, 1864-05-29

Tie Nashville correspondent o! the CipcIc-
Eati Gassffe has been to rebel Conference,
and deecribes It thus.
TIE CONFERENCE.
. entered the Conference room. Behold!
There eat Joshua Soulr and fhi, teen predchtrst
And this wss tic wealthy, proud, domincez-
ing Tennessee Annual Conference Three
years ago 1t mustered near two hundred min
lstere, ard every man Of them was d rrbc!.
lo! Lere arc thirteen, mud where are the
otlCrs? Nearly all In the Conf1ence-many
Of them in the Tebcl urmy. Well, sat there
all day al1tl listened to the graybscks, for
nearly all the ministers were dressed In grny-
back cloth, literally
he pa1nes Of the presiding elders were
called, art 1t seemed that, with one or two
exceptions, they hud been south for near two
years Eut trc r5coiding elder was present
pIesldirg elder Ennso1N, OF Columbia dis
trict, was reported t. DC iseo1lnr IN the Con.
CHE remarked. "{es, ycs,' WAS respondent
and this was the response, genersl.y, tn the:
nErnes o{ abscut ncnberH. The great aud
Hcry Pits was mentioned in terms Of alice
ttun.
BISHOP eoUIE.
The rishop is ciGhty-thrce years. old, and
fe :a!c, Yet Et SPOKE 0ilen and With clear
nsss. He inherited tram his New England
N thes G good mind antt body. b. has
be u for many years ore OF tho lords Of
II .hodism; but sitting cs saw him yes
te lay, :morg q squad OF gray back preach
fe ring to the order of the Secretary of War,
&c .pecti1g rebel churches he said AIT seems
tuut the Secretary Uf War at Washington has
become an archbishop, and has been appoint
ing rfGclers to churches In tie Methudist
Episcopal Church South" H. said the Alcth-
odist preachers Of TcDncesec were never be-
fvrcto Eoor, ard that they now can sec the
fcrce Of the Injunction. Lazy mot up for
scu1selves treasures uron Garth, where moth
aid lust doth corrupt and thieves break
through aud stcat.'' As be sail *tth+.es
b!.k M;ensh." ! th'"o:t hc looked Nsrth
rrn." he added, "tbe Prophets aud Apostles
suItrel kctcre us" lie scesned not to have
! the slightest conviction that tic Tennessee
preachers were suffering thc'penalttes Of
| utakon. lie spoke OF his colleagues with
dctp emotion II have not s:cd a word or a
! cen months. i don't know whether they arc
| deed tr al{ve-n
As the presiding elders had all gone South,
an ae. minister nsted the Bishop whether
| ke could rot appoint elders 10 I'LL the dis
tricts until the others shou!l resign or re-
duly appointed 10 tht;r work at the lag.
regular conference, and he did not wish to
| remove them. Cur Nashyillc% Nc cMiuyil1e,
Lebanon P. Els went ava: with Bragg, aud
| set the Bishop holds them to their work,
and will give the people no oac to take their
Bile. The Bishop made = hard hit ut the
militafy authorities In Nashville. "I ha 7c
been in Nathyllle,'' sail he, "antl
Eaye eeen chutches turned into hospitals
and barracks, l,yt not single tucatcr."
Two Men were ordained. The stations OF
tie preachers, Us made at Harnersyillo. twc
years ago, with changrs since made By T. T.
were confirmed BY the Bishop, and then tue
conference adjourned TO neet a year hence
at Pulaski
WHY THINK TIE CONFERENCE REBEL. .
/. Not word of prayer was offered fo
the Government, not syllable was uttered
In its favor, and no sign Of loyalty ap
| peored1
2 The rebel resolutions passed at the scs
sion of the Conference. two years ago, wer
not revoked. They IRE, therefore, virtuall
rc adopted.
printing house in this city, and publisher 4
i very nasty rebel Almanac, aud much othe
had stuff, was ut the Conference, aud lead
: ing member. lie did not say he Was sofr
for tic Almanac, with it's wishy-washY sfccs
j. Not 4 word Of ccnsurc was uttered COZ
cerning the absent brethren, who aTc know
to be actiyc rebels in tho Southern arm,
: On the other hand, they were spoken of Wit
, ,, the greatest respect aud affection.
6. Not q word WIs said against the Tebt
: lion. 80,
Twas very closely questioned, You may /
cure, but told them that Was we'll acquai1
ted with Vail ,ndfyhaE1, and that gave me L
. little favor; but when they 50 me some tin
. III the tfieruoon, making q uote Of q Ecmar
|. they looked dnggcrs at lie. After that s
|, somewhat uneusy until the proceedings we
y closed, watching my fine horse through Il
. window. AB Was some miles outside
u our pickcte, and the only Yankec, save t
< Bishop, about, I WIS c1ad to be In Il
!. sadcle again and to ga'lop back to cam
where could see the old Tag, and look n
: lo}ul flcee. L.