The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-03-22
sEVENTY-NINTH SESSION.
EIGHTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
ST GEORGES CHURCH,
TuuRsDAy MoRNINe' Maro6 y.


AT the hour OF O'Clock this morning, the Con-
terence was called TO order by Bishop Ames Reli-
HodgsOn After which, the Journal of the previous
day was read and approved.
The Secretary then read the Conference statistics
for the past year. They showed that the numOer of
sunday Schools were as follOws:-
North Philadelphia IA schools; officers and
teachers 1863; scholars 13 55; volumes in libraries
36,s43; members of Bible classes 25lj scholars in
infant classes, 4663; expenses OF the schools for past
Union S67sis; Sabbath School 1dvocates taken
South Philadeipha-78 schools; 1873 officers
scholars IL 444; 49, 110 volumes in libraries; number
OF Bible classes, 2b2 scholars in infant casses 3l4
expenses, Se142 9s; conversions, SIG.
Read1ng-SchOols, 49, officers and teachers, 1546;
scholars, 9667 volumes IN libraries "a 295; number
of Bible classes 265; expenses, $557S 65; CONVEX
WilmIngton-Number of Sunday Schools, 113;
officers and teachers, 1928; scholars, 10 299; ex
penses, SS99S a.; conversions, 6l8.
East0n-Number OF schools, los; officers and
teachers, 1861; scholars $685. expenses OF schools,
S2211 99; conversions, 299.
Snow Hill-NumOer of schools 724; officers and
teachers, 193; expenses, Sl2O959; conversions 295.
BeneUotent Contributions = ducauon, $3.50 60,
increase, S3l4 81. Amount expended for building
CHI ShuTehes Js and Parsonages, sl6O2Ol1s, Increase,
! he aggregate for Benevolent Contributions-Sun-
day School purposes, S259,659 81. Increase, $780,
Rev Mr.. Vincent, of the Methodist Sunday School
Union, made an earnest appeal IN behalf of the in
terests OF the Union. lie dwelt at large upon the
advantages derived IRON thorough Sunday School
training and feit pleased in having the favorable
testimony OF other cergymen outside the Methodist
Church IN eference TO the effectiveness of this organ
zation OF this blanch OF the Church OF Christ lie
concluded by urg NC thorough training OF the
teachers, and advocated Sunday School teachers
meetlngs for this purpose 10 be held weekly. The
resolutions offered by the Committee ON Sunday
Schoo were then taken up, and after slight amend
ments, were adopted.
The report OF the Tract COMMITTEE was then read
6y the Secretary, Showing tnat during the wear
there had been 100000 pages OF tracts distributed
The report concluded with request that Rev. S.
w Thomas should be appointed as Corresponding
Secretary.
Cooper, Rev. MIR. Carrow, Rev Franklin Moore, D.
D., ana others.
A resolution embodied in the report recommends
ing the removal o. the Society TO this city, was
tabled.
The report was then adopted
The report of II Committee on Ministerial Lot in
Mount MoIiah Cemetery was then read.
Rev. James Neill and Rev, James Dickson were
nominated TO fill vacancy IN the Board OF Trustees of
the Ministerial Lot in Mount Moriah Cemetery and
Mr. Il. S. Early and b. D. Culoch, in the lay repre-
The following persons were admitted as suitable
candidates for trial in The travelling connections:
George b ~, Hoffman, p. B; White, James Escott,
he case of G.. w f. Graf married man, was
admitted. Elso, Edward Newman.
1he Temperance report was then read by the
Secrearys alter which lively discussion took place
IN reference TO it, which was part cipaed in by Rev.
MIR Quigy and others. Mr. Qugly, in the course of
his remarks spoke in the most decided terms OF cen
sure IN reference 10 the rum traffic, and concluded
by saying that the license of the rum traffic had III
vaded the sanctua lles with IFS evil consequences
The legalizing of such EVIL could not be looked
upon without the greatest dread by the Church as
vel as the community at large. He SAID that this
thing wRs great wrong, and he should vote tor the
report
The report was adopted Adjourned.