Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-09-06
our METHODIST BRETHREN.
The Eighth Annual Session OF the
Southern California Conference
of the M. e. Church List OF the
Delegates and the Proceedings of
the First Day.

Southern California Conference
of the M. e. Church List OF the
Delegates and the Proceedings of
the First Day.
The Conference opened yesterday.
morning at 0 o'clock with q business
meeting held by the delegates and of,
ficers. Reports from the various
churches showed them to be in pros
porous and satisfactory condition and
were received with approval. These
business meetings will continue during
the week, and will determine the change
Of pastorates, as well as other import
ant business. They are very interest
ing to clergymen and laymen as we'll.
In the afternoon the Bishop and his
cabinet meet in private and executive
session every day. Following is a list
of the
OFFICERS:
DishoP AAchiJ w Ndifchs - " pre-
siding; Presiding Elders Rev Charles
Smelling, Rev w A Knighten, Rev
Adam Bland, Secretary, Rev B Green.
Visitors, Rev B f Crary. D D, Rev B
Hill.
Following is a revised list of the Rev
erend
DELEGATES:
Revs L j Abbott. Adam Bland, M Nj
Bovard, 4 d Bovard, G II Bollinger, @
G Belknap, A w Bunker, E s Chase,
James NJ Campbell, B Galloway, Dan.
iel Cobb, NJ F Colburn, d A Crowell, J
d Crum, B + Crary, G w Elwood, r w
c Farnsworth, o Frambes, A N
Fields, J B Green, James X Gre.
CORY, s B Guiberson, A NJ Hough,
II Holdridge, B Hill, $ Kline, R M
Kirkland, w A Knighten, l. Kahler,
c II Lawton. J w Leach, T d Lewis, N
M Leaiued, / M Leihy, C Leach, J D.
McKelvey, J A Mcmillan, w Nixon, J
0 Pickles. Charles Smelling, II J Shaft
ner, W M Shuldt, C w Stowell, C w
Tarr, s Thomas, T s Wren, w Fl
Wenk, NJ l. Whitmore, B l. Washburn,
+ $ Woodcock, II White, John H
Peters.
LAYMEN.
Messrs A G Burlington, Wesley Bur
nett, George Crawford, w Harris, J II
Kinds, K Holland, II johnson, S w
Mcdonald, G G Oakley, L Reins, NJ L
Showl. J d Smith, DR. Whaley, J Will
Jams, E c Knight, II C Siegler, P NJ
Green. G b Adams, W w Terry, w CT
Clark, D c zahn.
Nearly all of the delegates are pres
ent, and the remainder will arrive to-
day. The conference is SO largely
attended that it is already sure to be
full of interest.
The
EVENING SESSION
was very interesting, and the large
church was filed to its utmost capacity.
The choir sang exceedingly well the
anthem, Near the Cross" Mrs. Ogilbie
presiding at the organ with her accus-
toned ability. She brought ont the
full power of the instrument. The
audience then sang the 2l3th hymn,
after which Rev. Daniel Cobb, of Asbury
NJ. Il. Church, East Los Angeles, offered
fervent prayer. The same clergy
man also read an extract from
the Scriptures concerning the res
direction. The reverend gentleman
who was announced to deliver the open
ing sermon at the Conference, was Rev.
I. 5. Uren, Of Santa Barbara, who
chose text from the Gospel of st.
Mark. 'He that believeth shall be
saved, but he that believeth not shall be
damned" The sermon was a powerful
one and delivered extcmperaneously,
and was listened to with close attention
by his auditors. At the close of his
remarks another hymn was sung by the
choir and audience to the music of the
grand organ, the benediction was de-
livered and the exercises of the evening
were finished. Quite a number Of
Methodists stayed for some time after,
however, to shake hands and have
general social time.
The members of the conference are
progressive and intelligent persons
and express their qualification at
the great prosperity Of their faith in
this section of the State.
To-day the business meeting will be
held as usual in the morning, while the
Bishop viii hold a private session in the
afternoon. In the evening Rev. 4. w.
c. Farnsworth will denver sermon up
on ministerial Education" This is an
interesting subject and we doubt not
that the church win be again crowded
with interested auditors.