The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-11-18
Wichita District Conference, Sec
ond Session.

n. m. and were continued till $3.50
when the business session was opened
formally.
The roll was called b. the secretary,
and the following persons answered to
their names:
L. C. Brooks, J. Clark, j. w. Fox
J. L Hanna, NJ. NJ. Haun, j. Harris
J. +. Messy, H. J. Walker, j. l.. Rose
A. Buckner, /. Scot and c. w. Van
Treesc.
On motion, aprogrammo of business
was adopted, as follows:
l. Roll call.
2. Appointment of committees.
8. Who are to be licensed as Local
Preachers
4. Who are the Exhoriers
3. Who are the Local Preachers
s. VINO are The Local Deacons
Z. Who are the Local Elders
s. Are there any Recommendations
for Orders !?
Q. Are there any Recommendations
for admission into the Travelling Com
nection
10. Examination of Candidates.
IL. Pastors report of the condition
of their charges.
II. Where shall the next Conference
be held 4?
On motion, the following was passed;
Resolced, That il is the sense OF
this District Conference that il will
not grant Local Preachers License to
Candidates recommended for such,
Who absent themselves from the ses-
sion and fail to furnish valid excuse
for said absence.
On motion, committee, consisting
OF Brothers Rose, Harris and Nessl!
was appointed to examine candidates
for Local Preachers license.
The order of business, "Who are the
local preachers q was now entered on
and under il G. w. Alexander, j. Neil
aud j. 5. Hartman, of Castlcton, were
called and their characters passed. p.
G.. Smith. of Dexter, was called aud
passed. B. Prosser, of Douglas, was
called and passed. 5. f. c. Garrison,
Of Edorado, was called and passed.
Rev. j. p. Iarsen, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church of Wichita, was
introduced to the Conference, and on
motion, he was invited 10 participate
in the exercises with us.
Bro. Reynolds, visiting gentleman
from Kentucky, was introduced and
also invited to join us.
The case of j. Clayton, of Great
Bend, was called and laid over for the
present..
j. II. Leard. supernumery, j. L.
Rose, II. Clark aud j. Payne,of Hutch
inson, were called and passed.
f. w. Frazier aud c. Mollaham, of
Marion Center, were called and passed.
j. C. Bartells, supernumery, and d.
w. Minton, of Mcpherson Center,
were called. In regard TO the latter.
his pastor reported that he cannot find
him for he don't come to the church.
His case was turned over 10 the Quar-
ierly Conference, with a request TO it
to deal with it, Bro. Bartells' charac-
ter passed. G. G. Jackson and Alex
ander Walker were reported from this
charge by its pastor.
On motion, it was ordered that,
after this session all persons who are
presented for recognition as local
preachers shall show their licenses to
this body.
The secretary read letter, handed
to him by j. Clark, concerning Bro.
Warren. whose license has run out.
His case being out Of the jurisdiction
of this body at present, it was passed
over.
A. Maxwell, j. Kanehman, Lyon,
j. Runton, S. a. Newhall, G. W.
skinner and |. Scott, of Newton, were
called, and all passed but the latter,
whose ease was laid over for The pres
ent.
c. w. Van Treese and j. Nicodemus.
of Peabody, were called. j. Harris,
of the committee appointed at the last
session of this body, in the case of Bro
Van Treese, reported that nothing had
been done by the committee. The
Presiding Elder made statement in
his case, after which his character
passed. His pastor asked for instruc-
ton in the case of Bro. Nicodeinus,
and, on motion, lis case was referred
to their Quarterly Conference.
S. p. Monroe, r.. ID. Stephenson, r.
J. Davis, NJ. J. Morse, j. l.. Ross and
+. G. Griffith, of Peace, were called
and characters passed.
w Coulter and L. Patton, of Plum
Grove, were called and passed.
l.. NJ. Clark and j. n. Adams, of
Sedgwick City, were called and passed
j. Tucker, J. A. Randall, l.. ID. and
A. Ayeey, of Wichita, were called. On
motion, The Presiding Elder was di-
rected TO request Bro. Randall to sur
render his certificate of ordination.
The others were passed.
w. L. Mann and T. Rockwell, OF
Wellington. were called and passed.
j. NJ. Barrack, c. Oliver and S. 5.
Holloway, of Winfield, were called aud
passed
E. c. Abbot, of Augusta, called and
passed.
j. Sesenay, of Arkansas City, was
:alled, and, during the consideration
If his case, on motion, il was
ReSolred, That the Quarterly Con-
erences throughout the district be, |
md are requested to cut off all The in
efficient local preachers and exhorters. |
On motion. committee of three on
was ordered, consisting OF
7. f. Nessly, J. L. Hanna aud w. i.
smith.
The following preamble and resolu-
ion was now presented:
WHEREAS, The present plan for
District Conferences offers to us great
in relation to local
preachers, therefore
Resolced, That we. as District
request our Annual Con-
erence to instruct the delegates 10 the
lext General Conference to use their