Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-09-30
ROCK RIVER NJ. e. CONFERENCE.

Conference assembled in this city. on
the odd inst, at 9 o'clock A. NJ. Bishop Ba-
ker presiding. Proceedings were opened
by reading the first scripture lesson from
the 1924 psalm-the second lesson from
the 18th chapter of st. Johns gospel. At
ter which, the Conference united in sing
ing the 237th hymn
.'Iicye thy kingdom Lord''
Bishop Baker then offered prayer, COM
prehensiye in petition, earnest in its spir-
it, after which the sacrament of the holy
eucharist was participated in by the con-
ference, the Bishop officiating, assisted by
Rev. III Crews, Rev-Batchelor, Rev
Agnrd, Rev L Hitchcock, etc,
This most solemn rite of tho Christian
Church, always impressive, was more
than usually so, as those accustomed to
administer went forward to receive the
eonsecrated elements. After the members
of the conference had communed the mem
bers Of the church were invited, and ma
nv went forward. among them the widow
of one of the ministers whose husband had
died during the war.
This service being dismissed with the
benediction, ana the remains of the con-
secrated elements removed by the stewards
of the church, Bishop Baker announced
the absence Of the Conference Secretary
j ii Vincent. and callcl on Assistant Sec
rstary Dening to call the roll of the con-
ference. Niuety-two members answered
e. their names.
The Bishop announced the election o.
Secretary rs the first business in order
Mr. Boring nominated Rev Mr. Dening
Rev Mr. Fuller was also nominated by j
G Howard. The conference directed the
sote TO be taken by ballot, and Revs Bo
ring, Hitchcock and Keys were appointed
tellers. who announced that eighty-nin
votes had been cast, Of which Fuller haC
received forty eight, aud. was consequent!
elected.
Mr. Dening W, $ then appointed assia
tant secretary.
the time for assembling, and u m. til
hour of adjournment. The bar of Confer
ence was fixed by line.
Revs A D Fields, w D SHELTON and
Loeben were appointed Statistical Score
taries.
By direction of the Bishop the following
standing Committees were appointed:
On Public worship-S A w Jewett,
Eof the Joliet district, and II Crews
preacher in Charge of Joliet station.
Stewards-H Whipple. W Slaughter
en- Webster F Merlin, was on motion
Odded to the Board.
Memoirs-I Crews and Bliss.
ducation-Oue from each district-D
Demnster, II L Martin, l. A Sanford, v
Lime. W T Harlowe, c French, y n Mas
terQF Kopp, II Seinn.
Sunday Schools-One from each distric
LII Bugbee, n Pratt, L Anderson,
Bush, S G Lathrop, II Hagerty, r
Bibbens, W Pfafe, j W Recker.
Tracts-A w Paae, T Cochran, A Gross
w Pelton, c c Best, j S David, 5 Stone
LLoas, Loeber.
Bible Course -D P Kidder, Q A David
son, w Batchelor.
State of the Union-T NJ Eddy, J
Howard, p Walker, d Lord, z IL Cart
wright-,H Crews, F FIuckholm,
w Conrad.
Publishing Minutes-SeGretaries Com
mittee-Revs, Hawkins, llavermale, G
IIolemes, Z l. Olmstead, G Bookings,
Loosen, Geo Wallace, r Fickensher, Q :
Silctzer.
Committees on Post offices-Revs Plum
Rev Loeber.
Committee on Finance Of Minutes-Rev
Hartman, Slaughter.
Committee on the claims of SuperanuG
ted Preachers-Reys Milton, Bowen, d
Winslow, ii Whipple.
Committee on the claims of Bishol
Simpson-Revs Keys, Kidder ,Agard,
Committee on the vote on Lay Delega
tion-Revs Hanna, Cross, Reynolds, a tch
ison, Cone, Billing, Cleaveland, l. L0as, l
Seinn.