The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-03-20

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charged for, lust well as The bread. And
just 20 with the premium business, connec-
Ted with the papers, he declared himself
positively al d III qualifiedly opp sed TO the
| hoped the time was near at hand when II
| should be done away with altogether. IN
| regard TO the circulation OF the books
aud papers OF the church, as Wei
| "a secular publications., he saysthe time has
| nov CONE when ever. thing has 10 be done
Dy canyasslng-bs personal application.
4 All the great publishing houses have estab-
| iished, or are establishing, sub>cript on &C.
partmenis, and the publishing houses of the
/ church, In order to keep up with the progr s.
| of the age, must do likewise.
In regard TO the hymn books, he says an
| arr 4ngement has b-eu made by the b ard 10
| dispOs Of them al the old - per cent uls-
| counl-hsving become satisfied that the dis
| count given Of late has been to small.
REMARKS OF MR BrsHoNG.
Mr.. Blu hong, Of the s. LOUIS confer nee,
was int i1ced by the Bishop, and addressed
the con "a, nee on the subject OF the Episco-
pa .resId, nee He called AT ention II he Iact
| that the pledges made last year, and years
before, had not been redeemed. The confer
ence had promised u pay toward his pur-
pose the sabject Of Twelve hundred dollars.
81. Louis mas already raised over $500. and
the success Of the enterprise IL assured The
Bishop l. going 10 have "A good residence
The list OF churches trst had not made
theif statistical reports was called, iuclGd TX
Leav-ns orIh District: Lswr-nce, SDrng-
daIe. Lenoxie. Esston Topeka District, Gem
tropoiis and Pomona; Manhattan Circuit,
salins Distri I, Lincoln Centre Beloit bis-
irici, White Rock, KIrwin District, Germs u.
town. NJ. Pope; Decatur, Hays City, Ellis.
REPORT OF ELDER DEAsBDRS.
Mr.. De .rb1rn, residing e der, then read The
report of has district. He reported the var
iDi-s brano hes Of ms district III good condi-
ton, ~ d a growing at a verv encouraging
rate. Add Ions To the mem ber>h p number
bet ~eca five hundred and SIX huudrei.
Many OF the chu cl bull ings haze been i'm
proved, aud "a good deSl of church debt paid
off Encouraging reslvsls are reported AT
several p ,ints, and the con- itIpn of the work
thrUug bout the district Is considered good
Some new church buildings have been erect
I'd, and parsonng.s at several points, aud
Ia. We all been very nearly paid for.
The churches on the irO Tier. especially,
are 2 owing rapidly. The gr,ai Immigration
10 the State during the last two or three
years, is mainly TO The western counties, and
i p-Tcept by felt In the growth Of the chuI
ches IN the west IN portion Of the State.
Several of the charges III his district have
been established curing the last year, anf
m de up Ia the main from new conner, 10
{ . St-fe.
There - great me- d of p frsonages at several
points in the district.
A. one poiat, a Sunday School was report
ed "wlthoEt teachers or -cIOistrS."
Another point was reported as afil cted
with .spIritual deciination and huanciai
gripes.'
INrRoIUcTIoNs.
The several Ministers OF n e district were
Ca lei, their character passed ana financ Il
reports submitted
a HuIflbtf pi the Tt>iucnl FdsUDls Oh lu' CT v
Were pr-se. ted and introduced, namely, NJ. |
Mu,ey NJ McCieary, Mr.. Hubbard, Nj. |
Pa-e, Mr.. Spencer |
A Der Of visiting Ministers from other |
Conference, We're int Oiuced
Mr. Farrell, Of the Missouri Conference, was
introdu, ed, and Mr.. Dearborn sta I'd ne WAS /
The oUly surviving eff Give membzr of the |
Conference in whicn TINS porto OF the |
rouutry WAS included, ia sol, embracing |
Kausas. Mis- and Arkansas.
Nj. Oakley at the South Kansas. confer |
r.. Ms,lfsTN. frsf- New Work M
ference, tDd Mr.. eau lin, Missouri confer |
ence, y ere also in,foluced.
REPORT OF ELDER MITCHELL.
Mr.. Mitchell, PresIdiI = Elder of the Beloit |
district, cad las report. and repf"S' MED has /
dist let n beiny Ia a very healthy and |
mop ful condition.
The min,sIe Of the district were called, |
their characters passed and their financial |
lie. 5oTts subm It'd.
REPORT OF ELTER CARoTHEEs.
Mr. CsToIhers, OF The KrwIn district, read
his report
Tire condition of the wo;k in this district |
Is gen.-r silly ia u prDspeE ouS condition.
At severed places in tIe district consider
rb Nit I'D II elements exist, but owing 10
the AM at church organic It ons-due to the
faIIuT. % the conference to supply preachers
-mp-I at tn. people h united with soci,.
ties of other denominations Throughout
IHe di~trs't At lar, how Yer. the work of
the district Is IT, a very pro>prTou, condition.
The several Ministers of The Il strict We're
called, and their ch srscirr passed.
SAD CASE.
Mr. Burlington, who hs / supplied a charge
In the .IsJTl { pat vi the '. ar, made AN eX-
pl8nriirn. lie hid received MY dollars
from the Conf rene for his Work, aud has
tr yeilng Expenses, III schi * his ch 1rse, |
were forty nse dollars. H. lost MS WI and 4
SOM OF mis- children, various OF er miSfor-
tunes Hplel hun, aud the eight o these |
cruel blows 5 crushed him that ne was u mt
for duty, aud hence gave mp IN. ell trgP A |
sta .n.nt of his misiorJnnts and AFT ictio u,
~ detsil.d ny h ms If, sho IS th4t MI Bull
ing on mad ben called uf'on 10 go throGgh |
Very sore trials aud no. III Tor effective wors. |
On mo ion OF Mr.. Carp-ners lac was placed
upon the suprenume airy list.
Mr. H-nnlus was CN. sed from The iudici |
ciaTy committee, and Mr. Taylor Apo uted. |
The of her ministers Of Mr. caroju-rs' dis |
tri"t submitted their financial reports.
Mr. DAVIS moved the TesppOIg.IneI.t of the
c mp IN, citing commit e OF at year, with
the sub>t tulior of the name OF MIR. gilbert |
or That of M. Hershfieli Carried.
The secretary re,sd tue list OF the standing |
comm ttses and the chairman announced |
tn. u'ues and places OF the meeting OF their
SevrrtF committees
Aunounc- ments were made for preaching
in the AFTERNOON by Mr.. X stGr, and educa-
tlonsl meet ng in the "N.ning.
PRAYER meeting Fndsy morning TO be con-
iucted by Mr.. Bowman.
AIR sing rg the doXnIogy, The conference
adjourned, with benediction by MIR. Tu.tle,
Df Kansas City.
TIE Confere nee meets this morning at half
past ..ght.
The frSt half hour is given to devotional
X-fcise~-prayer meeting, and the business
session gins at nine. |
TIE III eiiug~ at. open TO the public, and
AL are invited TO Httend.
The evening meetings thus far have been |
We attended-ihe church being full at every
service.