Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-09

The opening devotional exercises were
led Rev. Mr.. Coffin. The minutes of
the last meeting we're read and approved.
COMMITTEE ON AMBLER.
The committee OF inquiry in the Amber
scandal case reported as follows:
Your committee of inquiry
in the care of the Rev. Ru-
Tus G. Amber having heard the state
ments of the parties il the case, beg leave
TO report that in our judgment there are
grounds for investigation of the case.
E. r. LATHRoP, Chairman.
The Rev. Channcy Hobart moved that
when Mr.. AmbIer's trial had been con-
cluded and he had been found net guilty,
the matter should be left in such shape
that he could be given q charge.
The bishop answered sharply that he
would never leave an appointment open
for a nun who had such a charge hanging
over him. Let him be cleared and at the
next conference, ali things being satisfac-
tory, ii was then time enough to think of
giving him charge. A member of the
Methodist church should be above suspi
cion.
1t was then moved and carried that the
case should be left to be investigated and
tried by the presiding elder OF the Henne-
pin district, who Is 10 report to the next
annual conference. This leaves the Rev
erend Amber in statu quo and he cannot
perform ministerial services in the Metho-
dist church until after the next annual
conference even should he be acquitted and
sustained in his claim that hs is being
blackmsiled.
A resolution was introduced and
passed authorizing the publication
of the annual missionary sermon, delivered
by the Rev. Levi Gilbert, in the jackson
street church, on Sunday evening last,
The fixing of the place for holding the
next annual conference was then pro-
ceeded with. Saltwater and Duluth we're
suggested, but after some little talk the
zenith city of the unsalted seas took the
prize unanimously.
The Rev. G. F. Bradley, of the Garrett
Biblical institute, of Evanston, ILL.,, was
then introduced and spoke for half an hour
concerning the advantages of the irstitu-
tion he represented to be in a very flour
isb1ng condition. 1t was Methodist
school, and should be supported by Metho-
dists.
The Rev. DR.. Walden, representing the
Book concern, was introduced and said he
had no doubt the brethern were interested
in the matter he had TO present. The
Book concern was the life blood of the
church, and needed all the help the church
could give it. He recommended that the
children's publication department should
be made separate as it was reaching snch
immense proportions. The income from
the west to this concern was 20 per cent.
larger this year than it had been last year.
The Berean Lesson Leaf alone circulated
IN the west to The extent of 640,0 900 per
month The circulation of the Journal
reached II, 600 west of the Alieghenies. He
recommended further that library should
be organized IN every Methodist congre-
CATION in conjunction with the Sunday
school library.
CONCENTRATIONS.
The Rev. DR.. Durgln of the Free Will
Baptist conference now in session at Min
neapolls, was introduced and delivered his
congratulations to the brethren for the
work they were accomplishing. He spoke
with some little fervor about the result in
Ohio to-day, which he hoped would be a
victory for prohibition.
E. r. Lathrop and n. Hobart we're ep-
pointed committee to audit the treas
urer's account.
DR.. McClaren, member of the Presby-
terian Synod, vas introduced and m ade a
few remarks. He sail the Synod had in
Minnesota 166 ministers, 214 churches.