The Conference Daily from Topeka, Kansas • 2

Perhaps no speech made thus far by anyone, since the conference session commenced, has taken deeper hold upon that body than that of Mrs. Newman's. mu mm Some sprightly wit sparkles through the report of the presiding elders, re lioving the tedium usually connected with dry statistics. mt mm Dr. Waldon of the Cincinnati Book Concern, was a resident of Kansas in early, days and a member of the Kansas Legislature.

mm -m- mm A visiting brother from Penney Ivania is so delighted with this beautiful county, that he has written to his family to pack up and move here at once. mm Remember the street temperance meeting to-morrow afternoon. Out of the ashes of misanthropy benevolence rises again wo find many, virtues where wo bad imagined all was vice, many acts of disinterested friend-shio whero we had fancied ail was cal-culation and fraudand so gradually from the two extremes wo pass to the proper medium and, feeling that no human being is wholly good or wholly base, wo learn that true knowledge of mankind which induces us to expect little and forgive much. Tho world cures alike tho optimist and the misanthrope. Bulwer Lytton.

mm The Big Brain Theory. Phrenologists have long pointed with pride to the massive brains of Webster, Napoleon, Thackeray and Cuvior, their mighty intellects proving the great phrenological truth that high foreheads and large cerebral cavities are the necos snry and invariable concommitants of human greatness. Webster's brain weighed sixty-three ounces, Thackary's Last evening the Anniversary of the Church Extension and Freemnan's Aid i socioties was hold, and sharp "wit and good practical sense were alternated in the addresses in large proportions. Dr. Davis was chosen to preside over the meeting.

The doctor has a large vien of wit in his make up, and ho opened the door to a great deal of fun when he introduced Dr. Caruthers as the Seminole Chief. Dr. Caruthers chose the church as the subject of his remarks and made some very pertinent remarks in urging upon the church the necessity of build? ing their own churches. Church building is a religious inspiration especially true of the Christian religion.

The opportunity to build a church unimproved would not occur the second tirao in an age, and ho urged the ministers to. watch lor and improve that opportunity when offered. Dr. Caruthers remarks were spiced with drole, witty sayings and were much enjoyed. The next speaker Dr.

Davis introduced as a former presiding officer of the state senate, an ox-govornor, ex-presiding older of the church, and one who now had the honor of being the Bishop's assistant school master Rev Gov. Green; Gov. Green thought it almost to for one of his1 feeble health, but he would endeavor to stand it all He then made some sharp, witty replies to some of Dr. Caruthers refor-J ences to him, and kept the audience in roars of laughter. The Governor's extended experience in the pioneer work of the ministery fnrnishod some amus- ing anecdotes ana practical suggestions which he gavo, to tho delight of the audience.

After the Governor had closed his re marks, Dr. Davis introduced Dr Walden one in whom the late emigrant would recognize as one of the men who was here when tho average Kansan was spoiling for a fight; when they held conventions every day and elections every week one who founded a city (on the sand) in the State, opposite St. Joseph, and one of the first editors in Kansas. Dr. Waidon confined his remarks to the i work of the Freed man's Aid Society, and was listened to with the closest attention.

The doctor had given much time to this work, being one of the first officers of the Society, and his earnestness in the cause is the result of a kind sympathy for the freeman and a conviction of the duty we ore to them and the country to improve their condition. After the singing of the Doxology the audience was dismissed with the ben-Motion by Hot. J. Knox. "What is a By looking carefully over the conference roll the I book of Amos is referred to.

Whatever may have, been the sourco of other names, the Lord is in one of them. As to the qualities of these men wo have a Bowman, a Talman, a Hoffman, a Zimmerman, and another of the same sort. Now while any of these may be fractional, we certainly have one Holman. As to colors we have Gray, two varieties of Brown, and three of Green. Whatever may be the quality of the quality of the have one Sweet man.

Wo may console ourselves that we have one good Friend. This roll suggests that we have a Call to preach. Our Wood is Underwood, some Lock-wood- all of high Price. We have a Hill for our woods, and one field, but it is a besides wo have each a Clock with a bright face and steel hands. Wo have of fish by the Gill, and among our visitors some small Fry.

All these havo heads well covered with hair Orwig. "1 See, said the little man." Shaw mm II Rev. John P. Dev of Kansas City, preached an excellent sorraon yesterday afternoon at the Presbyterian church Text, "Psalm 16, 11. Ho used the text as suggesting tho agencies "employed to show the path of life; 2d, the joy that resulted to those who found tho path, and '3d, the pleasures of the "forovef-more." mm Note J.

H. Lockwood railroad secretary, was omitted from the list of secretaries in the report of Wednesday's proceedings. Members of tho conference will remembor this and apply to him for their return papers in time. In the report of W. J.

Mitchell, Presiding Elder of the Beloit district, he said the rush of immigration was such that it was confidently expected that sixteen circuits would be organized on his district the ensuing year. From the top of the Opera House there is a delightful view of the city nd eurounding country. Without charge you can thus "view the landscape o'er." An enthusiastic young preacher was overheard advising one of the Elders ot, the conference to go west with him and "grow up with the country." is strange that only those who delight in leaving their seats while some low-voiced brother is wear boots with a charming squeaMne souls. -'-v; the same, and Cuvier's a trifle more, -tl. But here is Henrich Wahlen, the alleg- ed murderer of Max Huge Hoene, near tho Granger's Centennial encampment, steps to the fore with a brain weighing fully sixty-four ounces, and phrenologists do not seem to take any interest in the matter.

There is no evidence of deep laid plot or unusuai executive power in the murder, no genius shown in the method of eluding justice, and it took nothing but a good amount of physical force to beat his brains out any criminal of ordinary or small brains could have done the same. But the devotees of science pay little attention to such mere: matters of fact. Pittsburg Telegraph. 5.