, 1863-10-14
ILLINOIS NJ. E. CONFERENCE.
Reporter Of the State Register
and Correspondent Of the
st. Louis Republican
Expelled.
Charges Of Dis1oyalty
Against Members.
FOURTH DAY.

From our Regular Correspondent
6rn.kG11ELp, Oct. 1e, 1863
The Conference met and Eas opened With
prayer by Rev. E. Rutledge, Bishop Scott In
the chair.
METHODIST BooK CONCERN.
The annual exhibit and report of the Meth.
odfst Book Concern were read and REFEREED
The report says:
LIST. The cash sales n1e 1srger than ever
before, in proportion to the amount Of bust.
Eess. =:
I'd. The aggregate sales this year amount
to s297, ,4o2.74, being an increase Of $ss.054 81
oTer last gear.
3d. There is no weakness In the attach
inert to church literature, rs the. increased
eale in books will show. There Is IN increase
In sales Of the Sunday School Adeocate the
Good Nescs, the CArisfian dpo1ogtst and the
Sunday School,. D.H German literature is
equally sought The increase In tns price OF
pef1c ideals is necessity.
9TH. Every part Of tho building and ma:
ch1nery are in good order, and much needed
improvements have been made.
The resources a1e:
Books tRsss e s9s 9etss ae s,a Il,
Tie liabilities are: So
-$oA1a @4 9"os+'o'e"
Sst esgi;a. NJ. e. 49, q ~: ss3 H., ~ :,
Net profit year ending Nov 80, 1871 go. SIS 9a2
A letter from Dr.. T. Akers was read, and,
On motion lie Was continued in superannua-
ted relation.
DE1Coys ORDAINED.
The following persons we're ordained to the
ch1ce OF Deacon Of the II. E. Church, Oct. II,
10H Rcbe1t 81 1p MonnoiG, Ss'' Josl,s B. Wade, Philip
Statl, Conrad Wi,zenao, Frederick Ptiestey,
Chas. Mason, Jcoas Van Wey, Alex. T. Or,
Anderson Orr, Thos. Elliott. JDo. B, ColHell,
Jno. Lacey, Wm. s. CLARK, Merritt R. Judd,
Jno. A. Stevenson. Jno. Y. ". Baumann,
jah Price, Jesse johnson, Wm. Z. Gabriel,
Lycurgus McCaliey.
And the following to the Office OF Elders:
TLos. Bonneu, VIM Rayburn, Wm. Web
ster, Michael Roeder. Geo. e. Adams; Jacob
G. Ie;tlc. Marce1uB 1t. DaTisson, Jas. T. On,
VIM. 7. Tracy, Elias D. wilkins, s.. B. Car
Pente5, R9ii!tp Na1%aTn; M;; Jas: shinn, 3ere'
TIE STATE REGISTER nEroRrER EXPELLED.
Tbs following preamble. and resolutions
were adopted:
tain newspaper published In this CITY, not greatly
distinguished fof excessive loyalty to the Constt-
tutiou ard Government Of our country, VIZ The
outburst OF malica aRd Misrepresentation direct
against onr Conference, including our honored
Superintendent, therefore,
ing tom tuch quarter, as the highest possible
cncomiun On our character and conduct as Con
ference.
The following WAS also adopted:
WHEREAS, Permission to tue reporter Of the Ml.
cnce room as reporter for tald paper, or timilar
ones, may be construed into an admission Of the
Truth OF the many false statements in 1t {the Rs-
Re>o,eed, That the said luisolS stdte Register
shall not nc alloweda reporter in our Conference
Rev. Mr. Hart, Of the Nebraska Conference,
|. WAS introduced =.
REV. MR: BRADSHAW SUSTAINED.
| The Committee IN the case Of G. 7. Brad.
shaw presented report which Vas read. Tie
| chs rges against the Rev. gentleman we're that
| he hFd helped fome slaves Of rebels in Ken
| tucsy TO their freedom. He WAS, of course,
hort rahly acquitted
The Conference then, By . Using vote, ex-
sh1w In The ptreecutions no has undergo Ne.
| He Eas then, On motion, continued in the
second class Of Deacons.
EFFECTIVE ELDERS.
The calling Of the names Of: effective Elde1a
was resumed, and P Cartwright G. 7. Hecox.
A. s Mccoy, g. III. Craig, and ". +. B.n-
nett, from the Springfield District, were Eey.
orally examined and passed.
EEy. PETER CARTWRIGHT.
Tie following resolutions we're adopted:
h Eettls<d, Tha. the B,eAop he requested to place
tev: retsr ca1tE1ieht D., ia snsh position / IL
/ twitdon.
Resolf<d, That VIC tender our heartfelt yrapathy