Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-29

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PRxcETos, Sept .. 1864 +
Thesession Of the Indiana Conference
met at the " Z Church.~Rev. Bishop I
Simpson presiding The Conference was
opened By he fsisbFss bygTeadfng q pod I
ton ofthe 20ih ehapter Of Acfs, singing /
the 22d Hymn, and prayer by Reys H |
5. Talbot ard Jno. G.. Smith
B. F. RakfiEs vas elected -SeeFesafy. (
and J. HI ketcham and Stenhsn Bow
@ers assistants
+ S. II GIIleu preseutedEs dividend Of F.
$500 t1aa The Prsacher's Aid soc7ety
Referred to the zsrrix
The Bishop Authorized a drakt OF $500
on the Book Coneesss also one for $50
on the chart ered5and
The following are part of the Com
mitiees appointed. nTToA effs
Public WorsAip-Wm. Al. Hester. r.
L cgshmzn and z. Spencer. = 81 -
On EdueatioH--S. T. GilIeas J. NJ.
/ Greek, j. Wharton, q W. Walker. II.
Hays,-A-@IaEnsE. aiss= Eaat, and lay
/ Stewards. .Frrfse-tfss
On STATE ef DC couatry-J.e Smith,
f. p +. Wells, ]. L Walker. n. p.
Heath and " L Harmed
The time Of meeting vas liked AZ from
81 B. m, 10 IL N
i On motion the Trustees Of the Church
were requested to raise the American
flag over the church.
A report from the Agent Of the Amer
/ lean Bible Society vas read aud referred
70 Committee on Bible Cause This re-
port embraces important facts. The
Society has furnished nearly loo 600
| Bibles to the soldiers through the Chris
tan Commission, and n0Ws have y new
| levy Of 800 600 more to supply. They
are also supplying h. rebel prisoners
with Bisles. as wen as sending many
South 70 the freedmen win soon as
sumo operations in Missouri, Kentucky
and West Virginia &ey have agents
IN Turkey, Mexico, South America and
! in Germany They are printing Bibles
in Turkey, Germany, R8seia and Italy
+ 4 report vas read from the Professors
Of Garrett Biblical Institute at Evans.
ton, Ill, presenting its claims aud ask
ing an annual visiting committee. This
Institution has been sanctioned BY three
q General Conferences aud some of the
Annual Conferences Fifty of the stu-
dents have gra duated, one hundred have
gone into the Annual Conferences, six
as missionaries, many have goue as
chsplains and soldiers ia the army.
Tue following resolutions passed
Res0irsd, That wa feel deep and
abiding interest 10 evsry properly devised
plan for the education and training oil
young men for the ministry.
: Resoirsd That with these views We
have watched, with rrati6eat on, the sue
crss Of the Garrett Biblical Institute
under The patronage Of our Church, and
especially ihe Garrett Institute Of Evans
: ton. H. Fwrs.r
Reioired, That We win annually ap
pgnt fromSnu Conference Que ~ two
visitors TO attend the eSaminalioUs anC
exhibitions Of the Garrett BIBLICAL Inaii
tate -
[signed T. II. NosLE,
5 I GfLLETr,
vs.. HmTER,
!. Jas. HUI,
II HAYS
The Bishop vas, BY a vote Of the Con
, ference, requested 70 deliver such Of tht
) lectures h. has delivered % the othe
/ Conferences as his time1sill permit
Il A motion prevailed 30 fx FFiaay, q
10 o'clock A. NJ, lot = saeramenta
= meeting.
z A Communication from the fosa Con
|. ference, asking tbs rsatoratiass OF III
papers Of A 4 shafer was laid on III
table.
The question " Who IRE elected Ed
= ers2 was called, aud 3 r Farr. W. L
!. Davis. T. Hawes, y u Meredith, wef
elected j + II clair X Il Rhodes
l. + Carson, j. + AeReyaolds, an
Miles Wood we're eomgiased T. II We
e ker has died during the year.
Who are superanaated7
s Rayenaetoft j Shrader c I
jones, Jno Talbot II. 5 Dane. ". I
Mason, 5 Reel, T. W Caldwell, G Let
e ;, RAws0n, W. II jackson we're eonuu
tiuned 10 that relation. Asa Beck wa
made effective.
t The nksaes Of effective elders wer
t. called, ard their character passed
- The thanks of the Conference were ~
: turned % the charch Trustees Tor raj.
ing the asg over DE church.
Bishop Simpson, received a eoamun
cation irem q large numbeF Of the cisi
-e Gems Of Princeton, "a deliver an addres
!. on Che State Of Tie EoantFy Also, tn
Conference. b a unanimous rising vot
passed a similar resolution TIE Co,
b. enanter church was offered for the pul
: pose ss
$. I. Giilett said that persons some
y times desired 10 n4ale donations 70 IA
fe Conferences. There being no ono At
If shorized TO Feesive them, motion prs
q vailed to aaproint commiste to drai
!. articles Of iucoFp5ratl6n FOR such pur
" pose, The committee are. s Z Gillstl
e G, Nalb s. |. Riaklsy, H. ). Talbot
John kigeTe O. r-a
j The iolosiag s9Eeuzsregs were elect
= ed ", +. Harmed for Missionary Sc
s eieiY, w d. RayeHscr0tt. fer sunda
SehoaI Union; Il s Tablet for Trac
i Society Win Asginhiss, for Bible So
= ciety--sleNasas for eonferenee col
lection. saaa48 4A ~a~s F@
= The Tolf0wfas visiting bre.hfea wer
: intypdgeed tozfhe Conference dafiag 4
!, session Ress ueMaslers, JeBkiss. Bris
!, ton, aud Craige, also j. 4 Williams
{ lay delegate from Roekpagt District, an'
i Ar Jaqaess, Of Evansville. District
i Conference adiourne8 10 two o'eIocl
: IN, 70 call tbs statistics IS ss
g an6r There vas glesious ffae a
q Martin Stalks in LamAsco, en- the o.
: casios'. Of raising Einesia pole
A5sat 1900 people we're Presehi
Speeohes were made hy Meesrs. HRober
8 A. HHl. Emil Biscbof. Col Marx. an,
e Major Brown Of the 18th Indisaa Th