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ALLEGHENY CONFERENCE.
The thirty-rixft’session of the an
nual conference opened He exercises
on Wednesday morning, the 12th in
stant, in Wright’s Chapel, the Rt Rev
j J Moore, of York, Pa, presiding.
After the conference was called to
order, 2d Cor., 6th chapter was read
for the morning lesson, and pertinent
application was made in the comments
to the work of the ministry.
Elder Wm Hamilton read the hymn
beginning “And are we yet alive,”
which was sung in a spirited manner
by the Conference when he offered
prayer. The hymn “Jesus keep me
near the cross” was led by Elder
John A. Mulligan.
The bar of the Conference was fixed
at the third seat from the altar. The
Bishop explained the duty of collect
ing general tax when Conference ad
journed till 3.30 o’clock.
At the afternoon roU call eight mem
bers were absent. Conference Voted
to purchase a gavel for the Bishop’s
use. \
Dr Matthews of the C M E church
delivered an address, after which the
examination of character was tak
en up.
. Various Committees were appointed
and other business transacted to hour
of adjournment.
- Rev J A Mulligan preached the an
nual sermon in the evening to a large
and appreciative congregation.
The second day’s session opened Jan
Thursday at 10 a m. All the breth
ren were present. They were quite
elated with the hospitable treatment
they had received at the hands of the
citizens of the town.
■ After the reading of a chapter py
the Bishop and the singing of a hymn
by the conference, prayer was deliver
ed by Rev Ef. Davis.
The Episcopal address was next giv
en by Bishop Moore. It is considered
one of the finest addresses ever given
in the Allegheny Conference. Elder
Tirry made a short speech in which
the Bishop was paid a deserved com
pliment; after which a vote of thanks
was tendered the Bishop.
The character of the members was
ip order when the noon adjournment
was announced.
The Friday afternoon exercises were
opened and the minutes of the morn
ing read and approved. Inquiry into
the character of the members was tak
en up. Deacon M J Watson was call
ed. He said that he could not get to
the place which be had been appoint
ed, when the Bishop told him, accord
ing to the rales he must turn in five
months’ pay and his casepassed. Frea ^i
er D G Moore’s character was next on
the programme and was referred tc
the committee on complaint.
Rev W H Chambers, chairman oi
the committee on education, made a
report, following ft up with pertinent
remarks oh the subject when the report
was ajjp9!9& Elders Fl©mnii*#iand
Trimble each spoke concerning the ed
uBatidh of children, its benefits, anc
etc., showing the great progress mad*
in this direction.
The committee on Sunctoy ectioei
rnad.e its report through its chsiripah
iSderMulligm; **?$&&&,.'.i
j^Theu the jreport of the conffii^
op temperance was read several efih<
members of the conference wished ti
be hM; concerning thait porthin re
lf&ing to the use of tobacco. Elder
Trimble, and Holliday, do not believt
that it is as injurious as whiskey. El
d#- Docket endeavored to show tha
a pound of tobacco is not so bad as i
of whiskey.
9jnmwn» hoM* «
f-iiXl M X
this point. The Bishop, wishing tq
take a hand in. the debate, by thj* tifoe
lively discussion, called Brother M
iday to occupy the. chair. He .made a
sweeping address against its use,spe*k
mg of it as a peat sin and a moral ev
il. He stated that the boy who smpk
es cigarettes becomes a drunkard. He
is opposed to the use of the filthy weed
because it- wag the introduction of sla
very into the United States. The In
dian would not work tobacco and those
who produced it had to get the colored
people to takecare of it* The report
was finally adopted, not however, un
til Elder Holliday also made a neat
little speech on the subject in which
he related the following: A colored,
citizen, whom we will call Joseph was
in the habit of faking what did not
belong to him. After a while he got
good and joined church. One day af
ter he had beoome a Christian, he wap
met by a neighbor who inquired “Well
J oseph I hear you have joined churphf ’
“Yes,” answered the new disciple.
“Done fading chiekens, now? ” “Yes,”
Don’t, steal any more pigs and tur
keys ?” “No.” Then the two shook
hajide and parted, each going his, way.
When Joseph had gope far enough U>
bejw^t,oj§ear|ng,he chuckled to him
self, remarking, “if he had axed me
had I been stealin’ a goose he’d a got
me for shuro*”
Jit was decided to hold a grove meet
ing on Sunday the 16th, if the weather
prove fevoreile. Elder D B Mat
thews was received into the conference
He had gone away but returned Tpi
Zion because Zion is the mother
church. WH Penning was also per
ceived again. The following appoint
ments wer made for to-morrow:
In the grove—10.30 a m, Rev Jehu
Holliday, assisted by N Mason; 2 p m
ttt Rev J J Moore, assisted by Rev W
H Chambers; in the evening, Rev J
Henry, assisted by Rev J A Mulligan
St Pauly A M Jpl church—N J
Watson in the morning; P R Ander
son in the evening at 7.30.
