, 1876-10-10

leading parts In tho narrative. with something
OF ttle sau1c stSIo u Mr. oioooy' anu "as we'll
Tho s.,,,rg <,o.o ,v,t,, +bo ,oroa,,., H.,
tho Roy. Mr. 3nenccr. -
In vlcw Of the session Of tho Methodist Con.
ferenco At the Centenary u. E.. Church this
week. tao presence IN tns caty 81 Msuop Boy
Rev ~ Fnwi"r t1nsrs hn. IL hra,, nr.eos.n ~
ii tho absence Of iii, Moody, ~ jcnr utle or
both these distinguished prcacicrs nj Tic Taber-
naclc. = Is a!eo announced that MGssTs. Need"
sn .n rNrt ,i i" ~ Ie a. aG,.,r ~ os
arcuunt Of want of aonc nf tis l,rat n,,inft aui
cvangelistic talent IN tho world, always except
Ing Mr. Moody
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ROCK RIVER CONFERENCE.
r1,r ru,urv.aavrsr,t srss,on
os n,ck Rivcr confcrnnrc nr thc n. r cn,rc,,
vi, $780, =. a." Csa.s. Ts....,. S1.e'' ~
VIII convene NJ Inc een'ehafy cnurei,' on hloh-
roc street, near Morgan, on "Wednesday mor,'-
tng, Oct, ii, at 0 o,clork. On tho evening prc-
y,ot,s thc c1,,tomarv -rc,,,,ion Vii In
t",d j.. ~ ,"a.,'aa re =. ,sI,, .,,n a.. "u w
ncia III tnc 'cetuse-Foom a. nn'sa thc WISHING
and resident members and their families Will
meet informally. 1t happens this year that the
oneniur Of the Conference corresponds in data
viii ~, ,nn,,o1 r1,ur.t, .,,foh,c ~ fn,,nrorv
~ ~, ~ 4a .wa .sa.a sa." ~ '.a'5'
anu 80 tae t"o e7ehts arc 10 oe uh'teos anu
general good time OF q social character, for
which this congregation ia noted, will be m nd.
dtttonsl feature Of tic oneuipg,
Tb"sa 49,. -, .n,, ra.sons ,x,,,. ~. ,,o.,,..
1hefc aio n'u*'s 'e""oHs WY LUG eatnc7ag o.
tho Conference t1ls ycar Is iraught With much
more tilnn ordinary interest to tho members of
tho 1catltp. American Protestant deno1nina-
tions. It ID tho centcnnial year Of orr tn,,o-
T'o1. - - w ..a -, ~. ". '"uo
pehueaco ~ nat'o''t auu NV oa''ieu ot wesley
has been so closely identified with tho birth,
growth, properties, ana advcrsitica of the
I1nttcd Htatcs. tlat II yonl bc difficult n wrftc
,'ista-y NJ Ms.hnS,.,n ~ n,"r,a ,,.,,s,,. "s,
a.et"ss VI .ac1"ouis'a !" 41nestea Without
elVihK pretty soHplotc compendium Oh the
untiOn's history. Tic important part which the
the followers Ut Wesley took In our carly str1,r-
pics md nroercsa. both in ean,n md t.i, an,
tsm,nris nrc Wrii tnn,rn. ami .,h|dfats hnr"
hea,, 'rra,,ncnt IN evcry srsrt drnartwro l., ~
Ina n In,11nr, nfvanr;,.nI mali" ,ritim H., T."
nast century, Noia5Iy bas ILLS r1eat Ghursl,
,nna frrndnrn nnti tl,n, NJ y s"rr,,;rs uhth
s"nrccIy Inv" hccn % rrn;ctcd ot H. t,ne
md Under tic ctrr1,nstHnrce. cvru IN
ss.a Sn az ts gSnsra ~
aiavcrv ca1nc mr., fl;shot, AmIrrws. am ~ tho
sn,ti,;.rn Wfshnns. WA sjnrcI,niiera ,u1 o tho
EnrtIcTn hra,,rG II thn cht,,rh whtc m r
thn bon m H. fook M
1fSn snd Che sttS % ihs sn sna was nasksa By
ot th1s isstr.i tha Ast1od!st Chnren nari,.d r.
self tn IL ts mi!die & ad fso tSat te las r.
