Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-05-05

@etheaet ffosestsnt @enerai tcnference.
FopkTa DAY
lffsrRocs 60 ssioa The President Rey W "A
Wills, called tie Conference 10 ord-r a. he
hour sppois ted !. ID rFr.a.
Rev. Or. :. Waters, beng na~e.L VA.
granted leave of Absence nntiI Monday morn
Rev. John Paris. from the committee on
means Of grace, mace repSrg setrns tortn the
means OF grace recognlzed oy the church. aad
recommending the ministers to urge th.sr OBJ
serSance, ana Recommending that the ordl-
nance OF baptism be Restored % tls oa,eeory IN
the revised discipline. &c having oeeu Acc.-
oepAIy omitted. be report was scoptee.
On motion of e. w Button, ESQ the Con
hrnce proceeded 70 the sppOintmeut OF a
d lhomas Murray. editor OF the keeAo-lasf
xxIotettdHL n. Nichols, Secretary OF the Con-
,sd'a' and DR.. j. J. Murray, were ap-
hev; J. l. Nichsux susmittad a document
Iom me North Carolina Conference express
ns she opinion. =. hat playing Of ali eame. of
gam mon ana draughts tor.ther ,rtth -
otners OF the same nature not herein enum.-
iae oi me atiendance upon circusses theaters
tournaments, balls OF dancing parties. whether
as actual participants or ,imnIy .nsrt.,oe-.
oeulling, ouying and selling ardent spirits
except Tor incidental, chemical or mechanIcai
purposes, or drinking the same en- cent a.
MEDICINE, are sinful, and it wa therefore Re-
solved that the next tGeneral Conference az ina
M. y. Church be requested TO enact law
specify ing the acts named above, and mate
bem clearly ana un mistakah hly a test OF men
teIsnip IN the NJ. p. Church" Referred 10 The
judiciary committee.
Rev. J. X. Nichols submitted a request OF
ne Maryland Conference 10 add an item 20 ar
ueIe ., section l, 80 as 20 include supertnLend-
ents OF sabbath schools in the U Quarserly Con
Rev. Mr.. MCGEE, from the judiciary COM
mittee, reported a resolution making IL the
outy OF the U uarterly Conference 10 sen their
Journal 10 the Annual Conference when N
shall De required by that body; the rule 10 be
APPENDED 70 page 46 OF the discipline; ad.,otad
Rev. l.. W. bates offered the following rrso-
luton, which was referred to the committee
Resolred, That the rule on home miss,o..
(page.1l, DiscIpline,) be amended by lRserting
IN mmediaieIy after the sentence the following.
And 10 convert into missions such etrcuits
ano stations as need appropriations from the
missionary fund 10 assist in the support OF
me minister appointed 10 them by the Confer
Rev. ID. A Shermer, from the committee on
pulplt supplies, reported the following as
siehnents OF ministers for next Sabbath:-To
preacn at Congress-street Church. At n O'Clock
A. M. Rev. W. h. Wills, Of N &. Hp M No.
J. Il. Whitfield, OF Va. Ninth-street Wash
ne'Tn' On II p a. m; NJ ksy; r H. Shaver, OF Ala;
N y. Church, ~ a. m, Rev. J G Deanas. m
M keT- h n Wills, of N. q. AleHandria M
4. Ihurch, ll a. m, Rev. ]. l.. MichauN.
m, Rev A. W. Llnsberry. of n. &. Dunbar
ton-strset NJ. T.. Church, Al a. m, Rev ., X
Nlchois; ; y. m, Rev. :. Il. Southerland of
Nd. M-sreet, Washington, M r Chnrch
nss v.
W u: Wills, OF N. g. Union Chapel. Al am
key l.. W: Bates; y. m, Rev. Jonn Roberts,
OF Nd; West Washington Mission, p m,
Rev. I. H. Pegram. OF N. g. McKendrse
chapel, III a. m, Rev. j. -. Whitfield, of Va:
sp m, Rev. j Ii. Page. OF N. &. WestGeorge,
town M. +. Church, II a. m, Rev. T. H. Pc
gram; y. m, Rev. Jas. e. Deanes, Of N e.
Hamlin NJ. l.. Church, n a. m Rev y n
Page. Bridge street Presbyterian CHURCH. ~
=; no, key; John Roberts D. m, Rev. L. W.
Bates, OF Md. Alexandria M. r. Church South
III a. m, Rev. A. W Lineberry; Z n m Rev
J. l.. Michaux, of N. &. MISSIONARY Ami
xersary OF Georgetown Sabbath School, 3p m,
of Md.
Rev. Mr.. Pegram offered the following
which was rejected:
Resolred, That 1t is the sense OF this General
CONFERENCE that the law o. discipline page A.
requiring all delegates TO the Annual Confer.
thce neN preceding the General Conference
TO be laymen, renders al unordained preachers
ineligible as such.
On motion, the Maryland delegation was
permitted TO designate alternate 70 mn tbe
place vacant by The retirement of Rev. l. T.
Cox - -
On motion OF Rev. Dr. Murray. the Confer
ence proceeded TO select place for the sitting
OF the next General Conference, and Nonts
gomery, Ala, was selected.
Rev. DR. Murray moved that the Animal
conferences De- invited 10 unite in a call for a
special session Of the General Conference the
representatives. 10 De clothed with con yentional
powers, to meet the nrst Tuesday in Nav.
t-tt. IN montgomery, Ala.
his motion drew from Reys. J. q Whit
Held, of Va; r. l.. B. Shaver. OF Ala: = H.
Sutherland, of Nd; and e. W. Bstton, ESQ,
OF Va; some very eloquent and touching ad-
oresses, descriptive Of the Impoverished and
desolate condition OF the Southern country
which we regret we have not room 20 law be-
lore the readers OF the Star. The churches OF
Ihls cenoninatton. IN Virginia district espe-
cially, stem 10 have laid in the very paths of
the conte- ding armies: only one was securs
from the shock Of battle, while Of the others
scarcely The foundations remain. The speak
ers were IN hope that the speedy Legislation of
special session OF Conference would revive
the dropping spirits OF the members in the
South and arouse them 10 a zealous o-opern
ton with their brethren 70 restore the Church
70 its former usefulness.
Without taking vote on the motion the
Conference adjourned