Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-02-13
The Methodist Conference at AIeSandri q
Especial Report for the SAL

Especial Report for the Star.
Yesterday, after our report closed ...-
ton from the Chatsworth Street Church. R.ItI.
more, for the relief OF ministers who have
laborsd in destitute fields, and not received the
due reward of their labors, ana also SaOD rom
the NJ Street Methodist Church, in washington.
for the same purpose.
Rev. J. s. Sutton, of Hilton Conference, was
introduced.
On motion OF Rev N. Wilson, the month NJ
September Was fixed IS the time for taking up
missionary collections.
The character of T. Z. Carson was passed.
a vote o. thanks was passed 10 the churc hes
that have taken up Conference collections
during the year. 90.
To-day the Conference is in secret session,
and II Is understood they are acting on the case
OF Rev. Mr.. Bennett, who was expelled from
the Conference last year for immoral conduct
the case now coming up on an appeal for a new
trial, on which, il granted, additional eyiden &c
will, 1t is said. be offered.
1t is expected that tomorrow the business of
the Conference Will be closed up, and that to-
morrow night the appointments will be an
The Conference being in session with closed
doors, engaged In the examination of charac-
ter, upon the arrival of the committee deputed
to wait 0pon the President OF the United States
the doors were opened. Reys. N. Morgan, f.
X. Feitch, 5. s. Roszel, S. Register, Dr. T. T.
Bond and John Boswell composed the com.
mlttee, and they were accompanied by Hon
John Hogan, of Missouri.
Rev. N. Morgan, Chairman of the Committed
made verbal report stating that himself and
associates who were deputed by the Conference
to wait upon the President of the United States
We're very kindly received. He said that after
extending to the President the greetings
of the Conference and the disposition 10 COOP
crate with him heartily and cordially in re-
storing and main tanning tranquility through
out the country, particularly in the Sec
ton where the members OF the commit
the troubled state Of affairs In the sec
ton represented by the Conference, and the
agitation among the people in consequence OF
their being elected from their churches by the
military authorities, stating that he and other
ministers had been already dispossessed, and
other were undergoing process by which
nothing was done, and that the military had
informed the people that the order for eject
ment emanated from the President himself
To this the President had asked when the or
der first went into operation. One of the COM
nittee answered, ssThe first week i'm Saptem-
Der" and the military had been acting under
II ever since, although no member Of the COM
Mi;tee had ever seen II.
1t was then suggested by n member of the
committee that they lay before the President 8
brief but full exposition of the cases of erect
ment, and thai himself and Brother Hogan
convey the same 10 him, which was assented
to; and he presumed the matter would be fully
in Investigated, and they relieved from Interfe-
r nee by the military.
Mr.. Hogan made n brief address, saying that
the President stated that the only order he had
Any Nj owledge Of was one from the War De-
church in the Y alley Of Virginia, al Winches-
ter. perhaps. Which case had been referred to
The commander Of The department. Gen. Han
Cock, 10 investigate and report, and Is hg had
heard nothing further of 1t, he had supposed
tie difficulty was satisfactorily settled.
The President then referred 10 the DELICATE
narure Of church difficulties. and thought the
Government should interfere as little rs posi-
bic ~ such matters. The committee suggested
tina, n cases where they were erected by a
majority Of the congregation. they preferred
p-aceabky 10 withdraw but objected TO dispos-
session by minority. Mr.. Register remarked
that in hs district the opposite church party
did not contain any white people. They are
all negroes The President said that there
should br NJ investigation of the facts, and the
Government would not act arbitrarily The
committee thought this was all which could be
asked.
Mr.. Hogan then related an incident, showing
the wise policy OF the President on settling
church dIfftcalty in Missouri, and said his de-
sire seemed 10 be, from his remarks to-day, 20
restore the churches to their condition before
the rebellion. amd then let the civil courts de-
eide The questions OF ownership.
After remar Is by Rev. MeSsrs. Rozzell and
Br. Bond, re3otnsion OF thanks 10 Mr. Hogan
wSs adopted, and no further action taken
IL is understood that the above committes
will present to the President the written state
ment Of their grievances, as suggested In the
interview this morning.