOND DAY-THURsDAY.
The following candidates were continued on
tral-D Mckee, Oliver H. Landreth, w. T..
Tull, T. f. Plummer, NJ. Barnhill, J. Webb. II
B. Kllian. e. l.. Schaffer, and w. Matthias.
A debate sprung up as to the admission of
the last named gentleman. 1t was urged by
the presiding elder of the circuit TO which he
was attached, that be was not suited to the po-
sition assigned him.. He was, however, highly
spoken Of for ability by other members, who
had no doubt but he would reflect credit upon
the ministry.
Ministers having claims upon the conference
were called.
Only % applied out of $50 present.
| The collections OF the conference were call
ed for, and necessitous cases were responded TO
by the pastors of the churches in which collec.
tons were made.
l. THIRD DAY-FRIDAY.
Testimony to the efficacy of Elders was CIV
en- by Rev. F. Hodgson, presiding elder Of the
South Philadelphia District.
"Who have been elected Eders!" was then
considered, with the following result Horace
! A. cleveland, WIN. II Fries, Alex. M. Wig
gins, Joseph +. Smith. Andrew Gathers, Geo.
Cummins, VIM. +. Talbot, Edward e. Irwin,
Thos. s. Williams, Jas. Z. Bryan, Thomas l.
Poulson, Wesley c Best.
AT this stage Of the proceedings, Rev. Pen
mel Coombe moved that PrOfs. Wilson, of Viii.
mingion Female College, and Johnson, of Dick.
, inson College, Carlisle, be added to the com.
mitiee on education. Adopted.
, Rev. Ii. Colclazer moved that the reports
from the Quarterly Meetings on the subject oil
, allowance to superannuated ministers, widows
and children, be 10 each case distinctly report
, ed to the conference, TO be referred by the con
, ference TO the stewards -. ..s,s
Rev. J. Hand offered the following as az