The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-02
THE METHODIST PULPITs.
The Changes Made in the Pastorates by the
Recent Conferences.

With the appointments made yesterday by the
Southeast Conference, the several Methodist
pulptts of the city are filed for another pastoral
term, and to say that they are strongly manned
Is faint praise. 1t is to be doubted whether the
Methodist Church has ever been so ably repre-
sented in Indianapolis as now. Rev. DR.. Ala
baster, at Meridian-street, has already made his
mark, the impress of which Will grow deeper
and stronger as he becomes better acquainted
with his charge and with the city generally.
The appointment of Rev. DR.. Marine TO Central
avenue Church has been understood as prooa-
BILE for some time, but nothing is certain in the
Methodist pastorate until the appointments are
read. Now that this assignment is made, it
can be said, properly, that 1t brings to the city
and to this church one of the foremost preach
ers in the entire Methodist connection. DR.. Ma
rine is a man of unusual power in the pulpit,
and he will receive a warm and generous recep-
ton, not more by his own delighted
membership and congregation than by
all who will be glad to welcome so strong and
prominent a divine to the city. The return Of
Rev. Ross C. HoughtoI to the passionate of Rob-
erts Park Church, In view of the publications
made OF his almost certain transfer to the pulpi {
of Centenary Church, Chicago, is a gratifying
surprise. Bishop FOss, who presided at Column
bus, also has episcopal jurisdiction of Rock Riv-
er Conference, and thus had the matter entirely
within his own control. The Bishop came here
on Tuesday last, and after looking over the
ground and consulting with the several parties,
ne deemed IL best not to disturb the rela-
tloa now existing between DR.. Houghton and
Roberts Park. DIR. Roughton is among the fore
most preachers in the denomination, a man of
fine abilities, splendid accomplishments, and
wide experience. The church and the city are
alike to be congratulated upon the Bishops
wise decision. Seventh-streeJ Church receives
Rev. M. L. Wells, one of the best members of the
conference, while the minor pulpits of the city
are satisfactorily filed.
A little incident transpired in the Southeast
Conference which shows that the children of
light are not far behind the children of this
ungodly world. Il is q great thing to
be elected TO the General Conference, and
there was proper ambition on the part of
a number of good brethren to go to Philadel-
phia, If 1t was the Will of the Lord. When noses
came TO be counted only 10 preachers could be
drumned up, ana that lacked just one of the
number necessary to entitle the conference to
three delegates. Must one delegate be lost and
the plous ambition of some good brother made a
hollow mockery of just for the lack of one
little preacherl Never! And so, after a deal OF
anxiety, a happy thought struck the compliment
Bishop. Although he had been com.
four weeks, Rev. j. n. Beard,
formerly of Central-avenue, now of
Frankfort, found himself suddenly and
violently retransferred by o single stroke of
The mighty episcopal pen. Brother Beard was
kept in the conference long enough to be
counted for the additional delegate, and then
was sent back to the Northwestern Conference
little incident shows that some things can be
done as well as others, and it also shows that
Brother Beard was a good enough Morgan until
after election"