The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-06-02

LIE General Conference Of tho NJ. E.
Church now in session at Philadelphia,
mado considerable progress in bust
ness last week. Among the important
business transacted during the week,
was the passage, by vote of 16o yeas
10 8 nays the majority report Of the
Committee, recommending the exclusion
Of shareholders from the Church.
Taey also passed the report of the
majority of the Committee on Itiner-
ancy, in favor ofcxtending the period
of ministerial Seryece from t,co to three
Iycars-This was adopted by a vote o.
16O to As. So hereafter when Church
desires the Pastor to be returned fer a
third year, there is no legal impedi-
ment in the way Of the Bishop in ma
king the appointment.
On Friday last tie following cleo
tions were made:
BIsuops Rev. d. W. Clark, D. D.,
Rev. Ed. Thompson, b. D. and Rev.
Calvan Kingsley, d. d.
Book GENrs-Cincnnati, Poo q
Hitchcock, reelected; New York, Carl
ton Il Porter, reelected.
/ MISSIONARY SEcRETARIFs-John ?.
Durbin, Wilialn l.. Harris and Joseph
NJ TrinIbIe,
EDIroRs Pittsburgh Advocate, S. II
Nesbitt Chicago Advocate, II. NJ
Eddy; st. Louis Advocate, B. f. Carry
Quarterly Review d. d. Wheldon
Sunday School Advocate, Daniel Wise
The editors Of the Ladies Rcposto.
Try, Cincinnati Advocate, and New
York Advocate, not yet elected.
ADDRESS OF THE METHODIST CONFERENCE
TO THE PREsIDENT-MR LINcoLN's REPLY
A depntation of delegates from the
General Conference in session at Phila
dclphia visited the President on Wed
ncsday and presented to him an address
in which the Conference. representing
nearly million of members, express
to him the assurance of the loyalty 0
tho church, her earnest devotion tt
the interests Of the country, and he
sympathy with him in tho great re
sponsibilitics Of his high position il
f this trying hour.
They honor him lorhis proclamation
Of liberty, and rejoice in all the acts o
the Government designed to secure
/; freedom to the cnslaved, In conclu
sion, they say: "Aetuatcd by tn
sentiments of tho loitiost and pures
patriotism, our prayer shall be con
tinually for the preservation OF oul
country undivided, for the triumph
Of our cause, and for a permanen
peace, gained by the sacrifice OF n
moral principles, but found in The
Word OF God and securing in right
oousncss, liberty and equal rights t
ALL
To which address the President re
pliod.as follows:
"GENTLEMEN: In response to you
; address, allow me to attest to the accu
racy of its historical statements it cN
, presses, and thank you in the nation
! name for tho sure promise it gives
ii Nobly sustained us the Government
has been by all the Churches, | woul
E utter nothing which might in tho leaF
appear invidous against any Ye
4. without this, il may fairly be said th;
!. the Methodist Episcopal Church, nc
less devoted than the rest, is By il
3 greater numbers, the most importai
Of ALL 1t is not n fault in others thu
o the Methodist Church sends moro col
o diers to tho field, moro nurses to I'll
i hospitals, and more prayers to hcave
than any other God bless tho M.
P Churdh; bless all the Churches, an
T. blessed he God, who in this OF
$ great trial, givcth us the Churches.
Q subsequently the Rev. DR.. Thornto
y delegate from the English ConteronC
to tho Methodist General Conlerenc
l. together with Dr. Scott, from the lri,
; Conference, was presented to the Pre-
7, idcnt by Hon. +. Odoll. These del
d gates expressed to the. President Il
|, earnest and hearty sympathy of Il
II Methodist membership of England NJ
Ireland in the present and nation
n struggle, and their desire for our su
Is cess,