, 1876-10-17

&aaA&h"AA AAVNAsu4N0as :.
The devotional exercisca with which yestcr-
day's session Of thu Rock River Conference be-
gan were conducted by the Rev. II. L. Martin.
Bishop Bowman presided, unl as the first order
Of business presented the certificates Of ortfna-
ton Of the candidates who were ordained SUN
day Afternoon.
The following werc advanced to the order Of
Dcaeons OF tho second class: William G.
Craven, ". X. Beau, ]. 8. Norris, p. G. stsre,
j. II. Conlcy, Z. ". Drew, Rufus Congdou, ".
4. Adrun, j. II. Northrup, J. II. Clcnacnning.
Brother ". II. Smith was added to the Cou-
mittre oil Memoirs.
THE sTEwARDs OFFERED THEIR REPORT
"a follows: Chartered fund, 81, Oh. o. claims,
Si,8sl.5Q; al!owetl, 20 per cent
Sume discussion followed as to tic adoption
Of the seport, certain of the claims allowed not
being satisfactory to sumo Of the members.
Tho report, as read, wns tiually adopted.
Tile following were introduced to the Confer
c''co: Bishop Fallows, Of tho Reformed Episco-
pal Church; the ReY. j. ". Lex, Of Georgia;
tho Rov. Or. Graham 'of tho Indiana Confer
encc; tho Rev. Mr.. 1I4yeu,aycr, OF tho Gen.
tral Illinois Conference; the 1acv. ]. Il. Kellogg,
Ct The Sew Z. Yo1k Con,ferenee; tho Rey. ". B.
The regular order was suspended to allow tho
lnculbcrs Of the Mendoza District to present u
number OF books to Elder Gootlfclluw. Tho
Bishop mntle u fcw remarks III presenting the
volumes, aud Elder 04odfcllow responded ap-
proprlate'y.
Ths question, "Who rulnain on trial." was
swc, tsa taken W Eawh Esdtar e xr9a Mrqo TnGmas
A.:lolpl.as II; Nscdham, samuel II. Davis, Isaae
Whteonb, William Il. Holmes, Cyrus C. Love.
]oy| a deorEg II. hc}rew. They were all eontn-
rrpf II
holding the next meeting. Princeton. Kanka-
kce, Sycamore, were discussed, aud Princeton
was DECIDED upon.
WEAK CHURCHES.
Tho Special Committee to investigate the
condition Of tho sublcttc Church anll tho t;a.
lena Street Church reported through the Chair
,nat the Hey. DR.. Tiffany. T4e Galcna Strcet
Chutgll was IN this condition: TAcro had been
Ssa sssn sa o. oas susssrsn oa s
Isen ..'uceed: The i!sIuities of thup suIletto
Church wero In tie sha]p Ut motto Of $2,SO0
ssrlptions hau been pledged to tho amount OF
s,u1 aud tho pastor Thought 4 thu balance
could " raised the peopla OF sablette wuuld
suise $500 more Thu Committee declined TO
make my snEgcation in thu matter.
'rhs XIV. Dr: Tiffany gayo . shoft history Of
the sIhletto Church. 1t Was built some yeatH
ago, part ot the money befng furnished BY tie
Conference. OIL condition thAt subscriptions bu
4AAAG W l!GOEuo VI EuQlHkL W EOfET tllS rb-
nla!nlcr. After the church WaA built, several
persons Who hatl subscribed went bark on THUR
word In most disgraceful mnnncr. The cl,urcl,
was now about to be sold on mortgage, aud
sold without redemption. One good man Of
thu place was In danger Of losing hla farns b.
cause Of bis extra generosity III snleavorlng to
save ths church, -. =.
After remarks BY Elder Ooodfellow, Dr.. Tif-
fany, and the Rev. c. u. Tnlsdcll, the latter
offered tho following resolution. which was
adopted:
Rtsolrsd. That the Church. Extension Society Of
tho lock Ihsur Conference be requsstea to advance
u, 600 10 old the SA6lette Church.
Chaplain McCabo suggested that subscr,p-
tfons be taken from the members Ut the Con-
ferencc Immediately.
The Rev. c. q. Trusdcll thought that the
pastors of tho Conference might pay per cent
on their salaries TO save tue church.
The Hoy. Or. Tiffany thought that 1t would be
falrer to graduate the assessment 90 that min-
tsteIs With $l,oD pay, per cent, those With
$ou0 pay par cent, those with 5000 pay
per ccnt, and so Oh.
CLERICAL SUBSCRIPTIONS.
II was dcclur4 to take up subscriptions, aud
the kes. G. G. Tzuedcll wis appointed Treas
Arer Of the fund. Following are the donors;
Blahop Bowman, $40; the Ray. II. Jut-