The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-01
THE CONFERENCE.
REPORT OF THE FOURTH DAYS
PROCEEDINGS.

] uuCltl ny bIbNHeT y. L ~ wis.
The minutes OF Friday were read and
approved
TIE transfer of Rev. Strange Brooks from
the Iowa Conference to this confer
enco was announced by the bishop and his
name placed on the roll.
On motion Of DIR. Allyn, Brother Z. A
Hoyt was elected assistant secretary, to
take charge of the railroad passes.
ELDERS.
The eleventh question was taken up
WHO are the effective elders3 The char
sc,er of several Of the brethren was passed.
rsEEpMES's AID SOCIETY.
Rev. g. /. Barrett Of the Illinois Con-
ference and agent of the of the F. A. s., was
introduced to the conference.
Brother C. L. Houts presented the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted
Resolved, That We will cordially receive
| Brother Barrett as agent for the Freemen's
Aid Society," and cooperate with him IN
his agency.
| MKENpREE coLLEoE.
Reports from this college were present.
ed by Brother Corrington and referred to
tho committee on education. Brother
Sears presented report Of monies re-
csived for McKendree college, which was
referred without reading TO the educational
committee.
The stewards report was read and
was on motion recommitted.
| DEAcoSs.
The question Of deacon's orders was
taken up. j.. s. Morrison presented the
recommendation of Alexander Keown,
from Green County Quarterly
Conference for election to deacons orders.
Committee reported and he was elected.
T. Joy presented the recommendation
of Edmund Root from Olney Station.
Quarterly Conference FOR election of d.a-
cons orders. Committee reported
and he was elected. Also
Martin d. Gillett, Francis NJ. Graves and
George Il. Roberts were presented and
duly elected.
Conference adjourned to p m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Conference convened at the appointed
hour.
After the reading Of the minutes by
Brother Brooks, singing hymn by the
congregation, and prayer by Reverend Mr.
Brooks, q motion was made and seconded
that the conference should take recess o
half Gil hour, in which to talk over the wo
man question.
" Mrs. Allyn, wife Of DR.. Allyn, of lie
banon, Ills, then read some statistics, afte
u few preliminary remarks, in which tn
V speaker expressed herself as feeling niue
N embarrassed at speaking before such a
ie audience, she read report Of The W.
IN mans Society for missionary work in til
or church. During the last year about So
ID 600 had been raised. She could not "a
he how many missionaries were in the hel
lie but there were two in India and two
his China. DR.. Allyn spoke at some lcngt
I'VE on the endowment of scholars in the &C
Try leges and semminaries. Alexander keow
by OF Green county, would be one of one hu
BED dred to pledge $40, 900 dollars to endow
IL, school for the education of ladies for N
ted sionary work.
be Brother Davis said he thought GROUP
lie playing was entirely to popular to orga
us ize society for female missionary wor
oon.o .ssolu'ions for the organization
Female Foreign Missionary Societies wo
read and adopted.
A mofiop was made IN rpsDrnp ponfe
ence business. Carried.
he The minutes Of the mornings procee
e. ings were read and approved.
ut THE STEWARDS REPORT
- was then read After considerable discu
lss sion, on motion to amend that part Of Il
". report giving $50 dollars to Bro. Turne
er' the superanuated clergyman, it was
ew last decided to divide said $50 betwe,
II, Bro Robbins and Sister Spencers chll
lu' rem, leaving the poor superannsted brot
~ er Turner out in the cold. Some Of Il
u'' brothers objected to the amendment, ur
49, ing the fact upon the conference that aft
- = man had labored SO many years
- Chrsts Kingdom they thought he shou
~ be taken care of by his brethren in t
W. church. Alas for human nature, Il
- august body could not look at it in tn
l.. light.
T. After much more discussion on the sar
- subject, considerable excitement preva
. ing, Dr. Allyn requested tho privilege
80 reading a report from the laylnan comm
M tee Of the church.
u FREEDMBSs AID SOCIETY.
The report on tho Freedmens Aid so
VI ETY. was then read and adopted.
CHURCH EXTENSION.
". The report on church extension "
,il read and adopted, and the treasurers
is. port of the same society, with coll.ctio
% Of moneys, was read.
nm MINISTERIAL AID.
40, The treasurer's report on the Minister
as Aid Society was read by Brother HarI
Reports were received from all the bre,
IT, rem, some tifty-four, a little less than OF
In. half Of the conference.
,ri. Resolutions were read as follows I'll
moneys receiyed for ministerial aid eli =,