The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-15

ANN1v vERsARY.-The annual meeting of the
posId on managers of the parent Home and
Church was held In the Bethel A. NJ. E. Church
THIS morning, Rev. William Moore, of Union
Members present.. Woodlyn l.. Patterson.
ID. w. Moore, u. M Turner, Jesse Divine Theo
Burley.
The President briefly addressed the meeting
IN an etective manner, and thought that the
Executive Committee should meet the Board
oI ,Msnsgers. as he considered their duties OF q
Rev. B. Il. Turner thouRh that the Executive
Board were amenable 10 the Board Of Managers
g. IL was then resolved that the Corresponding
secretary and lhe Executive Committee be
requested TO make their semtannual report to
the Board of Managers.
me reportsi as above ordered, were then
read, received, ana together with the Trea-
surers report, we're referred TO an auditing
committee, com consisting of Rev. Messrs. Burley
The Auditing COMMITTEE after short inter
val reported favoraOly on the several reports
and their report was approved, and the other
renorts previously referred were adopted.
The regular opening exercises OF the anniver-
saTy meeting OF the Society was held last even
ing nt the same place. Addresses were delivered
6y Rev. James A. Handy, Bishop J. A. shorter,
Rev. A n, Carr, of South Carolina, and Bishop
John NJ. Brown, and William e. Mathews Esq
General Agent of the Society.
a very large collection was taken on behalf
of the Society, aud deep interest was mani
iested In the missionary work by the vast au'
dience present.
The meetings are now fairly opened and will
be very interesting throughout The anniver-
bAIy exercises Will be continued this evening"
at that church, and tomorrow evening at the
Union Church. Coates street, below Fifth.
, the following are the resolutions proposed at
this mornings session for consideration at the
meeting this evening They will be spoken
upon by Revs; J. II. w. Burley, j. ID. 3. Hall, d.
W. Moore, 5. Patterson, and others.
Whereas, with eman anuipatlon and enfrAach 10 ant
OF oar people comes the hocd-iignt OF education to
Uhtreas, It rs impossible for an ignorant ministry
g. minister successfully to an Intelligent people;
Re8olyed, That 1t is the opaon OF this meeting that
to preserve efficiency on the part OF lhe ministers
the a. M f. Church, they should De urged to hign
WieieGs, The saviour laid upon His disciples the
necessity Of teaching all men, and as II is mpossoe
s'ructed His dsclplts for nearly three years; and
WhccdS, humanity still coutnu in the sad dilemma
Of being unable to teach that which knows nothing;
RESOLVED, That It IL high time for our Church to
awake to the common. ense principle of having our
ministers first iustructed in The things they
Resolved, That to this end We must render hearty
cooperation to all OF our educ stiona Interests.
The Board of Bishops being in session at the
same time, a communication was received from
them for the Missionary Board to meet their
session. Ihe 81 BoaTd % then then % to the
our report closed for the morning session.
NICELY CAUGHr.-Detective Reeder, last
evening, while promenading Market street,
saw q suspicious looking individual, with
turn the corner at Eighth street. The detective
walked up to his man, who stated that he was
going 10 Sixth aud Shippen streets After reach.
TO the official to go into the Eastern Market
and there divide the stolen article. Mr. Reeder
then showed the thief his official badge and
marched him TO the Central Station, where he
had hearing before Alderman BeItler, who
sent him to prison.
THE Press CLUB OF PHILADELPHIA will hold
a, stated meeting at the rooms on Walnut
street. tomorrow afternoon, at 4 O'Clock, at
which time business of great Importance win
be brought before IL. a treasurer to succeed
a draft Of a charter for the Club will be sub
mitted for consideration. An essay will also be
Model Newspaper" in which the relations o.
the press TO the prosperity Of Philadelphia Will
be discussed.
THE FUNERAL or GEORGE N. HARVEY took
,,iooo o-'ar.,.v. SfGIn his late residsnos, No.
6l4 North Sixteenth street. anu was very largely
attended. Mr.. Harvey had been for more than
thirty years q member OF the Board OF Brokers'
of which he was the second Oldest member
The csuse of his death was paralysis. The
corteee proceeded to Monument Cemetery,
where the remains were Inferred.
A SINGULAR SORT OF AMUsEMENT.-W
Dougherty, aged siXty-two years, hummer,
yesterday walked along Market street and
several of the stores. This amusement was
put all end to by policeman, who escorted
the individual before Alderman Jones. He
was provided with quarters at Moyamensing.
THE POULTRY EXHIBITION. The annual fair of
the Pennsylvania State Poultry Association
begins on Monday next at horticultural Hall,
and will continue open until the Saturday fol-
lowing. The exhibition will be one of the
finest that the society has ever given.
A THIEF CAPTURED.-Albert Davis yesterday
committed an assault and battery on Patrick
Goodwin in a tavern at Fawn and Jefferson
streets, and then il is alleged, stole his pocket
book. Alderman Hood sent the accused TO
prison for trial.
observation-disclosures Geary, residing on Wash
ington street, above Ninth, fell on Sunday even.
ing in the vicinity of his house, and broke
leg.