, 1864-09-20

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IFrpm The C,pcinnat Commercial. Sept. 6. #
Az fhtlnated IN previous letker. from
th:e city, o reu1ton Of the Cincinnati, with
-ua parent Conference, the Ohio, occurred in
This fty to-day. Thirteen years ago the for
~utr body was established, snd ont Of ths
$50 msn who then composed 1t, IS lire to
enjoy thc-reuuton-
etat ot the CinciuEati Confersncs reached
here at 10 O'Clock this morning.. L fecep.
tion committee, contistiDg Of FIVE old mem
tsrs Of the undivided Work, received the
cltsg5mcn at the depot, aud the large escort
Of sititors md ladies'. The committee Of
>pEBturs Of the Methodist Churches. Of this
city, bad so economical space in the Wa1nnt
srret Church, that more than 1,aO reached
Bishop Morris arose md presented the Gin
c'nne. Conference to the 0hio, In b1let
President of the former, replied. An hour
xnd half Was then spent In communion and
<-e1pcricGce telling" The feeling OF glld-
pres 70 aeatn cinylc gong and shout, vord
and worship, Was Intense. It wss noble
meeting In the time no Les than forty
"a requesting Bishop StGpbon to deliver his
great lecture on the estate Of the CoYntryT
Colonel Moody, Of course, had to make q
1oud speech on some occasion, SO he urged
thnt the Bishop. speak in the open air but
the Colonel found his superior in BIshop
Amts and Rev. B. N>,spAhr, aid YRS voted
down. 1
B. lore 10 O'clock the-ehurch wns crowded;
every 1lch of Ioom IVES pack even In tue
aiE}tt ard remote corners OF the .Ta!lery-
I,stop Morris Introduced the exercises By q
few historic ren.1rks, saJing that ne Astho.
dnt.ne The TING Ct bis m,nlatEy, alone, from
18,ocd menpersio over2o0 oe0. He noticed
many chant es, md nmoaE others referred to
the boards Of the minister's by Swing thatss1 In
those old times, the brethren had shats5tacea
Bishop Simpson followed, speaking for an
hour md a inf, without manuscript,- on
fhe tStste Of the Csuntty." His Ideas were
based On four questions: Shnll our Govern
ment be utterly destroy ed hud banished from
the earth?. Can ne be divided INTO two or
form Of Goyernments Is not the nation to
1ise ont Of hez present troubles bette1, armer
ii t @ has been onr privilege to hear most Of
the creaf speakers Ct tbs are, East and Wezt,
but 10 Bishop Simpson Ws give the palm.
Dining the whole time o. NJ tsSao ,e,ay e,nasy
| By some sentence Of beauty. some sentiment
| Of pa,1totisu, or some flight OF eloausnce,
| be would evoke applause. His peror ton
wsa sublime above description. ~ '
rtddled colors. Of the 15-Ohio,. he
| fpcke ot the Acids where thcg hsd been zap.
t'zed In blood, and described their beauty aa
some small patch of azufe, f11led with stars
that an angel had snstched from the he3Hsn-
y csncpy, to set 10 stripes Of blood: WIN
bis towering began scene that Uemostn tnenes
! would ha, heeh proud of. Ali over the vast
| crowd landkcrchiets and hats, were ~afea,
| 81 d before the speaker sat down the whole
tlropg arose, as II BY a..magtc chaIQ, ana
| luted, and shontsd, and eept, apd laughed,
| ip Wild excitement. Colonel Moody sprang
| to the top Of bench and, called fortbe .t5taf
| eparel,d BBnDeE." which wae sing. ot
| rslher thoatedf until the audience ditperscd,
j. ~ e.
| :Cu11I1coTHE5 SEPTEMBER 10