Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-28
OVER THE STATE.
THE METHODIST PAsTORAL TERM
Tho conference Decides 10 Mako No Uhspge
Nellie Ocoieys Body FOUND
Knights TemplAr UonCiAye.

Tho tOnferenCc bettdes 10 Mhkc NO Onhnke
Nellie Uooleys Booy Found
Knights Tempisr Ooncisve.
The Methodist conference effectually
settled on Tuesday for the next four years
the question of the timc limit Of the pas
toral term. For many years there has
been n growing sentiment in the church
against the rule which allows a pastor
only three years in any one charge, aud
when DR.. Buckley, chairman Of the COM
mittee on itineracy, reported ut the
morning session against any change in the
present system the reformers appeared in
strength. Rev. Samuel G.. Smith, of
Minnesota, offered substitute for the
committees report, which permitted
pastor to be retained for not more than
i've years in his church whore financial or
other trouble would result from his re.
moya al and where his retention was asked
for by three fourths of the members Of the
quarterly and two thirds of the annual
conference. After short debate this was
voted down by i59 to li9, and then DR..
Curry offered substitute covering much
the same ground aud stipulating that the
minister shall already have served two or
more years and that he should not be re-
turned before three years.
An animated discussion followed, in
which Rev. Drs. Hatfield, Ives, Miller,
| Olin, kynett aud others participated. DR..
| J. w. Hamilton, the pastor Of the People s
church, Boston, who enjoys the distinction
Of being the only preacher in the Metho
| dist church who has occupied the same
pulpit eight years SUCCESSFULLY explained
| his position and declared that he
was ready to 70 wherever he might
be sent. When the vote was taken it
was found that lis OF The ministerial
delegates were III favor TO 1919 against and
that the laymeu were opposed by 80 TO ~
| The report of the committee was then
| adopted. Owing to the pressure of busi.
| ness au afternoon session was held, which
| was almost entirely monopol'zed by the
committee on itineracy. 1t was recon-
| mended that the pastoral term in the
annual conference Of Germany aud Switz
erland should be extended, rs in missions,
and in support of this Rev. Drs. Liebhard
and Deuring, two of the delegates from
Germany, made earnest appeals. BY an
almost unanimous vote the report was
adopted.
Finding OF Nellie CooIey's Body
The body OF Miss Nellie d. Cooley, the
wealthy young woman who disappeared in
so mysterious q manner from her home in
Wilkesbarre, on December och last, was
found on Monday in the Susquehanna,
eleven miles below Wilkesbarre. The re.
mains were brought to the city, a coroner s
jury impanneled and an examination made.
DR.. c. 5. Beck, dentist, positively identi
fed the remains by the structure of the
teeth and the filling in some of them. The
remains we're so badly decOmpOsed that
all Identification by general appearance
was impossible. The clothing was torn
90 ah ht,S N,Ka g,T hA ,ne
in which she left home were recognized,
and her initials, N. D. c. were discov
cred on one of the uudergarments. The
body was discovered by Albert Bloom, a
brakeman on the Pennsylvania railroad,
who will claim the $1,000 reward offered.
The Knights Tempisr st Erie.
The thirty first annual conclave of the
Pennsylvania Knights Tempar met in
Erie on Tuesday. st. Adams and Cor
inthian Communicates, of Philadelphia
arrived at ten o'clock Monday night, bu
Mary and kenslugtOn Communicates, d
Philadelphia, did not arrive until five
o'clock Tuesday morning, being delsye,
by an accident 70 the engineer of the train
who was killed by falling from his engin
few miles this side of Buffalo. All tn,
! Communicates were met at the depot b,
the local Mount O..vet commandery, anC
all were stationed at the Reed house. Il
the parade in the afternoon two Thousand
knights were in line aud made an impOs
ing appearance. The city is decorated
elaborately in honor of the knights, who
are present from Pittsburg, Reading
Allentown, Scranton, Lock Haven and
Cleveland, Ohio. 10 the parade the CORN
THAN Chasseurs, of Philadelphia, were
highly praised and attracted much atten-
ton. The election of grand officers takes
place Wednesday, and also an excursion
on the lake and the installation of officers
The conClave so far is pronounced one o
the pleasantest ever held in the state.