Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-22
AT louisville.
The N, E. COuforeDco Session.

The N. 4. OOOI0r0UCO 00eosvDs
The fifth days session of the Philadel
phia conference commenced with devo
tional exercises conducted by DR.. Charles
Karsher. When Bishop Harris took the
chair Presiding Elder Swindells presented
the following:
PHILADELPHIA CONFERENCE. !
louisville, March l9, 1881.
II the counsel in the case of T. Is. Miller,
ON both sides, wi agree to adjourn until
Monday the 2lst inst, and if the confer
ence will authorize stay of proceedings
against me will ask for the privilege OF
withdrawing from the ministry Of the NJ.
Z. church. T. B. MILLER.
After it had been read by the secretary
Presiding Elder Swindells offered the
following:
WHEREAS, Thomas B. Miller proposes to
withdraw from the ministry of the NJ. E.
church and surrender his parchments on
condition that his trial, now in progress,
on the charge of immortality be- discon-
tinued therefore.
ResOlUed, That this conference consents
to the withdrawal of the charges and
directs the discOntinuance of tho trial on
condition that hc withdraw from the minis
try Of the NJ. E. church and surrender his
parchments.
After some discussion as to its effect the
resolution was passed.
Continuation Of Routine Work.
Rev. J. +. Meredith, G. S. Br0adbent,
Il. w. Humphries, NJ. H. Sisty and w.
J. Mills were appointed committee to
take into consideration and draw resOlu-
tiOns expressing the sentiments of confer
ence in regard to the administration of
Presiding Elder CUNNINGHAM.
DR.. Holmes Of Oshkosh, Wis, presented
the claims of his church, which is bur-
dened with debt
Rev. I. Hanlon, president of Penning-
ton seminary, New Jersey, presented the
claims Of that institution, which in the
last forty years has turned out over six
hundred Methodist ministers. DR.. r. s..
Rust, corresponding secretary of the
Freedmen's aid society, addressed the con-
ference. The third question of the gen.
eraI minutes "WhO remain on trial ?" was
taken up and the following passed the ex-
animation William D. Jones, George J.
Burns. Henry Frankland, Charles NJ. Bos-
we'll, Albert Mann, !jr., Samuel w. Smith,
jain McQuaid and Stephen S. Dease.
The eighth question, "Who are SUPER
numerary?" was taken up and the follow
ing passed, and their relations were con-
timed with work j.. Neill, S. Townsend,
A. Wallace, A. Atwood and j. Gregg.
The following WERE continued without
work: C. Karsner, J. II. Alday, John
Thompson, w. Trickett, S. r. Gillinghan,
William McCoombs, II. Owens, 7. s.
Thomas. p. Ii. Sanderlin, H. B. Manger,
W. IL. Gorre!l, L. B. Hughes and J. r.
Merrill. The following were continued as
supclannuated preachers S. N. Cooper,
z. HollowelI, John d. Long, J. Carlisle.
J. Cummins, J. Castle and J. A. Watson.
J. 3. Maddux and w. Cooper were plac. d
on the superannuated list. The following
were elected local elders John A. Clouds
and Robert A. Miller.
Rev. DIR. Reed, secretary of the mission
ary society, addressed conference. The
bencdiction was pronounced by Rev. d.
NJ. Young and conference adjourned.
At 3 o'clock the missionary services
were held. Rev. S. Pancoast opened them
and Rev. w. G. Robinson presided. Rev.
J. Il. T. Gray delivered the sermon, his
theme being 1.-The Objections to Mission
ary Work Considered and Answered.
Last evening the conference missionary
society met and heard addresses by Rev.
A. Mann, jr., of Tacony Rev. j. T. Satch-
ell, of Hcstonville DR.. 0. II. Tiffany, of
Philadelphia, and DIR. Reed, missionary
secretary.