Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-03-08
Bsitimers Annual Conference OF ths
M. E. Church.

SIXTH DAT.
Throughout Tuesday, the sixth day OF
the session, the venerable "Eutaw" church
waA crowded. ..-...
Rev. Mr. Richardson opened the Confer.
enee with appropriate devotional services,
BIHbop Clark announced the following
committee on the centenary OF tho Metho-
dat Episcopal Church, Reys. ThoS. sewGll,
N, J. B. Morgan, B. II. NadAl, VIM. B.
Edwards, and Maybury Goheen; Laymen,
Messrs. I. P. Cook, Thomas Armstrong,
Henry W. Drakely, II. Q. Ewing, and
Thomas Davis. To preach the centenary
sermon, Rev. VIM. HAmiltoni alternate,
Rev. b. II. NAdAl.
Bishop Clark also announced the follow.
ing as the Examining Committee for the
year 1866; Reys, w. n. Laney, N. l.. HAw-
ley, 8. V. Leach. For the first year-Revs.
W. H. Chapman, John W. Start, John W.
Cornelius. For the second year-Revs. B.
N. Brown, J. N. Davis, J. n. swope. For
the third. year-Revs. john Thrush, H. N.
sipes, 3. Y. Leach. For the fourth year
Rsys. J. A. McCauley, j. =. Cassidy, Chas.
A. Reid. On candidates for local deaconG
--Reys. MAybury Goheen, W. 7. d. GLENN
and J. W. Graham. On candidates for
local elders' orders-Revs. VIM. Hamilton,
- n, ". lgonOu, We VI OrOnin, Shmoo n
McCanley, VIM. b. Chapman.
On motion OF Rev. z, p Phelps, Rev
@. Parkinson had his relation changed u
that OF superannuAted,
The Bishop introduced the Rev. DR.. Har.
ria, fret assistant secretary Of the General
Missionary Society, who made brief ad-
dress, during which he reported the pre-
Rress OF the missionary cause as nattering,
a.x.at ailx xwhaV, Nha anya Ai0int, ~ 0ha ao,.s-
try was considered The society, being
unable 70 look into futurity, had not felt a
liberty TO extend its finances a. Il had done
In former years.
Rev. Dr., Durbin made few remarks OF
the same subject.
Rev. DIR. B. II. NAdAl, from the commit
tee on the state Of the country, submitted
the following report;
For almost four years the nation hal
been passing through the fires OF q deyAs
tating civil war, and although light Il
breaking the end ls not yet. The war wal
commenced BY the enemies Of the Union
with the aim Of rendlng Il and setting up
new nation whose cornerstone should b
slavery. Throughout the States Whlcl
have proven themselves loyal TO the people
both In their civil and political relations
men reused. Men gathered, and are still
gathering, around the endangered stand
Ards OF our nationality; and while tho
bore the brunt Of war In the bloody fields
far and noar, the people at home kep
them sAcredly In memory, sent them need
cd supplies, and set them before theI
faces, and before the face Of the world, a
noble examples Of patriotism and self-SAc
rihce.
In this the church has been cordial,
united; none, we are pleased and gratifie,
| to say, moro cordially than our own. w
felt, and still feel, more deeply than ever
| that rebellion under free Government
such ~ ours, where all bad laws are 8,
easily altered by the people, must In, an,
case be great crime. But when TO thI
are Joined our convictions Of the precarI
business OF the Union, It's value 70 this con
tlnent, la grand relations 70 the libertie
OF this world, and It's precious hIStori,
memories, and especially when we remem
Der that this work OF demolition was beRul
with view 70 the establishment Of q siay
empire, we felt that our InmOst mora
sense and our holy religion both require,
that we should throw ourselves, In on
Christian and Church capacity, Into III
breach. Hence the prosperity OF this nation
Shall our brethren stand up before th
sword and cannon OF the enemies OF th
Union and the desecrators Of our nag /,
be shot Atj shall thousands Of them fall Il
battle, or escape the edge Of the swor,
only TO perish BY the malaria Of Southerl
sWAmpsi shall thousands Of houses an,
hearta be hlled with desolation and moan
Ing, and the councils Of the church sen,
out no greeting, utter no word In regard q
the sacred cause In which they fight shAl
history say that In the great rebellion TO
the overthrow OF the American Union, Ant