The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-03-09
NJ. e. CONFERENCE.
Meeting or the South Kansas Conference.
FIRST DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

OF the Soutlf Kansas conference |
FIRST DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
BURLINGTON, March 1, 1882.
The South Kansas Conference assem-
bled in the church in Burlington, and
was called to order at O'Clock q. m, by
Rev. H. W. Warren, d. D., :he presiding
bishop. who then gave out the 79Sth
hymn, after the singing Of which. he
read parts of the nth and 18Th chapters
of Corinthians, as a lesson; leading the
conference in prayer for Gods blessing
on the session, and then proceeded to the
administration of the Lords Supper, as
sisted therein by the presiding elders of
the conference.
The roll-call was responded to by 90
members and % probationers.
On motion II. w. Chaffee was elected
secretary by unanimous vote.
The Rev. j. II. RalstOn, in behalf of
the citizens and churches of the city,
made an address of welcome to the con-
ference, most cordial in spirit, and hap
by in delivery, which was responded 10
in behalf OF the conference by the bish-
op in very feeling manner.
The secretary of the conference nomi
mated as his assistants, E. c. Brook and
]. NJ. Tiff, and H J. Walker as reporter
for the conference daily, who were
promptly elected.
The bishop announced that dividend
from the profits of the book concern TO
the amount of $16S, was set apart for
this conference; and that there was $50
due from the chartered fund, and re
quest q that drafts b. dered for these
amounts DIafls were voted for the
benefiG of The superanuate fund pay
able 10 the conference stewards.
1t was now ordered that a committee
oil one from each district be elected to
nominate the standing committee for
this session. Under this order, A. Col
lisOn from Fl. Scott; S. E. PendletOn
from Emporia; j. w. Fox from indie.
pendence; p F. Jones from Wichita
n. Asher from Newton and j. NJ. Rich
from the Larned district.
On motion OF J. McAnulty, com.
mittee on Mormonism was ordered to be
added to the standing committees.
The committee on nominating stand
ing committees, was, on motion, allow
ed to retire and prepare a list.
The bar of the conference was, on
motion, fixed on line extending across
the church between the stoves, and the
pastors of the city churches were in
vited to occupy seats within the bar.
s. II. Pye, representing the western
| Methodist book concern at st. Louis
was now introduced to the conference.
On motion of the secretary, the rules
of order of the previous session wer'
adopted for the government of this one
The Goth question-"Was the charac
ter of each preacher examined ?" wa
taken up and, under it. Larned distric
was called. N. S. Bucknet, its presid
ing elder was called, his character pass
ed. and he then read written report o
his district, and the progress of the worl
of God on it.
The following preamble and resolu
ton was presented and read:
| WHEREAS, At the last session of on
conference a resolution was passed re
questing the bishop to make a new di
trict (see minutes p. p. ID, and as tn
resolution was passed so late IN the ses
sion of the conference that it was impos
sible for the bishop to comply with tn
request, therefore
Res0lUed, That we, the members of tn
/ Il Naaa
, fully request The bishop and cabinet +
reduce the number of appointments i
each presiding elders district of on
conference las far as practicable) t
twenty or less.
, R. NJ. SCoTT,
NJ. L. GATES,
/. MCKINNEY.
3. Kelley moved to amend by il
structing the bishop to create one net
district, which was adopted and tn
resolution as amended was carried.
The Goth question was resumed, an
under it Independence district WIS
called. Presiding Elder A. T. Burr
was called, his character passed, an
he read a written report of the work O
: his district.
On motion of H. w. Reed, a commi
. tee of one from each district was el cite
7 to consider the question of division {
D conference, consisting of w. FL. Steven
. from FIT. Scott; j. T. Hanna, from En-
4 poria, T. S. Hunt, from Independence
b. Kelley, from Wichita; A. Make
8 from Newton, and NJ. L. Gates, frol
Larned district.
The time of the session was extende
to allow some nominations, dHrin
which, w. II. Rose was elected confe
e ence postmaster; c. T. Durham and
L. Gates we're elected statistical seer
taries.
A paper from the Kansas conferenC
3 was read and referred to the commute
: on division of conference; after whic
p. T. Rhodes, presiding elder of I'll
Topeka district, Kansas conference, WI
: introduced by the bishop, and mac
some remarks in behalf of his conferenC
on the question of division.
Il The long metre doxoloey was sun
4 and the conference adjourned with Il
benediclion from Rev. j. FL. Ralston.