The New York herald., 1867-03-20
EAST BALTIMORE CONFERENCE.
Fifth Dav.

The minutes OF the fourth day read, corrected
and approved.
A resolution was read from the Committee on the Me-
moral Church requesting that Rev. b. II. Crurer be ap-
pointed general manager Of said enterprise
Another was read relative the transfer OF Rev. wm
Earnshaw to Tennessee Offering 10 receive hun back
heartily whenever he desired TO return.
partial report from Tract Committee stating they
had in hand $lSG They required to send to
Treasurer at New York After ventilation OF the SUBJ
ject upon the proprey OF establishing agency the
report referring to same stricken out As amended
the report was adopted The lay steward ana clerical
granted permission 10 retire for short time.
Rev NJ. l. Drum was excused from further attendance
| upon the sessions.
Rev. Dr. Trmble, Assistant Secretary OF the Mission
Society," proceeded address the Conference upon
the subject OF missions at considerable length rising
vote thanking brother lrmble for his VISIT ana onering
Resolutions we're offered relative to the death of
Bishop Soue, whose services in our church covered a
space OF nearly fifty The resolutions that IL
with profound seusblity have heard Of the death
Of Bishop Soue, and that tender to the family our
sincere regrets.
Revs Henry Slcer and John A. Gere called IN memo
ries in which the Bishop identified Resolutions
were adopted by rising vote.
Reconsideration of the vote by which Thomas Gruntz
| located al his request granted
very debate took place upon the question of
reconsideration, and it preyailedyeas &C. nays S.
The Bishop called the fourth question-Who are the
vanmeier, Elial Mcvey chlcoae, T. T. Richards or
yer NJ. Stewart, Watson Case and Elisha Shoemaker
| were continued IN that relation.
The seventh question called--WhO are the super
numerary preachers. Oliver Egc, j. W. Cullum, p B.
Reese T. H. Swiizer r. 3. Ruch, D. C. John. j. Collins
Stevens. 5. vinton, f. J. Gray Charles Cleaver X.
T. Kelly, A. Hartman, J. y. Rotbrock, James Gamble,
George Hildt and j. b. Cuddy were continued in their
Albert Hartman granted leave Of absence for
| mainder OF the session.
| The eighth question Of the general minutes was
! caied--Who the superannuated preachersy John
l Thomas, William Monroe, J. b. Cook John Miller. Amos
| Smith, William Hank. Jonathan Monroe, !. Tannyhl,
InVOn Rvnnn fpVn tatn Wacfn HntvA Rnba
! Reers J. g. Mckeehan George Berkstressor, George
Gnyer, David Wolfe W. H Pitcher. n. scnlosser J. r.
Stansbury j. A. Coleman W. 4. Wilson. A. j. Bender,
! Franklin Dyson, W. W. Brem and +. l.. Allen
| continued in their present relation.
The relation Of Henry furlong changed from
! perannuate to supernumerary
Affecting letters read from William Hank, Jona-
] than Monroe and Amos Smith.
| TIE SABBATH or CONFERENCE
Love feast half-past eight A. NJ, led by Rev. B. H.
4 Crurer
| Pxblic services opened by singing the first
1 hymn, followed by prayer by Rev. William Munroe,
and reading the Scnpures 91s psalm and I'D chapter
Of Revelations Bishop Kingsley then announced as his
Sand /, ir be lifted up from the earth, will draw all
men unto me John, ch. xii, v. ~.
These strange words to the disciples OF Jesus.
