New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-30
PHILADELPHIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE:
SEVENTH DAY.
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PHILADELPHIA, Mafch,27, 1861,
Pluvius reigns-n0t over the Conference, but over
the weather. The report Of the Committee Bible
Cause was adopted; IL has no special interest. The
characters Of the following Effective Elders were
passed: Messrs. H. Kenney, Brisbane, Rigeway,
Barnes, Montgomery, Sumption Pierson, Hand, Dare,
Lybrand, Cook, Ayers Hum, Quigley, BTinds, Car
LILLE, France, Gillngham, s. NJ. Cooper, MAGE, Bur-
rell, Newman, Rink, Ruth Crouch, Bodine, Pastors
field, Cook, Harvey, Patterson.
The Education Committee made their report. The
great want Of Dickinson College at present is the en-
dowment of one other professorship.
The Committee on Temperance recommend the
preaching Of sermons the subject at each church
once during the year. and that efforts be made for tho
reylvlng oil the old temperance organizations.
The report OF the Committee Sunday -schools vaa
adopted. The only peculiarly of it was a resolution
depecating the introduction Of subject of Slavery
into The Sunday School AdUocate.
There is an unusual absence of statistics from all
these reports.
The Special Committee appointed yesterday TO drafe
resolutions expressive OF the of this Conference
in relation to the action Of the Buffalo General Confer
ence, the subec of the Supornumerary relation,
reported the following, which was adopted
bhera The action Of the last General Conference In
the Restrictive Rule was in Judgment unOaed O,
And whereas We car regard It in no other Light than wrong
to sUpemumersry brethren therefore
Rored That them to submit to the present or.
rsnsement until the General Conference.
R,ooed That vi" memorabilia the next General Contsr'
On motion, this report was adopted by a standing
vote.
The memoir Of the Rev. Geo. Hillshire, very old
Minister of the Conference deceased presented.
He was born in England and was a bachelor all his
dave; an eccentric but holy man Of God.
In the appeal case of local preacher named III. III.
Williams, the Court confirmed the action bad by the
Quarterly Conference of HeddiDg Church.
VIM. II. Wheaton was discontinued at his own re-
quest Several minor matters were attended to. We
VIII be furnishing You more important action very
soon.
One Of the important questions for the decision Of
this Conference its division, and the boundaries in
case il be had. large meeting of laymen from the
Peninsula leo called part of the Conference had an In
formal meeting and recommended TO the Committee on
the State Of the Church that division be had nows
in consequence Of the excited state of the public mind
These Were acting on individual responsibility It
VIII be greatly Objectionable TO large part OF the
Maryland VOTE who want division which Will place
the Slave territory in Conference by ITSELF
EIGHTH DAY,
PHILADELPHIA, March %, 1S6l.
Tie Conference was opened by the Rev. Solomon
Cooper.
Aiesers. Tsft Watson. McMichael, Nell, formerly
supernuuierarIes Were made elfeCflve.
Alessrs. Sutton, T.. +. Cooper, VIM. Quinn, Hig-
gins, Turner, Hubbard, Titlow Sehock Lednum
Reed, y. L. Cooper, T. SnOwden Thomas were elected
superauuatcd relation.
The Stewards report for worn out preachers &c.,
klp.yg1 the following fOptiUDs.