Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-09-19
METHODIST conrsarscr.
The Formal Opening OF the MINI
Session Yesterday.

The Formal Opening OF the Mini
Session Yesterday.
Before nine O'Clock yesterday morning
many Methodists and others interested.
moved in the direction Of Fort street NJ
4. Church, TO witness the commence.
ment Of the Ninth Session Of the Con
ference Of Southern California, Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. The ex'
ercises commenced ut nine O'Clock,
Bishop G. d. Foss, ID. d., presiding.
After prayer there was singing, short
speeches and religious exercises. After
wards. the Sacrament Of the Lords Sup
per, was paitaken of by the members
and the business Of the day commenced.
Following Is list OF the members on
CONFERENCE ROLL:
Alfred Higbie, San Francisco; A. NJ &.
Houqh, University; Adam Bland.
Grangeville; 1. NJ. Leihy. Tustini G.
w. Tarr. University; }. NJ. Campbell.
Los Angeles; II. s. Woodcock, Lompoc;
NJ. NJ. Bovard. University; John b.
Green. Pasadena; VIM. A. Knighten.
Santa barbara; j. ID. Crum, Newhali;
John II. Peters, Bakersfield; L. Cook
son, Modesto; John B. McKelvey.
Grangeville; q. q. Belknap, Tnlare
River Indian Reservation; Charles
Smelling, San Gabriel; o. 5. Frambes.
Hanford; J. ii. Book, Los Angeles; +.
ID. Bovard, University; II. Holdridge,
Jolon; j. w. Leach; Plano: j Il. Gala
way, Central Point; y. X. GuibersoD,
Santa Paula; K. S. Chase, Los Angele-;
k. w. G. Farnsworth, San Gabriel; }.
A. Mcmillan, Visaiia; q. IL. Boliinger.
Los Angeles; VIM. Nixon, San Bern
ardino; A. w. Bunker. Riverside; A. N.
Fields, Paso Robles; II. J. Shaffner. Los
Angeles; +. 3 UreD, San Diego; NJ. II.
Colburn. University; q. w. Elwood.
Florence; ID. A. Crowoil, San Jaciuto;
J. 3. Cline, Bakersfeld; f. NJ. Pickles.
Merced; J. X. Gregory. Goleta, Martin
Miller, Selma; Charles Leech, Central
City; z. \. Bresee, Los Angeles; Daniel
Cobb, Santa Barbara; George w. Story.
Tulare City; a. II. Summers, Santa Ana; !;
N. M. Learned, Los Angeles; s. j.
Kahler, Fresno; b. y. Edwards, Artesia |;
II. Mather, Pomona; T. Il. Robinson,
Compton; James II. White. San Buena
Ventura; Albert l.. Deering, West
minister; T. d. Lewis.
PRoBATIosERs-Wm Schuldt, Los
Angeles; W. +. Wenk, Santa Paula; +.
s. Thomas, Los Angeles; Marcellus l..
Whitmore, Moro; Charles w. Stowell,
Kernville; George Il. Bovarl, Uni.
versity; Victor A. Henry, Orange.
The business was then proceeded with,
that for the first day being the appoint
ment Of eighteen committees for the
ensuing year. After long discussion
the following committees were ap.
pointed
Education-P. +. Bresee. NJ. F. Col
burn, II. Il. Robinson, j. B. Green. w.
A. Knighten, Charles Leech, q. =.
Frambes, NJ. NJ. Bovard, A. M. Hough,
II. ii. Hall.
Sunday School Union-J. r. Gregg
~, J. =. New, j. McKelvey.
Church Extension--E. 8. Chase. Il.
d. Bovard, +. s. Woodcock, VIM.
Schuldt, J. A. Mcmillan.
Biblo Cause-A. N. Fields, j. NJ.
Leihy, J. w. Leach.
Observation OF the Sabbath. b.
Galloway, A. L. bearing, s. b. Guiber-
sou.
Temperance w. Stowell. A. w.
Bunker, J. II. White.
Tract Cause. McKelvey, F. d.
Mather, f. s. Thomas.
Auditing Presiding Elder accounts
II. w. Hall, b. +. Edwards, j. B. Ca!-
loway.
Pastoral Address-W. A. Knighten,
d. A. Crowell, Martin Miller.
Postoffice-C. w. Tarr.
Missionary Cause. III. Bollinger, II.
H. Hall, M. Miller.
Publishing Interest-M. +. Colburn,
c. Leech, c. G. Belknap.
Conference Stewards-F. T. Wood
cock, J. w. Elwood, ]. d. Crane, J. A.
Mcmillan.
s. Chase. 10 obtain money to pay for
the minutes, C. w. Tarr, ]. H. White.
Freedmen's Aid Society-O. s. Franz
bes, A. H. Summers. II. Holdridge.
Misunderstanding Elders.
Public Worship-Pastors Of the Los
Angeles churches and the Presiding El-
der Of the Los Angeles District.
This closed the list of committees,
which were adopted This closed the
days session. but the members hung
around until nearly o'clock, while the
officers were busy all the time, accord
Ing TO their several duties.
THE EVENING SESSION.
In the evening there was no business
but instead, the visiting
aud their families together
with large number Of resident church
men, repaired to the Church.
Rev. Adam Bland, Presiding Elder OF
the Visalia Circuit. delivered sermon
of the centennial Of
Methodism. The Elder delivered an
eloq uent address, which was listened to
with the closest attention by the con-
gregation. The choir rendered "Sweet
Bye and Bye" and "Jesus Lover Of My
Soul, besides other sacred music most
excellently.
This morning the session will
be occupied by routine business. In the
afternoon at o'clock there will be q
meeting for the purpose of celebrating
the anniversary Of the establishment OF
the Woman's Foreign Missionary Socie-
ty. This evening the Rev. +. ID. Bovard,