Smyrna times., 1866-03-28
Methodist Conference,


~, SMITH bW-TUE ESDAY. MARCH Dpr1
, ne Key. \; Cation was granted IN riI,,ct;,,
T'EttIoh and ;. ;. Groyc was ,duittlJ -.
"c'on ana member of the Conference
resolution was adopted providing for n,
"II'"i''ii 'ht 81 a committee to invite thc Lrtb h
rem OF the New Jersey ANIMAL Camfr.,.' ~, =,
W TIIfm III assemblies IN Camden to day. 10 mr,.
I3' Ih,Ildriphla Conference in love f,.t y,
1i'''I ~ IIi " T. Church to-morrow afternoon
the Education Fund iiUS'ce E"
y,.j ne iT'E. Pr. Porter, Book Agent at New
'rH addressed the Conference in brh,If ~
the Book Concern. - '''idlI u
y hTrF ), l." Houston and Rev. W. Krn,.,
~ ~. -, "cr" granted SDrpcrnumcr,rv rL,t;',,,
ne IaSt named gentleman has been ,.nm,aai
years Il, a minister 'S''u
=; Inc i'ey. Charles +. Sheppard was located
AZ ms own request ~
james Strong, ESD, LL d., of New York
N"> GIaht'd Permission to ai,lrc>, the Cnntnr,
.lyG upon thr subject Of lay delegation. Dm-
~. HI> remark, m favor of admitting law drIr.
-:''o' ~ >t''ru That petitions are now Lrinp
circulated III favor Of the adoption Of the ,'r',
posed measure. - 'ilc pro
he Icy, |. !. 'ra>kcr, a local preacher also
Sp31He IN favor of admitting Law drlcgat,s
hey. i'r. Potter, of y. York. tonk ,,r,rn3
a7a1l>l 'G measure, aud said that lay drirgatr,
'"uL,i not he admitted without rcnu,ji,tinr o,,,.
cFa Important principle, Of Mciodi~n
;, Aftrr remarks ty the Rev. Dr. IIoj,,or (
ii3,lrad, LA Esq, and others, the Conference.
SEVENTH pAY-wrnyE>pAY. DIST
new =, >. I3l'Ian, Chairman Of th, commit
~. -! p"o1 House. made i report to the ct
All, ''',, '!i'! Il'' HHHtrha-et a property on
Book House 'I''di>'
The report Of the Centenary Connit,n. w..
taken up, and Rev W Cooper proposed f.".,.,
apart S"o'Nlo a> iuul for the ,jIlpnrt ,r,,'.r,,
cut , preachers, their widows and dgrhan c}i;iI.
Icy. jos. Mason moved to amend Ly max
lh3 the sum S5o."oo. which was accented
pl>hoP Ahc> suggested that it would NOT II.
Ti>@ ,L 70 pas tins at the pre-, mt time lie |
'iltte WaN not tn" neao-,ity or t, a.
RECEIVING better salaries.
Icy. I'r Durbin opposed the motion, .n,l |
Iu' ! ne th"u2ht such a fund would ha,a = fen.
''hc! to- Keep down til" salaries Of the. ,,r.,,l,
'rH. and agaln be- thought it VA, un, ,llr.I =,
take thIN course, a, such an apnronril,iuI, W..
nor Inclti"d IN the plan drafted b,' m. Ko,rJ
u Ministers and Laymen.
t'I. O""peI wa IN favor OF the motion.
AItrr some further rdi~,u>>ian. the, who'll. ,ub-
III '','i "a l" jhr DmnIttrc
NJ JOINT Board Of Steward, tb,n n,J.
HeIf report They have received for Jj,tr;In
non from the different churches tL, ,um "ts
9'''n- ~, which Is an increase Of ~, aver
my i'rlncr year IN the history Of The Co,,l;.r.
The report Of the Cnmrnirt, an NIi,.ions w,.
fc''h'9d hr report state, that tL, t,,,'1
H., n'tnt cNNn"nieI for IIGne Mission. w,.
II.3FI lhr amount received from tn. ,,1.
NJ Board OF Missions had been placed n RI.
>l,~aI 81 Conference 10 hr U.s. in .;.I ,,ri,'..
y. y irhurahe~ within It's bound, in tllr ,rlpro1
! their pastors 'li'i'
n" Court Of Inquiry in III r.,a Of Rev. !
,';l, 'Il,TnriI ,i.I made report with verdict Of
"H'|, with the exception of the word dis ]
5,h'~ty, Of which they find him NOT .aIi,tv
ne penalty inflicted j, L ,u,pen,ion from th,. ,
lIGe "i tn. ministry for one year. {
rhc!. ;. Townsend changed hi, rrlatinn from 1
'''.' I'VE .r, ~ NmIcrhumcrIry, without appoiut $
lrnt. The Rey. J. b. NcCullongh WAS an n
oIhted to preach the Missionary Sermon nt !
lG next session. Adjourned ..
IN the afternoon the members Of the Con c
renee met those of the New Jersey Confrr-
nee III Reunion Love Feast
y EI'iiiI pAY-TIITKSDAY. 21p. !
h'V. q. W. Lyhrand, a most ACCOMPLISHED :
aOHtclan, who was entrusted with tho onrr. :
Is TASK OF making up the statistics of the CON h
renee now presented, as the results Of his h,
rs, the following tables v