, 1877-10-11

AMI. when that If ~ q. Sheldon was reached, the
Elder announced that he had on,ethng RF,lnst
ttnt petAnn. Tho charge WAS that OF immoral
~ In retaining $lt.5l Ut conference funds col.
ectcd by him on st, Mary'a crruit in lB1H antl
L. breaking his repeated promise to ray un.
lhe specifications were signed hY q. ". Burns,
on bcEalf OF the church At Macutnb.
On motion, srecial committee Of thirteen
,!sts u the Rev. II. II. Trisgs, 8. aearlc, G. /.
s,tt.. hntts, r; Il; Ga'tMrEht' 4. y Met!er; M n
ing, William Clark, John Hitchcock, J. Wnr,slc,
!icat, thc Rcv: ". IL Il. ifaiaSt s Secretary. The M
Rer. Joseph Caldwell was appointed to repre-
sent t!c church, und tho Kev. J. ". Agard ior
:, Df; :. A. W. Jcwct, presented u request TO
tlie Bishop TO arrange the Presiding Elders dis
believed that by a Encouragement Ut this kind II
would he possible to cqpalize the charges, and
Thereby relieve tile more hard-workes. sncmbers.
Elder .iutksns was opposed to working tn thc
were intended 10 he made. II tho work OF The
PrcsltlinE Elder was intended TO be merely per.
tunctory, the hlstrtcta were not largo enough:
but II hts work Was to be an actual, active su.
Tho Iiey. iii. Axtelt thoueht It might be nos.
shte TO So digilc tho Chicago District along llc
i.ics Of ralrUad 10 divide It Into two or three
ltstrists, aad III this manner equalize the work
anu the Income.
Tile resolution was then put to vote, and
pscvallc BY 81 to IL. It 10 merely All express
sion of opinion, and as tho Hshop Is opposed 10
effect.
The journal having been corrected, arrange
1lcnss were inadc for the meetings Of commit
tees and the Conference adjourned after sing.
t'.g ~ tioxoloky, Dr.. jutkins pronouncing thu
6cnedfction.
TIE PREACHERS ARD SOCIETY
held an anniYcreary meeting In the afternoon,
Elder +. n. boring IN tho chair The Rev. i.
4. ". JeWett spike briefly Of tho object Of the
SoclctY, and advocated its claims on Tho clergy,
tic l!tc Of the late Father Leonard tho Hey.
Mr.. shodans performing tile sutnu Office tor the
late Rev. Charles Perkins, the only two mcr,-
beF: Of tho Rock River Conference who have
maker aIto rall t1bato to Tho Uniform Chris
tim character Of MI. Perkins Officers for tho
ensuiag year wcrc olsytcd. Chairman, T..
NJ. Dpting; Secretary. j. Q. Foster; Treas
LIZ. Inxs M 'fssbt bi n9'a boosssSc Ct ssn1sss
c. g.. TEuesdalc, Harper Crews. The Society
has about 19o members. Asso*smonts fur
deatls arc 10 conts per head. A eonmlttec Of
0yc wcre appointed to revise tho consutution
nnu report at the next conference.
In THE EVENING
the church WaA crowded tt lis fullest capacity,
the occnsloh being tho educational anniversary.
{. E. Mandi7ille prcs!dcd, and dwcit ot .'eurtl,
~ shV "I$EnntsJ Aoa kAS EAuhE VI
education. Taking tho report of Inst year ss a
basis, the speaker showed that tho Motho.ltsts
wcru not doing 30 much for education ~ they
should. In the publtc schools Ilc moral nature
OF tue pupils was ignored, anl It was moot
polnt whether tic State had right to
mako appropriations for higher education.
A. I. NEEDHAN
leplorod tho growing tCL1ency townF1 SECULAR.
tzatlou OF The public schools, and claimed that
tho Church must take education In hand. 4
godless cdulatton Was serious evil, as had
been shown II! British Indfs, where the DengAlcc
youth left tho State schools with thorough
contempt for religion. The Church has demon
stTatca It's power to provide for higher ctluca-
tfon, for tbs churches support w colleges
While there are only twcnty.cight State colleges
IN the Unlon. Christian parcuts should not al
low any seeming Advantages offered by State
institutions TO Induce them 10 place children
whcrc religion WAS ignored and skeptlcism Gu
coussgcd.
DIR. c. IL. FowLHn
spoke Of the necessity Of thorounhnes8 In edu-
catton, and advocated tho study Of urcck,
Latin, and mathematics "a u mcans OF intellec-
tual drill. Tho speaker considered TIM study
Of religion ana Of subjects concerning mnn's
Immortality much more important than natural
sciences. lie approved OF common SCHOOLS, and
compulsory education thercin, but thought it
not tho province Of tho 8tnte ~ glYo higher
education. This must be obtained under the
control Of tho church. State uuIyerkitics arc
doomed in tho future, for, when Chrlsttans
Withdraw their sons, even tho worldly will hest.
tate to p2tronizo them.