, 1879-05-21
A Member Of the Cumberland Body
on Trial for Unohristian
Conduct.
The Southern Assembly En-
gagged on Questions OF
Church Polity.
Meeting Of the Rockford DISTRICT
Methodist Ministars' Asso.
citation.


Tho tanId11r 1f the tnnf1ft m ttin RnnfI 0f Hmm
W,.ona. w,,,c, .hows ,',,, ,,,rrc nm /. .po2 mia.
.Ionnrics rnrare,l In thc work. All of whom
.ro ,,,,.or,,toS ,.Ir ,a,,,,, viii n,.r,,o, mr..
cc., nnr,ny ,,,n mat voar t,n ,n,s,,ooorc,
,,tef, Twolr, 1n,ndre1 mi, two ,n,niaters
nroo,tc,l al state,, ,n,nrvoI. IN m. 1rs. thon
t,H .,sa w. ,c.-a s',', 1aro .,,ss. s.. ,ma a
o't"o P,ases. ~ :" 100 W." Ae'o '.e1c we're oF-
Eanlzcd ccf Sunday -schoo's, which no" hare
under their care l11,SS1 pupils. Afany revivais
hnvn heen cn,oycd. T1,c f,onrt1 rcnorts Tho or.
o.,,,,tton ~ -, cl,,r,h,s m ;rorno.. In n,on.
- -, a." mo 's ~. :. ,".. ...
ncFsa'o ol lo'o'-' Oh WHOM o''o "eFe ,pf 'e1teF'
md 6.'0l on profession Of faith. Financially,
tho 7rsr had been ono Of l}ar1sbtp to contribu-
+or. and m,,.onnrtc,. Tim larr. .rnnt,n,,ot1
nn.Is, .,t... T., .,'~ -, ,sa - -, 49,
"talc,a. alstross III '''t e'u..ts aa Nv ~ "'uS
sPrtau disco'lraeemcnts. Inc receipts. Wh'!c 70
rer cent lcss than tho ntr!oMnt called, were
et;.guA In c4tc,s Of 1s77 and ISIS
,,!s ,.s,., ;,s..,,,os ,.,a.,,o. -, .,x,nr.,u..,
.Ho' ussa1seu s =. .a,s o,, ' m a".m
10 'fecumeo' "no' !. sn'nKs' enould ue N cnasss
nj society, WoTcn's work, schools, immigra-
tlou, and tho duty Of tho church. Woinoa's
wort, IA esu.rtal1y commended.
"9rh - ,.,hns ~ n o,x,,,
"et1t"' ou.''os' ~ eo''''uL'sanas m 'n enatc"es
gate Of congregations, to7,7sf; bnptssms OF
adults during tic year, 2.O33; baptssrns of fn-
f.n,. rae. n,,,,t,or ~ Hun,,, x.sc,n,,,s 1,E7.
.a"s1' o'"v~' ""e " ' n.". a,."'
s2,8l9875: number huiIt during tho ycar,
0l: value, sa8g,2M50: number repaired and
oni,-gct.. TX. n,un,nt of churrh ,1o,,ts
sara"ia1 e4aS ,oa. u,.,,,,o, =, .ITsn.,a,o,,, o.o
ssneeu -, u,lDo. " sc'',sas'a', ,ss, s",
churches, 6o: NUMBER Of passohaEcs, Luz value,
s2i7,037; total receipts for the ycar. a29s, ss9,
Of which s47,2t9 was in icgnctcs. s22a.s5O Of d
miscellaneous md special character, 3U DE- from
ladies' soeesie., Sl8'iot On nceuunt Of su.tenta-
ton, ant! s1D9 Oil from Hvno1s.
Tic Rev Dr. Kendall, scerctary Of the Board,
followed the reading with on auurrss. lie auokp
81 Tic aprcal made for aid to pay thu debt of
S1so, 900, which wns responded 70 BY 3D, 800 of
obstacles t,,ot With iu New Mexico MID Utah.
.Ou motion Of tt,p Kuv. Or. Pattnn, thu cnnsta-
Grafton Of tlln paf Of tic report Ut the Hume
Missions relating to freedmen was deferred uu-
u thu report Of tho Standing Committee on
Frced1cu
Tlu Rev. J. G. Hewitt, Of Monsaua, after Giy-
Ing at, account Of. tlle AGRICULTURAL and mining
resources OF Tint Territory, aall tl,crc were six
Presbyterian churches there, one self-sustatl-
jug 'riterp Is gteut rull tlere for Presbyterian
missionaries. Tie Catholics aro sending prIasts
tt, occtlhy t1,c Territory.
Tile Key. r. II. Dycr2trcrt presented tho
claims Of Kansaa. Ahuut ten years aEo The
Stale Ind only forty churches; last year thtrty-
four werc organized. laking over 960 III all ltow
in tie State, 'ri,e Iiotne Missionary aocicty In
rntttlcl to the substantial sYnlpathy Of tho
Churcl, everywhere
ncccstitIes OF Tue work OF the soclety there II
money was not spontt lu Chr1stia;tzI,1g Utah
now, millions mora will be necdud hereafter 10
put down the MurmonB, who asu interchangeable
In oroseIyt3pg at hp,pe at!41 III fpseD youufrt
The lSey. J. Williamson, II Indtana, spt,kc
against the snIarles paid aynodtcal missionaries
ile thought thu Synods should pay them ii,steutl
ot the soelety.
!1lrv 1tey. George q: Smith, of Santa Fo de-
arr trreotjy i,rrdrd in Nrw Mrxicn To ,rtr,s