The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-10-11

church was introduced. ..~s.
Eight A. NJ. was fixed as the hour of meet
ing, and IL M. as the hour of adjournment.
The bar of the conference was fixed on a
line with the fourth window from the pulpit.
Standing Committees of the conference.
Public Worship, D Brooks, J F Chatfee, T
Day, Fisher.
Education, one from each district:
Minneapolis district, j F Chaffee.
st. Paul district, E Eggleston.
st. Peter district, R A Judd.
Winona district, N Lathrop.
Scandinavian district. G Forsburg,
st. Paul German district, q Speckmann.
Red Wing district. G Holman,
Red Wing, F Crazy
Conference Stewards, Day, j D Rich, J D
Rich.
Sunday Schools, one. from each District:
Minneapolis district, A WEIGH
st. Paul district, S Peregrine.
Red Wing district, s Bodies.
St Peter district, T McClary.
WinOna district, N fainter.
ST. Paul German district, Fiegenbaum.
Red Wing German district, H Richten.
Scandinavian district, N S Obstrom.
Missions, The Presiding Elders.
Claims, The Conference Stewards.
NeceSsltOuS cases, Aue CouieIeuoo O1o"
ards.
On the state of the country, one from each
district:
Minneapolis district, A Nelson.
st Paul district, w H st Clair.
Red Wing district, D Cobb.
ST. Peter district, A MatsOn.
Winona district, T NJ GOssard.
St. Paul German district, P Tunk.
Red Wing German district, F Hensmyer.
Scandinavian district, Long.
Bible Cause, s N Phelps, G W Richardson,
Ban, Smell, F Lindguist.
Temperance, E Tucker, 7 N kirkpatrick,
Broyer, j Tidland.
Tract Cause, G VT Wright, o p Light, J W
Powell.
Post Offices. j W Keeper, H schmitten, H
Holman,
w. NJ. Doughty, agent of the Book
Room, addressed the Conference.
The report of the Book Concern was
read, showing a very fattering state OF
prosperity.
Circular on Sunday Schools was referred
to Committee on Sunday Schools.
The lay delegates were introduced, and
added to the Committee on Education and
the Board of Stewards.
A draft for $25 on the chartered fund
was ordered.
The resolutions of the East Baltimore
Conference were referred to the Committee
on the State of the Country.
Second. Question OF the minutes was
taken up.
Who remain on trial ?
w. H. Soule, j. w. Richardson, James
Door, Charles Griswold, j. Garner, l..
Pence. and G. j. Hays were continued on
trial.
w. Wendell was discontinued at his own
request.
r. McCorkles case was laid over for the
present.
F. Hernlsmyer, j. Mentz, w. Rodick,
were continued on trial.
C. G. Bowdish and n. Lathrop were
appointed reporters for the conference.
The secretaries were appointed Com
mittee to publish the minutes.
The examination of effective elders was
taken up.
D. Brooks of Minneapolis District
represented his district. The last has been
year of unsurpassed embarrassment, yet
of great spiritual prosperity.
The characters of j. F. Chaffee, B. Blain,
S. T. Sterrett, A. j. Nelson, John Hooper
G. S. Stevenson, effective elders, were ex.
amined and passed.
st. Paul District was represented by
Cyrus Brooks, the Presiding Elder, as
being about usually prosperous.
j. s. Peregrine, who is transfer to this
Conference, was introduced.
J. S. Peregrine, W. H. St. Clair, B..
Crist, and T. Day were examined as efec-
tive elders and passed.
E. Eggleston was examined, passed, and
he was granted superannuated relation.
j. w. Stogdill and A. MILFORD were
examined, passed, and granted location at
their own request.
st. Peter District was represented by
the Presiding Elder, A. g. Perkins. They
were hard at work, but rich in faith and
good works.
j. Kerns was granted superannuated
relation.
A. Matson and R. Price were examined
and characters passed.