Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-28

good ashes at night that it
as sure tre as that on the yes-
tai altar This worthy old citizen
drives his ox-cart to Cary once a fort
night with yoke Of Homeric fashion :;
and, while his OK chews its cod, he talks
to the whittlers at the postoftice about
states rights, Old Hickory Jackson and
the Mexican war, in which there is q
tradition that be was soldier.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CONFEx.
ENCE
Fourth Day.
NANCoUvRR, August 70.
The half hours devotional services of
the morning were led by Rev. W. s.
Harrington; the bishop took lhs chair
at nine o'clock, and the secretary read
the minutes Of yesterdays session.
The committee on SUNDAY schools
presented their report, showing a de-
crease Of Sunday school attendance. and
especially depreca.ine the practice of
union schools. The report favored de-
nominational schools, as the best for ali
interested in this work.
At $50 the lay electoral conference
was introduced to the conference by the
COMMITTEES appointed fer that purpose:
hey. j. N. Dennison, Rev. l.. A. Banks
and Rev. 4. l.. Sails. rney were re-
ceived very cordially, aud Bishop War
rem made beautiful and fraternal ad-
dress. he urged the cooperation Of
the lalty with the ministry, and urged
them to watch over their pastors only
for their good. The address of the
electoral conference in response was
made by Mr.. Curtis. Ii fully recipro-
Gated the fraternal sentiments of the
address OF the bishop. 1t exprsssed the
hope that the time would come when
the laIty would have representation on
the door OF the annual conference; when
even the Frances Willards of Method
ism would minRl 10 il all the councils OF
the church.
The committee on periodicals., Rev.
+. r. Tower, read his report, which was
one OF great ability. 1t urged the dis
seminatlon of our UNCONVENTIONAL lites-
ature.
Rev. u. W. lzer read the report of the
committee on education. II was an able
and careful resume of the work of edu-
cation In the conference. 1t recon-
mended the undivided support of the
willamette University by all the an
nual conferences on this coast. It heart
lily endorsed the indefatieible work of
Rev. +. +. Tower as agent of the Uni
versity.
L. l.. Jones presented the report of
the tract society, and it was adopted.
Rev. L. +. Royal read the report on
the fdetnc Christian Aduocafe, represent
ing the paper as in more prosperous
condition than ever before. It fully en-.
dorsed the administration of the editor
OF the paper, and urged the earnest at
tentlon of pastors and people to the cir
culatl0n of the paper. The report was
adopted.
Conference adjourned TO 2p.m.
AFTERNOON SESSION,
At = O'Clock conference met according
to adjournment, and after devotional
exercises the committee on the cen-
tenary of the Methodist Episcopal
Church In America, and the semi CEN
tennial of Methodists on the Pacific
coast. reported, recommending that
William Roberts, D. D., preach a cen
tenary sermon at the next session of the
conference. and that to pay church and
school debts, raising fund for the sup
port OF superannuated preachers, and
the endowment of the Bishop Haven
professorship in the Willamette Uni
versity bs the objects to which the thank
offerings OF our people be directed.
iAIne memorial of the Columbia River
Conference to the General Conference,
relating to The Dalles mission claim,
was read by II. X. Hines, and on motion
of N. Doane the Oregon Conference
unanimously ccncurred in it.
Ina 6Auf0h aVtanainy, Nounvv,;xto<a
ported that $282.45 had been collected
during the year, an increase Of S25. so.
The committee on the German work
represented that work as in very pros
porous condition. Rev. b. F. Bonn has
built church and parsonage in New
Tacoma, and only 500 remains unpaid.
In Seattle lots have been secured and a
church will be built early in the coming
year. he also purchased in Walla Walla
and other places. The general commit
tee In New York are asked to appropri-
ate $OOO to this work the coming YEAR.
The committee ON bible cause reported
q gain of $3.50 in the collections dur
ing the past year. Rev. p. G. Hetzler,
agent OF the society, addressed the CON
ference, giving a detailed account of
the American bible society in the United
States.
The conference recommended the e.
Enlistment of a school amono The
Nooksack Indians. and a reonesf was
made that the missionary COMMITTEES an
propriate $500 for its maintanance
The condition of the Scandinsv;ap
work was considered and the earnest
and successful Iabors of Rev n La,
son, the Soandina Wan missionarv b;sh.
ly Commended. - '
The COMMITTEES IN thu Freeam.n,.
Aid Society rsported. earnestlv con,.
mendinp the work of this socistv and
pledpine the hearty eo-onsration ~ The
conferences in il. Rishen Warren who
resides at Atlanta. detailed incidents of
the work among the freshmen Tia ~
The stewards made their report and
uIStFtUut6O the 8OOu0t0 collected 70 the