Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-06-19
MErmoDlsr Clsa,RCla WEyr.

METHODIST CHURCH WEST.
First Annual Conferei4te.
This body. like any otlser rNgious body,
b the Onxlnal Jacobs. l.ik. "a oslief
branches Of tho church 1t l. Tie olarst-ehe
bnly real; genuine, cut-in-,lM EYE, j"ul'ic-
batfeltd branch. All the oilsrrs are bogus.
fhte G.mc direct frs.sn M.'-rs, aad guy otl,sr
Ehhrch cisi,niag such desetst !. . issi,a. NJ
otj,re sAmr.N las the ncws. !" and any pr.
500 depesding upon suy otl<r Or:antxatl~s
viii 10 we'll t. be barjea In naen cunt. lie
woatsaeed bu6alo-robe herrafter-ils-se'l
be. - csld. snaps Tiers. Tie Meshsodist
(kasch Wese Of Montana wss orgsaized In
Nay. 1elS, By Beotlsers Ciack. 0ranp 81
Doquse. And Is once ag,in. = " the da5set
0olomoo and AnanisaS An established het: 4
THIS allapicious event, 90 ffauxht with te;
cults to tic human race. has been followed
- 10 90 often the ease aiter soase great iisdfal
up-tnrntng BY series Of disasters tt The To-
cality that Is the scene u Tins xrcAe church
-trinststessssslL L. Clark was elected shss-
III, houf fiz rp. tyo lawyers were cent to the
IeGislseaFe, Goose Creek HAs Discovered, ,
b<aten-track to the 6allatin WAS traced from
the back dosr q williams + Msrssyss whole.
sale ltqnr heasc, matches erased 70 n9At 81
both ensls; tho rows ot pepper-pots wesv
addsd 10 the roof q tie oppoatioa chaseA,
''No,hing wouldn't grow nowhere" the
County Treasurer was eelcially ordered -
keep his shirt on, peanuts wouldn't r1ast,
tho oppdaltion barber got up aud 43t, the
County Commissioners wouldn't let the
sounty provide tho county Cd. e,s, With oil
tor domestic use, and the cc.nrts :jeclsrcd
that i nuisance isn't np.sance without Z
stink. hut the church s:ili lives. and Its or.
xanixatioa being perfect. II sils fair to ran
Ill Others cut Of bas.no.s. - - as
The Conference raet It the brewery on
Aoatlay-rses'iing Elder Brother Gsancs ID
tha chair. Es said the; Metbo'list Church
West J. fcansled upon 4 rock-bed-fock. That
40 other church i, and that he had i piece
Of the rock In his pocket. That ithas seven
teen great principles Of action-fIrst, to care
for, coddls and comfort the Willows and the
tathericss-.hat he. had . rcvieea list N tas
widows, and that 10 would leave the lxtnHs.
LEES to the laity. That, Is that Is principle
enough. he wouldn't mention the othef 81:
teen.
Brother Bone called for the reading Of the
minutes ef the meeting ot May 1853. but -
Bro. Grance had Ased them tcf shaving p.
per they were not read.
Upon motion OF Bro. Boquct the Confer
cnce then .t!joarned for fifteen minutes to
Cheenut's.
Conference rexssenatlefat n O'Clock.
Bother Pokehs wanted to know II widows
In the first principle meant male or female
willows. or both. Brother Clack. upon con-
cutting the Almanac and the Presiding Eties.
decided that It does and TINT he waSgss6 Of il.
4 member from tho country wantcd to
know Why something Is not dom 70 eDcour.
age rooster eggs, upon which Brother Bone
suggested fifteen minutes recess that the
Conlcrcr &C might take iomc rheumatic hit
te,s this damp weather.
Upon re-asse,ubling brother Neatln offered
the following resolution:
Rsolced, That having u,e-.-.-A-.. that
can't sell. this body be obliged to buy 1t.
Brother Clack rem rkcd that he would vote
aye IL hi. hall calf were added, and Brother
B,qurt de.ircd to put in his l"t-beJ.
Brother Copper responded that il members
couldn't manage to dispose Of their surplus
in regular course Of business. aud II they
couldn't contrib things bc;tes thSn to b. otes.,
stocking the coli. try with bdfl calves, he
didn't sec why the church shoulL help then,
out.
Brother Bachc, addressing tlst Conference,
said the Changers were taking t:e wind out
al the churcl,'s sails. and that it mitst ray
more attesti0n to agriculture and less u
widows. or 60 nndcr-that ne had IN essay
ready gu tie culture Of every Thing that it
would only tate week to Rad It. and that
picked bcets can't pc ss,bly 10 !a;std IN irri-
ga'ed soil.
Bsotter GraRcc resented the inpetation
that widows would prove too ki0ch for the
church-stated that he would relieve Bro.
Bacl,e II any time. and urged the election Of
any members who opposed widows snd'tiius
! arrayed themselves against the foundations
Of Zion.
Brother Claek said he had confirming 70
cay, and he was going to say II, md ~ didn't
want to catch anybody going to %, aud
there Is man In towu whe has been niarriel
nine times, and that man hes not yet joised
himself to the church, and he wanted t.
know what Il meant, and 10 ihoaRhs al
Presiding Elder WAS lukewarm, or such Iaeu
would not b out II tl,e fold.
Tive Elder referred to bis grey hairs ai3t
called the Brother liar.
Tho Brother said b had carried The mtal
that had made better men than the Presiding
Elder. aud the Elder Gid the Brother w
= vampyre a6U had built an addition s!nc>
heing mnde Church Treasurer, and I),e MD
ows wouldn't Stand either l. q the totsttnl
q bun calves upod the fold. s-
And, Jest - the Brother was aiming beel
glast It the Elder, Drs. Boquet was asizsd b.
= q AssuAaasic att1ck and recess Ne had 4
see the man Up tie canyon.
+ Arm n eeeslon. Brother Nusro ooqulsol