The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-14
INDIANAPOLIS.
Grand Reunion of Methodist Confer.
ences-Banquet abandoned - Col.
Cumback's Address.

Especial to the Evansville Journal
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 13.-The grand
Reunion of the four Methodist Con
ferences of the State occurred to day
at the great. Sanger Hall, on Court
House Square, The idea of a ban
quet was, for some reason, aban
doned, and instead thereof it was de-
cided to hold two great meetings. At
10 o'clock Am. the clergy formed in
procession from Wesley Chapel to
the Hall, where a large audience was
assembled. At 104 o'clock the Hon.
Will. Cumback, of Greenville, took
the stand, and addressed the, assem-
bly, as follows::a g ~ = "a. ~ =
COL. CUMBACK,s ADDRESS.
Brethren Of the Indiana Coaference;1k
A Committee duly authorized and
empowered have imposed upon me
the duty of Introducing as visitorsito
your body, the Southeastern Indiana.
the North Indiana and the Northq
western Indiana Conferences tGds Of
= take great pleasure In performing
the service athusrequired of me, and
beg'to tenderyou ndthenf' my hearty
and earnest congratulations that this
opportunity <is Eth uss afforded fyou to-
look again into each others faces, and
again to grasp each other by the hand,
and once more to talk over your con-
flicts and Joys, your trials and your
tfunphs, Your few defeats and, may
glorious Wet ories land generallyDto eE@s
courage each other I'M this, the most
important, work that can engage, the
attention of man--the salvation of the
world ,sty,~i ~. 14U "a, ~ pa. ~ saT E
who onee met in our Conference and
Have now for SO long9ia time been
from each other, have
looked forward to this meeting with
the brightest anticipation of hsppi-,
ness ia being permitted meet DID,
tried and true companions in the SER
vice. of our blessed Master Vu,ssssg
We of the laity beg to express the
hope that you may more than realize
thee happiness you anticipated and
laskothat we too may have our share
with you ON this. joyous OCCASION isis,ii
God, In the plen itude efbhis mercy.
and grace, so blessed your labors in /
the rapid increase of members of our
church and the opening for you of SO
many, fields of labor, that a. division
of the Conference became a matter of
absolute necessity in order : that,
the work. might be, more, ,effectu11 4
allyn done. in that noble spirit of 4
self sacrifice that has ever pre-emi-
lnently characterized the Method
ministry, you then broke the tender
and sacred net that bound you to our
Conference, forgetting your own COM
fort and happiness In the anxiety Ito |
promote only the cause o." Christ
Forfthis sacrifice, as for all others.
that you have made in this course, a |
glorious reward awaits you. s 81, ).
And as / look around this vast as
sembly of ministers. and see that they !
are mostly young men, am sadly |
of the fact that but few
remain who met together in the old |
Indiana Conference. To the great |
majority of the noble spirits who |
then met, the great Captain of, our
has been said. " it is enough, |
come up higher, and they have
passed from mortal life of labor and |
conflict to. an immortal- lite of rest
and reward, and with the palms of
victory In their hands, are .te-day
having their happy reunion ,around |
the Throne of God.