The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-05-27

met tnlb morning as per adjournment.
Lewis J. Conover. Bishop Wayman presided.
Rev. James Lynch, from the Committee on
Education, made the following report:-
REPORT ON EDuoATIoN.
Your Committee would beg leave to express their
deep conviction Of the necessity and Importance of
i no man can inteligenty explain the Scriptures, or
is a dangerous enemy. II tends to make narrow.
minded, suspicious, Jealous and conceted.
young man 90 ELDERS Orders, who had spent several
Boandsm m Of this oonePenes De ol ana tbs m e
of another 70 Conference membership, who has
to and Sgo Of progress % the s6s dreeon
IND while we are pleased to note 20 ths fact that the
compelled TO express our regret that we cannot bear
Your Committee are Of opinion that in View of tile
length oftime which the Philadelphia Conference has
been in existence, and the intelligent communities In
which her ministers oileiate, and her general full
supply of preachers, that she ought to admit man
to her tInerant ranks who has not.a good, common
This Conference your Committee feel could take
ih stand without detTimen TO themselves and thus
The report further speaks of the general interest In
the cause Of education throughout the District and
beriGrce University q college belonghg @ the CON
listers to assist and encourage the schools, especially
those in the south In the education of our children
An appropriation was made to pay the Secretaries
The hour Of ordination having arrived Rev. j. W.
''--'''- "Iet lions watohmen all awake,
And take the alarm they gve.n
Prayer was offered by Rev. William e. w. SEIZURE.
man, OF the Baltimore Conference - .,.....,-
- Choir sang II have set watchmen upon thy walls
BisSop Wayman selected for his text the following
words-Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and TO
all the flock, oyer which the Holy Ghost hath made
ii said there were periods in the history of every
mans life that are more solemn than others There
periods that solemn that they produce upon
the heart an impression that the tongue, however
a great deal upon the position man is about to
assume whether the tongue is or is not able TO de-
doubt OF the ability to perform In the minds of
This has always been so aud always will be so. Our
text is what may be called a farewell address to
voice as It were calling on him m TO come ne oyer to-
around him tor his farewell and parting address /
years to them, of which they were able to bear
But the voice of the Lord summoned him away, and
now he came to charge more elders, more watchmen
preach the unsearchabe riches of eternal truth. or
all responsible positions IN life there are none SO
cRist. EFffs as 'n0S0 imposed upon 'no Ambassadors
OF sSe mg aamy and d navy or OF our Ghe
of the United States, or OF the potentates Of earth
but sl hi IS but small in comparison to those whose
MISSION ~ 70 al ce a 1pG Sb "fose no the og,
10 potentates and digniares o. ali cmes and IN ll
teaching is not alone by precep but both by precspt
SmI ses you vonr eod Works and SorY yoSE
Heavenly Father. Why, II your light is in accord;
in the Church; In society and tha State; the example
and the light n q snr snne a1a1 9EsR
cS OTer hSTS Sc s
charge. oh, what a responsibility Is here c9ntem-
plated How many Of our poor need this watch
ingi While the merchant the mechanic. the states
daily svccs tiohs it yours % 60 to the old and desti
tute These who need most the care Of those who can
hat though all the world may ors IKE them,
t6eT trust + in HIM How NECESSARY it Is for US to be
watchu AS S shepherds we @ should ha dy ,sSTm6sr
some Of tie aeck. ,,,. o.,... ...,. T..
were by night steals away one OF the flock and after
J. wanders as upon the barren monntEhas @ 6d sa and
p; ST. the summer Il ended and am not Yet saved.
ON horrible thought and how great our response
And there should be no lane or no alley, or no
earnest and aecionae labor to call most OF the lost
classes kinds OF minds 20 be met; and Therefore
hST9 aTp rso e m sr ha b apos s here
nveyed that the Holy Ghost is our monitor to point
US N heVe tne oen - compared the Holy Ghost to light
house I0nsSS eSncaton et ms ever be dgent in ac-
quirng education, let tower Christian philoso;
with The blessed JUNCTION OF the Holy Ghost Oh put
aT e Se Hoy lG Ggh to oe
our Lord Jesus Christi ~ ,,,o rro,,, cho., orr ,,,s
sion will be joyful and successful one; but II you
not SO called OH II you Are not % n9w HpaeT
descended upon the disciples the day OF PentecoSt
III.
Stop now before you further go. for earthly pre-
paration aside from this Divine sanction, will make
you successful ministers. You must remember that
your lot at best this life You sent out
lambs among wolves. and you need Jesus with you
do not know that there is great deal Of concern as
who shall do most in this great and glorious work.
but let us ali make up our minds to o our best.
Oh, remember the testimony of one good minister
who had followed this rule and as he was approaching
the hour of his dissolution, he looked heaVenward
What this that steals upon my frame? Is 1t death,
If this be death soon shall be from every sin ard
shall the king of Glory see-a is WE'LL all Is well !"
And then, with shout OF triumph he passed away
from earth.
Iwant this to be my happy lot when I am about to
depart feel that should wish my brethren OF the
| and want TO tell them all what blessed thing it
is TO take heed to our mission here below. Let us
above all things take heed to great and glorious
misson-the precious charge incucated 10 the text
| the day when earth's redemption shall draw nigh.
raj candidates, after which business was resumed.
| The committee appointed ON Saturday reported q
plan TO remove the indebtedness OF the Book Con-
| cern.
Reys. James Lynch, W. ]: Rhodes, William Moore,
| Jacob Mitchell N. II. Turpin, and y. Smith were APP
| pointed Trustees of the Book Concern.
| The Committee on Finance reported,
| The Committee on the AppOrtionment Of the
| Bis, ops allowance reported.
| These reports adopted.
| At twelve o'clock the Conference, took a recess
| taken in front OF the Church,
| preparation the entire conference wal thsreup5n
! photographed They will bo for sale at the book
The appointments Tor the ensuing year were then
announced by me Bishop a.
phard Mission Peter Loper; Milton Circuit Deeware
IaS96 Wsi6ins9n LH9rei Circuit Deswadre +
Waters; smyTna, T. II; Lewis; Care May j; H. Hen.
Bridgeton, D. Draper; Woodbury., w w. Grlmes
l BonFto9 T. h j. K5Sard M9
| BrhtOl, y, Laws; AtileO lrOugl, r. Barney; WOst