The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-28
CONFERENCE CHIPS.
Address Last Evening, Of Rev. s. b.
Hartzell, Agent of the Freed
mans Aid Society.
The Proceedings this MOrning.--A Trip
to the Watch Tower.

speaker. The present condition of the
negro race IN the United States was
graphically discussed He spoke Of their
remarkable increase in population, using
for example the fact that there are now in
America two blacks to every seventeen
whites.
The conference met according to al
journment at $50 o'clock this morning,
with E. j. Andrews in the chair. The
devotional exercises were led by Rev. DR..
Hunter, after which the minutes of the
previous day were read and adopted
Question five: "Who are admitted into
full Connection" Chas T Cady. r E
Bently, r A Brown, John Small, J R
Watson, G F Weeks, D n Ellsworth,
Isaac H Shower. R L Vivian, NJ P Lac
land, r C Moots, G A Riasou, L c Cocb-
ran, were all earnestly and feelingly adj
dressed by the bishop. and the usual
disciplinary questions asked them, when
they were admitted into full connection
and elected to deacons order.
On motion the Lay Electrical conference
was invited to visit the conference, and
]. w Haney was appointed committee
to carry the invitation to said Electrical
conference.
The transfer Of V. G. Randolph fron
the East Tennessee conference to this con-
ference was announced.
P. c. Smith and S. E. Steele were ad-
nitted on certificates of location.
The bishop announced that the confer
ence was entitled to five delegates to the
General conference, when the following
arrangements were made for the election:
First-No blank ballots to be counted.
Second-In case that more than five
persons receive a majority of all the votes
cast, then the five having the largest
number of votes shall be declared the
delegates elected.
Third-When thesballots are taken, the
tellers shall retire and count the ballots.
Fourth-The bishop appoin ted six tel
lers to count the ballots.
Fifth-The first and second assistant
secretaries were appointed to accompany
the tellers and keep the tally
The following were elected delegates
to the general conference: s. j. Cum
ming, G. J. Lucky, G. W Cue, j. G
Edwards. A. Z. Morgan.
Question third; WHO remain on tlials"
was taken up, whenD. S. McCown, c. H.
Whorrell, J. c. Mclaughlin, were con.
tinued
Question twelve: Who are the deacons
of the first GLASS; Answer; II. D. CLARK,
J. H. Anderson; Alfred L. Morse. J. E.
Williams, j. Bell, ]. H. Robinson, c.
Haney, E. B. Borgess., who passed.
W. Ii. Slingerland was announced as
transferable the upper Iowa conference.
II. D. Clarke add 6. L. Taylor were ex-
cHsed Col. Flagler invited the confer
ence to visit the arsenal. On motion the
invitation was accepted with thanks.
Three o'clock tomorrow afternoon was
fixed as the time to visit the arsenal.
Drs. r. Haney and w H. Hunter were
appointed to make all the necessary ar
rangements.
Question fourteen: What travelling
deacons have been elected elders2" Ans
wer: E 0 Ray mond, R B Seamon, A
Smith, L II Eddleblut and Robt Barton
j W Coe was transferred to the Des
thoines conference.
Question ten: what local preachers
have been elected deacons?" Answer D
McCown, ] w ,Diffenbaugh, G II whor-
rell, NJ NJ McCreight, G L Reid.
DR. W III Adams, president of the Illinois
Wesleyan university, and DR.. A Edwards
editor OF the New York Christian Ad0o-
cate, were introduced.
The middle tier of seats in the church
were ordered vacated for the Lay electrical
conference, and the Bishop and DIR.
Hsney were appointed to address them.
The report of the trustees of the Hi.
nois Wesleyan university, and of Hedding
college were presented and referred to
the committee on education
At this stage of the proceedings the
Lay Electrical conference arrived, and
they were presented to the conference by
Capt. J. F. Robinson, and the bishoI
and DR.. Haney addressed them. At the
close of the addresses Together let us
Sweetly Live was sung.
Announcements of the meeting of the
various committees were made, the dox-
ology was sung, followed by the bene
diction by the bishop and the confer
ence adjourned for the day
The adjournment this afternoon wa
for the purpose of accepting the kind in.
vitation extended by Mr.. Bailey Daven,
port to take a trip on the Milan stree
railway to the beautiful and PICTURESQUE
Watch Tower. Nearly all the delegate
went with the excursion, which left at tw,
o'clock The lay delegates Joined then
at three o'clock.
THE LAITY CONFERENCE.
the laymen opened conference at tn
Broadway church at $50 this morning
with devotional exercises, after which
organization was in order. Capt 7. J
Robinson. of Rock Island, was appointed
temporary chairman, and B. G. Hall, o
Wyoming, secretary; and on motion
the temporary were made permanen
officers of the organization. A com