Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-11
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


The Methodist Ministers in Annual Council.
The ninety-third annual session Of the
Philadelphia conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church convened yesterday
morning in the Union NJ. f.. church,
Fourth street, below Arch, Philadelphia.
Bishop Stephen NJ. Merrill took the
chair at the appointed hour and conducted
devotional exercises, after which the roll
of members was called and secretaries OF
the conference appointed.
1t WAS resolved that the conference
meet daily at Q Il. m. and adjourn at
12 m.
The case of Rev. T. B. Miller, charged
with immortality in selling bogus medical
diplomas, was referred to Il select com
mitted of fifteen, with final powers, to
sit in private after their appointment by
the bishop and presiding elders. Rev.
VIM. Majors case, ut at his own request
was referred tOa committee of inquiry,
numbering seven. Itevs. WV. McMichael
and ]. Stringer are OH the Miller court.
The Standing Committee
appointed by the presiding elders and con-
tirmed by the conference were:
On Public WOrship-W. J. PaxsOn, X.
J. Carson, 5. w. Thomas, W. 5. Pugh, G..
F. Turner and N. Frame
On Education of Ministers-A Ritten
house, d. d., Ii. W. Warren, ID. d., r.
NJ. Griffith, G. ID. Carrow. ID. d., E. |. ID.
Pepper, S. A. IIeilner, E. III. Hoffman;
Laymen-ThOmas Greenback, A. NJ. Bar
ton, w. b. Trites, NJ. d., and G. AL
bright.
On Bible Cause-W. C. Robinson, J.
B. Dobbins, W. b. Wood and II. Barn
hill.
On Sunday Schools-T. G. Pearson, J.
Pastortield, s G. Grove, J. F.. Crouch and
N. ID. McCOmas.
On Tract Cause. F. Meredith, J..
Morrow, I. T. Everett, II. X. Galloway
and s. Howell.
On Temperance-W. Mullin, ID. Mckee,
w. II. Fries, w. C. Best and s. ii. Hoover.
On Church ExtensiOn-The Conference
board of church extension.
On Freedman's Aid Society,". Stubbs.
S. II. c. Smith, w. j. Mills, ID. W. Cor
don and d. l.. Patterson.
On Ladies' and Pastors Christian Union.
S. N. Chew, ii. f. Isett, NJ. ID. Kurtz.
G. w. Mclaughlin and J. NJ. Wheeler.
On MissiOns-The presiding elders.
On WOman's Foreign Missionary Society
w. X. MacNeall, r. b. Neely, j. s.
Lane, ]. Lindemuth and F. Illman.
On Necessitous Cases-The trustees of
the Preachers aid society.
On Publishing the Minutes-The secre-
tary and his associates.
On Finaace-W. Graves, J. W. Rudolph,
j. W. Sayers and J. ID. Fox.
On General Statistics-W. COffman, NJ.
II. Wilson, j. B. Graft and 6. w. Bradley.
On Missionary Statistics-P. S. Merrill,
c. Roads, d. F. Unangst, and N. Turner.
On General Qualifications of Candidates
for Admission on Trial and for Admission
into full Connection-W. B. Wood. NJ. d.
Kurtz, J. Welcb, w. L. Mcdowell, w. j.
Mills, J. r. Boyle, T. Stevens, L. r Vim
cent, and o. r. Cook.
The committees on conference and con-
ference relations were stricken from the
list because they were not authorized by
discipline and were simply appointed for
Appropriate action was taken on the
deaths of Bishops Ames and Haven and
Of DR.. Dashiell.
Presiding elders reports were read.
The Educational society held it's ami
versary meeting at Arch street NJ. E.
church last evening, when addresses were
delivered by Rev. Ii. w. Warren, ID. d.,
Prof. c. j. Little, A. NJ, Rev. DR.. Brook.
of Baltimore, and DR.. Foss.