The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-17
CTTY INTELLIGENCE.
METR0DISM.

slIneIsned this morning in the U Uni0n m. ~.
ohnIcn otsaava al ended with much interest,
tlonp t ne present year 1t is intenslned Oy s sne
~ Ihe body in its present geographical
's'us Al the general conference @ neiu ~ Sio St
city Ci Cnicego, May $500 9 so9 consttt1ted two
onisTenoes The one part Is calleu tne ~
S,eir o. on Conferenee, ana embraces AL SnS 70 n
,s MI > - Inc old conference lying south OF inc
n'olS S,na " heinp the who o Of the y ate OF Della
SO md the Eastern Snore oi marylahu anu
EiIgl9,laaii EiIg, ~ iii,n1ngton. Bishop simpson will pre-.
SiJe The readers of THE BVhNiNG IEbEoISh1t I1 n
win nnd q reI ort OF It's dolngs ia "uo'ne'
The IPhiiadelphIa Conference, as st. present
oonsIitu cd, nuLnhers about tWo trnc rne
Staps or two thirds OF the old conferences. Ine
a tss, T ~ Iaoor occu pied by these ministers are
IN hat part of our S ate lying no.Ln Oi @ Ens
80 of the Delaware river, and east OF the Sus.
onehsnna. II embraces a numoeI of Che most
hheanIifui and interesting towns In Inc state,
.a lt,s,a of Reading Harrisburg, Lancaster
an.SreI,y, Chester, aud the rapidly increasing
and imP9rt,ant omS ,o~ms mspy other Slaces bes1
tjfnl for situation. It's Ia res spect 10 healbn,
enterprise, aud piety, one OF me e. oesI anong
Church. - ,,,, ,,,,risters xvera oenerallv
In their seats az the opening, Whlch LOOK place
a. ~ hoo Thompson who presides. was never
90 inc cneirmsn of the conference before.
eCinns eThs yalig ans exercises were introduced by
an n, hop. who read for the morning lesson
Cn2DteT OF St. JOuh NOspSl'
The 237th hymn was SUNG
IT love Thy kingdom, Lord
The houte Of Thine abode" ETC.
PRAYERS we're offered by the Rev. A. Atwood
and Rev. DR.. Cooke. $1,000, 49, r,o,,, ,,ro,,oo
cnngretulai ing the ministers upon the assem-
bli1g OF the body under circumstances OF so
much mnSn 'av9T redaced by the division, yet 1t may
still be regal ded that Pniladelphla Is one OF
the most highly favored cities OF tue Coniel,
hn xUhn
several s. cond-class cities within It's bounds.
Il is claimed that there are more Methodlsts Ia
fhis CITY than any other city in the world He
did not know tuat this was SO, as he had not
examined the figures, but the state OF religion
XvithIn its BOUNDS make it very desirable. The
Rishop then proceeded to give some sugges
tions as to the proper mode of conducting
business, which seemed 10 US 10 pc itSie 6 onS
of place before body 50 old, snd at the same
well managed and orderly, as this body hes
always been known to pc indeea' ' IL mas
At the close OF the Bishops remarks the
Secretary OF he former session, Rev. Dr.. rat
tison, was called forward VINO proceeoeo 70
Rev. DR.. Pattison was elected the Secretary
Revs. Rev q. W. Ly brand, A. NJ. Virgins. sndW,
J. Paxson were reelected Assistant secretaries.
The hour oi9 o'clock A. NJ W was IS agreed upon ,.
as the hour OF beginning and ~ M as the hour
of The adjournment OF the daily sessions.
the usual standing committees were ap-
The rules of order which governed the last
session were adopted for the government OF the
A draft was ordered upon The chartered fund
for $50. ,,.,.
CATION. signed by n number OF gentlemen OF
New York. A committee of five on the subject
was ordered.
New York, which was referred 20 toe Presiding
ELDERS.
the Sunday School Uuio2 OF the NJ. T.. Church.
From II we select the following staiistics:-
Totals FOR 1868. Increase,
Number of schools. ,.......... 1904 742
Officers and teachers".....".. 1859 l9,67i
yalomns GhoisIs in 7g9S7 T35 4 0]0SS
Number OF cOnveis Ions..... 4l,70S l0,70S
The increase in the circulation of the Saadal
Tne work OF the Sunday Sc6ooi Union is dI
vided inlo four departments, each under the
direction OF an efficient eommittee:-
!. The Depar ment of Bane Violence,
2. The Department of Publication.
3. The Department of Instruction.
4. The Depart rtment OF Statistics.
The paper was referred TO the Sunday Schoo
Committee.
A paper was read giving the proceedings of
joint meeting of Boards of Stewards of tot
Philadelphia Conference and the new Wal
A division OF the claimants upon the fund
OF the old Conference has been made by then
upon The bases of The residence OF the claim
ants at the time OF the conference division.
The report was adopted.
The case of young preachers who have bee
up. and the following were continued ate
being favorably neutrality-suspicious. 2: Gr1
Nun, JOnn w. Knapp, D. w "AABhNs AAANN@-N
The case of those ministers who are PARTIAL
raT9 neiation to the Conference, was taken a
and the following were continued IN thsL rel
ID. W. L. Roswell, with an appointment
j II Merrill, j. B. Ayars. Ohm Edwards, jam
Neill, with an appointment; W. ID. Formns
with sn sppointmen ID. l.. Patterson, Q. Wa
ters and O. ]. Crouch.
Rev. William Trlckeu was made effective.
view OF his appointment as Professor at Dlcktl
son College Grammar School. Rev. y.
Cooper was placed in superannuated relatic
al his own request. Revs. 1. r. Merrill, ID.
Hudson, and Andrew Manship, Rev. y.
Little was made effective in view of his a.
poiutment to Professorship in the William
Tne following paper, presented by Re
Joseph Mason, was adopted.
Whereas, We have learned, With sorrow,
the death of Rev. Daniel George, n member
this Conference, VINO died on last saboatu afLe
noon and is to be buried tomorrow afternoo
at2P. NJ, from his late residence, at Olne
Resoi1ed. That we tender to his bereav,
family our tenderest sympathies in this u
hour of their sorrow.
Resolved, That coInmlttee of nYe be a
DoipIxd 10 attend his iuueral, ana that, as
as in our power, we Will also personally
Pesolred. That Revs Joseph Mason, c.
Tnrner NJ A Day, g. Cummins, j. Todd, N.
Uurrell and W. j. PdXson, be the committee
represent the Conference. ,-,,,,, rooo,,,
The old conference hair trunK, recent
found was on motion presented to the Meth
dist Historical Society OF the Conference .
Rev Dr. Carrow read paper IN favor ol 70
Presiding Elder Districts. the confederation
which was made the oroer OF Tue Gay lor
morrow after the call OF tne s.os ,ar
mn. and Rev p. Hallowell was continued
that relation. The Copfere nee tnen adjourn
nv expiration of time. Notices were Rnuounci
The Lenedlction was pronounced by Rev. j o
Ruth.
THE sTANDINB COMMITTEES.
The following is a list of the standing Col
xniItees as announced Lhis morn1ng:-
On Public Worsbip-R j. carson, N ~ hut