, 1866-09-26
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The ArEcstS-.
seen together ulN
Try assembled IN rt
city, to-day, composed
Conferences Of the Stasn AZ
arranged By the committee l.
union on tho Fair Grounds, T.,
tain and the uufavor1ble condll1ts< :.
and grounds prevented that par ~.
gfaname being carried ont. Tho naS
nled At sH =. u. Ihers nuA> =
number of the Central Illinois Conferences, aiz1y
{.Sm @ ~ ne Aosk Rtser aqd six fnem he soataeEa
f. sn 1.aop sa,s ss aae
ledby Rev NJ summer, Central llatnols, and
lIaysr ,! Dr.; Eddy, q Chicago. The yonorabls
IN which be reviewed the esriy history Of Mctho.
diru In lhe Northwest. He said hc had beer 4
nosE o. e Msfhods "a 5or
tF.two years. Hc had known all the old Mctho-
dist pioneer pseaelas.s hqt tew olt lthsm nsw r.
e il thc United States, ~ md preached an !hroueh
tnis fohwes Mhen t5e s,a Sf i,in, r. e.. .1a
with profound interes. b I'll ne pre.eshers and
people 2. csenL Rev. Hooper c5eNss olths @ Rock
cenfersnees Con- then fo!Ie.ea in she.t 81 interest.
1ns e oy I'D las e
IN d oya Con- 49, 1 esx ssss
al tssoas6 p na & fassa e. ss Tas
Isas Hs SD a II Sect 1ad9s Ct .hs Ehs H.
mettinE; Judge Scott said that he was pnesby-
1s1ian, but had great respect for the Methodist
ues Sat q as a%sss Seen ~
lnyal Church, true to the country and 70 humanity.
The neu hour was spent In an old.tashioued love
psItisipa,ed. These ezereiscs % - were s despiy ia.
Ietestas to all present.
es as'g i9. saSt stss teaa @
membess of Conferences ID oiher states. ~
ne wo:Einss of the coppefdtads j. tiat s!ais
p5s.s;Sc5s ,sers Doing sre IN bringing ne st.te
applauaed throughout.
6r: Keed, of Csacinnai, pr: Peck, of California,
a0d others, made stirring addresses, alter which
the g lasge audience Joined n singing,
~ All iiail tle power Of Jesus name, !" e
eosa css nd y nspef Sqe
Clutch n I the sonth n Wbieh vi ile sad she1e ge1a
territory occupied by inc Methodist Church South,
and that be was about to organize anolher Com
sasd IN t. s se ne s.
he Methodist preachers tn TIC Southern Confer
enees were loyal and heroic men.
tue closing Of .hc reunion, and liz earnest e1hor
1ttIons to the preachers III regard to their duties
eee te al ho eal @
Tue report Of The COMMITTEE on the State OF the
Country was called lyr nfiez The addresses. and
dany, Of lhe Rock River Conference.
Etsoloed, That We feel profoundly thankful to
the God of osT ia;hcrs that he Led them TO put
the twcntyslnTa article Of religion which makes
It impossible to be untrue TO he Government with.
eat bs9S lss, 70 our religions yow; which
Rttolf:d, Ilat VIC layc. under God, IN abiding
confidence In the pespetuity Of onr Government,
the pstf1otism or .Lc American peonle: and in q tie
Rtsolred, That wc approve all the amendments
abo.hes slavery, dislrancliscs thc leaders Of TIC
rebellion. guarantees tic NATIONAL war debt nad
a1es the representation in Congress ou the Just
We xih ase our utmost endeasoss % secure thcit
RI soIted, l1a; remembering the Injunction q sc
Shall have one manner Of laws rs well for The
stranger as 1ot your own eouniTEn1rtl." and re-
ca:dinE The p:cscnt and anticipated complication
81 foHr National att1irs, believe that the lme Il
faly come when tue sense o!juslice id the North
Responding to the cry for protection coming from
10y II men In the South, should ortlain impartial
tHafage for all mcn uustaIued will crime.
Tie resolutions were adopted unanimously viii
1hs snpolntments Of the preachers vas ther
union cxcrcises., This afternoon the preacher
leave t9r 'heir aeids efiaboE;
,h m unfn m Stao Q, 'nf ~ Sy was san sgS M s
a. .semple Of the Illinois Conference. Phnui,
Hall vas crowded to liz utmost capacity, nui
standing RON. 81. Ssrman sase vc:s eiea' len
policy" in Louisiana, and also the history Of TIL
confehtiOn OF 1Sta and OF rebel outrHgcA CON
uitt u nj tue New Orleans riot Ills speech wa
shc best oEc listeucd to here SO far during ii,
e se ns
the nbel Sl.see-