"" tbc W T. r,"rh S"fS Il WS rra', 11g, tI,n1s
c1st ancss hMa,sc nun ~ the ica,itn@ ,osss osss
II imnlistinn at1il tsnnkanfyjnts Ut tia a3nrnaI.
ieg Co,,i[ssIsnss i; found Il liz probable fcaaion
iro,, r1turrI, hnv 1,niIssurhcG ~ 1,"nrr.,Iiea1
~ n,liti.'l l,nes thc ius, .no5ai ~.
Snr!.,'t. n rn,m,mittc ,xns @ annn,te1 ~ ,recs 9I
1iks con,oittcs iron I'll In so,thsrn ~ frcra1
6oaistsass, w!'o :''; ssul T. togs,hs5 discuss tic
Hr"eI nn Il nossiIie fnr.n,to anna h,sts S'su ~
5..,inSshin a,nt ,o,,nion. Tl,o tas With tcee e
au ,,,nr9k ,aa 1 ,asH NJ, "e . 'Sse
noure, nimnst ,nsnn"r"i1e lh"sc war"
~ nwncSsn In rs,,rrl' nrnncrsv ~ In suttInts
md 1nanv minor 1nattsrs of vsTntinr. I'm ro9,,
tr tns 'n{ ,u} nii, ~ H.. ~ nrar,,sa ~ M.iatin
tert nus nna " ao vm,s ~ ,t al
1otoeaaaase, 'ne ogstastie xaa.,shcu ottole "olH
~ ,rri' ,irarn1ecs axtstcJ x"r. S
otro,,mcS amI H. Irnii,njnnr,"t nrrssnru ~ ty
gra'@ marriage ot tug Southern any, Northern
I.!: 9Tauenea ~ no,y au. otesna1 unlon; alter
myosce a. n dY 1 %ey ysaiss, ,,' mGrc ~ agrSea
a aoe tlIs % hoss OF sctioiIss iatiU s aaa 'a's'
lao tl Mes19a'se ,'sa. NMusct NoI.n comprises
eghtyIsnlsney ss gyG EoutStenees anu tnemnefsll ol
PYLE !o s'., inese ape 1, aoas conferences ~
lp; ass orrrsa o M nGeS 'et ,+ woicteo os r ~ lie
WIN church property aegregating ii yaluss
rn Tfer s"o ras.,,,q ana quarter @ n''Js. ns n'shoP
t,Io n!io11a Hs, nn"ntIH Ill., pt,,! uas chatse "
~ tlIo Church. and waa Widely known oofuro l!is
election To tne hlshopr1e Us "; no!u educator,
hayng been for mai,y years PRESIDENT Of lhe
laoiuha AsDufY University u urccneastle, Ind.
are slx t!lstrets Wit. Presiding Eldera, as fol-
!nws; RoSki3rd. Elder W \. uraYi Di19n,
Elder v. .. Huntington; Mcntota, Elder ".
9sooaie!..owi ,Ereep9It, Elder VI. IL: Itbbals; !;
Joliet, Elder ". y: 0!9ss; Chicago, Elder A.
J. Jatkins. Presiding Elders aEe elected for onc
year, anu may 1e rc-electeI, provided thAt no
ot.e con pteaide over tl!e sas''s listr!rt
ipr more thah TOUR consecutive yeara. " tlle
liat s!ygh above tue positions now lIeld BY Elders
dray, ltarrlngt0n, mud uoodfclloW WILL bcc0sle
yacant, aud he flllcd At tue approaching Annual
Goiltefehce: feature OF Tue business SESSIONS