Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-06
afternoon Session.


The Rev. Fl. McComber, Methodist army
chaplain at Fort Lincoln, D. T., led in the
opening devotional services.
The result of the ballot taken in the
morning for three more delegates to the
general conference resulted as follows:
Whole number of votes cast, $50; necessary
to choice, Sc.
s 6 Gale. 80. ...... .83 C A Van Anda -. SIS
d John. .........67 r Forbes ......... At
S 6 Smith. ..67 G Hair. rs
The delegates elected to the general con-
ference consequently are:
Rev Chaffee Rev s G Smith
Rev y G Gale Rev D c John.
Alternates.
Rev G A Van Anda. Rev Forbes.
Rev G r Hair.
Great interest has conferred in this election
Is the meeting of the general conference
will be aost important one, as measures
will be adopted and rules made in which
the Western Methodists want to take
hand. The best men of the conference
were to be sent to look after the interests
of the church in Minnesota. The best men
in the conference were selected, and every
body seems satisfied.
The committee on nominations consist
ing Of presiding elders made the follow
ing report which was adopted:
TRIERs OF APPEALS.
Fl. G. Bilbrio, j. W.Martin, o. Williams,
j. Stafford, 4. W. Edwards and E. Miller.
Conference Board of Bhurch Extension
society: President w. K. Mendenhall,
vice-president, FL. R. Brill; secretary, s.
B. Warner; treasurer, G. D. Strong. Board:
A. @. Williams, q. Quimby, R.Norlies, Sc.
Gale, B. F. Nelson and E. 81. Habighorst.
To examine candidates for advance
ment into the travelling connection-H. G.
Jennings, M. B. Smith, T. B. Williams.
Committee for first years course of
study-S. B. Warner, G. S. Dumas and A.
W. Edwards.
Second years COURSE. j. Crist, J. G.
Ogie and L. N. Lumater.
Third years course-J NJ. Bull, F. F.
Allen and H. j. Van Fossem.
Fourth years course-W. S. Gilbert and
W. S. Kaufman.
To examine local brethren for deacons'
orders-J. Door, B. j. Coffin and j. w.
Martin.
To examine local deacons for elders
J. II. De Vert, j. G. Teller and W. M.
Martin.
To preach next conference sernon-A.
G.. Williams.
To preach next conference missionary
sermon-F. j. Wagner.
MEMORIAL SERVICE.
The conference then resolved itself into
memorial meeting, and DR.. Hobart read
the following in memoriam:
Rev. G. f. Kingsland was born in Pitts
burg, Pa, May "a, 1924, and died August
81, 1888, He had gone to fill a country
appointment near Wells, where he was
stationed, had been in usual health during
the day, preached IN the evening from
"God is Love-" and after engaging in con-
versation and worship with the family
where he and his wife stayed retired to
sleep as usual. But at midnight the mes
senger of death came. Brother Kingslend
awoke distressed for breath. He rose and
went out into the open air for relief &C.
companied by his wife. He grew rapidly
worse, uttered few words expressing his
consciousness of his condition and his
readiness to depart and in fifteen minutes
'was not, for God had taken him.
Brother Kingsland was converted and
joined the III. E. Church when about
twenty years of age. He was married in
Ohio in 1916 to Miss Annie Grimmsey who
with their daughter and two sons still
survives him. He was licensed to preach
in Wisconsin, in 1856 by Rev. Chauncey
Hobart. Joined the Minnesota conference
in 1866 in which ne labored faithfully
| until his death. Brother Kinpslapd vas