, 1880-10-15
A Motion 10 NutllfY the Action In
His Case Two Years Ago
Tabled.
Tho Doctor Makes Statement
Of Ills Status to tho Con-
forcnCe;
Repeating in Substance His Dec
larations in Last Sundays
Sermon;
And Requesting that Final Decision
Dc Reached III Ills Cnse.
Proceedings in the Epiaoopalian General
Convention Methodists.
ROCK l,tvEu CONFERENCE.

Convention Methoaists.
ROCK 1trVIsN CONFERENCE.
sxetai Dtrpatch to 7hs Chieooo Tribune.
NocxFonn ILL.,. Oct. 14.-Tho secOnl laT OF
the 1sock iivrr Conference convened pursuant
to adjournment, with t3lshop Johu +. Hurst, D.
D., In tho chair.
After n brlcf devotional service tho Confer
once resumed thu consideration Of tho twentieth
Eidur j. II. Moore reporter, bis work. which
embraces twenty -scvct, charges, Ktuting that
cllch md nil acquitted themselves nnbIy.
". C. Willing, Il. =. Ut the Ehlcu4u district,
rcnl MI extended report rs follows: "The
work Of thu Church In tho Ehcngo district Is
in good condition. In matters Ut Ananco We are
nb!e 10 report progress TT most Of
tho churches. Tho pastors hnvc beet, wcll pai1,
tho bcnevutcnces uf tho Church have been
generous. Church improvements have bcet
1unde Mt yArlous points. At Winter street
d RubstAnttnf ant1 comfortable pnrsunHKe hAs
heen built. The auditorium ut Clnrk Street
Chnrct, t,ns burn Erenty improved. now
church Is nearly rcl.'y to slcdicato ut 1lrown
Mills. The debts hnvc been pntd OIL tho Gcncvn
Church md State Street Church. Onc-half tho
debt on Turk Avenue Church hAs been
pntdt tho remainder Ia adjusted for n
short term at lowcr rnte OF Interest.
Lnnxlcy Avenue Church Ii closed for extensive
improvements st. Pulls cht1rch hns been
Krcntiy iupruycd Tho Northwest Church ls
building new parsonage. III tho buttcr time
that hus cotilu to us pnstors and pehple aru
pEvIstSa LtuEHAL TistStIa.
Our literary institutions at Evanston are
t!0uriHhlng. For Information 1s tu tue Uni
versity, will refer tho Conference to tho Ie-
port tint will come directly from the ol'cers Ut
tho institution. Tho Trustees Of tho Bnrrett
lllblical Institute have becn ahle to
+f,n 1rna
current uxponscs, mud secure subscriptions of
*El,o00 towhrtts the endowment. Tho Institute
md It's friends nrg under obligations to DR.
Dnndyfor tho onorgy a1d skill he has shown rs
nKenf.
At the close Of largely attended md useful
District Conference tho following resolution
wis unanlnlousy adopted:
Rtshdgxd Thut wo pIetgo ourselves to make
the next session Of our District Conference oven
hotter thast thts most successful os'u.
Il young peoples union far tho district Inns
recently been organized. THIS unlon haB for its
object tho unisicntinti Of nur growing Muthotl-
isus. mcntal ustpfulness through better
acquaintance, n.ti the promotion OF
the experience OF heart purity ntnnnH
tho young men md young women
OF tho Church. Tho meetings Alrcuy he'll have
given now Inspiration to us III our work. Our
cafnp-1ncctluEs were tccnstth,s ut unusual
profit. Our City Missionary Society is out III
debt It is thoroughly ortsnIzed. n,,.i It's ullccrs
arc planntnT laFgo things for tho future. We
have
EIGHT M1Hs1ONs.
Some OF thpm Ara nltcndy 90 vigorous that they
arc hartly willing to bb catteI nlissiuas. Sous
arc being converted ut Ilenrly every service. 4
Methodist Soc!sl Union 'lns bren otganlzod,
having for its Min tho cultivation If suein.ltlty,
enterprise, nnd purity III tho Church.
Tho Un!un Mcots with favor ,l,noltg tho
people. Whllc 1t is true we have much to hum
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