American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-04-12
New Orleans Correspondence.
New ORLEANS, April 7, Il


Enron CITIZEN: The delegates to the
General Conference, who came down on the
ard inst, and there were seventeen or slgn'eeh
Of them on the cars, had very pleasant ana
ouiet trip all .the passengers seemed to be
on their best behavior. One poor fellow, VINO
had taken too many sardines and too much
vhiskev at Brookhaven, Il beiieVe') nau 10
cast accounts. All the other passengers were
sober and quiet.
Were YOU ever in New Orleans when there
was big rain? If SO, you can form some
;deo Of a flooded city. On the night OF the
4tb, and the morning of the 9th, the ram lei.
in torrents and filled tbs street cutters anu
streets, so that bob. tailed coats were OF 'he
r,cb, fashion. The timbers on one OF the
street railroads were washed up in Magazine
street. Yet the rain was OF immense Vafue W
the city, as the streets were cieanseu ny ~
and the dry cisterns filled with water one
gentleman remarked to me, "Ihat the r"lp
had saved the city from an epidemic OF some
sort for the streets were in a very iPny con
dition before the rain"
The General Conference of the MethouiS
E, Church, South, met in Carondeiet s'ree'
church, on the 4th inst. Dr. Thos' w. GUN
mers was elected secretary. There are dele
gates from twenty.four Annual Conferences
nresent. and one Conference without repre-
sanitation. These Conferences e&tena iron
MARYLAND to the Pacific coast.
On the 9th, the Rev. ]. Ditzler, from III
chr;o,;an Union Church, which has been OF
canized during the war in six oil the ~ "
: States of those who believed it was the ouSi
ness and duty of ministers OF the goSPe'
; rrsach the gospel instead of politics. an
/ tbst the church is designed to heip me" !
the work of salvation, and not be p'''''''
, c,ub was introduced to the Conference "S
) de,soate vested with authority to negota'
1 for and seek union with or Incorporate
S ;rto the Methodist E. Church, South II
: remarks were appropriate and happy I'M
: lad orcanized their Union for the sole pu
nose of hearing and living the gospei OIL .
sus Christ. They had about sixty tra'ehr
preachers in Illinois, from which he came
II A delegate about 5000 members anu No"
% creasipg daily by scores that fifty ADDITION
S. travelling preachers could now be emP'0!
10 in Southern Illinois. The feeling OF SYM
II thy for and interest in that "ssoc'"''Vn'
manifested by the delegates IN Gener"i "
: ference, were very great.
y On the 9Th, the delegates from tue b"
oro Conference were presented. They hl
~ Int recently adhered to the church. oou
I'd They represent lO4 travelling preachers
If IL 900 members.
on The scene of their reception was impress
,+ and exciting. You will see an account .
, in the Daily Christian Advocate, and Il
vi Won will copy it into The Citizen.
NJ The feeling of disgust and hatred OF
nj neonle of this city against Beast Batter
ire other Yankees is intense. Hardly
MS, can he found in the city, who WAS not arr
We ed during the reign of terror, except u
who were ready to act as detectives, 81
;nformers. &c. And the insults were oil
r.ture az to make them loath I An
she Que generation will hardly Ou'live 1t,
DOL KNo.
g P. S. Capt R with whom | am P
tu- an,ly CHARTERED, tells me he was =" d. l.
all one Sabbath during the war, and attend
sho Mr.. Cox's church. Some dozen or more
scented themselves for membership IN
ny, church. and the process of receiving
CIV was administering the oath OF a'leg'S"
'''' the United States.
hat Was not that fanaticsm