The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-09-26
Report on State of the church read
BY w. bennett, and adopted.

Report on State of the church read
By w. bennett, and adopted.
Rev. DR.. Crary editor Of the G. c,
Advocate at st. Louis, was introduced, !,
and addressed the Conference in be-
half of the paper. The DR.. is of
hedvy caliJrc-broad- -chested, keen.
eyed, comprehensive mind, and deci.
dedly sharp, he gets up paper wor
thy of the patronage of the Methodist
public.
A paper was read conveying the
tenGerest regards Of the Conference,
to the Rev. DR.. Elliott, now on the
list.
Rev. D. Teed, agt. Of the Freed
mems AID Society, was introduced.
DR.. Power moved asreconsidcration
Of the vote by which Rev. NJ. Miller
was superanuated, and he was grant
ed q Supernumerary relation.
The amount Of Missionary ccntri-
buttons for the year was $5.5S6,8.
Rev. ]. w. Latham, the noble
chaplain Of the lat Iowa Cavalry, and
afterwards Of the Sd Cavalry, having
broken entirely down in health, was
granted a Superanaated relation.
Z. W. Brady was also granted .
supernumerary relation.
Rev. Austin Coleman was read
mitted to the travelling connection.
Rev. F. Stevenson Of the Southron
illinois Conference was introduced.
The reading of the report on lay
representation was called for, and the
subject having been the order of the
day, for ten o'clock. was taken up
The subject was warmly discussed.
Rev. W. F. Cowles opened the dis
cussion. speaking in his usually elo-
quent style.
DR.. Power next took the floor, and
with his hard logic said that the laity
of onr church desire q representation
in our general and annual Conferen-
ces, or they do not, and that the gen.
eral conference should adopt a plan,
and then it ought to be submitted to
the laity for adoption or rejection.
Others spoke to the question, and
DR.. Burns substitute for the report,
which is in the form of petition to
the General Conference for plan of
lay representation in the General
and Annual Conferences. The sub.
stitute adopted.
Dr. G. A. Holmes, was by request
allowed leave of absence.
The report Of the college agent
Rev. |. A. Bradrick, was submitted,
read and referred to the committee
ofpublication.
W. II. Honn, James Robinson,
Joseph Chester, David B. Smith
Jasper B. Ice, Nathan Coleman and
Samuel Cole were represented and
elected to dcacou's ordcr..
Rev. $. Z. Burnham, pastor Of the
Babtist church in this place, was in
troduccd to the conference.
The report of the committee Of tri-
al. to which the case Of j.. J. Rogers
was referred, was read. The decision
by which he was expelled, was re-
versed.
The conference authorized the pub
fishing of 1000 copies of the detailed
Missionary report, and 1000 copies OF
the conference minutes was ordered.
Rev D Teed. addressed the Confer
ence in reference to the interests of
the Freedmen's Commission of the
NJ E Church. As n church we have
sixty teachers among tho freedmen,
and calls for one hundred and fifty
more.
Rev. DeHass ofthe Metropolitan
Church, Washington City, displayed
a fine lithograph Of the church, and
made representation Of it's claims.
The church is to cost 100000. DIR.
DeIIass IS raising large amounts of
money by setting apart State pews
and memorial windows.
The conference assumed the pay
ment of $500 for q window, and ap.
pointed q committee of DR.. Power,
A. Robinson and DR.. Corkhill.
The following was passed. BY tho
conference:
Resolved; That the brethren Of
Burlington and vicinity be requested
to make an effort for the benefit of
DR.. Ross. Adopted.
Conference adjourned to meet i'm
mediately afterthe Aissionarysermon