Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-13

Hc nlutu QucstIOH WAS tdhcu up
and the following superanuated
preachers were represented and
passed, and their relations continued:
+. III. Coddington, John Hayden, B.
Holland, A. W. johnson, j. McCutch-
en-, Joseph Mcdowell, II. S. Robin
son, II. Runyon, A. w. Stryker, l.. G.
Woodford, John Burgess, James
Haynes, John Harris, I. M. Kirkpat-
rick.
Rcvs. johnson, Mcdowell, Robin
son and Kirkpatrick being present,
addressed the conference in fitting
terms.
Rev. Bradrick of the Burlington
district called up the case of E. w.
Twining who was granted super
numcrary relation.
Third question was called and the
following brethren of the first class
were represented and reported by the
Examining Committee and continued
on trial: Wiley r. Striker and
Jacob III. Hard.
Samuel p. Craver, a missionary in
Mexico, was represented, and con-
tinued on trial.
| Eugene T. Daley was discontinued
at his request.
i The minutes of the Muscatine Dis
trict were received and placed on file
The fourth question was taken up
The following brethren, belonging Il
the class ofthe second year presented
themselves g! the bar of the Confer
ence and were addressed by tn,
Bishop: A. J. Belknap, L. G. Car
roll. w. N. Groome, w. s. Hurt, A
, Kirshaw, d. A. Waters. They CAV,
satisfactory answers to the discipline
ry questions.
The following were passed, and re
ported their missionary collections
, The examining committee reported
favorably. their Presiding Elder
represented them, and they wer
admitted into full condition ant
elected to deacon's orders: A. q
Belknap, w. N. Groome, w. s. Hurt
A. Kirshaw, ID. A. Waters.
L. G. Carroll was passed, and re
ported his missionary collection. TIL,
Committee of Examination reported
favorably. His Presiding Elder re
: commended him and he was admit
, ted to full connection, having beer
, previously ordained deacon.
G.. w. Wiley was passed and ad
mitted to full connection. He too i
a deacon.
The seventh question was taken VI
and the names of the following dea
cons of the second class was called
A. v. Francis, A. II. Jones, Il. L
Kitchener, c. L. Mutton were passed
t having been favorably reported b.
, the examining committee and wer
elected to elders orders.
S. II. Ferguson, deacon of tn
first class, was passed reported favor
) ably by the committee and was elect
ed to elders orders.
The committee appointed at tn
last session of the Conference to in
: vestigate the management of the low
Wesleyan University, presented thei
report and on motion was accepted
It was moved that the report b
adopted. An amendment was move
by Bro. Simmons that the report b
recommitted. It was moved by Bro
: Cowles to lay the motion to recon-
: init on the table, which motion pre-
!. vailed. On motion of Bro. Hayne
the subject was made the order of tn
!, day for tomorrow at 9 O'Clock.
A bill of $2O5.50 from John Z
Wheeler was presented, and on me
g ton of Bro. Wing, it was referred
a committee of three. The followin
brethren were elected to constitut
. the committee: j. G. w. Coke, j. "
:. Mcdonald, and E. L. Schreiner.
Il Bro. Bradrick was, at his reques
!, released from the committee on tn
solemnizing of marriage by unol
!, dained preachers, and Bro. Teter wa
on motion, elected in his place.
The minutes were read and al
]. proved.
The session was adjourned by e,
piration of time.
: The doxology was sung, and tn
4 assembly dismissed with the bcnedi'
ton by Bro. Mark.