They had exercised more confidence his ability to
establish his glorious temporal Kingdom now than at any
other time since they had been with him. and now he is
about to die the death OF assassin Their hopes
the ghost They were afraid 10 ask about him Peter had
said sBe IL far from thee, Lord Why, heword just
beginning TO believe you BY such words and acts
you VIII not only not draw your friends TO you but
scatter them. But Jesus answered. s1And ], If be
lifted up from the earth will draw all men unto
me:n as II who politically the hope and
head Of nation should talk Of going 10 the
galows. Strange this; but this death was TO be
grand procuring the salvation guilty
world. Notice the manner Of our Savour's DEATH The
expression means literally ftcd upi from the earth
his body nailed the and erected in the presence
oL me people, u means also coming up ron ne dead
&c. In this sense the prediction has been fulfilled
Again it means that Christ must be lifted up by the
Church The selfish Jew supposed that he and his nation
could monopolze the iavOrs OF Jehovah, and exclude
the outside world from the holy OF hoes but Jesus
the veil asunder and brought the needed blessings The
Church is to hold mp Jesus divine The minis
Try and Sabbath school TO do this that world lost
| by sin may look and live The fundamental truths
taught by this Just such doctrines need
attract the attention OF all thinking men. There
sny comes up So 10 think puts man on level
with the brute Such do not mediate live like
| bru,es and like brues they die The truth which is
taught jesus Is God. manifest in the flesh This is
the foundation OF religion We he careful and be-
Hevc 10 the personality OF God The mind needs some
thing tangible upon winch 10 base conclusions. God
anticipated this and sends Chrsts liz form OF This
l opposes idoIary on the one hand aud Pantheism on
are not God. All grades OF nhdelity trying
ousy and continuously to rob Of that strong
scousncss OF real personal God, who demands 0bedi-
and whose province il is to punish But here 8
God manifest In the csh bone Of BONE heart
without beng destroyed Looking on Christ we see
somewhat Of the love. tenderness and glory Of the
oss svmnahzss s s - "a e
me. What Is boys conception OF Gods He inquiries
after God as the plant in dark cellar stretches up
| ward toward the window. He asks who made this and
that Who made you Parn He is taught say, s.our
| Father' and he thinks Of God II he were n man.
This is good TO show him the distinct personality OF
God Through his earthly father he loc4s mp God,
his father As he obeys his father he feels he ought
| to obey God; as a iaiher Furnishes 30 he is taught
the nature Of divine justice. thus these duties
| aud requirements are laid upon him. After q
| no, limit COD Worship supposes heart to feel.
He that formed the heart shall he not love- Christ
vcaling the Father 10 being manifest in the nesh is
fnr mi he anAln Mi v nm "a
| one hand, Polyihesm and idoa,ry the other.
Another truth brought to light the Immortality Of the
| twilight rejecting the light Of tho But Jesus
brought fully, brought life and immortality
light &c. The first religious duty Is trust and conf
| dence in 'our Father Immortaiiy the soul, going
| on measuring The fow or eternal years man can
enjoyment and feeling and forecasc as far a. imagina
stretch In the distance and realize that
be present and then as far In the past as was once
the future he cannot afford simply to cat and sleep
die Along with this truth is that OF resurrection OF
dead and eternal rerbuton Take these doctrines and
| tell me II they are not what we need and The world
| needs. These enlarge our horizon make feel
steady amid the storm OF life and the upheaving Of lis
when friend shall meet his friend all who have be
| evcd in Jesus shall nhabit the land
| Where chilling winds poisonous breath
| shall reach that heathfu, shore
Il was once asked who is this Son Of Man. The title
peculiar. Christ had father and yet he is called
took upon himself not the nature Of angels, but ihe
| seed Of Abraham, born Of woman, made under The
| law. Christ then, Is related 10 every human being.
His heart united to heart than human
heart Is to another Every in the shape os human
ity may look up and be related TO Jesus lie Identified
His fortunes with ours that We might identity ours with
His. III angel could come down 70 sympathize with
youHe has seen no sorrows, He has not troiden the
thorny path He has felt no hcartachcs-wc would say
this good advice to you who art free sorrow but
not for me- friend has lost achildyou visit him and
| condoe with him; tell him Of thrists provision for
children to dry up his tears and he asks you Have
you ever lost childy'' You say. .'Nos ssfhen you
| do not know my GREET But you had the expe-
| rience tod took one Of your sweet children 10
glory. Then you went and prepared 10 sympaihze
Thus the heart Of Jesus Is asylum for all our sor.
rows He carr cd all our sorrows. can a. brother,
go and sympatbize with friend hut oniy partially
How sweet Is divine sympathy. Every injury 10 one of
Jesus foil overs strikes at his benevolent heart
And every one can receive this sympathy. Friends
cannot listen to your grief long, they ask you 10 ex-
them just now but did Jesus ever saw II cannot
| hear your grief to day, wait iii tomorow1 No. No.
blessed ne God He Gays. Come unto me all ye that
| weary and are heavy laden and | will give you