Canonsburg A M E, church-'-Rey
John Fielder at 11 a m; A J Work
man at 7.30 p m.
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The evening services of the oonfsy
ence on were participated i in
by Rflvs" Docket* and/En^y,, eaoh
preaching excellent sermons*. Nearly
a hundred persons were unable to gat
admission to the church. The Sab
bath school connected; with the A M
E Zion church will pay the conference
a visit on Monday afternoon. The A
M E Bethel Sunday school hu* been
invited to attend also.
On Saturday," Rosia
spoke of Ui4 Avery Mission church at
Allegheny City, reporting it in good
condition. He seated that the con
gregation was anxicus to have the
pmot, J^v1ffH Cb^nbe^mt^ndd
Delegate Stephen Dimcan', of llome
Vbdd, also made air ex6elleht M
of the ch%cli|ind jashed^thal
stem
and asked thatite pastor, Elder Mui
Hgan, be retained*’ Michael Rhobot
i,1 deleitfte ftwn MfPl
9 !gfegation^ould;1
9 retention of Rev J A Mt
pr^ded^wfei^S
Delegate Jc^jthopns »ndeni
port from this church and was fttaced
ingly anxious that no neti pastor %
$r4
The next business ofihn'oonjte1^
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9^4. £pTw trivia Hu
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TWff'iVj HKtiSVi'l t'l »~rrrtt
Fourteen mtabtsi only hhA
paid, Eldar Docket* giving -las MU
in payment of hit. The- ireporte fifom
ihe several bhttreherwite again taken
ip and all ftfcnd » be proffering. I*
Mis Ybted Itat this don&feooe: enforce
ihe law ef ministers reftdiijg literature
of 4hetr own desoiniiHrftyu nmd
"* ' arts on journal and booh,
e read anAaeoepted. %
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b4
iri
Ates^lSWife
«M«s
h; Hannibal
jaibably half
hash were oel
Hfr»»o»iiiJ«^*l#lF* on ‘‘^a
oofored man” referring tabim as hav
ing been fi»t* and efffcg^ he shall
i . ir$joq ••*.{” ' •
ible wee appointed ag«»t
icem. l ^pfsher;
n«s iwninuujej^ io the X50p
bytheooHuoiUeeen complaint,
Character pw»ing. If Jtem ha*
elected treaatwerof the the Mi
ionjEU^&o&: Qwwuttotfce
f business ii was
told ah evening i
The steward reported the unances
of conference in good*shape, i*ttf t|p#
having paid up/- .Other af?
«* were*tteftded te, wrhnw-w*a*
iUtftinfe: gTOWW stohPf/* Ifltp:
«sting exercises were held. KevHol
day preached an interesting ■W’nion
i i the morning, In theafterttoew, Rt
]Ui9!:J-J-lfiMM»Ql^|lmlMi«l to a
1 urge and interesting audience. S#r
i ioei wdre/held in Wwfcht’a 4fcapel in
the eVenlng by: Bav W H Chambers.
' 'be church Was crowded Rev Ghftm
lers spoke upon thedntifes Of husband
2nd Wife, insisting! that there woOld
1 e .letes divorces iftbe yOUpg men and
Women would get religion. I He>al#o,
id plain language, told hie hearers
that it Would be better for th© colored
raoe if they would; cease:gambling,
drinking whiskeyetc. The akaretses
Closed with prWyCr by Bet Henry, j
A Wtuiowill be deliVeredottfTuO*
y evening by the Bishop, who will
:e for his subrjeot, “Thepast andr fit
condition of the colored pdople in
South.”
The following officers of the Church
ion board were elected on Mon
morning: President, Rev J Hen
; vice president, Rev JTirrey; sec
jltev J A Mulligan ; ittoaswrfer;
J H Trim We. j Revs Docket,
Chambers and. Mulligan
ehneen iw-ieowtoitte* to draB s
Constitution,end bydnwsfortfco ibena
toftho Iwar^'i RcvsMoo**, Bjmm
Cad Flemming were wteoted, to ar
a progfamtogi far. the- Sabbatl
^Cohcol; Brother,Docket mm appoint
ed missionary for the Allegheny oon
i pence# The report of tbe aommkte*
on circuit and district and miwiot
JgeM Wa* adapted,
The oenforenoft cloecd o.i< Tuesday
itaftar.*, week Qf^km&WQt#' <d»>wat
tetod ito pay j^; Biehop dl35 witi
Which tohavothouMnutoeof tbethir
» tywi3tth oenfoa<wo»A-pnU>tod^lA
> ,4 f lhiAw RiAftn Mnnn
fbr tho oxooUetatannoJf ia iwhieh h
' had presided over the wfomnee* ;
i tltt ffftAMAttt flkA
scjmwjft^theA M£andthftA U t
Zion churches visited the t
b •Wfri_ F
eie
u.
