, 1876-10-15
THE 1IETHODISTS.
All that Was Done by the Rock
River Conference Yesterday.
The Monday Prayer-Meeting7;--A Dis
course on the Martyrdom Of
Stephen.
ROCK RIVER CONFERENCE.

ROCK RIVER CONFERENCE
MORNING SESSION.
The Conference OF Rock River Eas called t
order yesterday morning at the Centenaf
Church by Bishop Bowman.
The first business accomplished was the adoE
tion of a resolution that the ministers shoul
be allowed to remain in their charges until ATTIC
the Presidential election, no matter VIVA
changes might be made in regard to their ap
pointments, SO that they should not be dlstran
chscd BY change Of residence.
i request was received from the Chicago Ke
lief and Aid Society, asking that the Rev. e. &
Alurdell be reappointed Superintendent OF thai
Society. Referred.
The reports Of Presiding Elders were ther
taken up at the point where they we're suspend
| cd on the previous day. The Rev. Mr.. Tibbals,
| Of the Frccport District, reported a favorable
condition of affairs in his ueighborhood.
The Rev. Mr.. Angel, OF Boston, was allowed
| to address the Conference in behalf Of the So
ciety for the Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals.
Iu Illinois only $1,000 was expended annually
for this kind Of Christian work, and be thought
| that people should take more interest it, and
| spend more money.
The Rev. DR.. Rust, President OF the Freed
/ mems Aid Society, addressed the Conference,
stating the condition Of the negroes In the South
and giving the prospects of the Society.
| Bishop Bowman added few words, claiming
that the Society WAS doing good work for the
whites as well as for the colored people,
The following were formally admitted to full
connection: Harman T. Clcndenning, Andrew
/. Scott. Ambrose Perry, John +. Burns, Cole
G. Davis, Charles f. Cook. The candidates
we're addressed by the Bishop, who asked the
usual questions and administered the CUSTOM
ary advice. He told them to study carefully
the discipline and hecome good Methodist
one about women. lie said that he wished
more particularly to caution the candidates
against imprudeuce in their association with
women. He said that NOWADAYS there was
and espccinl delight seemed to be taken By them
in publishing ministerial scandals. Of course
the publishers were worldly men, and were not
to be 50 much blamed for tic injury that they
did. But ministers were especially Liable to
them to be very guarded. Young
women we're often ant to run after
ministers, and would like to be mlnistcrs' wives
II minister went q few times with q young
woman, she might think he was attached to her,
be trouble.
Mcssrs. Hoffman and Cook were continued on
trial, Mr. Perry was withdrawn BY reason Of his
Ia 1etu' W ~ aua, anu eut otncs canuldases
"e'e ao1111tcu ~ lulI coanect1on.
Afl6hSooN sEssrVS.
lno annlsetsai5y i5 ekg1c'ses M OF inc Eoueatlona1
". Qnerean presiding.
me uevoslonal exercises were conducted BY t
the Rev. Mr.. Moore, OF Sycamore.
frol. 9laude'L4e, OF aurora, spoke upon an |
cdueated membership Of the church, aud the |
best facilities for obtaining it. There was
need OF an educated membership and ministry,
and without IT the work OF the church could not
80 on successfully. his second point was the
bearing OF an educated membership on the Sum
Gay school, as the latter must draw its teachers
auu officers from It. Third, an educated men, |
bership helped the accumulation Of funds for
work. 1t also aided the periodical aud book in
OIL education, and regarded the seminary or pre-
paratory school as the more important than
either the common school or college, as it occu-
pied the middle ground between them.
Inc Kew. e: Il. Fowler spoke. He began by
saying that there were many outside agencies
[or eaucation; OUTSIDE Of the ministry one OF
Inc 1r6t in Importance Tas the press. The
newspapers gave the news Of the day, and were
therefore educators. Ict they co:ld not corner
J man In an argument, and were not therefore
@ be counted among the educators for the
Church. He had heard it siad, once, after an
ELOQUENT sermon, that the one who delivered it |
;ould write the most eloquent extemporane-
'us sermon nc had ever read" Another cdu-
:ator was the university Here was one only |
nlfL7 minutes ride from tue church where the
'e e Understood that the institution was sadly in
hinrs. fret n Roar1 IT Trnstoas. s,aards
;oard Of Trustees, and third, q Board OF Trust
es. tic had been there and knew ell about :