Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-08

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beyond the law four times ia liable to do 30
many times, and this il what required investi-
CATION and the light OF day.
THE M. e CONFERENCE.
Proceedings of Yesterdays sessson-A
Large and Interesting Meeting.
MORNING SESSION.
At o'clock the conference assembled and
opened by singing and prayer. The minutes
of the previous session were read.
The bishop read the following list of names
to constitute tribunal to try Rev. T. O. Math-
er. of Shakopee, on the charges presented
against him in the spring: ]. NJ. Aker. Ohas.
Bodies, W. b. Soule, 8. NJ. Davis, G.. r. Hair.
@. f. Kingsland. J. q. Rich, ]. II. Powell, A.
B. Bishop. o. Williams, B. g.. Coffin, w. O.
Rioe and J. b: Maoomber; DE-; Hobart
prosecuting counsel. Robert Forbes Is 0, unset
for Mather.- The board were instructed to
meet at the lecture room of the Centenary
church to take the evidence, and report to-day
at the morning session.
A lively discussion followed over the ques-
ton of the proper disposition of the educa-
tional funds. The bishop decided that the
conference appropriate whatever was over the
collections taken for this purpose. It was
voted that all general funds collected for edu-
cational purposes be given to Rev. Stafford,
agent for Hamline university. Presiding Elder
Gossard, and the various clergy Of the city,
were appointed committee on public wOr-
ship. DR.. Hitchcock then made an address in
The interests of the Freedmen's Aid society.
The report of the biblical institute was re-
ferred to the committee on education.
In answer to q call for tho reports of districts
by presiding elders Rev. Daniel Cobb, presid-
ing elder of Owatonna district presented hie
uo Snis fhav H.
tenn of certain preachers to make every pos
sible effort to secure appointments to large and
wealthy churches. He reported Albert Lea as
in an unusually prosperous condition. This,
he stated, was the condition of the whole of
his district save the eastern and southern por-
ton. where they had been badly embarrassed
by poor crops.
Rev. Samuel Spstes, of Owatonna, thought
he had been sggrieved, but could not make the
conference believe 1t.
The presiding elder of the Winona district,
Rev. DR.. Johns who is president of Hamline
university as well, now presented his report.
he asserted that Rev. VIM. MCKINLEY had de-
serted his work as presiding elder and taken
the passionate of the Brooklyn church, without
having given due notice of the same. After
little discussion of minor Importance, Bishop
Harris expressed the opinion that it best be
referred to committee for investigation. Mr..
Mckinley expressed his willingness to undergo
being pronounced guiltless of any Intentional
misdemeanor. Supernumerary relations were
extended to Bartlett Blaine.
J. w. Martin, presiding elder of Mankato
district. was tho next to report. His district
Is in highly prosperous condition.
The bishop spoke &c length on the question
of granting Mr.. Rork certificate of location.
Henry W. Pease hero withdrew from the con-
ference.
Rev. J. B. Starkey, of the Red River dis
trict, reported somewhat disparagingly of his
district. Uphill work on the exereme frontier.
a cordial invitation was extended to men,
bers of the conference by Rev. Jabez Brooks, to
visit the University. He volunteered to show
them through the edifce.
The conference was addressed by Mr.. Stowe,
the Chicago agent of the Methodist book oon-
Germ. He is.also editor of the Northwestern
advocate. He urged upon the brethren to pay
up their little delinquencies. he reported the
handled the subject of patent
medicine advertisements without gloves. BE
is logical speaker, withal.
The bishop reported the following names a.
the committee to investigate the Mckinley mat
ter: J. f. Ohaffee, g. Hobart, ]. A. Rich. d.
G. John and E. r. Lathrop.
Noah Lathrop was then appointed assistant
secretary.
Adjourned to o o'clock to-day.
AFTERNOON.
The afternoon was devoted to the interests
of the Woman's Foreign Missionary society.
The prayer was offered by DR.. Cook, of Wi
mona. DR.. Vananda, of tho Centenary church,
presided. =
Mrs. Prescott, corresponding secretary of the
Western branch, made a detailed and compre-
hensive report of the society throughout India,
China and Japan. =
Before giving statement of the condition
do &c kHov IL cI-n
erably at length on the formidable difficulties
and obstacles which had to be overcome before
perfect success could attend their
labors. That enlisted ia the
cause were many patient, untiring Christian
women, who had unselfshly sacrificed
to the noble work of saving the heather. The
forty-tbr ,eauxiliaries of lastyear had increase
to ifty-nine at the present time. Then lumber
of members had increased in proportion.
They had ninety life members who had
paid 800 each. The amount of money raised,
as now reported, is $l45,860. Several reports
are yet to come in, whlch will undoubtedly
considerably swell the total. Harmony and
peace prevails throughout the auxilliaries.
They were now supporting ninety orphans
whom they were educating for the missionary
work. csc
Twelve years ago they had but two missions
in India. The number now is ffty-two. She read
were laboring in India, China, Japan and AT.
RIGA. They all spoke enooursgingly, and some
e1thusi astically of results attained.
Mrs. Rice then made lengthy report. She
showed up some of the dark sides, and men
toned the obstacles missionaries had to con.
tend with. She related several anecdotes,
mentioning lady she knew who had expressed
herself as very sorry so many people had bob.
bies'-she had none. She ta1 no time TO devote
to ''hobbies' '-her time was taken up at home
Now this was her hobby-home work. Mrs.
Rice said she had hobby and it was mission
airy work.
Mrs. Emily b. Miller gave IN
missionary work in general. She thought the
manifest lack of interest in the cause was
lack of knowledge of it. If ladies were to
read more and listen to moro about it, it would
be simply impossible for them to entertain
ANYTHING but the deepest interest in the work.
sour periodicals. are tesming with intelligence
relative to it, her ce no excuse can be advanced
for not fully understanding it." She related
some touching incidents of the great rebellion.
of occurrences in the hospitals, and on battle
fields. etc. =
DR.. Van Anda then introduced Miss 8. Trask,
M. D., recently returned from her mission in
Hong Kong, China. She gave q graphic de-
scription of the country's customs and relig-
ions of the Chinese. It lies in q latitude
similar to our own, and enjoys the same varie-
ties of soils, climate and productions. She
spoke of the great wall of solid masonry
which bounds the country on the north. It
would reach from Boston to Minneapolis. She
showed pair of liliputian slippers, scarcely
larger than would be worn by an ordinary doll,
which had been worn by lady of the
ordinary type of Chinese. She then presented
a slipper still more diminutive, of the style
worn by the ladies of the best societies. She
gave detailed description of the manner in
which girls feet were bandaged to compress
them, and closed by speaking at length on the
ancient religions of the country. and Of the
heather converts to the Christian faith. The
address was listened to with deep interest.
The Common C0wnctt.
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