Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-10-07

METHODIST CHURCH APPoIxrMENrs.-The annu-
al Conference of the N. E. Church assembled at
San Francisco on the 2eth of September The
attendance was very large, and the session lasted
over week The appointments for Yreka Dis
trict are as follows; ]. Corwin, Presiding Elder ;
freka, A. c. McDougal Shasta Valley, to be
supplied by l. Taylor; SCOTS Bar, to be supplied
by |. Hewlett; Scott Valley, to be supplied
Sawyer's Bar. to be supplied Colusi, John
Baldwin: Trinity Center to be supplied by G..
Childs WeaveryiIle, Shasta and Red Bluff to be
supplied. Rev. G. ". Hennng, lately here, is
stationed at Redwood City Rev. Thos. Chivers
at La Porte and Howland Flat, C. V. Anthony at
Marysyille, and Rev. J. NJ. Campbell returned
TO Arcata, Humboldt Bay. On the sixth day of
the session the report of the Committee on Tenn
Perance was presented, with the additional reso-
eution disappearing the practice of drinking
native wine at social parties by ministers or
members Of the church, and recognizing total
abstinence as their only safety. The report pro-
duced lively debate, in which the merits of
grapes and grape.juice, apples and apple-juice,
were freely discussed. The report was finally
adopted.
The following, among other resolutions, were
adopted
Resolred That with devout thanks only wise God
dcnce Of the past declaration Of loyalty
to the Government and devotion the principles Of civil
and religious liberty Throughout the world
Roird That we hold sacredy nvoabe those cardinal
elements of personal bcryee thought free tongue and
Resoired, That will our influence in every
place 10 tree schools such perctona will supersede
and will make it apparent that if American youth not
reasonably educated it because they invalid
lazy. because they poor; till the light of the
universal -choohou-e shall become for the night
grown superstition and general for the successful ntgues
Resoce That will steadily maintain the right Of col
ore citizens and all other citizens to that nesmabe fran
chise Of freemen, the ballopower.
The next annual session of the Conference
will be held at San Jose.
A COMPARATIVE SHowISG.-The Rel Bluff In
dependent shows by actual figures that the popu-
lation of Tehama county is but little more than
half what it was five years ago. The total vote
of the county this year was 769, against / ,296 in
1861, showing falling off in four years of 53G
votes. The decline in the vote of this county
during the same time has been great induced
principally by the destructive food of 'el-'62,
and the distant mining excitements Of that and
the following year. But the ratio of decrease is
not 50 great as in Tehama, while the vote at the
last election shows an increase over the Pres-
dental vote Of 1864 Last year the vote of the
county l.lo9, while the vote at the late
county election was .l47, an increase of 80 over
last year We are induced to believe that if the
yot, of the county had been strictly polled an
increase of nearly 100 votes over last wear would
have been shown. 1t is gratifying however, to
know that the population OF Trinity has not di-
miuishcd i'll common with nearly all the northern
and many of the middle counties of the State
And we are hopeful enough to be believe that it
VIII contiune to increase. and under favorable
circumstances recover its lost population within
the next two wears. To notion there is great
reason to hope for such result.