The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-03-13
s0UrH Kansas coNrEssNce.
Proceedings OF ths seco-d D-y OF the
Session
PAoL,. Kan. March 0, 1884.

PAoLI, Kan. March 0, 1884.
Last night C Hartzels. D. D., Of
Cinclnnati. secretary of the +. eedman's
Aid Society of the M E church. adj
dressed large audience in the interests
of that sDciety
This morning tie second days session
of the South Kansas conference was
opened with a prayer meeting led by j.
A. by den OF Burlington. The bishop
came in at 0 a. m and took the chair.
81. W. Chaffse, sec atery, called the roll
of absentees, and three responded to
their names. The minutesof yesterdays
sessions we're resd and approved.
Various communications from the
Educational and Free5man,s Aid society,
and from the board of bishops were read
to the conference and referred to appro-
pirate committees.
A. G. Robb was 6ppointed 10 collect
the New York Bo X accounts.
The annual report y. the book COM
mittee, showing increased prosperity for
the past year. was read and plscei on
file.
The bishop authorized a draft on the
chartered fHEd for $50. and upon the
Book Concern for SIT, and they were
drawn.
The Goth disciplinary question, "Was
the character of each preacher exam
ined ?" was tsken up.
Fhe character of E. C. Boaz, presiding
elder OF Fl. Scott district, WIS passed,
and he reported his district. The fol-
lowing eff Give elders In his district
we're then called, their characters
passed, and they represented their re-
spective charges: j. N. Beall, j. w.
Stewart w. Walker, A. G. Robb, s.
P. Cullison, G. w. White, J. A Fergu-
son, ]. NJ Payne, W. B. Poinsett. c. Z.
Cresger, A. S Freed, II: W. Chsffee, W.
T. White.
w. 81. Stevens was announced as trans
ferred to the Central Pennsylvania con.
ference, and w. w. Ramsey having left
his charge without proper auth' nit >, the
following committee was Apo, nte TO
investigate his case and see if cha -ges
should be brought against him: II. V.
Giyler. II. A. Tucker. ]. McAuu'ty, D.
T. Somerville, A. 6. Rubs.
Independence di-trict was then called
the character f A. Cul1isou, presiding
elder, was passed and he m tie his re-
port
Guy Hamilton, c. T. Dueboram, D. T..
SomerYilIe, F. NJ. Sisson, C. W. Swartz,
W. H. McNeigh, E. o Graham, II. Nc
Birney, J NJ. Lift, r. NJ. Scott and w.
Curnutt, effective elders 10 Intepend-
eDce district, then represented their
charges and their characters were passed
Isaac Hill was granted the supernu-
mary relation; Allen Buckner the super
animated RELATION. c. Fl. McDermond
was granted certificate of location at
mis- own request, and the case of w. o.
Lynch (colored). who had left his work
without proper authority, was referred
| to the special committee in the case of
w. w. Ramsay.
H. K. Muth was charged with I'M
moral conduct, aud the following per-
| ttI thO Nhoi q w &.
Fox, s. E. PeEdlet0n, w. T. White, H.
McBirney. ]. A. Hyden, Il. T. HarkuI IS,
s. P. CuilisoD, W. II. McVeigh, J. A.
Barker. s. S. WeatherbY, j. N. Beall,
D. T. Somerville, J T. Hanna On mo-
ton, H. W. Il ed, D. D, was made
chairman of the committee ami J Nj.
Tiff secretary.
On motion A. K. Johnson was named
attorney for the conference and 81. A.
Tucker for the accused. The first meet
ing was appointed for $50 p. m
This afternoon Rev. A. II. Gillett of
Cincinnati, western agent of the Sunday
School Union, ad lEessed the conference
in the interests of that society. To
night will be the anniversary of the
educational soeiety, and addresses will
be given by w. H. Sweet, president
Baker University; II. A. Tucker, DR..
Rarizell, and others. Al noon today
the conference stood" TO one of the
city photographers. Your humble cor.
respondent thought he was going to be
immortalized, but alas FOR human hopes
q good brothers nose came between
him and the camera at the critical mo-
ment. He EttGc tdchrynlGe.