The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-20
METHODISM.
The Philadelphia COnferenee-Eighty-
second Annual BessiOn-FOurth Days
Pr0QaedfuOa

Iheopenlng feIlglous services began at few |
Rev. DIR. Nadal, of the Drew Theological Insi. |
tnle. The Scripture lesson was the 27th Psalm.
The journal OF yesterday was read and ap.
Rev DIR. Castle presented the action of the
Wilmin gton Conference at It's present session.
ordering COM mission to settle all the corpo |
iaIe claims between the two Con ferences The Il
action Is similar to that had by this body /
Rev ]. Turner was asked to be made effec. |
tive. To the grantiug of this request there was |
opposition ,on the ground that Mr.. Turner hal |
never been oraany use to the Conference, on
account Of Ill health. II was oontended that
he should be requested TO locate and pending
a motion that he be continued in a supsrnu
merary relation, asubstitute was offered oy Rev.
III. E. Gilroy, that ne be requested To locate. A
vote was mad upon tolls motion, which showed
that majority OF the votes was in favor of the
motion. but quorum did not vote upon the
question at Ali. The Bishop decided that the
house wPs Incompetent TO do business for the
want of quorum. IL was cOntended that any
the Church does not fix any number. n' Il It was
supposed that two-thirds of the Conference
tion A motion was made that the vote should
be reconsidered, which was carried. and the
motion TO request him TO locate was laid upon
the table, and he was continued In q supernu-
merary relation.
The following local preachers or licentiates
were elected TO deacon's Orders-Lemuel q.
simon, of Kensington Church, Philadelphis;
James Carr, Jr.. stroudsburg, Pa; William Gal,
Farrant. Asbury, Pniladelphia; Joseph Fair
bridge, Likenstown, Dauphin Co., Pa
ted on trial in the Conference. Each of them
was introduced previous to being voted upon.
Every care was mauifested:-Lucian b. Brown
Summerton, Pa; Philip p. Reese Easton, Pa
The last-named gentleman has been for many
years member of the Bar. but now he conse-
crates his life to the ministry of Christ
Also Ell Pickersgiil, OF Shenandoah .CitX;
Phomas HARRISON, AIlent3Wn. Pa W1lliamW.
Robert Q. Wood, Village Green, Pa: and John
John A. Cooperwas elected to Elders orders.
Invitations were received for the holding of
the next session from the cities Of Reading,
The preference was given to Pottsville and 1t
was selected as the p place for for holding the session
this selection was that it has never met In teat
T. X. Peterson was elected to Local Elders,
John Fields, of Hestonville. a Local Deacon.
| was also elected to Elders orders.
The account of the Trustees of the Csnte-
nary Fund Of the Conference was presented.
and draft for sS2525 in favor of the Board of
The cause OF the freedman's interest in the
| NJ. e. Church was introduced by the report oil
| the committee and an address upon the sub.
ject by Rev. DIR. Rust The claims Of that society
were forcibly advocated, and the report was
A paper was read and referred to the COM
mitiee 10 prepare the Con ference minutes aud
the gentlemen signing IL were requested to
appear before the committee. The paper ro-
| posed TO publish the report OF the Missionary
| Society in connection with the minutes 1t
| was signed by j. w. Price, I. Sappington, and
| George Peikenpine. Esqs
| On motion 1t was ordered that the animal
missionary sermon, by Rev. DR.. Nadal be
preached on Monday morning, at 1O1a O'CLOCK
| 1t was ordered that there be an afternoon
session at P. NJ, and the Preachers Aid So
The Bishop gave. notice that the appoint.
ments would be ready on Monday. and that he
| would be under the necessity of leaving for
New England Conference on Tuesday 'o'
The Conference adjourned at l219 O'clock
The following appointments for Tomorrow
Ordination of deacons Union Church. lO,s Am.
oroinstion q elders Spring Garden Street Church
81. Georee's-w. swiGdells 1o6 A. M; J. ]. Timsnn.
Green stress a. Heilner W. swindelIs.
fPrnfa FIFTY afss umpoo o,s
<. Sshas WHITE s. f. String
siioamsJ. 3. Cook; L: N; Hobbs;
nsesssf s'fStf!N + d n Y %
Front s,s, ,tseeteJ T. a A1ss s5rIsck r. Dyson.
Ninessenth street-G w. Mclaughlin. J. Pastor.
tS.ssserps.sle-w:L Z: MeDowel, s. Kenele.
sse@s sS9sssEI pas,stasRS 3
C.5%fII H.a1eH M Hs'qq; s. pswssy 1syd Mckee
Sss.E; dbs,;sSioSa s fSsS %sS;on aH- c
Union Mon Bishop Thompson J. T. eracey Omission
'tS HassrethUW. @ NV Major. John stringer
E6ent E5en s,aeeEA dSHTcS W. sIefsy
si.sss Rs!.s 4 essh E. H.rv.,
&sseInB Sssss5 + rsssfs sfins = J. faneassss
Broad street-John striDger, H. W. seabring
fsnss5s P,%.s ds.p.Hg kspfs Hand d Fossss sss
secUns AessP eSSssf ksnnssss Srsss
Eleventh Street. q: b @auger q shsefsr.
TS%ty EIGHTH s.rses..c. ]. Lille q: 8 Broaaosnt
Es1tsns,F ESIue,n Strge'M NJ n1adSi q W Warea art5
srIdeseufg-N: Turner: r., ]. n. rHinson.
Germsntow n.-Hsines sireei-D. MeKee, ". d
s.. siephens-M. Barnh,Il, J. Flannery .4zss -sass.
s q MIisss E.ss F.i9aa Ms5de'h
| ChelIeDbs AMI. b. Holman.
Besonville-J. D. son, J; p. Miller
CamdeD-iabernacle-J B. Ayars,
Shes,erwFiEs Ssss%w9TS GhurcsnA. G As M Virgins.
Hsdding,on-J. =. Crouch. o. H. Belts.
fresbyierlSn Church Rev. DIR. sheph 's)-L. b
Re Readine.-Ebsnezer-C H. McDermond. Rev. s. @
Wilson's Independent Church,. Aspril, w. r.
Rev DR.. Hutter's, Lutheran-C. J. Crouch, W. H
Bustisron-T. Montgomery.
Mount Pleasant "A Howard
Da by, Kedroa-W. w. McMlcnael Z. NJ A
Norristowp-De Kalb Street,. Turner
Hev. MT. -Ho6mans, Moravian. franklin and
| Thompson-P Reese
| Phoenix vtlle-L b. Brown.
There will be no evening service to morrow at the
| Spring Garden street M. II. Ohurch' eH
The M. Z. CONFERENCE TRACT SOCIETY. The
officers of this society for The ensuing year,
| elected at the anniversary meeting held In the
Green street Methodist Church last evening,
President- Bishop Edward Thompson.
| Vice. observation-disclosures II. Tasker O.
| Hieakell Rev q. ID CarroW. Rev. A Al wood