The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-27
Cross, the Stabber, Surrenders-Freight Col
lIsiOn at Flatrock-ThievingC Couple
Sent Up from Martinsville.
One officer Kills Another While Pur-
suing Burglar.
Fire and Panic in a Terre Haute Hotel
Crushed to Death Under Stump
Indiana Patents Granted.
INDIANA


Opening Sessions of the Southeast Indiana
Conference.
| Special to the Indianapolis journal.
COLUMBUS, Sept 26.-The annual Southeast
| Indiana Conference of the NJ. E. Church, con-
| vened in this city to-day, Bishop c. D. Foss In
the chair. Religious services were conducted by
Bishop Foss assisted by Drs. s. P. Gillett and f.
e. Holiday. The roll of the conference was
called by G. L. Curtis, secretary, most of the
delegates answering to their names.
| Rev. G. l.. Curtiss was selected secretary,
Revs. E. B. Rawl and W. NJ Reynolds, assistant
secretaries, and W. B. Clancy and j. D. Moon,
statistical secretaries.
The following standing committees were then
appointed; stewards-T. B. McClan, H. Harris,
c. Tinsley, U. FL. Smith, VIM. Newkirk, Joseph
Hodab and w. s. Stevens. Edueation-T. H.
Lynch, j. W; Duncan, j. s Tevs, s. Tincher. G.
L. Curtss, E. II. Wood, G. C. Holiday and Geo.
Cochran. Missions-The presiding elders.
Sunday -schools-J. A. Sargent, E. A. Camp
bell, W, R. Lathrop. L. D. Moon, j. F. O'Neal, +.
| W. Northeott, j. 7. McLain ana f. B. Rawl. Tenn
perance-B. ". Cooper, W. W. Reynolds, James
W W. Snyder, G. S. Potts. Tobaceo-James Cot
ton, ton, A. Murphy, / Turner, n T. I: $. BEooks,
ley, A. N. Marriott, G. G. Clouds, j. w. Mendall,
| L. King, G. c. Edwards, d. c. Benjamin. Church
extension-4 i I MoCan, j. Maehlan, c; W. Lee, Y.
| win, W. H. Wydman, R. D. Black. Claims-Jos.
Tarkingt0n, NJ L. Wells. ] Il. Dodridge, 4.
| W. Mellender, N. Scott. Tracts-C G. E. Line, ].
6, White, ". stark, q. ". wilson, ;. Ryan.
| Conner, c. E. Hester, D. V. Hodges W. A. Mat
| tbews, ]. W. Allen, E. L. Spencer. Freedmen
Kenard, A. NJ. Landen, w. NJ. Grubbs, W. Hen
bricks. New York Bible Accounts-J r. Lath-
Ednord E9p Popular Brooks HSdn L
Cain, W. Nichols R. Andrus T. G. Crawford.
Publication of minutes-The secretaries.
Woman's Foreign Missionary society-L. G.
Addison, R. C. HaughtoD, S. F. Tincher, T. B.
| McLa1n. Auditing committee-J. Fl. Dodridge,
p A. Campbell, ]. P. Pell, W; H. Burton, +.
| Gillett, j. Miller. PostOffices-C. E. Hester.
Public worshiD-E. 81. Wood, s. F. Gillett G. P.
| jenkins. M1ssions-J. q. Chapel, F. s. Potts, T.
H. Lynch, G. W. Lee.
A committee on conference relations was ap-
pointed, consisting of J. Fl, DodridRe, J. g. TevS,
| F. z. Holiday. G. L. Curtiss and T. B. McLain.
The following were appointed a committee on
| marriage and divorce: j. W. Duncan, G. W.
| Winchester, W. r. Lathrop, j. W. Meender and
| c. G. Edwards.
| A committee on centenary of 1884, consisting
| of T. H. Lynch, R. Andrus, F. G. Holiday, G. W.
Lee and James Cotton, was appointed
The different districts called, and the
character of each preacher vouohed for by his
presiding elder.
| After some routine work in the afternoon, the
| conference proper adjourned, and a meeting of
| the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society was
held, which proved very interesting.
At night the anniversary of the Freedman's
Aid Society was held, conducted by Dr. Rust, as
sisted by DR.. Mellender.
The Orthodox Friends Yearly Meeting.
| Special to the Indianapolis Journal
| RICHMOND, Sept. 26.-At 1890 this morning
| the regular devotional exercises of the Ortho-
dox Friends Yearly Meeting commenced. The
| immense meeting-house was comfortably filled,
| principally with visitors. After a short period
at silent worship, aged Friend invoked the
| divine blessing on the yearly meeting This
opened the way for a general expression of deep
| feeling Among the eloquent speakers were
| Charles F. Coffin, John Henry Douglass, Ell
wood Scott, Roberts Douglass and Isaac Sharpe.
The heading of the minutes of to-day's meeting
was read by Charles F. Coffin, chief clerk of the
party meeting, and the reports of the various
quarterly meetings on the clerks desk. The
names of represen tatives were called, absentees
| noted and excuses for nOn-atJendance heard.
| Sickness chiefly the cause that prevented the
| few who were absent from being present. Levi
| Mills noted member from Wilmington, o., was
| appointed assistant clerk in place of Allen
| Terrill, who could not be present a lengthy
| minute OF the Darlington, England, monthly
| meeting, dated fourth month, 1877, was read,
| recommending Isaac Sharpe as minister who
| feels it his duty to visit New Zealand, Tasmania,
| Australia Asia, Madagascar, South Africa and
| North America, and encouraged the work and
| workers in the new vineyard. Minutes recon-
| mending visiting ministers from the Western
| Yearly Meeting were read ana fled Isaac Bar
! rett, as in former years. was appointed as mes
| seLger between the mail and female depart
ments. Many were the expressions of welcome
and sympathy for visitors from distance
and especially was Isaac sharpe encouraged
| in his work. The following committee
was appointed for the preparation of minutes of
male devotion: Thomas N. White, Charles Hub
bard, Jacob Taylor. Jonathan Baldwin, John
Henry Douglass, Oliver White, Francis Thomas
and Timothy Nicholson. Epistles from the home
and foreign party meetings were read and re-
sponses prepared The question of a change of
time of holding the Yearly Meeting agi-
| tated 1t urged to be better to hold it at
| such time as teachers and professors could at
tend. and the 1st of the eighth month was sug-
! gested as a proper time. A general debate fol
lowed on the motion for a change, and d com
mittee of thirty appointed to act and report
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