The daily gazette., 1883-03-13
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CAMBRIDGE, ND, March ll.-Cons
reassembled at Q o'ciock, this morU,n I'o'ence
opened with devotional cxercIses ing naus and
by Rev. r. B. Hunter. 'O''uucted
The resolution respecting The tonn,.
of financial reports and the oy,,"sl a"ulauOn
receipts per member was ordered ,a 4sus Of
plunged from the minutes. 1'
The Swedish mission in Wrm,o,.
iaVorably recommended to the cn Ga. was
Missionary Board for financial aid ''"s''l
w. b. Guthrie, A. s. Mowbrav VA,
smith, j. NJ. Collins, A. W. Holt and =
Hardesty we're admitted on trial w. |"
The Committee on Education mado
port which pledged the aid of Cont. 10
first to the Wilmington Conference 'sIep'e Anaa
and next to the Conference Edros.s
society for aiding ministerial asprant.
Conference unanimously adopted h,
rising vote, a resolution pledgine Bishoa
Peck, who was expected to preside ov., ,'TSp .%
session, but was prevented by sickness n.
earnest sympathy of the ministers and n.oa,. ~,
and expressing qualification at hsv,"s s
Bishop Simpson present. us
The report Of the Committee on Tsn,..
ance, presented by Rev. J. H. Baldwell n
D., pledges the Methodist Church Of a, H.
Peninsula to prohibition In some form =,
being the most reasonable, right and npos,
sary means of suppressing the vice 0, IN
temperance.
The hour for memorial services h,vIn,
arrived, beautiful tributes were read .nS
touching words were spoken of Rev. R "
Chase and Mrs. B. +. Price, who died An,
ing the past year. DR.. Matlack said he b,,
known brother Chase since childbooa
Memoirs were ordered to be prepared of II,
widows of DR.. Kenney, Rev. Robert ?
Kemp and Bishop Scott.
Fitting remarks were also made upon the
life aud death of the good Bishop. Dr.
Matlack spoke OF his long personal sc
quaintance with the Bishop covering
period of 40 years, and Bishop Simpson ala
alluded feelingly to his personal and ofIlc,
intercourse with Bishop Scott.
Afterwards, Revs. George A. Phpbu
! Robert w. Todd, T. E. Martindale, ].
Otis and W. H. H. Hutchin were appolne
a committee TO prepare an appropriate pape
on the Bishops life and services for III
church.
The secretary was instructed to sen
printed copies Of the Conference minutes
the good people Of Cambridge who were
= kindly entertaining the members, wlthOl
y cost.
o Rev. Albert Chandler was returned as
0 supernumerary.
AS TO CAMP MEETINGS.
The final report of the Committee
0 Camp MeetiRgs pledged the preachers
this Conference against attending cam
0 not under charge of our own ministers,
where the Sabbath is desecrated, or prom
nading and loud talking allowed durll
religious services.
. A resolution was adopted asking that
e committe be appointed to organize a 70
ference Historical Society.
NO FAvoRs, NO THANKS.
I. The Committee on Thanks presented
port acknowledging courtesies extended
I the pastor and officers of Cambridge NJ
Church, the good people of the town, al
the officers of the Dorchester & Delawal
Kent County and junction Il Breakwat
railroads. Only the Pennsylvania railroa
the report stated, grants no fayOrs to mini
ters attending Conference, and besides Sc
Intoxicating drinks at Its Wilmington dep
SAD BEREAVEMENT.
= At noon a telegram was received by Re
Robt. W. Todd, Presiding Elder of East
District, announcing the death of his son.
The conference, led by DR.. Matlack, bow
in earnest prayer for the suddenly bereayt
father.
Presiding Elder Todd had only learned
g his sons sickness about an hour before q
i receipt of the telegram announcing
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