The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-02

Fort Wayne, commencing on the
evening of the 9th of June, continu-
ing through the 10th and 18th. The
Executive Committee are making all
necessary arrangements to insure a
successful Convention. 1t is to be
hoped that the Sabbath Schools of
this city and section of the State viii
take early action towards being repre-
sented. The following is the pub
lished Programme as far as agreed
upon: =
Tuesday, June 60 P. NJ, opening
address. The Sabbath Shool,' Rev.
Edward Eggleston, Chicago.
Wednesday, June 10-8:30 A. NJ,
devotional exercise; 8 A. NJ address
from President, Hon. VIII Cumback,
appointment of Committees; 9:45 A..
NJ. brief reports, one from each coun-
tv: u NJ. adjournment; 2 P. NJ, devo-
tional exercises; 2:30 P NJ, address,
" Religious Responsibility of Sabbath
/ School Teachers Rev. Dan'l Rice,
topics in address; $3.50 P. NJ, q Prac-
tice Lesson" Rev. Edward Eggles-.
ton, 5 P. NJ, adjournment; 80 P. II
address, Defects IN Sabbath
School Teaching" Rev. D. A. Bur-
CESS, Indianapolis s P. NJ. discus
sion Of topics in ADDRESS; $50 P. N,
report Of Finance Committee.
Thursday, June 1850 AN, de-
votional exercises 9 AN, practice
lesson; How to Interest Children, J"
Rev. Edward EgglestOn; $50 An,
discussion on the same; 10 An, adj
dress, Sabbath Schools, their Organ
ization and Management Charles T..
Coffin, Richmond; 1870 An, dis
cussiou of topics in address II An,
election Of officers for the ensuing
year; y NJ. adjournment; 2 PM, de-.
votiOnal exercises ; 2:3O PM, re
ports from Executive Committee,
Corresponding Secretary, Treasu-
rer, Publishing Committee, &c. 4;
miscellaneous business; 4 PM, ad-
dress, Earnestness," Rev. Edward
Eggleston; 5 PM. adjournment; 40
p ~, brief remarks from experienced
Sunday School workers; closing exer-
cises; final adjournment.
COMPLEXION OF THE GENERAL
CONFERENCE.-THE next General
Conference, says the New York Id
gocate, will comprise 230 delegates
from the 80 Annual Conferences, con-
corning whose legal right to repre-
sentatiOn all will agree. Of the
present number, Ga we're members
Of the General Conference of
1860 sixty-eight were members in
1864, and 80 were members both
in 1860 and 1864. Again, 30 of the
present delegates were members of the
General Conference 10 1860, but not
10 1864, aud q we're members in 1864,
but not IN 1860. Of the reserves elect
ed by the same Conference, ten were
members Of the General Conference
OF 1860, but not of 1864; 10 were mem
bers Of the General Conference of
1864, but not of 1860; while Z of
them were members OF the Confer
euoes of 1860 and 1864. There are on
the list ID Mission Conferences, all
but two of which have elected dele
gates, or T" representatives. to the
next General Conference. OF these
representatives one was a member of
the General Conference of 1860, and
one of the General Conference of 1864.
BY the law Of their organization Mis-
sion Conferences are not entitled
TO representation In the General
Conference; it is proposed, how
ever, to give them seats, not
withstanding. As the bodies that
elected these representative 3" are
not capable of constituting any of
their members delegates" if these
shall become delegates, it must be
done by the supreme authority of the
General Conference acting outside of
law. This will be one of the earliest
questions to be considered and deci-
ded by the General Conference when
it shall convene.
The spirit with which the Austrian !
people are breaking through the tolls
of priestcIaft is one of the most i'm
portant signs of the times. The con
cordat was established in 1849. 1t
has oppressed the people most Sc
verely in the matter of marriage. A
man practically could not marry
against the consent Of his priest.
Hence the universal demand for a law
authorizing marriage by civil magis- /
trates. The bill to secure this pro !
vOked the direst wrath of the priest |
hood. They rallied their forces in
the Upper House, after the measure
had passed the Lover, and used
every possible means to save
their power and the supremacy
of Rome. They denounced civil +.
marriage as concubinage, and threat
ened the nation with the joint wrath
Of the Pope and the Almighty. Cardi-
nal Ranscher cursed, aud his subor-
dinates argued aud appealed; some of
the Tory Lords threatened to secede