The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-03-20
NETaODIS VI.
Meeting OF the Kansas Conference OIL
the Methodist Episcopal church
Fall Attendance From al Portions
tingut-hed Visitors Present from
Other f-srts OF the Country.

% VIC ScntereBCe-A NucSs
Di,tingui-hea Visitors Present fror
OIher Fsris OF tue Country.
TwENrY-FUURIH ASSUALsE SESSION.
The annual session OF the Kans $ Confer
ence Of the NJ. L Church, which assemble
at the Methodist Church, in this city, yes
terday, is one OF the largest and most impol
tant ecclesiastical bodies that ever gathere
In Leayenworth, representing, as IL doe
nearly or quite one-half Of the Methods
people OF Kansas, and a very large propol
ton Of the Christian element Of the STATE
The Methodist Church is stronger than al
| most any other denomination, III every ne'
county, since IL is, in a special sense, pic
neer church; its circuit riders are the pickle
guards OF civilization, and as population ad
| yancrs into the new districts OF the Wesl
along with the brea ins pow OF the new SET
| tier 20 the ordinances oil tne Melhoul,
| Church, and side by side with homesteader
sh-nty ,tauds the Methodist NEE 1, hou-e
The pro-pe lty Of this church inoicat, IN
| prosperity OF tie country, ami It's kIowIh II
IN, IN Dersnip anords "A lair index 10 tn
| sIowIh Of the State Ia population.
PROC EEDINGs.
LEAvENwogTH, MARCH IL. 1873.
The COME ence sssemb cd al 9 A. NJ an,
| organ Izsl " tn Religion, services, cons sun.
| o. reading pp ton of : TIlture, by BlshDI
| why, followed by singing aud prayer, aite
| - hen The eucharist Was administered by th'
| M Tul ~ c-lItd By the Secretary, tn,
| Rev. " IN. Smith, and nearly All the member
4 answered u Their names
| The following members were admitted u
the conference:
| V. Danuin-, transferred from Contra
IA Al. oiS conference j. ID. Baker and VI VI
Sta z, irOm Northwestern Indiana confer
enc.. and A NJ. hssteI, from Central Penn
| > Mania oOAieTcIco. j. l. Gilbert was IN
! lruf!uceu To Tie Conference.
Mr. smith vas Te-eIecJ.d Secretary. =
| o. mOt1On OH J. Thong son. Representa-
| IINts 81 Juc Us ere IN = lied 10 SEATS
| A Inst oil the standing committees Was the Il
read, rs fol owe:
Conference = ewRIds Messis- ahler
| Dana, breed, TiIIoru. Cal aud Bowman.
AuGIirTy-M. SIS. MOO peri, scot, Sayille,
HIODa d, Campb-li AID = e
ElDl- cIau-e-M g~>I-. hlBteTbDurne, Lord
Bail. II, PaTieIt, tio-enIan aud OrwIE.
fduCsI OB-Mes-Ts. ritIsneT, Phillips
Friend, O.IU,II, ~, h oud ana wooG-
hIssIous-Ihe preslGILs e4dtTs OF the con-
P.rIodicaIs-Messrs. Henning, Holland
sp-neer. " Higinz, Blown aud Con ell.
IOSI DEiices- M.sAIs. IL inInSIInaB, OtO
4 I4IiI>, Ion&eii ana Griffin
Pastoral AddG.s,-Me>sTs. simpson Mad
Iso see, bo 80 ut, oIHcheiiOTd anu Jacobs.
fuDa mig MInutes-Ihe secreLaTIes OF
u e CouirIenc,.
PubHc >, orship- Messrs. Sullivan and
Smith
fNAaaltldN SCHOOL lfaGls-Alf II. DTOW II,
McIirTT. Dray, Bugs aud y utckrIipTd
> Dpaih Me>sIs, y iEtei DOuTnr, Dr. Nil
Ter, Note, u ~. Miner, Cook and Den
hing
C.ock. Il IN L.,t rman and D.ud.
soIn-Il's Foreign Missionary Society
Messls Rp ., "a, MURRAY, Underwood, IaIl-
n IA AID AclirnIN-
New York Book Accountable. L. ID Mar
TN
Popular Amusements- Meesrs. Cryster,
81. l. 4. a Er.
CGu.t IA EAItI>!on-Me-- ~. Iay lOT, Ureen,
> =, awhile, H1uI- Il McSabb.
