The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-14
INDIANA CONEEREN cE.
MONDAYS PRoCEEDINGs-AFTERNool

MONDAYS PRoCEEDINGs-AFTERNooN.
Conference met at 2 O o'clock.
The minutes of the morning session
were read and adopted.
The action Of the Conference In the
morning session with reference to
locating Rev. a. u. Downey, was re-
considered.
On motion Of DR.. Mutt, Rev. A. L.
IDoWney was located at his own re-
quest. -,
The Committee on Freedman's Aid
Society reported IN detail the opera
lions of the Society during the year.
Whole amount reported collected,
The Repor5 Of the Distributing
Committee Of the Preachers Aid So
ciety was then read and the funds APP
piled as directed. The amount dis
tributed is $3.50 30.
G. n. Sims presented the following
preamble and resolutions:
WHEREAS, a new church edlhce IS
being built for the society of Strange
| Chapel. indianapolis, on lot donat-
| ed and conveyed to the Church, sub
| iact to reVert to the owners on certain
CONTINGENCIES; aud
WHEREAS, There IS request that
the Strange Chapel property be sold
and the proceeds be re-lnYested IN
buildings on the above lot; therefore
/ ResOLred, That permission be gwen
| the Trustees to sell the church prop
erty of Strange Chapel, provided the
proceeds be so re invested that they
| can in no case be alienated from the
uses of the Church.
The Committee on the Conference
! Church Extension reported, through
their Chairman, Mr.. Naylor.
CHURCH EXTENSION REPORT.
One of the first lessons to be
4 learned, and one OF the first obliga-
lions taken by Methodist Preachers
! is to keep, and not to mend, our rules.
The wisdom Of the General Con-
/ ference in considering the cause of
| Church Extension, has deemed 1t
one deserving the high regard of the
| Church. and for the sake of cOnnec-
tional unity, placed it on the list Of
objects worthy the benefcenee of all
the people.
1t is 10 be feared, however, that the
| importance Gf the cause, and that OF
keeping the rules. have been over
looked in our anxiety for other Wor-
thy Objects
| We are led to this conclusion by
the fact that from large number ei
our charges there are no reports, and,
with few exceptions, all reports are
small.
i We are happy, however, to say that
the r ceipts Of this year in the Indiana
] Conference, shows reputable increase
over that Of last.
Now, believing that the real wants
| of the Church, when plainly made
known to the. people, viii ever meet
with a Kind and ready response, we
! offer the following resolutions:
Reso7Ued, That the pastors of the
Indiana Conference will endeaYor, by
the grace of God, TO carry out the pro-
| visions of the discipline 10 reference
this important work.
Resolred, La order that itmay prove
a successful carrying out OF those pro-
visions, we viii, a. as early day as
! practicable~-id the Conference year,
earnestly explain the object, and ask
a contribution for the same in each OF
our charges.
Res9zUed That the Presiding Elders
be instructed to apporti0n among the
| several districts and pastoral charges
1.-The sum Of $4,000, for. collection dur
! ing the ensuing year for the Church
| Extension Society. and notify each
pastor of the amount he IS desired to
secure.
The Treasurer submitted his report
showing. the total collections in the
| Conference. to be over 1922 90.
I @. N Sims reported from the Com
mittee on FTeedman's Aid Society.
The report sets forth that special
advantages will accrue to the Society
i if funds arc promptly raised; thai
from other benevolent sources what.
lever means are promptly raised by
the Conference will be duplicated.
| The Committee Recommend Min
listers to present the cause to their
people, and take up a collection early
lin the year, and forward them to
Hitchcock and Walden, Treasurers
| The Committee further recommend
that the Society be discontinued after
the next Annual Conference, and
urge that body to arrange further
I work in this field, so that it may be
done by some Of the older benevolent
societies Of the Church.
On motion Of Dr.. Mutt, that por-
ton of the report of the Committee
4 on Education not acted upon on
| Saturday, was taken up.
DIR. Mutt asked the privilege OF
making a few remarks. He stated
that he had been recognized as a
member Of the Conference, and for
,;ra wears he had received his ap-
monument at the Safe University.
/ me Doctor reported he condition of
the school during the past year. and
| its prospects for the future. When
he went to the school, nine years
Iago. there were not over fifty stu
| dents in the eOIlsg3 proper. Now
! there are over three hundred. In all