Daily national Republican., 1863-03-05
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
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Hrisi.sot. Methods ErisssPsi Annual
Confercnce, oaDrgstovVn, ID. @.
3 sEoonp pAy. IN. 10.
me confcrence net a. nine .. n. The Opening
relislous eSereisea we're lsd by Ras. VIM. Pretty
faah. O. M8JNNN
Rev. N. J. D. Morgan offered tho following resb-
luton, which was adopted
Resolved, That VIM. s. Edwards, A. Buhrman, r.
=. Hampton, nnd W T. speakens brethren who
acted with the so-callcd majority ~ the Stanton
Conference In 1881, and who in cppsequence OF
said action, were declared fwlthdfawh = by this
Conference In 1852, be and hereby are welcomed
ds, according To- the prdviai6ns Of the fes6hiIona
adopted on the nth o. March, iss2, ~ being under
interest Of this Conference.
The same gentlemen, irom the committee yester-
day, appointed to that duty, next presented a re-
port Of the Standing committees, as foliowbi
On Necessitous Cases-L, =. Morgan, NJ. Goheen,
0. L. Gilbert, O. Parkinson, J. A. McCsuley. ~
On Dickinson Coicge-DaVid Thomas, r. p
brown, n N. Brown, J. II. Lemon, Jno. Thrush. 7f
On TemperRnce--w I. D. Clermhn, s. n. Cum
mings, ], II. swope. -.
on seminAries-wm. Krcbp, 7. T. wysong, II. C.
Mcdaniel. a.. h
On Colonilation--P, D. Lipscombs, J. W. Lam
beth, H. McNemaF. ,'s-r ,-- $780, r..
On Bible Csuse-Jno Dear, N. BsHAwicy, W. NJ.
d. Ryan. .' a.Hr
On Conference Register-w. B. Edwards n. q.
westwood, Thos. Myers -.H
on Receiving Missionary Nioney-Jno. W. Hoo
yer, s. v. LEACH ra ..H.... r.. ...... ..
On Receiving Money for the Educational Boards
E, D. owen, +, S. Cassidy.
On Post ofloes--T. A. Morgan, ]. N. Davis, 7. T.
Wysong "' I.sa ''
On the support Of the widows Of Deceased Dish
ops-wm. Hamilton, 7. scwNll, c. A. Reed.
On statistics-J. A. MeCauley, J. J. Sargent, J. H..
Lemon.
On Church ExtensIon-L F. Morgan II, scwall,
\. N. brown, d. Thomas, W. NJ. D. Ryan.
On motion Of Rev. II. W. Monroe, the resolution
Of last year with reference 10 claimants on the
Conference fund, was reAfirmed.
Rev. Daniel Reese, of the n. r. Church, was here
introduced. rif. aH +. .H.E.
young preachers reported fayorably on VIM. X.
Boyle, jr, and A. !. Porter. r.r
The presiding bishop stated that no young
preacher denirous Of pursuing his four years
studies should be allowed to omit any one OF them
1t was bad practice, and would lead, In after life
to negligence In other duties II was best to keep
fully up to the whole course Of studies prescribed
for the llcentiates by the Conference.
The Committee on Fourth Year Examinations
then reported favorably on Leopold LentE, J. II,
Moore, and Moses May
The same committee also reported favoraby on
the election Of John A swOPe TO elders ORDERS and
the continuance OF A. L. Bowde in the same
! Rev. A. Grifhth, very aged divine, was here
called upon, and addressed the conference in most
Impressive and affecting remarks. For nfty-aye
years, he said, he had been connected with the
conference, and Joined at period when the field
Of Its lAboIs were beset with the greatest dificu
ties and dangers; when itspread over the spaTsely
peopled territories OF several states, now compris
ing many conferences. He eulogized the fidelity
and energy Of his contemporaries, who had now al
passed away, save himself
He observed that It was the painful necessity
Of the frat Conference to expe one Of Its members
on the charge Of seduction. The charge was made
by the woman who pretended to be the sufferer.
Nine years after his expulsion he met this min
iateT, who for Livelihood had been compelled tC
resort to the meniAl once of a cart driver II,
then earnestly Avowed to the speaker his limo
cence. Soon after, he heard he had perished Al
sea. Some years after his death, this woman con
feSsed, on her death-bed, that the injured wal
innocent that In order to shield the guilty party
she had been led to commit this base perjury, SC
fatal in its consequences. lie reasoned from thil
that they should be very clToumspeot In pAssinl
Judgment upon their members in the future.
Rev. W. Hamilton gave an account Of his earll
connection with the conference. ...
The roll OF members OF the past year was theI
read, and the death of Rev. H. Smith was an
nounced by Rev w. J. C. B. Morgan. .
An eloquent and truthful eulogy was pronounced
by the Rev JnO. Bear on the deceased.
Other eulogies were delivered. . ...
A resolution was adopted authorizing the re
moval Of the remains Of the deceased from Hooks
town to Mt. oliVot cemetery, near Baltimore.
A letter was received through the Rev. Danie
Reese, from the Preachers Aid Society, recon
mending the nomination Of nine persons for elec
tion as managers for the ensuing year, and re
queSting that no change be made in the manner Ii
which the funds should be disposed Of
Rev. Mr.. Ryland was then placed on the super
AnnuAted list at his own request. ...
The Conference then adjourned.