Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-19
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
AT POTTSvILLE.
In the n. f. Conference.

In the conference yesterday quite dis
cusS;On ensued over propositions to divide
the work Of the conference into four or
five districts, embracing or not embracing
equab!e portions of Philadelphia in each.
Rev. CoOmbs favored the five district
plan. He said the Lehigh district was 50
arranged that no man ION Gods Garth could
do it justice. Its railroads ran everywhere
without going anywhere in particular.
Mr.. Welsh spoke in favor of his four
district resolution. He said {: I'VE have
enough districts already" ''Amen,"
shouted a brother, provoking laughter
from all sides.
The five district amendment was laid on
the table by vote Of 121 to 80.
Presiding Elder Swindells did not favor
an increased number of districts, but he
believed the churches favored it. He
thought if the work was divided it would
give the presiding elders family more Of
his time. In 3G5 nights his family had
had five.
Rev. Carrow thought the presiding ell
ders under the present arrangement had
to do too much travelling on 'foot back. 1"
Brother Mills made speech which was
frequently applauded. He thought there
was great Chinese wall about Philadel-
phia. He wanted to break it down. He
also wanted it SO arranged that those min-
listers vino went to get out of the city can
do so and those Of the country get in with
out friction.
The resolution finally passed was that
the presiding bishop rearrangc the work
Of the conference iD four districts, equal
izing the size and financial ability as
nearly as possible and dividing the wo:k
in the city OF Philadelphia equally among
them as nearly as possible.
George Cunmins, presiding elder Of
the Susquehanna district, name was called.
His character was passed, and he pre-
sented and reported the state of the work
on his district. The report was clear,
concise aud full of encouragement.
Rev. C. J. Thompson was elected 4
trustee Of the educational fund, and L. d.
Brown and j. r. Haines were chosen
trustees of the centenary fund.
The report of the Local Preachers assO.
citation was presented and read, showing
the number Of preachers ON the roll as
seventy-six number Of effective preach
ers, sixty-three. Twenty-th appoint
ments are filled by the members 4. institu-
tions under the care Of the association.
These arc the county prison, Eastern peni-
tentiary and similar institutions, which
are supplied every Sabbath, and an aver
age of thirty eight services each Sabbath
held. The report also showed that five
hundred and thirty-twO appointments
were filled during the year in city and
county churches.
The number of inmates in the various
institutions brought under the preachin ,
of the gospel by the members of the assO-
citation was four thousand three hundred
and forty-five.
The bishop announced the following as
the committee on the communication from
the local preachers association T. G..
Murphey, w. c. Best, N. Frame, ]. Lin
demuth and G.. A. Wolf
The largest audience Of the week ap-
peared at the Academy of Music last night,
the occasion being the anniversary of the
''Church Extension Society,"" P. j. Car
son presided. NJ. D. Kurtz opened serv
ices with prayer. J. r. Boyle, Of Phila
delphia, spoke. He stated that in the
last sixteen years the society aided 3.0S6
churches and built 3S5 churches. Chap
lain McCabe spoke for an hour, raising
81, 900 from the audience. The meeting
closed with the bencdictiOn by DR.. Rust.
The committee OH Rev. Mr.. Miller's
case met in the afternoon. The hearing is
conducted secretly. The general opinion
seems to be that Miller will DO convicted