, 1864-05-20

The General Conference of tho NJ. T..
Church.
From Our Special Correspondent

From Our Special Correspondent
PHILADELPHIA. May III, 1884.
On Saturday, 18th, q most animated de-
bate spring up on proposition to make tho
Office of Presiding Elders elective bT the
Appual Con.erehces On the nomination Of the
EishoI+. 1t wAs the most interesting debate
u the eeaeon aud was warmly discussed, tho
progressive mcn generally favoring, and the
neMbers n rho are Presiding Elders opposing
tie clunge. Tie subject Vas laid OIL the
table By rote ot 120 to T22. There Is little
hope ex, resset by some that when called up
agsln there mny be more Of a show in its
fevor, but there is no certainty in nu election
till thu votes nTe counted.
:. The reception Of the Conferdnce by the city
authorities, ut Independence Hall, VIZ, Il tiao
occasion. and every Thing passed Oft adtnra-
bly,. The address Vi Wetcune Was In guod
tuete pnd 1nll vi feeling, and Bishop slmp~
eop'e reply WEE admirable. Bishop Ames,
with Drs. Cummings, Elliott, l. I. Feck, and
Col Moody, were appointed committee to
preseut HI address tu President Lincoln. Tic
a1d.ets is in Euud taete aud tul1 OF patriotic
h,,or.. Conie1euce patriotism linda Il dit1i.
Guilty In REFRESHING, itself, In view Of the
ntNs itom The ArW} Of tho FbtOmac, and
eyety hour tL1talens to burst out in laine
OF tlGtE. Nta tr were men 2sttmbled more
full III Sympathy 1ur goud cause than arc
tLett delegatte Vi devotion to the Union. -
lie various churches vi all,tue Protestant
deEUmiLnlions were occupied BY ministers
at..naihg the GSuesM Coulesencs. Many Of
the diseUu'tes were Of. very high order.
Tie ternlous of Dr. Foster, Of New York,
ard LII. Bannisttr, of Evanston, were very
hit bly, appreciateL and are much spoken of
bS 1EusG WLo heard tIetu.
Tn Mopday. lttA, an animated debate arose
a.. ,dr.,r rfff H1f$N
Gun und Califo1ufa TO haye IN additional Mis-
!, tlot1uty Secretary for the Fucitic coast It
was wnl1n}, pressed by Messss. Pearns and
B. Gu and Ueunisou, aud opposed By Dr.
Durbin and Mr. Hatfield. Personal e1plana-
ticns were demanded aud made, aud the sub
u,tcr the question on Slavery ia disposed ef
Rev, hi. Ihorntou, Delegate from Eng
lund, 1lep preached before Tue Conference Il
eytttai SERMON from st. Luke Gospel, l0th
ct4eE ter, 1SlA verse: = beheld satan as
lighting tall from heaveu-":
| The ulseourEt WAS listened to BY vast
coucourst vi strangers, Who filled every aTaii-
| abls Eu,t vi til= building, and maulfested the
! dttptet iuttrest. The ndyOcaies of HI ln-
.eteasc oi lltGallsiic service In church VOL
| ship might have found a strong arSument Tor
their cIttt ic tile optniuE pruyer ol the keF.
| eIeEd gentleman, which Was beautiful ana
! appropriate, aud largely com rosed Of Pttl-
| tAVAe R11 lEE 1sitDal VI luG IAStAo0 '%9t
| III Churetts The sermon opched With allQ-
hio.t 10 thc duminiou Of Satan By mau's gull.
] ~ cohsciclcc, being rather that Of IN exeeu-
ti'cihan fuler. The fact, however, u
incouiest1ble. Satan rules-,il struggles ot
tle ulnd ~ philosophy aud religion attest
The dreadful tact. = ,y
i Tie CREATION Of Intelligent mind implies
freedom, and frtt dom hus by its lnission ::lo'
riEtd GGd lu"re than the work of. creation.
Tit world is battle-ground, and God In
and God n.ans to nuke glorious display oi
+ His power in the overthrow Of Satan. Christ,
i ho eroke the text, is Of all Others tbs mosi
+ laled Of Satan, and this ;j~as Christ'b answer
:, to the inst missionary rsport brought to Hin
fcxn Ills dlsciples.- 7T1e text was discussed
il its o1igins1 reference. Christ's ministry
was near it's close, and He would give ons
message more to the cities Of Jndea- Know
ine, their bstred, He get sends out seventy tt
proclaim Els power and mission. Hany ON