Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-10-01
Proceedings Indiana Conference.

PRINCETON, Sept. %, 1864.

PRINCETON, Sept 30, 1864
Conference was opened by Rev.
Stephen Ravenscroft
The journal OF yesterday was read and
approved.
James +. St Clair was recommended
to q commission in the Sanitary Com
mission.
L. NJ Walters was recommended 10
elders order; Charles Cross was made
superanuated, without claim; John La
verify was superakuated; s. Rawson was
made effective; s. L. Brinkley Was adj
mitted into fall connection, be being an
elder. Mr. Binkley was the former mis-
sionary to Eau Chau, China, from this
Conference, but returned to America on
account Of his wife's health.
The remarks Of Bishop Simpson on
the occasion were very appropriate. A
paper was read from the China Mission,
relating to the character of Brother
Binkley.
W. w. Hibben was made supernumsry.
w. F. Gillett presented articles Of as
ISOLATION of the Indiana Conference NJ.
E. G. The object of the Association
was to place the Conference in situa
ton to receive requests of money, land,
&c, &c, as may be bequethed for the use
of any college, school, &c, &c, or to the
Conference The articles Of association
we're laid over till Tomorrow.
The Committee on the State Of the
Country was read and adopted. The
following Is a copy:
prpour ow THr5 aTarr nv ssrsu rorrwpxr
Another Of the eventful years of our
nations history has passed since our last
annual gathering, aud We find the war
that then ragged is still raging, and our
country that then hled is still bleeding.
Il has been year Of prayers, and tears,
and groans and blood, and carnage, and
death; year IN which Liberty has seen
the beginning of its triumphs. Patriot.
ism has been seen outdoing all il did
before, either in the days of "76,' or in
the oldeu time wheu Spartan mothers
sent their sons to fight; patriotism, that
for country, could forego the sndsar-
ments of home, face the death dealing
volley, brave the horrors of prison life,
or dare to lie down in unmarked graves
that affection can never find, and sleep
under a sod never wet by tear except
as the dew-drop shall weep But this
heroism, this spirit OF devotion to our
country's cause is not the source of our
greatest hope. Our hope is in Him who
'sbreaketh the bow and cutteth the spear
in sander," and we are thankful that
the rulers and the ruled have been learn
ing to trust and to bow down to Jacobs
God.
Ia the hour of eur greatest despeud-
ency we have heard . voice from the
nations capital, and the voice said sol.
EMMY to all the people: 'Let rs pray"
And when we fell down before God and
cried for help, and the cloud dispersed
and the sunlight came and the evening
was scattered; again the same voice was
heard, saying: "And let all the people
praise Him" With grateful hearts we
record the fact thai the nation, through
wars and blood, and battle smoke, has
been more than ever looking up to
heaven.
The present military situation is
highly encouraging. The aruies of the
rebellion are Tetreating and whitening
before the victorious and increasing
forces Of Freedom, and recent victories
on sea and land announce the beginning
of the end of the shareholders rebel
lien"
The political sisustion is also dscid-
edly hopeful; and yet it must be con-
fsssed that we approach q fearful crisis,
and that momentous interests are staked
upon the hour There sre many mis-
taken, misguided men al the North IS
well as at the South, some Of whose lead
ers are as vile and treacherous and trsi-
torous as the master spirits of the rebel
lion, and would sell their country for
gold and place and power, though the
sun Of the nations glory should go down
in blood, and the black pail of infamy
be spread over Columbia's grave
In such crisis, in the midst of politi-
cal and military movements unequaled
in magnitude in the worlds history,
with the civilized world and heaven
looking upon as, We are called upon, a.
Christians and patriots, 70 sot our part
In saeh time, we set forth the ssllow
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