Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-21

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Mr.. Lybrand said the conference would
a&test that he was not giyen 70 spssoh-
making. He has kept silence in confer
euoe, but not in the church. He would
like now to have the privilege to say .
word. In July, 1S43. he commenced 70
preach his first field Of labor was in this
county, his circuit embracing Marietta,
Washington, Maytown, Mannheim. Balm
bridge and other points along the Susque-
hanna. He was at that time as timid as .
hare, and he felt that he was in many
ways untitled for the ministry and he
would not have entered upon the work had
he not promised his father that he
would follow in his footsteps. Thirty
years ago his friend Pennel Coombe,
secretary of the conference found out
that he was apt at figures and gave him q
position as assistant, and from that day to
this he has been engaged as statistical
secretary. There are now younger men in
the conference, who can do the work
better than he can do it, and he has felt it
his duty to retire. He thanked the con-
lOICACo IOI IuO tCotlWOul0A tu0y u0u VOtSu
him, and took occasion to say that five
years ago the conference had honored him
in similar way, and he had purchased
family, and although the gift of song had
not been given him, he could accompany
his words with the melody that was in his
heart, when his daughters sang the songs
of Zion, which he hoped and believed were
sanctitied to their use and the use of
others. His father entered the ministry
in 1911, and from that time on his fathers Q
name or his own has been connected with
this conference.
The report Of the committee was adopt
ed by rising vote.
Bishop Bowman announGod the transfer
of DR.. o. H. Tiffany from this conference
to the New York conference DR.. Jacob
Todd and Rev. ]. H. Hargis to the New
ark conference Rev. j. r. Boyle to the
Wilmington conference.
The report of the committee on Bible
cause was read and adopted.
The committee on Sunday schools pre-.
sented its report which was read. 1t states
that large majority of the conversions to
the church came from the Sunday schools,
and it is regarded as important that pas
tors work in concert with the members of
the church in furtherance of the Sunday
school work. The committee nominated
X. w. Humphriss as vice president Of the
committee.
The report was adopted.
Presiding Elder Swiadells said that on
bis motion Bro. VIM. Barrell was placed
by conference on the supernumerary list
with work. He now moved that action be
reconsidered, and that Brother Barrell be
placed on the supernumerary list without
work. The motion was agreed to.
Presiding Elder Hinson asked that Rob
ert A. Sadlier be given location at his
own request.
The report of the committee on the
tract cause presented its report, to which
was appended a series of resolutions COM
mending the tract cause to the people at
large recommending the distribution of
tracts as a useful way of extending the
Masters kingdom asking for more liberal
contributions, and recommending the
Methodist newspaper to the Methodist
community.
On motion of W. J. Paxson. tho board
of managers was directed hereafter to
nominate to the conference the names of
twice as many candidates for membership
in the tract board as there are vacancies.
The report OF the committee on temper
ance was presented. 1t favors prohibi-
tory liquor law by the state and total
abstinence by members of the church. 1t
fixes the last Sunday in October as q
Temperance day."
Reports were successfully presented,
read and adopted from the committees on
church extension, Freedmen's aid,
WOmen's foreign missions, Women's
| Dvooohnr3c niA Cnoiotxy
general statistics, finance, missionary sta
tistics, Indian question, on the Sabbath,
on church orphans, on Mount MOriah
cemetery, on book concern, board of
home missions.
Rev John F. Meredith and Laymen
Charles Scott, B. F. SchOfield, jr. and
Robert Thomas were elected trustees of
| the Preachers aid society.
On motion of w. G. Robinson, a collect.
ion was taken up for the jauitOr of the
court house, the sections of the Duke
street church, and some other incidental
expenses of the conference.
The report of the board of home mis-
sions and sustentation shows that there
was paid to the charges needing aid the
sum of 81, 200 during the current year.
Examining Committees.
| The appointments of committees, visi-
tors, &c., for the ensuing year were read
as follows:
| Admission on trials. W. Kurtz, T.
M. jackson. s. w. Thomas, B. T. Strong
and H. E. Gilroy.
. First year.. r. Bailey, G. A. Wolfe,
T. Harrison, H. F. Trett and A. L. Ur-
ban.
Second year-T. NJ. Grifiths, G. Hud-
son, D. Mckee, w. NJ. Gilbert and j. j.
| Timanus.
Third year--D. w. Gordon, j. II.
Wood, K. Turner, j. D. Fox, D. NJ.
| Young.
Fourth year.-A. M. Wiggins. T. G.
Pearson, w. Rink, w. K. MacNeal, A.
Johnston.
Local preachers and deacons' orders-J
Lindemuth, w. Downey, N. Frame, ]. B.
Croft and s. Irwin.
Local deacons and elders orders-L. B.
Brown, w. P. Howell, E.. C. Grifiths, j
E. Kessler, and J. w. Harkins.
On general qualifications of candidates
for admission on trial, and for admission
into full connection-J. Dyson, E. B.
Snyder, G. D. Corrow, 8. b. G. Smith, j.
M. Hobbs, j. 8. Hughes, G. G. Rakestraw,
| g. 8. Brodhead and =. Howell.
Visiting committees to Dickinson col
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