Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-09-09
II. E. C.
Twenty-niuta Annual Conference Proceed
ings-secoDd Day.

bnG iA4AcSASL.aAJ 1900 -
lection"
Rev. Mr.. Haley felegraphed an excuse TO
absence-cause, sickness OF family.
The Committee on care of Father Over
Graves. Of San jose, on motion continued.
Rev. Mr.. Urmy, the Secretary OF the Con
ference, extended an invitation in behalf o
the Board of Trustees Of the Sacramento
Free Library, for the Conference to visit anc
use that library. The invitation was accepted
with thanks, and brought out some facetiou.
remarks about hats" and the loss to MI,
Urmy.
Mr. Sinnex said that in the report Of bis
remarks about the debts of the Stockton Dis
triet, he should have been understood as say
lag that there was not over $500 of debt on
the churches of the district east Ct the coast
range-not in the whole distries.
An invitation from J. r. Hodson to the
Conference 10 sit for group picture OF the
body was received and accepted.
A communication from Rev. .. Gibson
was received, read and fled.
The Petaluma District was called, and
Presiding Elder II. G. Benson read his re.
port Generally the district was in good
condition. The drawbacks are the need OF
FIVE more churches and parsona6es. and the
obstacle found in the wine and brandy in
teTests Of the Sonoma and Napa valleys,
which latter, the report set forth, unless
checked. will engulf the people there
in the evils consequent upon the
manufacture of wines and liquors. The
report was lengthy and full of interest, as it
concerns a very large district. A reference
to the lay of the itineracy as the great iron
wheel that will go round, brought out some
humorous remarks as 10 that, and the whole
Conference turned upon Mr.. Benson with a
yalie5y of facetious remarks, which he met
with ready wit It afforded the Bishop, who
evidently loves JOKE, excellent opportunity
also TO put in a few words " edSewise."
The following ministers were called, char
actars passed, and they made reports; G. G..
Mines, j. l.. Burchard, {. 2. Jones, a. j..
Wells, A. J. Nelson, L. l. Jones, w. I.
Slavue, N. D. Buck, A. G. Hazard, Il. w.
Williamson, Il. c. IaIlmau. r.. L. Wenck,
s. H. Rhoades, L. NJ. Stewart, Il. A. Eszsn,
/. ii. Hancock, J. W. Kuydendall, j. S.
Fisher, H. 3 Sheldon, W. c. Damon.
Presiding Elder Attierbach, of the Ger
man district, was called, his character
passed, and ne made his report. It showed
! that the district HIS many difficulties
to meet, but much TO hope for. The
| fields unoccupied are many, be! he
had not found it possible to occupy them.
| The following ministers were called, charac-
! ters passed and reports made H. Brock, A.
Kuszlsman, +. Werth, r. Steinbach. This
completed the examination Of the list OF ef-
feotive Elders.
| Visiting clergymen were then introduced,
and then the eighteenth question was taken
up, "Who are the supernumerarv rainisiers!'
| These were called, characters passed and
reports made unless otherwise noted: G.
| 3. Bowman (relation coGtinued), a. Barris
| Continued, a. z. Hendoa (granted loca-
tion), B. w. Rusk (continued), a. Copelin
| Continued, J. w Ross (continued) A NJ.
! Bailey tcortinued), jesse Green Continued,
| O. L. Collins Continued, J. L. Broaddus
| continued under charges), J. III. Parks (eoa-
tinued, with request to transfer or ask a loca-
tiou) John E. Day tease referred to the Pre-
aininGtion) I. B. Hopkins placed in effect
i've relaiion) n. Burton (placed in super
animated relationl w. HuIbutt Continued,
G. A. E. Hertel loontinued)
Mr.. Rice, as a fraternal delegate from the
Synod q the Pacific, was introduced and aG-
dressed the Conference at length.
Rev. 7. III. b. Anderson, as actirg frater-
nal delegate from the Conference of the H.
