The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-20
PEiCE NOT ALWIrs PRESENT.
A Son of ~ Dusksrd Minister shot ny the Son
efa Lutheran MinIster.

NORTH MANCHESTER. Ind June 1i.-Thc
soct commonly known MS the Dunkaris call
themselves the German Baptsts. or Church Of
the Brethren. They are numerous In many ofthe
Central and Western States. and hold confer
enco meeting every year. commencing at Pen
tecost and continuing three or four days. This
denomination are very particular in obcying
every commandment u the Gospel, are gem
orally moral industrious. and lawabidng. but
will not serve as soldiers. Their ministers. who
are not paid. ara chosen from the laty by ballot.
in which every member has one vote.
The conference is held in a spacious tent two
miles west Of North Manchester. n hourishlng
town in the southern part Of Wabash county
The tent is divided into kitchen. dining room.
and council chamber. The dining room is
capable OF seating At table 900 persons. The
'ahl"s are set three times ~ a meal. and three
meals are gwen ina day. thus feeding an az
Tho council chamber is capable of seating
ionO persons. The laity and outsiders are adj
miU"d - the deliberations ana 10 the table. al
though none except the members are invited.
The representatives, from the different churches
in the United States form the council which an
7wers queries that may arise relntlng To the
rulns and regulations Of the church. One half
OF the representatives. or delegates form what IS
called tho Standing Committee. They spend
the first day oi the session in considering the
different queries which tho churches send in
and frame answers 10 those that have none,
After this the queries with their answers ara
read in public. and then they are open Tor a
general discussion in which all the ministers
may take part.
Breakfast WAS prepared in the tcnt on Mon
day morning last, bur not enough persons We're
present 10 MI the tables twice. ON Tuesday the
numbers were larger butthe great throng came
on Wednesday. From dawn until noon tho
main road Lending To the Neck -of-tho- Woods.
as the place of the meeting has been called, was
crowded.
Enoch Ehy Of Illinois was chosen to MI tho
highest office OF the meeting. tina, Of Modera-
tT "a fTR g. f4pls
where he was sent TO organic churches. James
Quiuior oi prnns vlvauia. editor of the IrnHi-
IRE CHRISTIAN. and Robert Miller of Indiana. au-
thor oi several Theological works, were chosen
| clerks tn" largest number present in the tent
% any one time was yariously estimated from
The meeting closed Yesterday II was found
| Impossible 10 feed the multitude. rs the bread
! SUPPLY ran shor'. II was furnished by n hnker
! in wabash ami shipped by rail. Three thou
! Snhl pounds Per Gay WIS q, ihsl rs thcy could
| produce" IT, AMI II would have taken ut least a
! thousand more 10 have mot the demand
| Iw"llN-thr"e hcevrs, averaging. near l,2p,
| rounds. were consumed during the four days
! of the meeting.
Between A. b. Miller ~ Manchester. the sou
| AZ "A punkard preacher, and Hugh Wells. alsD
| Of tNr same place. and the son of q Lutheran
! midistcr. igud hns. long existed. 1t had been
/ klndl'u o. ncrccr iianr hy ISLANDERS that they
! puuusheI AGAINST taIh oth'r IN Nc TWO paper-
! Ot the place. Rivalry for % young woman, IL H.
said. caused the lihlrulty Mr.. Miller was 10
At about 10 O'clock TUESDAY morning Mr.
Miller was reai,ng n the editorial room ~ th'
! journal, when Mr.. Wells entered, and, draw ma
u revolver, Demanded a certain paper in Mi
Mllinrs possession; Miller qpproachcd Wells
| lew wards OF him Wells fired. the bah striking
Miller in the breast Mr.. Wells then remarked
| This Wil ha my parents DEATH He sur
tenH'rehh himself ana WIS ilvrifrd n the Wa
| ing the doctors discovered the ball near thu
! spine about half nm inch beucuth the skin. an,
cNlrgted It. II IA feared that Miller cannot re-