The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-10-09
THE WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT

ct the request Of the Bishop. united in'sInging
funeral dirge t. the memory Of their depart
ed brother. He was greatly beloved BY them,
and his loss is deeply felt BY the German Mis-
sious. IS
G. w. T. Wright having presented the sub
ject of securing maidstone for the grave of s.
N. Forest. it was, on motion. referred to the
Presiding Elder Of Red Wing district, and the
/ preacher in charge Of Rochester.
The Conference passed o resolution relieving
j. w. Powell of debt incurred in helping
needy SUNDAY Schools on a former charge.
The Committee on ParsonaSes made re-
port urging upon all the Quarterly Conferences
to take measures for building and furnishing
houses for the preachers on The charges in the
Conference.
The Conference proceeded to ballot for Trus-
tees for the Hamline University, with the fol-
lowing result: j.. Nichols, st. Paul; j. Dean,
Minneapolis; Eli Robinson, Hastings; Rev, j.
F. Chaffee, and Meacham of Red Wing.
The following Visitors to the University were
also elected: T. M. Gossard, E. Eggleston, j.
g. Perigrine, N L,throp, A. j. Nelson, G. w.
T. Wright and VIM Mckinley.
Ten o'clock having arrived, the Conference
took up the order OF the day. viz: election of
delegates to the General Conference.
William Mckinley and A. j. Nelson were ap-
pointed tellers for the election.
The result of the first ballot was rs follows.
Number of votes cast, 81. Necessary to a
choice, 49, B. F. Crary received 81; H. Roth,
81; D. Cobb, 81; C. Brooks, AZ; j. Brooks, AZ;
j. f. Chaffee, "a; T. NJ. Gossard, ID; scatter.
ing, 6.
B. F. Crary, h. Roth and D. Cobb having
received each majority of all the votes cast,
were declared elected.
The Conference then proceeded to ballot for
the remaining delegate, with the following re-
suit: Number of votes cast. ". Necessary to
a choice, 80. Jabez Brooks received 81; j. F.
Chaffee, 20; z. Brooks, 20; scattering2.
No one having received majority, the Con-
ference proceeded to the third ballot, with the
following result: Number of votes cast, n.
Necessary to a choice, SO. OF these j. Brooks
received A; G. Brooks, 20; j. F. Chaffee, IL.
Jabez Brooks was declared elected.
The Conference then proceeded to ballot for
reserve delegates. with the following result:
Number of votes cast. "a. Necessary to
choice, SO. j. F Chaffee received 81; Cyrus
Brooks, As; Daniel Brooks, 20; T.. NJ. Go-sard
49, scattering, g. j. f. Chafee and G. Brooks
were declared elected.
II. Roth being the German delegate and the
choice of the Germans as expressed in open
Conference, there was in consequence no OPP
position, SO that the order of the delegation
will be as follows:
Rev. B Crary, D. D.. Rev. D. Cobb, A. NJ;
Rev. j. Brooks, A. M Rev H. Roth.
Reserves-Rev j. +. Chaffee, Rev.C Brooks,
D. D.
The following was adopted as standing
rule in the Conference:
That the managers of the Conference Mis-
sionary and Sunday School Societies be in-
structed to fix the time of holding the annver-
saries and to appoint the speakers at the pres
ent session, and this be published in the min
uteS.
The Conference then adjourned.
THIRD DAY-AFTERNOON.
The anniversaries of the Bible and Tract So
cieties were held at P. NJ. The meeting was
addressed by Revs. c. G. Eowdish, E. R. La
throp and E. Eggleston.
The meeting was one of interest and awak-
ened in all hearts desire TO aid in the crcula-
ton of the Word of God without note or
comment" to the destitute, and especially of
furnishing religious reading to our armies in
the field.
n,~o Df %0
nimity of our Government in allowing bibles
to go to the Confederate armies. stating that
30, 600 had thus been sent to the Confederate
army in Virginia; 10000 to the Confederate ar.
my in the Mississippi Valley. and $4,000 to the
Baptist Sunday School Union in the Confeder
ate States of America. We can only hope that
the influence of these bibles may b. the means
of rearing better class of men for the future,
than the present generation of traitors.
Another speaker referred to the wants of our
army in reference to reading matter, and we
hope, succeeded in impressing upon the minds
of his auditory the absolute necessity of friends
remembering to write often to their relatives
in the army in the Union. We could wish
that these words were made to ring in the ears
of every man woman or child who has friend
in the army (who has not?) until they had fully
atoned for all past delinquences.
THIRD DAY-EyENING.
The anniversary of the Sunday School Socie-
ty was held this evening. Rev. j. NJ. Rogers,
President. G. G. Bowdish, Secretary OF the
Society, presented a statistical report giving an
account of the interests of the Sunday Schools
of this church in the state. T. P. Morse the
Treasurer, gave a report Of the collections in
behalf of the Methodist Episcopal Sunday
School Union, showing large increase over
any previous year. The Society then proceed
ed TO elect officers ard managers for the ensu-
Ing yen @i.h the foflowids result
key, il. 9ossAgD, President
ksey 2 Eit9oKs, Vice President.
81 ReY.81. 6. BowpI5H, Secretary
Rev 4. T HORSE, Treasugof.. ..
TAG oiileel Of the Sociesy we're constituted
lis BQara Of Msllagers.4 sais, es $3.50
"a lhe aaGiegce gas then addressed by .IseF. w
f. Yaseger WHO melted al hearts BY. his &c, lca-
ing Incidents connected with. his ll}ors in ma
South among the Children. After all e YOU
want to $50 natural eequence, get Alderman
or Scandinavian who just 4nows enough cf En-
tstisl, n, f0snI, Efif,h ia 5S tfntvhts ~