Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-04

work on account of failing health. Broth
or Learned also felt that change OF eli
mate.was necessary tothe health OF himself
ana wife, ana lett Lltchfeld, towards
spring, and was transferred to the Cali
fornia conference. l think the material
conditions of the churches on the district
have been improved during the year. Be-
sides tho beautiful church dedicated at
Herman already mentioned, churches
have been dedicated at
Gleenwood, Rockford, South Side,
Reynolds and Simpson, Taylor street and
Thirteenth avenue, Minneapolis. These
churches have all been dedicated, as was
supposed at the time, free from debt. In
the last year or little more there have
been several Methodist churches dedicated
in the city of Minneapolis and one chapel
reclaimed, and on all the churches and
chapels in the city the indebtedness will
not exceed $4,000. Churches on the dis
trict are in process of being built at Mont
rose, Smith Lake and Long Prairie.
Churches have been repaired and much
improved and beautified at First church,
Minneapolis, Richfeld, Eden Prairie, st.
Cloud, Leland. and both church and par
sonage at Alexander. Church debts have
been paid at Litchfeld and Sank Center
The familiar name Seventh street" will
appear no longer on list of ap
polptments. The old church hay
ing been sold last year to the
Swede Methodists and our people pur-
chased an eligible lot and began the erec-
| ton OF beautiful church edlfce on the
corner of Thirteenth avenue and Tenth
street. This year the work under many
embarrassments has been pushed forward
to completion and our people of the church
now rejoice in the possession of beautl-
full and commodious place of worship.
Our city mission work has been remark
ably successful. At Simpson,
where the church was dedicated,
January %, 1883, we have membership
of nearly one hundred. They will ask to
be made charge by themselV3 as there is
ali the work in that growing part of the
city that one man can do. A rapid growth
has been made at Twenty-fourth street.
This with Taylor street chapel connected
with it will make another charge and in
volving field of labor which will tax the en-
ergies of any man who may be sent, no
matter how able and tireless he may be.
The Broadway mission which stands con-
nected with the First church is doing we'll
and has a fourishing Sunday school. In
respect to ministerial support I believe
that the reports will show decided ad-
vance, and yet there is great room for i'm
provement. In many charges there should
DO larger salaries aud more prompt pay
ment. In too many instances our people
are not as broad and liberal as they should
be. But all meager salaries are not to be
referred to this cause. The societies i'll
many places are small and our people
lev and poor, and in many instances l
have not known which to admire most, the
loyalt and generosity of the people or
the pluck and self-sacrifice of the minis
tiers. The time is coming when both shall
have their reward.
Although there are six districts in the
conference, the presiding elders in appor-
tioning the benevolences TO the several
districts, did the Minneapolis district the
honor OF conceiing to it one-fourth the
financial ability of the conference.
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AS the Hamiine University is not with
in the bounds of my district it is not my
duty to report it's condition to this con-
ference, but it is ny privilege and doubt
less my duty 20 report my district in re-
: spect to its work in that interest. Our
|
Many of the country charges it is true can
} do but little or nothing in the way OF
financial aid. Bot such charges as Anoka
st. Cloud, Monticello, Brooklyn Center
Richfeld and others which do not recall
have done nobly. Bat Minneapolis Meth
odism has stood by this work in way
that should command the well done of ALL
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W. bopo time ooI1aofo1 o-J eooural
| in pledges $22,335 with conditional
| pledge of $4,000, which we expect to re-
ceive, making in all $3O,335.O0.
DR.. Chaffel closed his report with an
earnest plea to stand by the college and
pay for the new building.
On motion F. B. Cowgirl was elected as
sistant conference treasurer.
On motion committee was appointed
to transfer church property as follows:
J. W. Keeper, j. W. Powell, j. M. Bull,
M. B. Smith, Geo. h. Way.
| Rev. s. G.. Gale, presiding
elder, of Winona district gave a
report of the work en- his district.
Rev. j. N. Liscom, presiding elder Of
Winnebago City district gave report of
his work TO, the past year in the south
west part of Minnesota.
ReV. d. U. Guilett, OF southwest indiana
conference, was announced as transferred
to this conference and introduced. Rev.
Arthur Edwards, D. D., the able editor of
the Northwestern Christian Advocate, Chi
cago, was introduced. Rev. DR.. Hartzell,
OF New Orleans, was introduced to the con-
ference and made an address in behalf of
the Freedmen's Aid society of the church.
Rev. F. Fl. Tubbs, DR.. Van Anda and F.
~. Wagner were appointed a committee to
bear fraternal greetings to the general
Baptist convention now in session in Min
neapolis.
Rev. DR.. Kidder, secretary of the educa-
tional society of the church at New York,
was introduced.
Rev. J. O. Rich offered resolution pro-
testing against the removal of the old time
rule of discipline which prevents
a Methodist preacher of serving church
more than three years at one Passionate.
Many of the best men of the church regard
this moss covered rule as unnecessary, but
there has arisen a great hue and cry
| against its removal.
| Ten o'clock, this morning, (Thursday),
is fixed as the hour to to debate this ques-
| ton.
A. II. Reed was declared withdrawn
from the conference.
| Raw Mr. Ro5Io- Who boua