The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-03-15
KANSAS CONFERENCE
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
seventeenth acssion.
BISHOP LEVI scOrT. D. D., PRESIDING

BISHOP LEVI SCOTT. D. D., PRESiDIN
ASSEMBLING OF THE CONFERENCE,
Every train Monday and Tue
day brought the members of th
, Conference to our city, AS the
arrived they; were assigned t
homes among ourb people by Re
B. Kelley. ss}5imaaos 5dF -
Many were the happy greeting
among the members, as they me
after the years work. = -iio
z FIRST DAY's PROCEEDINGS
/ The 18th annual session of tn
Kansas NJ. E. Conference me
at the ME- church in this city a
IS:30 O'clock on Wednesday, Marc
9Th, 1872, Bishop LsSl Scott, 2
D., presiding. 20 90 no :; 81
An eloquent and impressive pray
err was offered BY Rev, DR., Crazy
Of the Central Christian Advocate
After the administration Of tn
Lords Supper BY the Presiding
Elders, the roll was callediby thu
Secretary, r. /. Hartford, and near
" all the members answered Is
their names. : "a Z a ~ eas
J, e. Bryan was elected Secre
tary, and was authorized to nomi
nate his assistants sHtJe0
w. Latin was transferred from
the Wisconsin to the Kansas Con.
ference. ~ iro4,l "a. Cotton 10
C. L. Shackeiford and j.. t
Shackelford were transferred from
the North Indiana toithei Kansas
Co,ifaTrenc.es sigIf1o7oec iHstsissh
SOnAolenCe' .tdGtlN
G.gS. weatherby, OF North Ohio,
was transferred to the Kansas Con.
ference. {" 70 t a.''!2,' 80
o. Bruner was transferred from
the Southern Illinois to the Kan,
sas Conference. i-...,. .'.'', 80. -
The Secretary nominated C. R.
Rice as first, and S.4W. Lloyd as
second assistant seetetaries, and j.
{. Nessly as Recording secretary,
md they were elected - ri
The Conference fixed the hour
IF meeting at o'clock A. Nj, and
the hour of adjournment at. l2 NJ.
A motion was made and carried
almost unanimously to hold the
future meetings at Bancroft hall.
On motion, committee was ap
pointed consisting of one from
each district, TO nominate the
standing committees, which com
nittee was formed of the following
Gentlemen: I'D. Price, b. P.
hitchell, B. Kelley, N Taylor, j.
B. Orwig and G. w. Pyesyg sai
On motion of Elder Rhodes, the
nominating committee was author
.zedlto,report among the standing
committees one on Popular ARuse-
ments. 'fa J - l-'.'-...i
The members of the nominating
committee were granted leave to
retire to make their report. a..1.
Mr.. Fisher moved that a lay del
agate from each district DO added
TO the committee on Education.
Mr.. Marshall wanted laymen
added to the committee on Popu-
lar Amasements, -i..Hi
The motion was finally amended
by authorizing the standing COM
mittee to place lay~en onspch OF
the standing committees as they
deemed proper. ' 81. '. g, ,s y.
On motion draft was ordered
upon the Chartered Fund in favor
of the Conference for $50. - Il
The Bishop presented thespapers
of the New York Book Concern
which, on motion, were referred tc
II. X. Muth. II g
Seventh question taken up.
"Who are soths Supernumerary
Preachers?'' La.Ia9 - I
Characters of H. Hawiey, H
Moys, j. Broadhead, TgF. Honts
j. S. Griffing, j. d. KNOX, A: b
walker, 1. T."Hun,J. Stovaf. r. P
Duvall, H. P. Shepard and E., H
Robertson, passed and relation as
supernumerarseso contiRded.. IA
Characters ofN. Taylor and n
Green passed and relation changed
from SUPPLEMENTARY to effective
B. Lows case passed informally.
w. Butts name was called. Sew
.eral contradictory statements wer,
made, as to his whereabouts ant
condition. ,One brotherJwas oonfi
Dent he lived in Linn, county, a
present. Others asserted he was il
California and others in Oregon
It was finally settled that he wa
not resident of the state. Tn
statemets and counter statement
created a good deal Of merrimenl
j. Phillips, of the Western Boo
lCoAcern, was introduced by til
Bishop and urged the members {
the Conference to settle their a.
counts, stating that large sum
money was due the Concern frol
the Conferences. 49, a.l',. 2 - 80. =. ..
The eighth question was take
tup; s'Who are the Superanuate
and worn out Preachers?'' e.ss.
The characters OIL. Prentic
j. C. Fraker, S. p. Heath, +
Wilson were passed, and their rel
tons as. .saperaAuated preaehe
continued. ss:,
The character of II, Robertst
was passed and his relation chanI
led to effective. Z. s. - sssai
The name of j. Shaw was call'
when Mr.. Marshall read q very 81
: letter from him, expressing his j
greet that he had to give mp acti
!. work, Hewas recommended to t
: especial attention of the Boa
: of Stewards as necessito
case. - iss,. Is y ~ - !,
y The committee Ear the examiI
I. ton of classes in the LIST 2ndIa
3rd years were notready to repo
F. Fifth question:. Exarninati
e of character in 4th class, n -