The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-21
INDIANA CONFERENCE.
The Fifty-Third Annual Session Condition
Of the Indianapolis Churches.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.

sion OF the Indiana Annual Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church convened here to-
day. DR.. Rawlns being absent, the opening
sermon was preached on Tuesday evening by
DR.. Turner of Martnsville, from John xvii II:
"Sanctify them by Thy TRUTH
At $50 A. NJ, the bishop having not yet ar
rived, DR. Martin, president of DePauw Uni
versity, called the assemblege to order and
opened the conference with religious services,
by reading and having sung Children of the
Heavenly King After which prayers were
offered by Brothers L N Thompson and VIM.
Earring DR.. Martin read the Scripture lesson
from first chapter of First Timothy, after which
the conference was again led in prayer BY John
Julian and John Kiger
Bishop Foster made his appearance in the
conference room while R. A. Kemp, the secre-
tary of the last session, was calling the confer
ence roll Eighty-o one members and ten proba
toners answered to their names.
r. A. Kemp was reelected secretary, John
Ward and William Teller were chosen assist
ants, W. B. Collins was elected statistical
secretary and chose N v. Moore. G. E. Asbury
and r. G. Easley assistants. J. w. Payne was
elected financial secretary and chose S. o. Dor
sey, Joseph Rawlins and 7. H. Willis assistants.
The time for meeting and adjournment was
fixed at $3.50 A. N. and Has A. NJ.
The standing committees were elected on the
nominations of the presiding elders as read by
the secretary of the conference,
The report of the conference treasurer was
made and showed the following facts viz:
Amounts received at the conference in Bloom
ington, September, 1883, from preachers and
others $109.50 Expenditures on tombstones for
deceased members $25 each.
John Poucher, receiver of General Conference
expenses, made his report, showing total eceiyed
from Indiana Conference $685.
Rev S. 81. Noble, Of the Illinois Conference,
formerly member of the Indiana Conference,
was introduced.
The twentieth question, the character Of each
preacher. was taken up and John Poucher,
presiding elder of the indianapolis district, after
the passage of his character, reported the spir-
itual and temporal condition of his district as
follows:
Early in the year J. l. H1bbs was appointed
at Bowling Green, in place of W Mex. Heming,
resigned. On the LIST of November I. a. Lynch
D. D., of the Southeast Indiana Conference, be-
ing unemployed, took charge of Blackboard street
Church. All other appointments have remained
as nxed at the last conference. While = w.
y0nas, 1t sue Wavetiy clrculG, was SICK, hev q
ant. The adjustment of appointments was
hardly as satisfactory as during the two PIE
vious years, but the preachers have enjoyed
more than average success.
N. j. Bell, Hayden and Prudence Hays, of the
itinerant ranks, have died during the year; also
the following official members: Benz Thorn
ouISn. WLilai4 Gresham, Jason ?. carey, Ihom-
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