Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-03-11
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

THE PHILADELPHIA ANHUAL CoNFkhnnoE.-
The seventy y-seventh session Of the Phiadelphia
Aunaal Conference commenced in this city on
Wednesday morning, ct Institute Hall, corner
Eighth and Market streets, Bishop Amei occu-
pied the chair.
Proceedings we're opened with reading por-
ton Of the Scriptures, singing, and prayer.
The Rev. Il. II. Pattisou, secretary Of the last
Annual Conference, then called the roll Of mem
bers
The name Of I. NJ. Griffith. transferred frOm
the East Baltimore Conference, WAS ordered 10 |
be placed OIL the iOll.
X. II. pattison, was elected secretary Of the |
present session by uuaninous consent, Rev. |
Messrs. Geo. w. Lybiand aud Alex. Wiggins
we're appointed assistant secretaries.
The Conference resolved to meet during the
continuance OF the session at 81 o'clock NJ
aud adjourn nj IL NJ.
The Rev. Penurll Coomhe then remarked that
the room being exceed ngly damp aud uncon
Portable to all present, II wOud be Justice to adj
jouin the meeiiug till two o'clock in the after
uoon, aud he accordingly made a motion to that
effect which was carried almost unanimously.
Afternoon Ssssioa.-The religious exercises
were conducted by the Rev. Wesley Kenuey.
The Conference ordered a draft on the Book
Concern for four hundred dollars Also GU the
chartered fund for thirty dollTs.
The various standing committees were then
announced by the secretary.
A resolution passed by The board Of directors
of the Wilmington Institute, extending the free
use Of the hsll and library to the members Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church during the CON
tnuance Of their Annual Conference, was then
read. The invitation was accepted, and a vote
Of thanks passed.
Rev. J. Walker Jackson moved that commits
tee of one from each district be appointed, 10 be
called 'COmmittee on the state Of the Country
Mr 0uiolaw hnn hau eha Ia
phraseOlogy OF the motion, or the Legislature
will be appointing committee on the state Of
the church.
The committee was ordered.
The Rev. J. y. Chaplain offered the following
preamble and resolutions:
/ whereas, The unvarying testimony OF the
. Methodist Episcopal Church has been against
. slavery. and in favor of loyalty to the Govern
ment Of the United States OF America and
Whereas, We have reasons to fear that some
Of our members and ministers have shown them
4 selves in favor OF slavery and against the Gov
ernment of the United States; therefore,
Resolved, frat, That while We make all due
allowance for the Influence of education, pre-.
iudlee aud the heat Of party strife, disturbng
elements 10 the conduct Of even good men, ia
i such times as these, yet we afiectionately ad-
i nonish every member Of our Church, who gives
proof that be Is either pro-slAvery or disloya
that be has fallen into error and we beaeech him
i in the name Of our Lord Jesus Christ, to return
/ TO calm reason aud from bis evil way.
> Resolved, secondly, That, forbearinE as We de.
sire to be, toward all ministers who have fallen
i into the error of pro-slaveryisn or disloyalty
!. We record it as our solemn judgment that nj
A such man ought to be religious teacher in oui
Church and if there be any such, we do here
by request him TO withdraw from among US.
The first resolution was passed unanimously.
q The yeas and nays were then taken on tue
/ second resolution, when all the members voted
in favor Of it, with the exception OF the Rev
Mestrs. 7. J. Quigley, Elijah Miller. and ID. d
Hudson.
Y The preambles were then coucurred in.
. motion was made requesting all the mem
d bers Of the Conference who have not recorded
their names 10 do so, which was agreed to.
Y Rev. p. Coombe moved that committee o
Q Que from each district be appointed TO prepar,
s preamble and resolutions touching the action oil
Conference on the slavery question in 1861
! which was agreed to-
= The relation Of certain superannuated preach
@ ers was con tinued
II The candidates for admission to the Confer
I ence will meet the examining committee 90 Fri
It day afternoon. Adjourned.
= THURsDAI.--The Conference convened AZ half
y past eight O'Clock. The attendance Of our citi-
+ 1ens ou the session was quite large B.sboj
= Ames, presided.
3 The subject Of Lay delegates TO the Conferenc,
:. was considered. preamble and resolution
II were introduced setting forth that the last Gen
e eral Conference had requested the Annual Con
), ierenoes to submit the question Of Lay Delega-
N tlons in the Conferences to a vote Of the member
y ship, and whereas they have decided against sucl
10 system, therefore, resolved, that the delegates Il
c. the next General Conference be requested Il
+ vote against any action being taken at ih,
present time. Considerable discussion tool
,s place on the resolution, aud several amendment
n and substitute was offered. Subsequent,
y they were Withdrawn, and the original pre-
amble and resolutions were adopted by u stand
n ing vote of 10 10 the affirmative, aud A in III,
- S negative
" The remainder Of yesterdays session was oc
eupied in receiving tho collections Of the various
'r Churches under the control of the Philadelphia
: Annual Conference, for Missionary purposes
the reading Of the Committee appointed to ge
up form Of book for Church record, and I
call for those Ministers who have claims agains
the Conference, to present them to the Board
Stewards.
The sessions was concluded by singing th,
Doxology and the Benedction.
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