Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-30

Preeetdlngs INDIAN oonrrrenee.
sroosD DAY
Pafxrwrnw 2art 70 a.


"a PkscEros, Sept 4, So "A
Conferences met pursuant to adjourn
ment AZ $50 4 ~, Bishop Sinpsonsn
the chair. opsned By re&din9, singiag
and prayer, By Rev John ShFader.
Tha roll was called, sud most Of the
preachers answered 10 thsir naraes The
journSl Of yesterdays session was, read
and approved, With some corrections.
Z The nainutes Of yesterday afternoons
session, were also read and approved
A couuauiczaion from the Book Con
eern at Cincir rati, vas read, being :
statement d ia financial condition Of
the Concern, showing It to Be in q very
healthy sisLe--A very liberal patronage
being received from the church; also a.
exhibit OF the condition Of the Beck
Concern At Sez York, showiag = total
liabilities, $29.072 g. M 60 e
Also an exhibit Of the Western Book
Concern, showing a sale Of sol $50 Sc.
daring the year The periodicals. dur
ing the year have largely Increased.
Total assets, S3s0.Ilf 50, amount Of
liabilities, $50, 79l 0s, profit during The
yssr. s34, 20s So
A communication from the publishers
of the Meshodist Quarterly Review, ask
ing an increased iaapenee, and s0bscrip-
stiCu, vas read This Is certainly one Of
the Snest qnarterlIes pabEshed. The
doeameut vas received and referred to
the following committee. WIN. NJ Hes.
ter, u AeIRtyre and n L. Heath.
Stephen Bowers was appointed = com
mittee on the New York Book Concern.
A communication was received from
Rev. ". C. Smith, an old and deeply az
ficted member Of the Conferences, who
Is sad 10 bis dreadful affection, asking
HaperAnuated rslAtion de has expead-
ed 81 500 oct Of private funds during bis
term Of itineraeY in order 10 support
himself This is one Of the examples Of
the self-saeriheing spirit Of the Method
/ isl ftinerauf ssh zshafH faat
He was sgperanussed, and collection
was taken up Of 500 and presented @
him.
The following brethren were intFo-
dnoee TO the Conferences Jas. Rierrsa,
lay delegate from EeE Albany " b.
Browning. from Bloomington; Prof
Hoyt, Of Green Castle; DF. stroHR, New
York, Rev. SteArs, M Carmel, III
The action Of the General Conference.
on the question q changing the rule on
slavery, vas taken up, ard carried,
every minister present voting IN the al :
1 ErmafiYa The change Of the question
Kas 10 include slaveholdiug Ia the rule
A Communication was read from the
General Conference on their action, Civ
] ing 10 each Conferences zhieh has not 3
fail ratio Of delegation, that they may
hereafter have Que delegate instead 81
swo until their Conference lie foil enough
70 claim IL complete ratio. Concurrea
/ 10 By = standing vote.
Rev John BFnBer being aotiEed of
| the fact % bis being drafted WAS allowed
! permission 10 retirs ia order 70 20 10
/ the front #aaaAa
Report Of visitors, Priacipal aud Trus.
tees Of Roekport GoIlegiats Tustitnse,
also The resignation II Or Joau kivet
were referred 10 the Committee on Edu-
Cation tH
TIE stewards finished their cali also
stated that some Of the superannuAted
4 we're not last year in the list Of Confer.
eaee elaifnA8ta The Stewards were
ordered 20 receive representation from
these claimants A -
James Hill offered reuolntioft giving
preference 10 drafted men in our recon.
4 mendation for the ehaplAiney Adopted
II Gilmore presented repor, from
the committee Of the Chrissisn and SAM
tary Cotamission. The sab.tsncs % ihs
report was, that we nss ever influence
ia its fav9F that Ne ALLOW any minister
selected - act as agent fnr the Commits
ss0n for SIX weeks. and confuse thri'
pay, also. that Rev II Gilmore be ap
pointed scent After remarks ~ Mr.
Gilmore, ssatins the oblect Of the Com
mission, the report wss adopted
3. + kswlins offered resolution *
pressing = desire that when feasibi'
plan be offered, the Church adopt I
Lay delegation IN our General Confer
ence. m
Some appropriate remarks were madl
/ By flr. StFahg, late acting President o
the Troy University of New York
Remarks were made By various oths
I
The resolution waa postponed una
Friday morsing. Va rs.
! The fourth question was taken %
Who are The Deacons
: Jos S. WOods, John Brunar. o. II
Tansey, and II. r. Nagssr were eleets.
% Deaeoas order.
/ A motion from d. Mcintyre, 10 max
bSethren Who are drafted SaEesBamsrs
riea, vas amended By s 7. 6ilieil
recommending them 70 the chapIAiney
and 40 registering their names on. IL,
liss Of Appointments. sf ~.
| A resolution was read to this eject
and carried. - ~ f
! Luther N. Walters character va
passed, and granted Supernamsrsr,
relation. .ff