The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-03-08
THE SOUTH KANSAS CONFERENCES.
The Open Ing of the Annual Session at
OsWegO.
Special correspondence DAILY NEWS.
OswEGO March 1899

Special correspondence DAILY NEWS.
OswEGo, March i, 1888.
No men shake hands SO heartily as
Methodist preachers. A lady once said
to me of the members of the Illinois
conference, "Our preachers are jolly
set OF fellows" 1t sounded odd at the
time, but one looking at the men as they
have been meeting here yesterday and
to day would see its appropriateness.
Last night Rev. F. NJ SIsson, of Gar
nett, preached good sermon on Goods
Providence"
AT o a. m. today Bishop Harris, of
New York, white crowned, smooth
shaver portly gentleman of near sixty
years, called the conference to order
The sacrament of the Lord Supper was
administered TO about two hundred COM
municants.
Rev. H. w. Chaffee, secretary for last
year, called the roll, about sixty preach
ers responding to their names.
Reys. G. II. Reed, z. b. Hitchcock and
Harry Clifford were reported as having
died during the year.
Rev. Fl. w. Chaffee was re- elected sec
rotary and appointed j. NJ. Tiff assistant
secretary, C. w. Gullett recording secre-
tary, Revs. Durboran, Coker and George,
statistical secretaries
Fl. ]. Walker was appointed confer
ence reporter for the Oswegu Daily Re-
publican.
S. II. Pye, of the Western Book Con
Germ, was introduced.
w. Fl. Stevens was appointed COM
mittee of one on New York book ae-
counts. and A. s. Freed, conference post
master.
The secretary announced $2S on hand
on minute fund of last year, half of
which was ordered paid to the South
west Kansas conference.
Rev. c. r. Rice, presiding elder of En-
poria district, read very encouraging
report from his district Elder Rice
does more work than any other man in
the conference, having preached on an
average six times every week of the
year. He is an old Kansan, and has
been preaching In the state for more
twenty-five years, and although he is
getting little gray he is not getting
tired, but gets tougher as he gets older
and seems good for twenty five years
more.
The list of standing committees was
then announced by the committee ap-
pointed for that purpose. The list of ef-
fective elders in Emporia district was
called and the characters of all were
passed.
Rev. S. E. Pendleton, agent of Baker
University, announced, amid applause,
that every dollar eff debt on that incti-
tuition had been paid.
There are four preachers 10 the con-
ference named Walker, none of them are
related to each other. In appointing
committee on periodical three of these
were put on and some wag moved TO add
the other. which was carried with q
storm of ayes mingled with peals of
laughter.
Presiding Elder Culiison read re-
port of independence. This was his
first report, and in closing he spoke very
feelingly of his individual experience
during the year.
The characters of the effective elders
of this district then passed. f: G. Boaz
represented Fort Scott district and the
characters of the elders of his district
were passed.
All these reports showed great pro-
gress in the work of Methodism in the
quarter of the state, the terri
tory embraced in this conference.
The following resolution signed by
G. w. Guilett and A. G. Robb. was
passed: "Resolved, That we request the
bishop to create one or more new dis
tricts." Pending the discussion of the
resolution a communication from OTIS
wa quarterly conference IN reference to |
the presiding eidership was read by the |
The conference then ad-
iourned.
1t met again at 80 p. m, DIR. Reed in
Inc chair. A call was made aud the |
preachers handed to the proper persons
heir benevolent collections.
At 3 O'Clock Rev. T. J. Hanna preach
ID the annual missionary sermon. Il
vas one of his happiest efforts Adj
burned till evening.
At 7:30 p M Rev. A. Il. GilIett, of
and j. A. Hyden, of Bnrling-
on, Kan, addressed packed house, on
he work of the Sunday School Union.
Bishop Harris might be mistaken for
! jayhawker from The way he makes
Kings "go." From the rapid dispatch
# business this morning the session
promises to be shorter than usual.
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