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I ply TO say that had half an hour been allowed
| him, he would have been glad to bear briel
witness to the life and virtues of his deceased
colleague. lie might do so, perhaps, at some
future time; hut at that laic hour would
saw no more. The audience, at his invitation,
sang the Doxology in long metre, and were
then dismissed, with his benediction, by the
| Bishop.
vRSDiN.
Morning Session.
After the usual opening exercises, the Con-
ference proceeded with the roll of superannu-
ated ministers.
At 10 O'Clock Bishop Peck introduced Rev.
Wm. Butler, ID. d.. as the representative OF
the Freedmen's Aid Society.
DR. DUTLERs EEMAEKs.
The Freelmens Aid Society is now supporting
twenty colleges at the South, containing 1000 pl-
pills, of whom ,O20 training for teachers IN Inc
normal department and i5o for ministers. The col
leges are educating four classes OF pupils :.fifs,,
for the ministry among our color,d porulaiion VINO
need an educated ministry. Second. Tor hlissloi-
aries TO Africa, which dark land Is now hein@ more
thoroughly opened To commerce and Christian llsht
| than ever. Nineteen out OF twenty colored men
/ will survive the African fever. Of white men one
| ONT of four survives. Third. for doctors. The
| white pbysicians at The South have commonly
| enough TO do among the whites, AMI cinnol aHord
TO practice for the small fees which Inc blacks can
H.,
| thrown away on the blacks. Dr. Butler alluded 10
| some of his visits 10 the colored schools IN which
cOlored pupils solved problems IN arithmetic which
| would have puzzled him. and rccited credltahly IN
| Latin Will you lend a helping handle those dusky
millions? II you do moi others Will. Rome stands
ready TO take the place of the Protestant churches
II they fail in their duty. If the influence OF Rome
would be to educate and enIgh'en he would hid her
| God speed hut he had Witnessed the influence oil
| Romanlsm in Mexico where that church holds nine
millions OF people in ignorance He was present
when the Jesults Were expelled from tilat country
| as conspraors against ciNil anu religious Itstuoi
A leading Mexican paper on the day OF their depart
ure bade them farewell. adding that ielt csnsliel-
able sympathy moi for the Jesuiis hut for the lands
| TO which they should 20. These expelled monks
| and Jesuits are at work IN New Mexico. and other
parts Of the SOUTH building up Catholic churches,
among the freedmen. But the Catholic church ma,
established no right the blacks. The Pope was the
only European power that recognized the southern
| Confeleracy. Rome hal no objection 10 the fornla
tion of a Southern Confederacy. founded on slavery
The cohsred men do not naturally sympaihlZc with
the Romish church; hut rather win That when de-
clared slavery 10 be the sum of all 'lalnleS, anu
that has done the most Ia secure Their freedom
We must not leave them To become the prey oi
Rome. Fifty dollars year or Y6 cents a week VIII
support a scholar giving HIM board. lodging and
wishing. in the Freetlmrns schools Help these
people and they Will stand 10y You and with YOU Tor
au open Bible and for civil and religious freedom
EEroETs FROM TIE DISTRICTS.
The Conference proceeded to hear
the district reports. Rev. ID. W.
DAYTON, p. f., read his report for
the Saratoga district. He reported re
vivals at Clifton Park and Alden, and ex-
ira religious meetings in a number oi other
churches. The church in Saratoga had under
the lahors of Elder reduced its debt from
S64. 900 to S24, 900 and had raised in addition
I15, 200 for current expenses ami foatlng
debt Church improvements had been made
at Saltwater. Balston spa, and Lucerne.
No debt had been contracted by any church
in the district in the wear. The Sabbath
schools were generally prospcrns. The
new hymnal had been introduced i'll some
of the churches, and whcnit is generally used.
we shall sing less doggercl and more poetry,
less trash and more gospel. lie commended
| the Round Lake campmectlng rs the 'reo-
pies campmeeting." The roll Of elders in
the district was called. each rising at his
name and reporting the amount of mission
ary money collected for the year. and CON
ference dues The elders were pronounced
all right by the presiding elder except Rev.
! c. III. Vanduzcn, who had been arrested by
the United States authorities for an alleged
crime Forging pension papers. The l.. +.
moved that his case he referred to commit
tee of inquiry Rev. Mr.. Thompson OBJ
iecled. Our rules require that in cases of al
| legged offence, which become matter of liti-
CATION, action of Conference shall bcsuSpend-
| ed till the action of the courts is ended. To
[ send the brother to a committee would be to
I try him without notice. He must be tried
for expulsion if for anything. The tnitcd
| States Commissioner, before whom his case
was brought, had decided that there was
nothing Of the case against him; hut the
Assistant United States District Attorney
had subsequently procured an indictment
against him from the grand jury. His pco-
| pie have sent here petition signed by every
! man, woman and child, asking for his return
| to them We have no business 10 suspend II
man because there are charges not establish
ed against him. lie believed brother Van
| duzen to be innocent. and on his motion the
motion for committee of inquiry was laid
on the table 1t was then voted that the
character of Mr.. Nanduzen pass.
Rev. ID. Starks, one of the oldest mem-
bers of the Conference, asked that lie he put
upon the superannuaied list. He spoke
earnestly and touchingly of his long service
in the church and said he retired from the
active ministry not to engage in any business
but to qnietly await the Masters last call.
| His request was granted.
Bishop Peck submitted papers from the
Wisconsin Conference complaining of Pre-
siding Elder l.. Marshall. Rev J. w. Car
hart. formerly of Troy Conference hut now
| of Wisconsin, was tried there on some charges
but acquitted and Mr.. Marshall had declined
to furnish them with dispositions To he used
against him. After some discussion the
communication was laid on the table
The election of delegates 10 the General
Conference was made the special order for
1890 O'Clock Friday morning.
A letter from the Book Concern was read /;
and Mr. Cheney, assistant cashier, was in
troduced TO the Conference The sum ap-
poriioned TO this Conference for the support
Of the Bishops is Sl,665.
Rev L. Marshall. Presiding Elder, report
ed for the Troy District The finances are
in good condition and the salaries of the
ministers will he more fully met, hrnccfprlh.
No new churches have been built but many
old ones have been improved and renovated.
One new parsonage has been built and
81, 800 has been raised for the erection Of
a church at Eagle Bridge. \ number OF
| church debts have been reduced or partially
paid of.
The several effective clcrgymcn in tho
district were then called and their character.
passed.
The journal was read and approved ana
the morning session then closed.
Thur..ln, Afternoon.
The session was opened with brief dcvo
tional exercises, after which the statistical
reports were handed in. These reports in
clude statistics from each charge in the Con
ference and make in the aggregate an i'm
mense mass of figures. The collections fo
general conference purposes were also col
lected.
ANNIVERSARY OF TIE woMEN's MlssioNAEl
SOCIETY.
Al ; O'Clock the Women FOREIGN Mission
airy Society held lis anniversary. The wal
{ of the chanccl behind the desk bore for Tia,
occasion a large illuminated motto, "Th,
Field is the World" with lists of the com
tries in which the Methodist Board of Mis-