Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-12
[Reported by Minneapolis Department.

reported by Minneapolis Department.
| Tae business session of the closing day o
the conference was opened yesterday at
o'clock with the usual devotional exercise.
Secretary j. Crist read the minutes of th
previous session and were adopted.
J. l.. Farber was placed upon the super
numerary list of preachers.
The second question Of the general minute
were taken up. Who were admitted on trial
Frank d. Cowgirl was reported upon by tn
committee, introduced and admitted.
Ely Nethorp, from Duluth, was reported up
on favorabiy and recommended. He was dull
admitted.
Jerome F. Tubbs, jeremiah Hickman, VIM
e. King, VIM. n. Wright Henry B. Malinex
were passed.
r. f. Sample, of Westminster Presbyterian
church, addressed the conference upon Presby.
between the Methodist and the Presbyterian
church was principally the difference in the
modes of expression rather than conceptions
of the truths. They stand substantially on the
same ground. He spoke upon Classification
by faith He paid beautiful tribute
to the grand old hymn of Charles
Wesley, Jesus lover of my soul, "and mention
ed Rock of Ages" He then spoke of the
prejudices of the olden time which had now
been overcome by fellowship, closing with
'our faith our hope and our work is one.'
j. W. Martin was appointed by the confer
ence as fraternal delegate to the Presbyterian
synod at st. Paul next week.
Rev. DR.. Gunner, of the Advent church of
this city, was introduced and greeted by the
conference.
communication from the Baptist assccia-
tion which is to meet at Rochester, Oct. 9th to
Sth, ordered placed upon file.
1t was voted that Rev. Robert Forbes be elect
ed as fraternal delegate to the Congregational
assembly to be held at NorthGeld next week.
The report of the committte on Sabbath OBJ
servance was taken up.
Bishop Harris called to the chair Rev. Ho.
bart, in order that he, the bishop, might have
an opportunity to transact some other busi-
mesa, and thus hurry the conference 10 a close.
Rev. j. w. Chaffee moved that the elders ap-
point committee on trials of appeals. Carried.
Chaplain McCabe addressed the conference on
the subject of the church building fund. He
thought with proper effort the fund
might be increased to 81 ,000, 600. He thought
the principal difficulty lies in the extravagance
of architecture. Bro. Bull, instead of adopt
ing the plans sent to him, had only used them in
part, and instead of building 2500 struc-
ture erected an edifce costing $4,000. Had he
used the 81, 500 plans, he might have been
practicing all this time for the salvation of
souls instead of begging for money for need
that was compelled to beg aid had no business to
build church that would cost any in excess
OF that sum. This statement met with the
manifest approval of the preachers. He spoke
about the Spring Valley church embarrass-
ment. He advocated their making personal 80
icitation for funds rather than calling for the
church extension fund.
he brought up the Dakota Territory matter.
It had been aided but once by this conference
in the past two years. He said New England
had never contributed to our church extension
fund. We had sent more money into New
England than we have received. Some one
wanted to know what he said and he repeated
the statement.l He said some of you don't
like to hear me speak so plainly, but have
made up my mind to tell the truth the balance
of my life. Ee would battle against getting
into debt throughout his life, aud the
spark was extinguished; he had life
insurance which should be used to paw off
church debts. He hoped the day would soon
arrive when they should build two churches
daily. what will the devil think of that?"
He closed his address by speaking upon the
warfare of the Methodist preachers against the
rum traffic.
JAS. NJ. Bull reported regarding a little
church that would seat 300 or 400 which cost
only about $500, which had been built at
Mandan during the past season.
The committee on observance of the Sab
bath was passed upon.
K The Sunday school and tract committee
presented several recommendations regarding
the circulation of Sunday school tracts, ETC.
urging more thorough circulation of the same.
The board of stewards reported as follows:
CONFERENCE STEWARDS REPORT.
Claims on conference funds .$3, ,450 90
Received from churches. - .... 1908 SO
Received from chartered fund. .... 80 90
Received from Sabbath collections. 107 Is
4otai. .'.......... VI 44o AZ
Borrowed by A. G.. Perkins, 1879, $50
and interest. ...................... $55 90