FTe.dm ~ aIu-MtS-T~, S,atz, Phillips,
Con"eII, DadvlCson, HOpkluH and SIcnoi-
rObscco-Messr,. Brown. Lord, fleming,
En4b.etOu, Tam pO-il anu NGy>
Book Account .1s-Ih b1Is'OEEt smith,
Ca, ke~4T, E.iII-r and LtwIeIce
distinct difference keco!ds-M, ssEs. HE,
Amos and Sweet
I, nfer. nee !..iEt ous- VI ssrs- Hays, Bid
olson, Rainier, Lawrence, LT,e d anu DeIl-
sui
Money for BI-er Un.veEsiiy-Mr. p. T.
haoGy>.
aunry for Episcopal EesldcEca-Mr. ]. ID.
huoA.
.uulciary-M SIT. J. y. Lock wood, +. W
IN Nvni,r, - Philips, Sna kieiOTd,
10 LIiI X Bred nd KNOX
"a mp.!ui uI Nj. avis = committee of three
W appointed upon nEgiiIa.Ta, Al, iol ow- I:
Mrs~Ts l. Knox, J. Coz. AM j. }. Ihonp-
son.
GA motion Of Mr.. Thompson a committee
~ ptO DfeE Ia '"HIrI W IA = iihe c. IN
'n!ii.e az! o.H-su y the south h1nsss Con
% rene, ut.u he proposlil IA 10 organ 4 a
NJ iEudi-i h ,nsas siEtv iIstufi. "a society.
ins cpHnr!1t,U onsIsu, of MvsSTs Thompson,
Davis ~Eu Knox.
A commit .e 10 act with a like committee
OF L SOUTHERN Kansas Conference on the
IN after oG historical bTar was aPp.,tut' Il,
CO sIsIIug OF tue saline members, MessTs.
iHom p>Oa, bavis snd kL"x
re-oIutIou I.qsErl candidates Tor ad-
mission 40 10" ministry 10 stale publicly be.
IyIc the Cone elcc their religious auttc.7.
dent Offered, but on motion of Mr..
hno les its COasIGeTagiuE was pU,Ipyned
\ meuIOrla, nom lhe Ladies ana pd~to 5
ChIsiIan union slang n appoin ineht oil "A
c muIttee To confer ~Iln them, was received
ant. The following:
CDMNITTEE APPOINTED.
l.. shackIelord, J f. Gilbert. J. s. Simp.
SOB Il ' DenalEz, u " Wood, and T. ii.
Flasher.
A -taiement of the Methodist Fook con-
ceIns-E stern and Western Vas Il en- pres
eBIe,i aDA red ~ Tie SerT,tIy-
ora. I. a Ih#t - m ny IN mbers as were
pc pdIeI To report, should IA nj la their a.
-IIcaI i.po L, at oLcv. ON Is 10 report
,~sis LepnaTI Rush Pend etun, Fisher,
&cCab De~, Mn Fry. owen, Biunt, Ham
n, nom other cOnierenc~s "ege Intro
Cuced
Mr BTockney was continued as sap, rnu-
M. n4y,Imau was coLtinu.d as same.
Ag. ~ II as co .iiuuv'i a. me
Nj. = NJ. Meyer Was cUntlEued as super
nGurTary
MIR james PaiIipS was changed rom su-
p TnuaIvTsIy 10 .fi7ciINe.
MI Abingdon, supcTBEmeIHfy, continued
Nil. CauIpUeII CO tluuei ~ same
sUPhRANS,AIED PREACHERS.
l. treHtI- :, coat, nuec-
SHAW, c'utIGuru-
-. T. meath, cOntIt ued.
}. ID kloN, continued.
y. U.evii, cont
REPoETs OF PREAIDING ELDERS.
The Presd n d.r> Oh the sew raj districts
re ,.oTt,d the cHur.n.s ia their respective
r-c numb i Of new my mOcTs have been
alded during the year, and sOIng places tie
cou- e-aI4ou, are Lang T an the meeting
houses accommodate, aud ire contrlUu-
uns have been Iu ,Acess oI Tn "A 81.
M uIs
Mr. Gilbert offered resolution suihoEiz.
Ing Iue GA Icy street Church, Topeka, 10
Sci liz chu.cn p opeTly, PRIV de,i The pro-
c-,ds be u> a for ine pulcn 'se oil other prop
.rty for the church. ihe resolution Was adj
Oii.C-
lGe eli iTmeD OF the several standing COM
mIItees announced the times aud pIac : OF
Tie ME- ting Of their respective committees
Aut.. uaCemrIit, made oil ISI -lOuS tx
eIc se- Tor the evening
The doXDIo ws> sang, and the conference
adj fuTued a halI past eight this morning
d. miss, q Win beneGic ION vi The Bishop.