, 1876-05-16
AIETEIODISAI.
THE CEREBRAL CCNFEKECE.
6utctal Ufsn3teh 70 12e Tribune.

Spectai Dftpcteh 10 The Tribune
nALTsAoRE, Md., May 1.-THE most eloquent
and auvprA!ng piece of rhetoric thus far produced
upon tho platform Of the General Conference was
The aldrc'a Of the patcruai delegate om tho pfes-
byterian Church Of tho United States, who was
none other than tho famous Dr. Patton, Of Chicago.
Hld reception wns not at all 0nthusastlo 1T first,
for It iooked as II this great calrlnietic body Of
Christians Ind sent bomo slight tiIn, eharr.
fcntnrcd. specialized young thcoogue from Prince.
ton Al their representative, but before he had
spoken hnlf-h'lnzcn rcntcnces It was evident
that abavc and behind those speetscles was
ona of the clcatett Ae of bsatns In America. This
wns hnrrE1ao.nnmbcr unc. VERY soon It began 10
be Whispered round that this was the fcEeuc-hun-
Ter WHO had started Prof. Swing and driven him To
cover at btcVickers Thcatrc, and when tho clio.
1uont young doctor bcean 10 ultow how much alike
were the hcthndtat Arn,enans and tho Presbyterian
Calxintsts. and to reach out bfothehy tnnh with
arsht hearty sH.hlon Of words. that ssas snrpstsc
'ArmenIans are Cal,tn1sts when they pE.y. and
Gats'niss 1,s arc ATn,en!ana when they preach
religious thought been d'ldsd and %',g rn,ey w vo
ought each to BE- eatIshed with q hemlfphcre
%ecr III 1s.o syb !.
any G mot 90 mneh ow the sod il to o ,tsS taycd
~ q. whether 6 = there be any toul; therefore, ,you
~ ;ssss fs W:s ssss .!
t!uco Prcabytcsianiem 10 H. lowest terms, We ind
fsro sass AFes sole. tHs' Il aa f sbp,e r. ssd ssde
tsan ot n'noI'te,; sssd, t6ere i ons orst
of the mnfstry nall Of tlesc arc like yoii, and,
after NIL since your mlnihtry ts nut your Church,
s!nse laymen vote n yous n*renblfc., and .'nee
sopT aTe as Etsats y b. pedonfa 'os
rrt.by.erIan Church aftcr al: You are like ~,
al.o, IN having creed mud theology which your
,Hin1'se5s ,Hil' aro S.l bound u preach The Day
throughout thu dpYs}'8 iominfnns When Tho
iGoatsss[on II Fifth .ba!i give pisse @ to 10
end 1na 0i sn S. r. A.
douGtt1l 1os u n.tSraneo Upon the supreme deity Of
, was sEge.tiou tl.ai tic contagious Ecn!sity Of
2u0 OF 100 Mctholist preachers had modified his
customary life, which y mora Of the seminary
q the Conference was thdt, for, an old.Schoal
Presbyterian and theological Professor, there
.sas Unusual hopo Of him bsth BECAUSE Of bis
or "Wednesday no3t, 20 say tho Committee on
tho s2ok Concern Tho elections aIc to begin, and
when i Is akcn Int account thas thi5teen Gh and
ference, thers II evident need Of tho prayer. Of
good Metltodists everywhere. on its behalf. The
been notably dymotl-,rnted In the following action
Of = meeting Ut lay delegates just adlournel:
"WlIRIEAs, Changes Of the Discipline ought to
=, ;Rttolred, That on III important question. In.
voisIug snei, charges, W wifi icall for separate
Sgtss ,t, Of tho Clergy and laity."
,,ien yrya ~ tac ~ H. rnny r ',
nra oIrnrntnT th to.t ts !ves sptSt WV H.
tho Annnni ~ ~ III nho1j, ~ ~ nS
oI,ncthnr " 'hc aoo''uon OF 'ae o1cc
10 the Ux.,e,-, A.,ocfot.a pr.xs
DAtrtxoMr Md. Mny in.-ki.iop stmnsnn
DTnachcIi nj thr f;encrni i.onferencn fnidnr
memorial was presented from The I;a1ttmorc
Conferences setting forth lint tic Committs" m EI
LGt of the t}ook Cnncrrn nnnotnfe3 at f1Ic cnnnol
srpsian ~ 1B7y cniiei attention In tha inss ~
s.0l QUO uct copitAi ~ reported in 1875 al com
norrf, viii, 1H7s nnd r.ounstinr tho I,coi. En,.
inlttee ut Now To,ls in H. nnnnei <tntcsnnt r.