The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-14
STATE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
How Bishop Bowman Was Compelled
to Sleep on the Floor.
FatI Shooting by a Six-Year-Old Boy
Serious Fire at Lafayette-MinOr
Notes and Gleaninss.
INDIANA.

INDIANA.
Proceedings of the North Indiana Methodist
Episcopal Conference.
Special To the indianapolis Journal
NoBLEsvILLE, April 13.-Yesterday after
noon a womans home missionary society
was organized, with the following officers:
Mrs. Wright of Logansport, president;
Mrs J. f. Rhoads, of Fort Wayne, vice
president. Managers-Fort Wayne district,
Mrs DR.. Pierce, Fort Wayne; Goshen dis
trict, Mrs. E. S. Hasty, Elkhart; Warsaw
district, Mrs. Disbro Elkhart; Muncie dis
trict Mrs. Herrick, Elkhart; Richmond dis
| trict, Mrs. Frost Craft, Richmond.
This morning, after roll-call and reading of
the minutes, Bishop Bowman introduced DR..
J. NJ. Walden, of Cincinnati; Rev. Tinsley,
of Southeast Indiana Conference. and Rev. J.
A. Ruley, of Virginia.
The secretary requested the appointment
of committee to investigate his accounts.
The committee was made to consist of w. A.
Lamport, w. o. Pierce and H. J. Norris.
DR.. Stowe then took the floor and spoke in
behalf of the western Book Concern" of
Cincinnati, an establishment for the supply
of books and papers Tor the use of the NJ. E,
church.
Rev. Hasty was elected treasurer in the
place of S. n. Campbell deceased.
Reys Greenman, Gillian and Wright we're
| appointed committee on Preachers Aid So
ciety, whose duty it is to nominate officers
for the ensuing year.
Rev. w. s. Birch then made the report of
the Preachers Aid Society,"" which was
adopted.
Rev. Hasty next made some remarks for
the benefit of the young ministers, in ex-
PLANTATION of the preachers Aid Society,"
-ite nrO1niZatinn anhc and
objects.
1t was then moved that the constitution of
the Preachers Aid Society," be entered in
the minutes of the conference.
Rev. Mahin made report of the commit
tee appointed to select officers for the above
society, which was as follows President, e.
Holdstock; vice-president, H. J. Meek, and
treasurer, John Marsh. Managers Floyd
Wilcox, J. T. Nickery, n. H Phillips g. w.
H. Kemp and n. Gillian.
A discussion upon the history and merits
OF this society was had, participated in by M.
III. Mendenhall G. E. Skinner, E, Holdstock,
w. S. Birch, Hasty and others.
Rev. Hasty was delegated to make an en-
rollment of the members of the society.
M. H. Mendenhall, presiding elder of Co.
shen district presented the case of ]. G.
Slusser against whom charges of immortality
have been made. Rev. Slusser has already
been tried by a committee and acquitted of
the charges preferred against him. But ac-
cording to the discipline of the church it is
necessary for such cases to be retired by a
committee of the conference appointed by
the bishop Such committee consisting of
fifteen men, was so appointed by the bishop,
and the bill OF charges was referred to them.
The reports from the presiding elders and
ministers were here taken up and finished.
Rev. Robinson, of the Muncie district, pre-
seuted his report, showing marked progress
in all that goes to make up healthy and
growing church.
Rev. c. Skinner of the Richmond district.
church edifces; the collections are pretty
full; a commendable vigor and activity has
been manifested by the pastors, and the ut
most harmony has prevailed in all temporal
and spiritual things.
After the minister's reports a letter was
read from Rev. Thomas r. Woods, of New
Mexico, recommending the retention of Rev.
Brown as missionary in New Mexico; also
letter from Charles Bishop, a missionary in
Japan, which was full of encouraging news
in regard to the work and conversions IN
those islands
Bishop Bowman here made. a few remarks
concerning his visit to the missions in China
and Japan, speaking in high terms of praise
for those earnest workers in those distant
countries.
Question 1S-"Who are the supernumerary
preachersT was then taken up.
Answer-W. R. Jordon, A. II. Kister, W.
S. Pierce E. S. Preston, A G. McCarter and
S. c. Miller.
W. e. Curtis was changed to effective rela-
ton.
R. J. Parrett's withdrawal from Confer
ence and the NJ. E. Chorch was presented and
accepted
j. H, McMahan was changed to the super
animated relation.
On motion of Rev. Mendenhall Rev. Phil
lips and Rev. Greer were added to the COM
mittee on education.
POOR ACCOMMODATIONS FOR BISHOP
One incident of this conference is not gen
orally known, VIZ: Bishop Bowman was not
expected to arrive until Wednesday morn
ing, but he came on the midnight train on
Tuesday. Getting off at our lonely, rickety,
ratttle-trap of depot, the Wabash, he upon
inquiry, found the direction of the hotel.
Arriving there he knocked, and waited till
the landlord could dress and open the door.
Upon asking for lodging for the night he
was told the house was filed and there was
no place to sleep. He then asked if he could
not be allowed to sleep on the floor, which
was granted. The following morning he
asked for the amount of his lodging and
breakfast, and upon being informed, gave
double that amount each to the wife and
daughter of the landlord, never once utter
ing a single word of complaint. He is GER
tainly faithful servant of his Master, ac-
cepting entertainment in apparent perfect
satisfaction which not one of the members
of his conference but would have found fault
with. The landlord was quite taken back
when later in the day he learned who was
his guest, as the Bishop did not attempt to
make himself known to him.
Alleged Attempt of a Son to Poison His
Parents.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, April 13.-It has been devel-
oped that Thomas Coleman and wife, men
| ton of whom has already been made in these
dispatches, were poisoned by strychnine