Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1866-02-10
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

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X weiley and 8. Kepier ttbe lstter Of the Ea,,
Baltimore Con ferencel ,,ere entarod On an. Iii
The COMMITTEES on the state Of tbe Chnrcb "a.
ported the folio wing, which was adopted.
whereas certain brethren formerly in oonnec.
tion with this body ana moi answer 10 ths csjI a,
their Names nv Ina saorstsyy ~ mi, Caas.san.o
and whereas Information has besn ,scoixsd ~
said brethren have taken appoIptments nnds,
the Jurisdiction Of the General Con &c Of iseo
from which this Conference ala. nv formal yot.
in 1881, declare itself separated therefore,
Resolved, That the stne. Of saId bretb,sn =.
omit ed from the roll OF IN. Baltimore Innp,i
inference provided, nevertheless, that should
any Of them appear In person. or oommunioats
with this Conferences during it, present session
or hereafter, their names nav, Al the option az
the Conference. bs rsinstated NP'A VI
The following candidates for peacon's orders
being properly recon mended and youebed for
were admitted and confirmed. l. q Miliey Y "
Jones, W. r. MeNear, WIN. Hedees. ali Tor thu
third year. II| 1890
Rev. J. Register called attention TO the report
OF the Committee on the state Of the Church. and
proposed that the names on those who bsd not
answered TO their Names be ,trI.Esn fro,n M
rolls. w '''A ''0' 'ne
Rev. Mr.. veitch replied, and said that III.
list, In order 10 be complete. sbouid contain ali
the names Of those who had formerly BEEN con .
nected with the Conference, This was peees-
sary In order 10 carry out the spirit Of The reso
luton Just passed. 100 ~ -
Rev Mr.. Esgleston said there would no doubt
Az this body claimed TO be he Baltimore Confer.
enoe for two sufficient reasons he Thought
further debate Unnecessary. -.
Amer some further debate the report was re-.
committed to the committee, with Instructions
to strike from the roll such names us II may
think advisable.
Rev, =. NJ. Mile, Of Illinois, formerly of this
Conference, was introduced as fraternai mes :
senger from the Union Church Of Illinois, and
add, essed the Conference at some length, he
gave q long account Of his services in Illinois,
He denounced aboliionism, and said IA was on
posed to the laws Of God and the welfare Of man,
and for this reason he had opposed Il with All
his strength and ability. AZ the copelusion of
his remarks, on motion Of Mr.. Register his nams
was entered on the roll as a 81 terminated mem
Der Of the Conference.
The committee on the state Of the Church, 10
whom was referred back the report relative 10
,trikiug from tho roll the names Of certain mem !.
bers who had withdrawn, returned an Amended
report The report differs but little from the
original report. 1t provides for inserting the
nAmes Of all former MON beers, simply adding OBJ
posite their names "withdrawn'H The report
was adopted Do 49, IT
Rev. FIR. Register said that the Conference
had reached that point when IL was necessary 10
protect the unity Of the N. T. Church Sonth.
He approached the subject with fear and trem
bling The occasion Of our annual meetiue was
an occasion Of reunion afisr I'VE years Of separa
! on. We have passed through trials and yicissi.
tudes inuuiherabie, yet a Roodly humber OF us,
thank God, were hore to-day As a body oi
christian miuIsters, representing, perhaps. n ZOO
members, Il seems to me that Il |. unadyisabie
to continue an Independent Church. He said
that, after due consultation and with ali trua
solemnity. he desired 70 make propositions for
uniting with the Conference Of The Southern
Methodist Episcopal Church. The Interests Of
christianity would be subseryed by such course
and from what he had been told he fslt that XIII
course would meet with a upiversai endorse
ment He spoke at considerable length, aud al
the conclusion Of lis remarks submitted tho f,i.
lowing report as the plan ad by The Informal
(secr.D meeting held yesterday afternoon; I'VE
Resolved by the baltimore Annual Conference c,
In Conference assembled, That, in pursuance Of
the action Of this body In 1851, we dc hereby
unite with and adhere to the NJ. T. Churcl
South, aud do now, through the PRECEDENT Of thi,
Conference, in wife Bishop Eary to recoguII,
us officially, and preside over us at our presen
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BesqiVed, Thai IN taking this action ws adhst'
issues, boiug astuatsd By ssntimssts Of Sheer ~
loyalty to the Government Of the United States
aud to that Of the State, respectively ia whiel
we may be assigned to labor, but are influenced
by motives Of a far higher aud holier nature
such as usefulness among the people whom W,
serve, and the best interests or the Kingdom o
Christ, whose hsddShip alone we acknowisdg
In things pertaining to salvation.
Bishop Early was invited by resolution to pre-
| eide, agd on taking the chair, addressed the Con
| ference at some length, oonci udng by adyisinJ
the members to pay strict attention to the bust
ness before them, aud not to take up the time o
the sessions by unnecessary remarks.
Tho roll being called and the mi q utes OF Thurs
day. session read and approved, Bishop Earl
| LIads sons rsmaTkE 10 EeasTd to the DISSEMINATION
snd reports from eldefs. ''7'' '"' W
Rev Mr.. Martin moved that Rsy. Gyypne Co,
be appointed as second assistant secretary, !,
take such minutes as refer to the statistics 81 III
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