E. Church South, was introduced apd al
dressed the Conference, and read q letter to
the Conference from delegate Chamberlain.
! Rev. D. d. Hart, of the United Brethren
Church, was introduced to the Conference.
The Conference passed resolution cor
daily reciprocatiTg the kindly expressions of
| the delegates Of the Synod Of the Pacific and
the NJ. L. Church South Conference also,
requesting the Bishop to appoint fraterhai
delegates to those bodies.
Rev Mr.. Hescock made his report as a
fTaterDal delegate to the Conference of the
NJ Z. Church South.
Rev. Mr.. Benson presented his report as
the President Of the University of the Pacific.
This nineteenth question was taken up,
"Who are the superannusted ministers ?"
I +ta follc-svir,rf f.ac-pl n fhar op
ter: I. J. Ross, continued in the relation !;
g. d. Pinneo, continued n. r. Peek, con
tinued J. NJ. Human. continued ; FL. j.
Bland, continued; l. B. Fish, continued.
The Conference ordered the appointment of
a special commit ee of five on the state OF the
work in California. San Fran cisco District.
! C. c. Stratton; Stockton, 4. S. Dunn; Sac
ramento, r. Bentley Petalurna, II. q. Ben
son; German District, L. Werth.
The visiting committee to the Maps Col
legiate Institute filed its report, and it was
referred TO the Committee on Education.
At u noon tbs Conference adjourned It's
business session until =. n. to-day.
EDUCATIONAL MEETING.
At 8 o'clock, the President of the Educa-
tional Society being absent, Rev. w. Den
net, Of the Board of Managers, assumed the
chair and called the meeting to order.
Rev. Mr.. Gober read portion of scripture
and offered prayer.
The Chairman stated that this was the an
uiversary Of the Educational Society con-
nected with the Conference, and that, as the
Bible was being expelled from the COM
mon schools, the religious educational insti-
tuiions Of the land were becoming more and
more important.
Rev. G. II. 4 fl srbach was the first speaker.
He said that for the last five or six thousand
years men and women have been born
quite nall and ignorant, and whatever sta
ton they ultimate Y acquired has come from
2 owth ard dsvel pnent Ia the later GEN.
turies educated men and women have become
so far above infancy that it is hard to get up
by maturity, and II has become necessary to
have improved methods Of education, as
children grow up in the same time as then,
and have so much more to learn. He said
the task Of teaching religion, or even moral
philosophy, could not be delegated TO the
State, and he should fear to place the Bible
in the hands Of her teachers for this purpose,
for if in;rusted to the wrong person the In
jury would be very great. And yet the
Church does not have the control OF the
youths. Comparatively few are in the Sunday
schools, and when they pass cut from there
the church is apt to lose entire control We
are afraid to submit their education to the
State and yet the churches are not prepared
to do the required work. When the people
shall take hold of this work for God and
humanity. the darkness Of my mind on this
subject VIII have passed away.
DR.. G. Z. Stratton said he had strong con.
victions on this subject, and proposed to ex
press them. In California we have com.
plete system of State Instruction, supported
by taxes upon the whole people, and many
fail to see the necessity for the church
entering into competition, contendinl
that they pay taxes and should re-
ceive the benefits. The State deals in
formal and material issues and ignores the
final and efficient cause. The State will tel
about the end as it appears, but not the fua
end, and the Sta.e cannot furnish such edu1a
ton az the church desires. We could much
better dispense with the Bible in the common
school than moral and religious instruction il
our colleges for while the children are IN
the public schools. they are under Sunday
school and family influences, but when they
enter our colleges they are taken away from
the family altar and surrounded by adverse
influences. The State should support secular
schools supplemented by church instruction,
The State institutions furnish tuition free, and
the diplomas Of the Normal School are recog
nized as emitting its holders TO positions as
teachers. And yet with this discrimination
against religious institutions, there Is no fesI