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and the Utter wader A B Grain
TrCnj oTJ a /"I / ./TTcZTf.i
A.fter the Sunday schools had been
missed, a debate by several mem*
rs of of the conference took place
adorningika
reed to tkaf'each minister ten cents
•mission purposes. Officers of the
bfititr *&e- etectfedT as follows:^
Colliday; secTetaa^r. Sf'Bavis; ’daft#!
(mditg secretary, K Madden, r \
In the Evening, the Bishop, before
djouming the conference sine die,
sad his list; of appdihtments as fol
)ws, thanking the membere of the
on&irfence for their gentlemanly de
ortment and the real they had dis
layed in their Work. A vote of thanks
ras then tendered the Bisbop and the
■lienU^B dispersed. ; . - ’
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APPOINTMENTS.
bo' Wesley, Pittsburgh—J Holliday
m* Mission, Allegheny—W A
_.. JejH-DB Matthews,
aewood—N Madden.'
•r.bnu
r.f
lington—Wm. Flemming,
klm—J £ Little. V,
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.ktfdh circuit, embracing Akron and
; MaanUonr^ P«»i^: Ui'A fcSt>IoI|
§KSSy&:^
Jttb B«, Beaver Faffe.'ijrfdfcewatdP
mn
i&J<
n fcii iu r
irg j&nd AltooBa circuit—
J H Baptist
raluu Jleia, Rrtetthii; Hildian, U
a Hehtille, ‘Dennison and Alliance
. DWkett.uadsio*! guidon
Fider T H Whsbce wm transferred
the Michigan and r Gaasada; oorffefc
’ . The next 'oonftfrenoe wilb.-b*
in ibe.A*%ry Mission ehwreb, Al
legheny €ity, beginning the second
Wednesday of AdgurtrlddS at 10 arm
1 hawe sent you all of; the proceed
exceptthat JteyiiDe ,2f -HbHIBU*
« been ekpeBed from! the <#6n<
fbr going to latr andinshbor
_» fril ,-^ig- Mj ?.k ofcl'j eli,*!3
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BY CHAS. H. MC DOWELL*
fcii >
mL .-..i.vUl
‘‘mpgJsffb^w
Mlffrsr.,
an. Mm that in an afire .
merely existing is syb
rffefft
'! -yz—t'jO*** ‘/i :vl *rrv«'ffc. .1
farmer knows this and hetills
thri eoil and plants thegrain* the re
sult is thatbe reaps a bountiful haw
vestin autritan. The merchant id no
less aetive and obedient to fchalaw* of
progress in mercaatHerpursnits; in
l»ke manner certain duties reel upon
vMt as educated men, . fj
By the term “educated men,” we do
not wish to convey the idea that we
have reached, the zenith ot mental cuK
tore or the highest extent of literary
grandieur, hut that we are prepared
to look into the arena of nature, to
. • • ft % n i
lift a few scattered shells, from the,
boundless shores of thought, and be
queath them to the great store house
off human knowledge; nay less than
this ; we mean Men who read and, apt
predate the lives and deeds of great
men. Not merely for pleasure, but
for a purpose, and wi|h an aim, to em
ulate theif good example and reject
their bad. In short, We mean men
who have been changed from rude arid
unhduth living to mild mariners,, re
S society, elevated ‘.thought arid
' iietionS. If education has
hrotightus ftom gross and barbarous
living, ^natcneq l» fitam rtli$ tenacious
ifflf ignorance' an^f su^retiimn,
d fashioned us into the comely man,
polished gentleman and the up
ight Christian; and if itspriwCrshas
^rieaap^^or even growpweaker, and
^^mstituted- as other men of the
Dace/or riven ' other faces, then
mg to the laws of nature,- the1
in* like mariner or circum
akme'effecfe1
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applied to the
_ minds, ihn the South, and the
'agari iu benighted Africa, it wfll al
make. them polished, enlightened
wid religious;; : :
.example of our benefactor »
worth' emulating, what' is more inspire
ner in which he taught both Jew and
Greek, Scribes and ^harasses, saiid*
and isinbers? Ifhis commandments
aw wdrth obeying What to motehrd
’ikbasi^natoAM. ‘M^M^kJULUJa^Liiak^u
IfcWhah^loVe Godshtfreinely ahdour
Big&tjioras ourselves rV Xove Ss'neS
nide/but refined ;4^eatthi^ bi^el
savenly .ifrigin.
