Smyrna times., 1865-03-23

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merary list without appointment.
Z. Rev, Z. COOmbe presented resolution ap-
pointing a committee Of FIVE to prepare plan
for the organization Of u Conference Church
Extension Society. Agreed to-
SATURDAY - FOURTH DAY. = Conference
opened eli Saturday morning at 81 o clock with
the usual religious services.
Rev. Bishop James was present and occupied
seat upon the platform.
Rev. j. B. Quigg offered resolution, which
was adopted, requiring all ministers hereafter
! 70 report the amount Of debts against the
churches and ParsOnages i'll their respective
cnarges, SAID returns to be published in the
Minutes with other statistics.
Bishop Clark then called mn the case Of
young men VINO are now eligible to the order |
Of Elders
The following were elecccd to ordination. viz
David d. Hudson, VIM. ). Pugh, John Bran |
dreth and Aaron Rittenhouse.
The third and fourth questions prescribed in
the Book of Discipline were taken up, Who
are received into full connection? and Who
are elected to Deacon's Orders2
At this point the presiding Bishop called
into the Chair his senior colleague, Bishop
James, and the names of the candidates being
called they stood before the altar. Devotional
services were held The Ministers present
sung hymn, after which Rev. Dr. Wiley led
in prayer
The Bishop then delivered one Of the best
addresses ever heard, upon the duties OF the
Ministry and the responsibility of the sacred
q office.
After the address the names of the young
men were called. The following We're elected
: to membership and deacon orders, VIII. ).
j. Mcconnell David {. Rdgrway, Il. ".
7 Jones, Daniel Lucas. c. =. Ma$,lcn, &. T..
: Frame, John w. Weston, John y. Cooper,
. q. :. Connoway and j. K. i. Gray.
A , Of .h,.rS nIp
!. to the same ORDERS was JAS. Rich, Odessa, Del.
r The ordination scry.cca took place on SUNDAY.
. The Elders were ordained hy Bishop Clark, III
4, the Union Church, and the Dcacons i'll the
{ Front Street Church, by Bishop James
: VIM. +. Howell was continued on trial III
;, the Conference.
q q 4. : IIodSon was discontinued from the re-
:. gular work, at his own request.
a. The Bishop stated that Mr.. L. Phillips was
!. in the house, and would call the attention OF
~ the Conference to new note book which he
had just published. and perhaps sing them Il
= piece or two. This he did, to the delight O1
r all present.
u n MoNpAY-FIFrH DAY-The fourth ques
= ton, who are the Dcacons?' was taken up
n. The following young ministers who last yea
no were ordained DcacOns, and are continued
~ another year before they can be ordained FL
no ders were represented and passed: Charles j
~ Little, Y. ID. McComas, w. Swindclls .Jacol
nd Todd, and d. w. Gordon.
ha The case Of young men who have beeI
" preaching one year was then taken up, am
: the following were continued on trial IN tn
nm Conference:
M M Charles W. Buckley, ,Leonidas Dobson, JOS
bo h r. Il. Gray Jacob S. Hughes James +. Nc
,i'' Clclland, Samuel H. Resner. Henry f. lsett
ny Ed. =. Aldred, Wilmer Coifnan, Benjamin !
"' String 4 jump Sam'lJ. Conner, T. f. MAJ
.es tindale and John Stringer.
- Rev. G.. Barton, superannuatcd and bin
- - minister, was made supernumerary with AZ
all pointment. Rev. Jonathan Turner and Rev
d. LaInben were changed from superannuate
Of to effective. Revs T. :. Childs, W. W. Wyth'
in and I. f. Bell were continued superannuate'
70. Rev Jos. Smith was allowed to withdraw fro
van the conference, and from the VI. +. Church.
Rev. F. Moore, b. D., made sone vcl
1at touching remarks in regard to the failure
Id his health, compelling him to deslat for Il
nna present from the works Of the ministry.
of Rev. w, Bishop WAS also made supernum
or. rary without appointment
~; The first question, ''WhO are admitted
~ trial?" was then taken up The followil
no young men were received, after being high
nnt recommended by those who know them: Jol
in W. Harkins, I. b. Nicely, j. p. Miller, 5.
~ =" Heianer and Alexander ManShip.
r. a valedictory letter from the Rev VI. SOri
nr, who has been transferred to the Missouri Co
ference, was read.
an \ series of resolutions were passed, condo
~ ing in the afflction of Mrs. Frazer, the on
,, rvs surviving daughter of Bishop George, who Ii
Il just lost her only two sons in the defence
NJ their country flag, one of them having be-
my starved to death in a rebel prison. y han
.ou- some collection was made for her benefit.
wv" WV, The Forty-fitth Anniversary of the Missio
toJ airy Society took place on Monday night in Il
tbo tIo Academy of Music The spacious buildi
INV was well filled. The receipts of the presc
Conference for the Missionary cause is abo
inc $4,000, being an excess of $4,000 over Il
ast 7 year.
49, lne TUEsDAY-SIXTH DAY.-The religious 5,
vices connected with the opening of the sessi
,crs Tuesday morning were conducted by the Re
~, j. Ruth.
~ Rev. DIR. Cooke presented the report of t
Sunday School Committee.
~; Rev. A. Atwood was elected a vice-p preside
1ra 1nl of the S. S. Union.
1 - Rev j. r. Beck, an ordained minister
Ne the Protestant Methodist Church, was call
'o' before the bar of the Conference, and took up
&c himself the ordination VOWS OF the VI.
tbo U Church, having joined that Church
in The report of the committee on Educatl
MIS- was read. This report closes with resolutio
recommendatory of Dickinson College, w
If . large space already occupied, and the procee
IngS yet to follow, which are more lntereStlr
and we are compelled to omit them.
the The Resolution from the General Conferer
pos sent down TO the Annual Conferences in rega
1try to so altering the Restrictive Rule as to alb
With of one representative from each Annual c.
ference IN the General Conference instead
ex- two, was taken up and concurred in by "
INST of l62 to none.
Another itep sent down relating to an alt
ION, alton of the General Rule on slavery so as
and exclude Shareholders from the church. was
bic. ken up and voted upon by ayes and nays. :,
ex- Rev. DR.. Cooke stated that when be is call
ern- unon to vote unon this ouestion he shot
MT vote nay. In explanation of his vote l
Pa Cooke read the following paper;
The Mr. PeSident-l presume when the qu
re- ton on concurrence or non-cOncurrence Is p
no one will be permitted to give the reasc
= for his vote; | therefore desire now to St'
am. mine When l am called upon to vote sh
zach cav oo Nv roosons are these |. | tlo I