The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-10
ILLINOIS METHODIST.

of the Rock River Conference opened
with a large attendance. The Bishop
called over the names of candidates in the
first year, and the committee on examna-
ton reported the cases.
A committee on memoirs was raised.
and will report by and by.
Charles W. Jacax was discontinued at
his own request.
The following brothers were admitted as
members of the Conference: Joseph T..
Roberts and George A. Erving, James NJ
Wheaton. w. S. Libberton, w. B. Leach
and Robert Bell were advanced in regular
class standing.
The following were elected to Elders
orders: Cyrus c. Lovejoy, Howard r.
Antes, Charles NJ. Thornton. Theophilus
b. Hilton r. A. HARDWOOD. Cyrus ". Kri-
der George A. Erving, Amos p Mead
E. Smith. DR.. Waugh and J. E. Davidson
from Japan.
Bro. Burlingame DR.. Prentiss and Thos
B. Wood, of South America, were intro
duced to the conference.
The following were elected to deacon's
orders: Thomas E. Carter, Charles NJ.
Stuart, William Veyion, Daniel G. Du-
bois; William Otger, James Lowry, Myron
L, Morris, Mckenzie NJ Bates, William
Brown and John III. Bickford.
DR. Luke Hitchcock, in reporting candi-
dates, said that the district conference of
his district was as dead as it could be, and
some of the brethren, by their applause,
said requiescdt 5n pace.
Bishop Harris introduced DR.. G. III.
Fowler. who complimented his conference
on the grand advance in missionary contri-
buttons. The conference reports are as
follows: In 1880, $4,000; in 1881, SIG
900; in 1882, 10000. This is the greatest
advance known here. The Doctor spoke
at some length, to the delight of the great
audience.
DR.. j. Cummings, President of ~the
Northwestern University, addressed the
conference about that grand educational
institution.
A resolution asking that Thomas Cra-
ven, of North India Mission, be urged
to go through the conference and urge on
the collections for missions, and that the
conference see that his expenses are paid,
was passed. He will be great help
wherever he may be employed.
The names of the old men were called
and they were continued in the super
animated relation.
The classes of deacOns and elders are
very large. The ordinations promise to
be larger for next Sabbath than ever be
fore.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
the anniversary of the Preachers Aid So
ciety was celebrated The Treasurer's re
port showed the society had paid to Mrs
Crews. ,607. Mrs. Borbridge, $3.50;
Mrs. Brookins, 81 $50; Mrs. levitt 81 $50,
and Mrs. Hannas, 81 200, as the insurance
of their husbands lives. Rev. Mr.. Stro-
bridge, of Chicago, delivered the annual
address. Officers of the society were
elected for the ensuing year as follows:
President, E. NJ. Boring, of Wheaton; sec
rotary, John 0. Foster, of Sandwich |
treasurer, John Williamson, of Chicago. |
auditors, r. NJ. Hatfield. of Chicago and |
F. MattisOn, of Dixon; board of mana
gers, Luke Hitchcock, S. S. David, A. II. |
c. G. Truesdell, Aaron |
Quincy.
IN THE EVENING
.he anniversary of the Conference Mission |
lry society was held, the church being |
crowded. Rev. James Raume presided. |
The report of the treasurer showed the so |
,iety in a prosperous condition. Rev. |
Thomas Criven. of the North Indiana con
erence, and Rev. j. G. Dawson, of the |
Japan missionary field, gave interesting
accounts of missionary work in these coun-
ries.
Dr. G. II. Fowler was called and spoke
If our great Western field and of the de
velopment of Christianity in that vast terri
DRY. He thought Utah the hardest field
,nown on the globe. Our ministers are
lot succeeding against Mormonism as they
10 when preaching against idolatry on for
ign shores, for Mormonism has counter
cited everything that is good in Christian
ty. Of late one of the ministers is using
more he'll fire in his sermons, and some
formons have been converted.
Five missionaries were present, and their
eports from the distant fields were very