Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-05-13
letter from the General Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May Q, 1854
Editors Journal.
Perhaps few notes from this distant
point may be Of interest to some of your
many readers, and | assure you these
notes shall not be cumbersome nor innu-
merable.
On the morning of the 25th of April I
took my leave of your busy little city, on
the E. and C. R. r., for the city Of Bro
therly Love. True 10 their instincts,
the o. aud Mississippi cars we're behind
time, giving me the sublime pleasure of
spending the night without much Stun
Der.
My trip on the boat from Louisville
TO Cincinnati was very pleasant We
had in one part Of the cabin fiddle ma
king music to a eotillion party; in an
other part, several parties Of card play
ers--and, between the two, a sermon aud
singing of religious songs. My trip up
the Miami Valley, and across the north
ern part Of Ohio, was both interesting
and rapid. Part of Friday night was
spent in Pittsburg BY our party, so that
we could have daylight in passing over
the mountains. Just at sunrise We CON-
meneed ascending the mountains, and
the opening scenery was cheesiug, beau
tiful, sublime. Our cars climbed the
hills like a thing of life-whirled fear
lsssly along the edge of fearful preci-
picss, plunged through the heart Of
rocky abutments, and came out Of the
art.made eaverns suoE4ing aud putting in
| glorious triumph. We descended the
eastern side Of the Alleghenies majesti-
: cally. The laurel, the spruce, aud other
! svergreens, gave to the rocky mountain
7 tops the appearance Of Spring-time, and
: ret the cold air AID bleak rocks intima-
: ted the presence of colder season. The
Pennsylvania Central follows in its de-
: scent the winding, beautiful Junista
River At first il seems but little rin,
5 leaping from rock to rock; It gains vol,
: ums at every opening mountain-break
! and, by and by, sweeps away a bread,
. rapid river, embracing in its silver bo
= cQuA HUEaAtAE9t &e4AAASs sAsEtEU ON
: hills, aud meadows, and villages. The
{ peach tree here was out in full bloom
/ and apple trees and plums indicated
; their mountain shelter from the cold
f blasts Of the past winter.
. Philadelphia is a grand city, they say
. have not yet been able 10 see the hal
5 of it. visited the Navy Yard to-day
: and witnessed the busy hum there pre-
! scented by the Government employees.
; walked all over and into the monitor
Tonawanda-juss ready to be taken from
/ the stocks to its waterY sea-home.
: The General Conference of the 81 E
J. Church commenced its session on the
{ I'd inst Two hundred and sixieez
members aee present, with sax Bishops
: aud delegations from English, Irish and
, Canada Methodism.@ The Conference is
] intensely loyal, and has spent to-day as
t q day OF fasting and prayer for oar be-
owed country.
. It is not yet certain what measures
, will prevail in the Conference on Church
matters. An effort xin be made to ex-
tend to three years the time pastor
may remain in the same charge Two
: more Bisops will probably be elected.
, HE rule on slavery viii undoubtedly be
changed 50 as to permit no STAKEHOLDER
. membership in the Church. The vari-
/ Gus committees are hard at work, and
viii soon make their reports to the Con-
ference sais7<9 .1F
If time permits may give you more
, itsms, as they occur For the present,
. l am yours, &c, H