Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-10-04
Des Moiues Conference.

| From a n extended account, in the Reg'stsr,
of the Des Mones Conference which held lis
4th session al Des Moines, beginning on the
10 th Sept ult., we condense the following
, items #ns So
Session opened on l'usday the 9th ult,
with Bishop Clarke, late editor Of the Ladies
Repository, in the chair. The Conference IS
divided INTO six districts; and IN almost al
of these large accessions are reported Tor inc
\ year---in one Charlton, the increase amounts
to 1000. The Church Extension soc'ety, '-i-
der the care OF Dr. kynett is reported IN a
most prosperous condition. The agent O the
Hook Concern OF Cincinnati reported its rs>
sources over 100000; sales for the year
Ss,ao 900; net proceeds $4,000 Assistant
secv. Missionary Society reported surplus
canital Of $50, 600; expended in 1866 Si23,-
900 i'm the South raised in the same year
! S,6O,O0o has an 1909 mission stations and
toa 900 me.nb rs The General Agent OF
the fseedmeR's Aid Society reported G0,ooJ
! members working in this field and one-third
/ of these freedmen. Thanksgiving was ixed
/ as .he regular day fo.'taking W collections
4 for the Frecdmens Aid. Council Bluffs was
named as the pace Tor holding next Confer
encc mex year The Scey. Of the Cenetary
Society reported s4 4,goO,0 900 already taken III
and a probability of extending the same e
i S5o1nd00. Tie DesMoiues Conference shows
i stanling g,ol Ii, 81 membefs,!sj3 church eli-
fcss with a value OF t,J05 a parson,ges
I with a value Of s31, 49, benevolet fdud ot
$4,000, $3.50 schools with 2 ,,t,a tca aieis and
1871 scholars. In the report OF the committee
on tile state of the country the following no.
bic Characteristic lecaiaton, "that we Will
adhere to those principles Of justice and equal
rights embodied i'll the spirit of our Congress
ional legislation, aud believe THAI Ae surest
way 10 secure and perpetuate those rights
will Sc to extend The right Of suffrage to all
loyal persons, and devoutly pray that through
the blessing Of Col those principles may ever
prevail in the administration Of our govern
ment." \ Conference Historical Society was
formed, and mass S. 5. Convention apo; Mt
ed fof May i1tl 1863.
The Temperance committee gave a rad cal
report, TO support only temperance and 20 PC
ii ion the Legislature to pass prohibEory
law. Tie Confcr re:ce AiS Society chose Off
GERS for the coping year, lis object being to
aid the families Of the conference by each
member paying SO in tile death Of any menl-
her. 20 his widow and children.
We should like to present entire tie re-
marke Of Tie Register on the Methodist mines
try Q. Iowa, but-haye oaly space, fog tAe toi-
lowing:
..lhc Methodist ministers OF Iowa, "a we
look at them IL person, are the very reflection
of the word Methodisu. If thele is nor 50
much Of kid. g.oved foppishness aua alder
mamie eorpolency Of dignity that there is
about conference bodies that assemble nearer
sunrise there is the better bearing. the irFner
tread, ami tfanker face of the true Nesterner.
There are muny fine,looling men in these
conference.-the there are none Of whom the
spioudest need be ashamed. As body they
viii compare in appearance with amy that we
ever saw called te order bya Methodist glvei.
Intelligent, of easy bearing and fluent words,
there is scarcely enc but commands attention
on the door. The Upper Iowa Conference
probably pre.ents the bcs' personal appear
ance of the three but as TO ointeill5e 5ence, aoil-
ity and eloquenee, We are not able to decide
which holds the balance pow.r. II is no dis
credit to The Methodist church that some Of
these laborers are mol mer Of bril,iancy-
such quality would insult them for the
humble vineyards in which they labor. They
are the pioneers who raise tile flag in the
wilderness; and when the axe Of the sturdy
frontiersman wakes the debths of traekless
lands on the border, its ringing sound IS
echoed by the voice Of the itinerant in rayer.
TO their fnger-tips, and they are the men
whose works will live after them and endure
with the pulses OF eternity.
Having looked upon the Methodist minis
ters of Iowa Sin Congress assembled, We are
proud to tell the people of our State that they
are body VINO reflect honor upon and digni-
fy the Commonwealth Ia their ranks are
found men ofbrilliant talents men of untir-
ing energy, men OF superior attachments, and
no traitors Loyal 10 God, they are neeessari-
H ly loyal TO their country; and consider it no
4 crime 10 lash the banner of Christ and the
4 banner of Freedom together, and with them
I enter the field 10 labor till time aud triumph
n shall bring the hour when the entire world
shall bow its knee to God with all the hu-
\ mility Of. a child praying at the feet OF its
mother
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