, 1863-09-30
Qt)iea9d Qribn1re.
THE ROCK RIVER CONFERENCE.


tLu[lEapNuIEuCNN NA4E1$sV 4l4DHAE*y
Ro0kroRD, Sept. 70, 1868.
Conference opened at the usual hour, Bishop
Scott In the Chair. Devotional exercises con-
Quoted by Rev. L. 8. ". McCausland.
The anniversary Of the Conference Sunday
School Society, Last evening in the Court
Street Church, WAS most Interesting affair.
Rev. Prof. Bugbee, the President Of the soci-
city, being sick, the meeting was presided over
By DR.. Tiffany.
The meeting was opened With singing and
prayer, conducted By Rev. Prof. Hemmen-
way. Addresses were made By Rev.E. House,
Of Cincinnati; Rev. r. L. Collier, Of Chica-
70; and Rev. ]. T. Vincent, Of Rockford,
who has just returned from q tour through
England, France, over the Continent, and
through Palestine.
The following is The annual statistical re-
rort, in the aggregate, Of the Secretary aud
Treasurer Of the Society:
Number Of Schools ols...........-..:........ 385
Officers ard teachers. 4.S7a
Vo:umce in libraries. fea.........-..---.......8s.g
Bible C]aeEes. ....-.........-........... Al
Advocate e. bs4lo.
EXPENSES. .6s,1-5.13
The time of the morning eession was prin-
pally occupied in the consideration Of reports
Of standing committees.
The Committee on the State Of the Union
reported as follows, which Was unanimously
adopted, aud ordered published In the North
,Nsfe7y. In,ttf;an ddsocatt, Rockford Register,
and the Chicago daily papers.
WuE1KAs, The position Of the Rock River Con
ference with reference to the rebellion. and ela.
very, its cause, has been respectfully defined and
WMEnEAs, It il matter Of graduation that this
Ton 1rnh hnA y1t rfV y fhA
OF the tmcs, to declare its moIal convictions and
its position and national Issues, and,
cusea out ss % d oar
Ee,olrxd-That We hereby 1e-aaitm our uncondi-
'4s Ren11sdEFhat our former utterances On the
subject Of slavery express our present convic.
tons.
States, in bis order for the protection Of al D. S
troope, irrespective Of color, has taken a step
| which aceo1ds with the Judgment Of this Confer
enee, and the poeition it has always held on this
! Eeso9ped. That az American citizens we dcpre.
cate The proposed establishment Of an empire On
The Moth American continent; and a. protestant
posed extension Of The paPal PoEer In Mexico,
Rft0rfd, That We VIII continue to disconnte-
cd opposition to the Government, whether By
Fsrlfed, that we viii not cease to pray oar.
nestly to God. and to labor faithfully among men
till violence shall no more be heardi in the Land ~
and the dag of the Union ehal float In every brceze
and Its authoEity be acknowledged from the river
the Gulf and from 9effn f r1peo4 to essa Chairman
At two O'Clock this afternoon the chlldrea'e
meeting vas held, In Metropolitan Hall. Il
is the largest audience room in the citF, and
It was denscly packed. There could not hare
been less than 1900 people present. The
meeting waa under the superintendence o.
Rev. J. T. Vincent, that prince Of Sunda,
School men. The exercises consisted In sing
ing by the children, and addresses BY Dr., Ed:
dy and Rer. l.. Hawkins, of Chicago, ani
Rev. E. House, OF Cfnclnnati.
After the adjournment Of the chfldren't
meeting war meeting was called, aud whllf
I write speeches are being made By Dr.. Titf1
~, Or. EDDY, Rev. 4. L Collier, aud ReT. J.
C. 8.oughto1.
Tonight the Conference Missionary Society
hold their annual aanirersary+
-. Fifth Day.
Conference met at 7 P. m., opening with re-
lfeIous Ee1yices BY ReT. Nj. French, Rev. 8
B. Reses In the Chair.
ceiyed and adopted. The first question Of the
Minutes Tas called, and II. H. ua'ght, G. 8
MrReddin, Geo. Anderson, ]. Il. Reeves. Jno
| Geo, Cross, Jno. Il. Thomas, Jno. Winter
irgtam, n. Hutton Axtell, Gottlob LfneeY
meyer, Henry Schultz and George Achenbaci
were admitted on trial.
Rev. II. D. C1eayeland, Of the Oneida Con
fe1erce;. Rev. J. G, Clendeniu, Of the N. "
Wisconsin Conference, were, on motion, re
admitted to the Conference.
The report Of the Committee On Statistic
showed an increase Of members G12, tota
membership 9,473, probationers 1868.
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