New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-14
Louisiana Methodist Conference.-The
Days Session.

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James in the chair, with prayer by Rev. II.
F. Abbott.
The usual disciplinary questions were
taken up, and various changes made in the
relation of men.
Father Ross, long known in the history
of Methodism in this city, was made eff
fective.
Rev. K. X. Diossy, chairman of the Com
mittee on Freedmans Aid Society, made his
report, which was adopted. Then as chair
man of the educational committee he made
the following report:
Your committee, to whom was referred
the educational interests of the conference,
beg leave to submit the following report:
We have three regularly organized insti
buttons under the patronage OF the confer
ence: Thompson University, located at Bald
win, Louisiana; Union Normal School and
Thompson Biblical Institute, located at the
| corner Of Camp and Race streets in this
| city. The school known as Thomson Uni
versity, not being well provided for in it s
| buildings, has been transferred to the Or
| phans' Home, where most of the students
| lived, and is well cared for.
| It is the opinion of your committee that
| until the building now in process OF cree
| ton by Hon. John Baldwin is completed,
| the instruction had better be given at the
| Orphans Home school building.
| Miss X. A. Colt has recently been placed
! in charge of that school, and Is doing fine
mark.
The Union Normal School has made quite
an advance during the year. Its object is
to tit young men and women, without dis
| tinction as to race or color, for teaching. Its
record shows an enrolment last term OF
| seventy inc students Bishops Haven and
| Wildey, together with DR.. Rust and others,
were present at it's last examination, and
| spoke OF its work in a highly creditable
manner and as being far beyond their ex-
pectations. The school has a regular pre-
| scribed course of study, requiring three
! years for completion with one year pre-
| paratory. Glasses are already founded in
the first and second years, which will grad
uate in due time.
The instructors for the year have been
! Professor }. S. Leavtt, A. NJ, Misses X. A.
! Colt, Annie E. Leaton, l.. A. Henley, and
| Miss Harrington.
| The object of the Thompson Biblical Insti-
tute is to prepare young men for the minis
| try Of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
| Twenty young men have been in attend
| ance during the year. In the early part of
| the year courses of lectures were delivered
| by Drs. Daley and Matlack, Rev. J. c.
Hartzell and Rev NJ. C. Cole.
! Professor J. s. Leavitt has, with the ex-
| ception of one course of lectures delivered
| by Rev. j. C. Hartzell, done all the work
| in the institute during the last term, which
| for the most part has been in common
! branches and eXpositions of portions of the
| New Testament.
1t is the belief of your committee that the
| time has fully come for our educational in
terests to take higher standing, and to
| concentrate its several branches into one
institution, to be known as the New Or
| leans University.
We believe that this plan will not only
| strengthen and enlarge, but make more
efficient and respectable our education al
| efforts.
In this view we are not alone. Bishops
| Haven, Wildly and James, together with
| Drs. Z. Q. Haven, Rust and others, have
| expressed themselves fully in sympathy
with our plans. Arrangements have been
made for charter, and III few days the
university will be fact to the honor OF
| Methodist zeal in the State. Let the Con
ference pledge its hearty and undivided
support o the university, and make 10 8
| power in the dissemination cd thorough
| culture and sound piety.
| We therefore recommend that the trus
tees of Thompson University be requested
to make it seminary, under such name a
| they think best, and then transfer th'
! property to the trustees of the New Orlean
| University, e. be held as q department o
said university.
We also recommend that the trustees y
Ames Church be requested to transfer the
| property of the Union Normal School to tn
| same board of trustees, and also that tin
| trustees of Thompson Biblical Institute -
| requested to make a similar transfer.
1t is with pleasure and high sense o
| obligation that we recognize the earnest "
forts of DR.. X. s. Bust, corresponding sec
rotary OF the Freedman's Aid Society, il
| furnishing us teachers and providing TO
their support. And we, as a conference
| tender DR.. Rust. and the society be repre-
| sents our heartfelt thanks for the iRdispen
| sable aid given us.
IL would be ungratefuf noe co mention
here the recent visit 60 our conference o
| Dr. K. .. Haven, corresponding secretar.
| OF the Methodist Episcopal Educational St
| ciety, and his excellent address during tn
| session of the conference. His valuabl
| counsel and his generous assurances of All
to our educational institutions afford IL
| much encouragement ia our work
We especially rejoice in the transfer q
| our Conference of Prof J. S. Leavitt. al
experienced educator, and respectful,
recommend the bishop presiding to appOin
him president of the New Orleans Univer
/ sity. rye also recommend that a COnferenc
educational society be organized auxiliary
to the educational society of the Methods
| Episcopal Church, and that its officers &C
as a standing committee on education dun
| ing the year.
The following resolution is offered:
ReS0lced, That we. az pastors. take tn
! collection for educational purposes. as pre-
! vided in the discipline.
The Conference was then addressed (.
the subject of collections by various brett
Pen, Rev. J. G. Hartzell and Bishop Jane
: closing the discussion with able remarks
! Conference adjourned with henedictio1 b
| Rev. Sir. Brown.
! JOiEJ Lowiow ..-Thi. genial, ioviai ger
J tiemar differs from most clowns that W
! have met with heretofore. He is carefr
and judicious in his mots and witticisms
| guarded an his language. and is. in fact,
jester. and no: buffoon. In language b
| is careful and choice: IN fact, he is so ''ga
and piquant in his speech, time vanishe
| before al, as he speaks" Go hear him b
all means. Tvoli circle lot. at lively
| o'clock NJ. and !:30 p. NJ.
The Proceedings mt New Orleans.
J Prom the Washington Chroniclel
Some members of the Louisiana delegs
ton find fault with our statement vesteI
terdav in correction of one of the TTorh
We have read what they say, but are M
able 20 sec that they make the case sII IF