Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-05-09
From the Mornvian.
The Recent District Conference Mt
Graceham.

(iraceham.
The Plan of holding Annual DIS
triet Conferences is still new one IN
our Church. 1t was adopted at the
SYNOD, convened at York, Penn, in
1870, and as yet only two such gath
erings had taken place, in each OF
the four districts of our Province,
before the beginning of the present
year. As new undertaking, it
must first approve itself thoroughly
useful to the Church, ere it can hope
for continued existence. 1t has
therefore been somewhat of a ques.
ton, whether, after a few years OF
trial, the District Conference, would
be able to hold its own, beside It's
older and stronger sister, the Pro-
yincial Svned, or whether the latter
would not come to be regarded suh-
cient for the wants Of the Churches
After an interval Of two years,
the Pennsylvania District has been
the irst to hold its Conference. AS
the other Districts are to have their
Conferences during the next few
months, it may be we'll to study the
experience of the meeting re5eEtly
held at Graceham.
The fact that double the usual
time had elapsed, owing to the NEE
ting of the Provincial Synod OF
1873 on account Of which the DIS
trict Conferences had been omitted
for the year, and that, when called,
the Conference met in the remotest
corner of our District in q small
village of Maryland scarcely known
to many Of our Brethren, so that
the first question often asked VS.
"where is Glaceham and how sh"'! We
get there this fact subjected the
new Conference plan to sewers test
and one, which it would scarcely
lave survived unless it possessed
stn,ng inherent merits. We felt tnat
in view Of these circumstances ",
We're going to the last Conference.
lie result was, however, enIncntlv
encoNra2'iS' 4l Is ''"e 1''' o'' az
~o'nt 81 me u's'''''oe ""' 60 'E!
tive difficulty Of access, tie Confer
encc at Graceham Was not so large as
might have been desired, as the hos
p''"ly p' '"o I!'''Se'S @ ''"' 'Ns,s~,oI ,.>,'," "
E'''t' '''Ss'r>n 'ne'' |'l' NO. uer,. c' -
s''e'h'eh ~ 'es" -'% '''' WIN i,. 80 "
l"rd: lie sessions ,,, VICE. ', ,,. .l','',' -, "
and lnt'Fea'InS' ne ''.' vi - ''9'' I
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1N'o, vac wv wv. c,', c'sa1 1,,l, uh;ob we hav,
nam 'ha'' any y? ''0A "''' "" ''"
"''e"ueu' y.
Another adVantsSe OF me Dis
hlct Conference was clearly Ofo"gh
out. 1t can be convened IN pace
where a larger SYNOD could not raw
met. Graceham hah not ior cehtur.
seen so many OF our ministers ah'
delegated members OF our cohsreSa
tons IN Its midst IL haa oeen pm
ing, almost dying IN It's lsoiat'oh
The Conference was nooly receive
by the villagers Moravlans AM
members OF other Chufches Tle' we.
with each IN the amp,est hoSpl'al'ty
The interest awakened IN INC comm u
nifty and III the country around W"
vel! marked me attendance on th