, 1876-10-17

finsj i,sjcs:x; sSs; ~ s sv j. c. e O. Tytsse ya,ss :S;
si0: II. st. fiI,bals, sJl: tioodfciow, III; T.
y. Dayls, *n; J.: t'anIobelI. ~: Hartman,
;r'n, 70; Mt'1er s a cE1" T; sto; Ws.'s!' *19 T.
burn. sltj: !. Warrior, sl0: !. Caldwell, sit;
i +: Springer i'll; II. Clsrk, 10; % t.iii;spc,, pic,
:lo: 4. r. Selaonnaker; sloj F;P: Clcveien.
oliowei D A sio; XII 4tkinso % so; sso a Teteer s'o: :
Spencer. STU; Rlsoatlcs,. $iQ:. Campbell, s.;
drummer, *!5; Corwin, g; ". tiaysr', slo: ].
50; c. Brookint, sio: Crews, s1o; y.
j. Burns, sl5: Mfrt;uil!n, *t0; e. 4. lux, SID;
shcpterd, t2i;' Dr. Wcntworti,, sid: j. i. wi.
s$: !: &. Giark, I'D; j lay 'i; s.te;r: sio; i. "
N!nhttw, *;; :. sapp, ft0; a. 7. Nec.]llani,
s1n: I.c ciendennl's, $40; Mira. Dr.: Edwan!l:,
s,l.'; xsln; D. 7: .GGorsr, u; !, Myers, tle; oE:
Natc, 81; W.T. stewart, I'D; jowcit, siio; !.
y. Stewart, f!0; 8. q. A1nk!cr, 81: ". II.
Axtsll, s.; +. ~ lfardIn, $40; j. j. David, s2U;
i. bcntty, 2j; George X. lIooner, 81: II, G,
Willing, slo; 4. II. Nse'ihafn. e' IS. ''' "
A liot[o' to amend tho rcAtrIclcl rules 80 as
TO change In paragraph <eycnty the words
sescn'El-t,tnc ITO fosty-iise" wis not carried,
tue niatttr bcng postponed Until 10 o'clock tlfs
tnorntny.
THE rnrAcnEft's AID SOCIETY
IIclA tte an','ai scsFIon IN tic afternoon, tho
Ncv. Dr. l.. Rorfng presiding. .>.
ueNtlOIal exercises Wtra conducted hy tic
Rcy. Air. Cartright. who read one of the Psalms is
Ut Ages"
stennrlal services for tho deceased members
L1nehargcr, who delivered un address nthc Int
!. Wrles Dasison, who died Mt Dixon, Jan. IL,
1870, ut the age of &c, having been a church
member for nvgr t1fty years.
The Rev. Or. Hitchcock next spoke upon the
NE ani character Of the Iatc phtlo judson,
whose deatll occurred March 27, 1876.
Prayer, was then offered by the Rev. DR..
Hitchcock.
THE TREASURER,
fhe Hev. LII. JcTctt, next gave lis report:
.1lecetyed for the year cni'~,: Oct. 0, 1870. On
claims. the following amounts wers received and
Stra. H. 4. Decker. 9o.oo
Mrs. 4, Z. WisIslow. w...................... el0.00
Mrs. Mary DAWSON. n...................... $4,000
A'As' k@' 1AuAOH..sss'.s +..+.....,... JIQ.UU
Total receipts ;o0. 90
AIhoutscmcnts.. ...s........ !. ssst5. III
Gu moti"n of the Rev. Mr.. schoontnaker tic
officers Of t-*c Society were reelected fur the
Thc hsy: II. 81. rnrkhurst said he had been
informed that a,cnctlciArles Of the Society llGd
been debarred from assistnnec FROM the fifth
|oiCCl"H UEGHAHE VI lHett HC1nE WIDOWS Q1 tjE-
cease.i t, members Of the Society. lie thought
TINT unfair. Tue stewards Of the Conference
refused, probably because they did not consider
widows ~ wlo lad received si,D9 from the 81
right. Tie wtslows ought to lave tho bcneilt of
the itith collection rs we'll as widows of preach-
ers wi1 were not Inc1ntcss vi the Society.
Tug discussion branched otf TN the question
whether members sllonlt! be allowed to pay
their dues By giving thlrty-lay notes with 10
per cent interest.
4 resolution tl,at every member should nav
casl, was !fnnlly laid or. thu tahIr.
flle Ceinmittee appointed ut the last meeting
s'1,xns, o. lewiston Of this Constitution were lis
Tie Conference then adjourned untn thts
morning.
HTMS-noox REVISION.
The last General Conference Of the Methodist
Epscopal Church at Its session In Baltimore
lust May, appointed a committee 10 rcytsc the
hyMn-b.1k wltctll,as been In tire by tut dcno,ut-
nation since 1919. The Committee Ut Fifteen ia
divided into three sections, with headquarters
respectively ut Chcago, Boston, and New York,
Tho Cllfcugo SECTION held session lust week
ahd made some progress In nrrasI.ing necessary
R'elN,alln,les Na, xas Ihe entire c9ittee IT, meet
ard suggestions relating to tic nrw book are
asked for by the Committee. The uew book
Will appcaF in nlotlt two Or three years.
iNClsEAsE or CRIME
erowdsd, Thc rev. NJ. 1nscj, of st boston, DC. d.
liyercl n lecture OH "Ttu IMrrcilsc Of Crinle,'t
lie proved All interesting speaker. Tic picture
tlIat hr drew Of the MANNERS Of tic tt1Ic was
ruther 1ark-enlorek but s,c !lal Ills remedies On
Ilaud. Atheism Ind taken u wonderful growth
within a few years, aud especially perplcxlng to
tho ChFIstian work was the liberal Sentiment
TINT had attained SO Wide It scope, rendering
account. Still, llc hoped fnr bet.rr tluys. The
Church wls awake 1t waA necessary to 1,ay
Ercnter attention to tho religious elucation u
the youth, and one great point to be maintained
was tho reallng Of the Bible III the schools.
THIS MORNING.
The devotional exercises Ut the Conference
ths morning will be conducted by Mess7s.