Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-03
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
ANNUAL CONFERENCE

OF the United Brethren in Christ-Sec-
ond Day.
The Conference was called to order at
$50 A. N. yesterday Bishop Castle in the
chair.
After the usual devotional exercises of
the Conference, special prayer was offered
for Rev. J. L. Field, the presiding elder of
she Sacramento District and former pastor
of the Sacramento charge, who is in a criti-
cal condition at his residence at Wood
bridge, California.
Rev. e. Bast, of the Iowa Conference, was
received on his transfer; and w. 7. King,
of Yolo; J. r. Lone, of Shasta; James
Payne, of Fresno, and J. H. McLane of
Sacramento county, lay delegates, were ad-
United on their credentials as lay delegates
from their respective fields of labor.
The Conference then proceeded to hear
reports from the various charges. These
were full of interest.
Rev J. Ackerson of Rohnerville, con-
tributed 81 900 towards the permanent fund
Of the United Brethren missions.
Rev. c. W..Wells of the Colorado Con-
ference, was invited to an advisory seat in
the Conference.
Rev. C. McKelvey, of the Kingsley NJ. E.
Church of this city, was introduced to the
Conference.
Rev. E. Harrow, of Upper Lake was
transferred to the Walla Walla Conference.
The Secretary of the Conference was in
structed to extend the sympathy and con-
fidence of the Conference to Rev. D. Ely,
Bonneville, California, an aged member of
the California ministry of the Church.
Numerous requests came in from city
churches to supply the city pulpits on Sab
bath morning.
After thirty minutes of devotional e1er-
sises, the Conference adjourned until
P. ".
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Conference resumed business at p. II.
Rev. d. Shuck presented an excellent re-
port on church erection, in which he recon-
mended the appointment Of a committee
TO secure fund for the purpose of aiding
the poorer Churches to erect houses of
worship.
Theresolution called outseveral speeches,
among them an earnest appeal by Mr.
buck, who stated that similar paper was
adopted in 1882 by the Conference in this
State. He inquired for the lost document
and hoped to resurrect its spirit by adopt
ing this paper. The paper was adopted,
and Shuck, Gillett and Beck constituted
the suggested committee
The report on publishing interest, by
Rev. w l.. De Munbroun, was heard with
interest. 1t highly commeuds the literature
Of the church published at Dayton, Ohio.
The paper showed the basis of the business
of the United Brethren Publishing House
TO be 500, 600, and that there was con-
slant increase in all its departments. The
report memoralized the next General Con-
ference TO establish paper on this coast
The report was adopted.
Rev. 7. ]. Bauder's report on Sunday
schools was received by the unanimous
vote of the Conference, but not aside from
several very enthusiastic speeches on Sun
day-school work.
Rev. J. Crossman, of the English Evangel
ical Association, and ]. NJ. Schaefe of the
German Church of the same name, were
introduced to the Conference.
e. NJ Palmer, lay delegate from Wood
bridge. Cal. was admitted on his ere
dentials.
President Marley, of San Joaquin VALLEY
College, arrived at $50, and reported tina
Rev. J. L. Field was somewhat improved
in health.
Mr.. Becker received message from Rev
F. Fisher, OF Grecnsburgh, Pa, that n
would reach the Conference to-day
The Conference now has representative
from the counties Of Los Angeles, TulaTe
Fresno, Stanislaus, Calavcras, San Joaquin
Sacramento, Yolo, Lake, Humboldt, Butt
and Shasta.
The Conference conyencs to-day at S:3
Az and . PM
PEorEsT.-A meeting of citizens was hel
Wednesday evening at the resi,- zee Of
Lemay, o and Twenty-sixth streets, u POI
slider the proposition to amend the city o
lots To 81
that they may be allowed in the city
kept clean and free from offensive odor
The sense of the meeting was strongl
against the proposed amendment and
remonstrance was adopted by those at tt
meeting, and directed TO be circulated K
additional signatures before being presente
TO the City Trustees next Wednesday. TT
concluding portion of the remonstran
reads as follows: This matter is of Wit
importance TO US; it affects our childrt
and our wives and our property and OF
homes. If the ordinance were amended
requested, it would greatly depreciate Il
value OF our property, njure the health
your citizens and vigorously retard n
only our own prosperity but that of Il
whole city"
RUNAWAY yesterday afte
noon as Mr. Tyler an elderly farmer, livil
few miles below the city, was driving o
Twenty-6rst street, near S, one of the 81
gletrees of his wagon broke loose and t,
upon the legs OF the horses, causing the
to run away. In the vicinity of w sire
they ran OF the grade, the wagon ups
and Mr.. Tyler received cuts and bruis
about the head, and for q time was unco
scious. The horses in their fright damag
the wagon and harness and hurt theI
bD NO mi cd a
accident by a boy, FASTENED to rend
assistance, and found Mr. Tyler just reco
ering from the shock Of his fall. He "
very much confused ut first, but soon gre
better, and after awhile was able 10 dri
home.
AUCTION SALK.-Bell & Co. will sell
auction at 10 N. tomorrow. at their sal,
room, Eighth and X streets, horses, ..car
phaetons, harness, etc Also, bedroom Sc
tables, chairs, lounges wardrobes lamb
quin. carpets, stoves, ranges, etc Also
large lot of assorted bitters, for saloon IL
Also, a large quantity of tinware, inclu
ing milk cans of all sizes, oil cans, me-
ures, steamers, lunch pals, milk pa
bath-tubs churns. etc.
Hen School TEAcuERs.-Professor 4
derson, Principal of the High Scho
xld Mr. Chapman, first assistant teach
are in town, also Professor Lipow
teacher of German and mechanical dra
ing. They are here to open the schools
Monday next. The class in mechani
drawing will be formed on Monday even
next, at o'clock, at the High-school bui
q ing. Ninth and NJ streets.
Y Calculates BALb--A candidates
will be given by c. W. Paine and w.
Jones at the Union House, eight miles
low the city, on the Lower Stockton 70
next Tuesday evening, and it is expec
that there will be great enjoyment. Jon
Beebe Il Grant viii furnish the music.
VERY cheap boys tweed knee pants, so
Ladies' cloth skirts so cents. Linen
ored table cloths, large size, IS cents. Gel
4-ply standing linen collars, S cents;
latest style Red House.
Boy the only genuine tule hay of C