The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-09-29
CONFERENCE ITEMS.


table of the bishop yesterday morning.
AT the opening of the conference
yesterday morning the church building
was full.
Rev. Houts has been a member Of The
conference longer than any of bis broth.
rem, but IL not the elder in years.
The Rev. Mr.. Robinson, of Centralia
preached the conference sermon yester.
day. 1t was able and eloquent, and wal
| listened to by the conference with marked
attention.
| The laymcn held an informal meeting
yesterday afternoon, but transacted nc
business. After praying and singing they
adjourned to meet to-day, when two del
egates will be elected TO the general con-
ference. ....
The conference is composed of pass.
ably good looking men. A few, however
are as homely Ms mud fences. We have
no hesitation in saying that if these min
listers are as holy as they are ugly their
calling and election 10 sure.
Brother King announced in confer
ence yesterday morning that some brother
by mistake had gobbled his satchel, con-
tanning valuable papers. He had no doubt
the gobbling had been done in ignorance,
but he wanted his satchel.
Bishop Scott was serenaded last night
We will publish in The WEEKLY
BULLETIN a full report of the proceedings
of the conference now in session in this
city. Orders for copies LETT at our count
ing room will receive prompt attention.
The proceedings attending the de-
livery of the conference sermon yesterday
we're very interesting. The services
opened with the hymn "Jesus Paid it
| ALL" which was sung with will, the en-
tire congregation rolling up volume Of
music with hearty good will.
Rev. Hughey charges us with an at.
tempt to ruin the sale of his bugle blast
against Catholicism. We announced the
price to be 25 cents which was incorrect
1t is sold for so cents and amt dear at that
price So the reverned gentlemans ad-
mircrs say.
The members of the conference are
evidently wsll-pleased with the hospital
ity of their entertainers and when the
subject is preached speak out in meeting.
They are very welcome to all we Cairo
tics have. Our boundless hospitality has
chickens for them all.
| Nearly all the laymen in attendance
at the conference are candidates for the
delegsteship TO the general conference, and
considerable wire working is going on
under the bush. There are also quite q
number of preachers candidates for dele
gate, but they are not very demonstrativc
in their efforts to secure votes
The Presbyterian church was we'll
filled yesterday afternoon by preachers
and laymen, who listened with evident in.
terest to Col. Giaze's philippe against ca
tholicism. The colonel read his lecture.
1t contained very little original matter,
but much of the incorporate language of
abuse. He denounced the Popes, through
all the line Of apostolic succession, as ras-
calls and murderers, and declared, with en-
phasis, that no Jealous Catholic could be a
good and true citizen OF the United States
government. He concluded by informing
his audience that he was organizing an
anti-Catholic league, and would DO pleased
10 instruct all who wished to Join the cru
SADIE in the secret work of the organiza-
ton. The colonel was followed by
the Rev Mr.. Hughey, good ofi-hand
"knock i'm down and sit i'm up again"
talker, who said ditto to the colonel's
abuse and demanded that the people
should arouse and meet "the anti-Christ,
his unholiness, the Pope" and put him
down. These gentlemen are attempting
to rS-awakcn the old know-nothing mon
ster and may succeed, but he will again be
laid low by the ballots of the people.
Catholicism has 10 much right to flourish in
this republic us Methods and the charge
that no Catholic is a patriotic citizen is as
foundationess as the "bottomless pit -
about which Brother Hughey talks so
much. The Catholic church is not a whit
more of u political church than is the
Methodist, and, even if it were, what do
Col. Glaze and Mr.. Hughey propose to do
about itH Do they intend to use the
sword or oppressive legislation? If they
use either they will set on example that
will veI them, for the time may Gene
when the Presbyterians or the Baptisss
who believe Methodism to be great evil
shall denounce the Methodist church a
dangerous and demand its suppression
We believe Col. Glaze and Rev. Hughey
could be better engaged than in striving
to bring about condition Of affairs tina
may result In bloodshed and anarchy
Catholicism, IL it is wrong doctrine, ma!
DO put down by using the weapons q
reason ; aud II it cannot be thus destroys'
It deserves TO stand.
|
ARREsTEp.-A well-known citizen &
this city was day, or two since, before on
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