The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-03-12
Correspondence.
For The Republican,.
St. Joseph M. E. District Confer
enCe.
1Continucd from last uceh'. !

J
Committee on Memoirs presented the
following, in relation to the death OF
Bro. John Van Gundy, which was un-
animouslv V adopted by rising vote:
Another veteran in the person Of
John Van Gundy, ST., for many years
resident OF Irish Grove. has been gath
cred to his fathers The sad event oc-
Cured on Friday, Aug. eth. 1874. The
deceased was IN the 10Th year ot his
age, and the 5ith Of his membership III
the church. \ sketch OF his valuable
life aud services is here given, but as he
was citizen of AtchiSon county, and
our circulation is mainly confined to
Andrew, we omit it. Ed. REP.
On motion, committee were granted
time until next conference to prepare
memoirs of Bro. c. Swauk and ". An
dcrSOn.
Conference adjourned with bencdic-
ton by Rev. j. McClung.
SECOND DAY-AFTERN0ON SESSION.
Conference met. Presiding Elder in
the chair: devotional exercises conduct
ed bv Rev. j. \. Showalter. The pas
tor of White Cloud, Kansas conference,
was introduced to the conference.
Literary exercises were taken up.
On motion it was ordered that criti-
cisms be voluntary and restricted to one
criticism from each member.
Rev. ". Cowley read IN essay on the
subject "Brotherly Love-" which was
duly criticised.
Rev. |. $. Hall read an excellent
essay on The Divinity Of Christ, " which
was favorably criticised by u number
present.
Committee on appointments presen-
ted their reports. which was adopted,
(see appointments.)
Rev. Samuel Taylor read an essay
on The Witness of the spirit" essay
was brief and pointed.
Committee on Missions presented
their report, which was re-commlttad.
Bro. Huffman was added to the com
mittec, and on motion. committee were
granted until next District Conference
to present their report.
! Rev. w. r. Ely read an exhaustive
! essay on the subject "Or~in Of Evil;H a
careful course of preparation was mani
! fest
Rev. John Gillics read an essay on
wharfage and Divorce" subject thor
oughly handled, showing deep study,
and careful preparation. On motion
Bro. Gillies was requested to furnish
his essay for publication.
Committee on programme were gran
ted until the opening of the next Con
terence year. to make their report.
Committee on Sunday Schools, report
As follows: There are A. schools with
in the bounds of the conference, some
have suspended for the winter, those
in operation, arc in fine condition.
WHEREAS; The Sunday School i,
the nursery of the church and one o
the GREAT inStrumentalitie for the con
version of the world: therefore,
Res0lrcd, that we hereby pledge our
| selves TO renewed effort to advance it~
claims, and to have all classes, old anl
Young, earnestly engaged in the work
RCS0lUcd, that we recommend the or
ganization of schools at every available
point.
Rc5oyrcd, that we recommend pastor;
to preach special sermons on Sunday
School work, and that we commend
the S 5 Journals, and Rerean Lesson
Leaves. to be used in ali our schools.
!, "; chri1Srox, n; ntSi } Com.
The following resolutions was adopt
ed:
! Pcso1ccd, that it is the sense of thi
conference, that the women engaged IL
what is commonly called the NV oman
Crusade" are doing a grand and nobl
work. and that we will, in every prope
way. second their efforts in this thci
effort to put down the evils of intempc
rance. s. HUFFMAN, ro,,
w. X. Ely.
Committee on Church Extension re
ported rs follows, which was adopted:
1t il the sense of this Conference tha
the cause OF church extension demand
larger contributions for its support tina
: other benevolent objects under tn
church, except missions; therefore,