Christ loved the
World and he camefcd leach mehJ; so
als^il we love our neigfcberaas tfur
selves, it should be our dotfpto bring
orieToves his
ij' ui _.u: -iV Km jn
the idea of servihtyj af the queen fox
hje^j futyecfa; :;the;;aiibitious general
for his soldier; the master for lik
ftlftVyv 'iV vb*s oiiT .a: iX hr.a l&stfc
duty is W advicate tho people; that ia
I, Uve freely to oihei* what ourproftes
sterile so^.oi
rho ihhabits the degrhded hHte Of be
ighted'Africa may posses a mind IA
arabletfkhijfrlijffeirttti trtdnii&/as
Jekmtdm of France and the Lords
f England, These depraved mind*
re tt)ibetwdned< fbJplqture flsefubieii,
m M&&
osdanmnmind imdbriaedb' ..eadodSal
b the twig ti'bmmitW* fcolSried”
*o have a soMfoaSdSfiorfor an edi
workmen
wrought by
.utajofs
one w<
Wmm
ironder. So the Sabbath school teach
r Way ’With his skillful hands dissem
aate gerins'of truth in some crude
mind, Which will germinate and cause,
theworldnbtmerely to wwm%; bat
to be amazed, astounded, even terri
ied and tremble before bim.T
The mail from among us who de
votes his IHblfi gathering Wealth for
tftie support of the pttOr; ddes Wolf, and
the one who" during some dreadful
.tastropfre, horn? thcKrbins bf the
% through the Iboisfiaroui storm, and
over the peirilbus recks* haadone bet
sttfddnt Who has taught
one Pagan, and lias' led him to the
throne of to receive fron the
great physician of mankind, balm Iot 1
his wounded spirit, beyond the doufe
of the philOsOpher, the depths of the
geologist* the breadth of the scientist n
and the etherial flights of the astrono
mer, has decidedly done better. Then
We should consider it a high and hon
orable caJHng to remove the painful
bliss of ignorance, and delude* the
jdjrfe, If delusion, by the
lly of wisdom ; to awaken them to
le beauti«.oLftaiuk£iiL.Jp inspire
them with relish for intellectual en
joyment. As the true end °f educa
tion is to bring all the' powers and
faculties of our nature tb the highest
per&btidn of which they are capable,
and as knowledge \ is ipfinite, bound
less and eternal; it bdsoovee dsto per- >
BfeTere-tn all out cdncatwmal pnrsuits,
mid gain by Constant appficatien ‘file
ythicK are suspended fe«i the holy
altar and attached to the grasses*, of’
earth. Although we carinetread the
apex of knowledge, fot beyond,. the
robed in all; his glory is the iacompre
' spirit.
so pany of us a*e called, is beyond all
other profeaBiohs, a very laudable one,
the lbost responsible. The disease of
the sophist; the javelin of the blind
scientist andtke fiery darts of itifideJ,
i Will be hurled at the'divinerevelation,
tid the ndhis^ J^ftroi#^ stknd
With undaunted courage, ancFo^ej^
' te enem^ in an intellecttttfl
comfeti$ mftkftJOa pwnjt cfea«r, and
the truth of course will stand out for
itself. But if his miqd comprehends
' not, that science and religion are not
, opponents, and that if Are Bible be
I ifcjfe&ed'on afecount of the difficulties
‘Which it eontaips, nature should also
' be rejected (because it has' the same
^hsteuot, to
;f»rfotm&)uid t Hmitiohr knowkdgm
Then Md ^>nfions Will W«i#artedi the l
scriptures .rejected and,tftP$0d of
pa^urotraiftp^ upw %, the yilefeet
oliilv? cidtj *
1 Tin dwtfr eft fcrery educated man
hdif good deeds
hi conclusion,
to Uv« forever*
*« WM* :;
f| (•*:'£ :?jk iU< ilk
* .viiO ncstgtd
and at no
Yet we eaa make some advance
nrtin science. The lawyer who was ,;
adept fifty years ago w ould he be
nd this age, unless he advanced with
profession, r The doctor who con
hmfcaelf with the little saattering
medicine which he acquires at the
ftege and makes no progress in the
science,, will be called a quack. His
growth in medical science is ineyita