, 1862-09-25
Cbe Gtita&&te
Annual Scas1on, held 1t Toilet.

ROCK RIVER H. Il. CONFERENCE.
Annual Session, held 1t Toilet.
lF1o0 Our Own Repo1tet.1
Jo1nr, Sept, ~. 1850.
F1Rsr DAT.
The Conference assembled At l. n, Blsh-
op Baker presiding. He opened the service
by reading the first scripture lesson from tbs
1874 pealm-th second lesson from the 18th
chapter Of st. Johns gospel After which,
the Conference united IN singing the 23ith
hymn
"1 lore thy ksrgdom, Lord"
Bishop Baker then offered prayer, compre-
1c1sive in petition, earnest in is spirit,
after which the sacrament OF the holy euchs-
rist was participated In by the Conference,
the Bishop officiating, assisted by Rev. Il.
Crews, Rev. - Batchslor, Rev. -Agard, Reg.
L. Hitchcock, etc.
This most solemn rite of the Christian
Church, always impressive, Was more than
usually 50, as those accustomed to administer
went forward to r. ccive the consec1ated e1e-
ncnts, After the members Of the Conference
had ccmmuncd, the members Of the church
were invited, and many went forward, among
them The widow Of one Of the ministers whose
husband had died during the war.
THIS service being dismissed with the bene-
dict,on, and the remains Of the consecratcd
clements removed by the stewards OF the
church, Bishop Baker announced the sbsence
or the Conference Secretary, j. Fl. Vincent,
ard called on Assistant Secretary Dening to
call the roll Of The Conference. Ninety-two
members as*crcd to their names.
The Bishop announced the election Of Sec
xetary Is the first business In order. Mr.. Bo
ring nominated Rev. Mr.. Dening. Rev Mr
Fuller was also nominated By J. G. Howard
The Conference directed the vote to be take1
by ballot, and R.rE- Boring, Hitchcock AMI
ktys were appointed tellers, wh5 announced
that eighty mint votes had been cast, Of whicl
Fuller had received forty eight, aud Was con
sequcLtly elected
secretary.
The hour Of g. n. was designated rs th'
time fer assembling, and II IT, tho hour Of I'D
jourDnlent. The bar Of the Conference wa!
Re 1eyf' 4 b. Fields, ". D. Shelton aud c
Loeben we're appointed Statistical Secretaries
BY direction of the Blehop the folloWln!
standing Committees we're appointed:
On Puc7;e norslip-S. A. ~. Jewett. P. E. c
the Joliet utstrtc,, sad L. Crnea, preacher l.
ese SitsSertmm Sii sis Wh'ppie. w. B. Slaughter, &.
Tebe,er F. Merlin. VAS on motion added TO til
Beard
Ee,not,s-H; c12es and Bliss; 1,;.,.. NJ n.n,
etcf. u. L Martin. L. A. Sanford. " Lime.
T Ba1iowe, c. French. A. N. Masten, F. kopI
Su11ay !sehools-opc from each District T
III: ?. r i naee1iy. il. 4. Biooins. u. : Piaafl
ZaetxA- r,ee: T ;.t:ss Cochran; T.. 4; Cross y
TiUe Con,xe-D. ?. Kidder. Q. L. Davidson, v
siai: af tie znton-r; Il; Eady. J; 6; Howard
Il. C1ews. F Kinckhoim, F. ". C.uFad.
Hevs. H.~sins. navermale; G, J. Molmss,T T ]
Committee On Isst Qesoes-Rcvs. Plum, Re,
Sssa,r;..ss o. finance Of flsnatss-Rsrs. nar
1,.ses.Ss@l!ess , s'ltsn. s Bswen. 5: f. VII
&C. c;nnsate e &c e,cims Of Bishop Simpson.
Rcve Keys, ksdder. Agard.
Gsrnmii'ts o. Ms Iiote o. Fay Dkt7ation:
0NAAh
Billing, Cfeave1and. L. Ioas. u. Scinn-
Tn motion, the committees, composed {
orc from each district, were directed to OF
serve the folio sing order: The first on
named to call the nrst meeting, and the con
u1ttee to elect a chairman.
G. i. Goodrich WIS appointed to attend t
the periodical accoun+s from New York.
The Conference decided to take the vote o
lay delegation on Thursday, at 10 3 m
The certificate Of the transfer Of Rev. r.
r. T1v 7%4ftn T-.
read, and Rev. Mr. Collier introduced to Il
Conference.
The Confe1e1ce ordered draft Of $35 to I
drawn on tn. Chartered Fund.
Il communication from the agent Of t!
State Bible Society N'as referred to the COZ
1nittee on the Bihlc cause-
Who arc the hcsuperanrnated prcacherse
W Datche,lor. q. wbirehead. ". 6allattc, s.
1suIT. s. II. Stocsrnz. Z. H. Cannon, {. D-1
fe'eter. 7. ~ Richardson, O. 4 %:alkcr, @
4. Wiley. S; Bezer, snas Seafl, q. Wlnar'
l.. Nhipple, r. Dtuck.
Conversation eneued On the proper mode
reporting Statistics.
Examination Of EHectire Ezdcrx.-Cnica
Dist1ict--E. M. Boring, P E. represented
district as bting in q very prosperous con
ticn, especially 1n the department of -aaissio
then serving In Chicago, an advance ofseyen'
iveper cent, owing to tee fact that Wab
aytnuefr tie 4: st time contributed Accord
toite ability. In the sabbath school deparlmt
taere is great acfivity-the congrcgatio
have. notwithstanding the war, been fncre
ipg, and nre larger thnn ever. District /,
prosperous and iouri-hing condition.
The nams of 0. a. Tlffany being called, I
presiding elder STATED that there were
charge against HIN, but he desired the
pon'ntnt by the chair ola committee OF n
to wh.m the case, with the correspondent
sud the report Of a committee Of coun
should be referred.
On motion, The committee WAS ordered,
the bishop announced the following memot
Dr.. D. mpsttr, Rrv- T. Harlowe, L. A.
ford. H. Csewe, s. G. Latnrop, Il L. Mar
e. WAipplc, Milton Bourne, B. Love-
After the announcement Of the meetin!
committees, the conference adjourned.