The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-03-19

Meetings 81 RrIdsy ana sasuraay. March
Is anA IA

- o0G II.
INDEPENDEHcR. Kas., March Is.
Conference opened With prayer meet
ing conducted by J. a. Hyden. Asoa.
n. Bishop Ninde came in and took the
chair and the secretary read the MINUTES
Of the last session, and they were ap
proved. TIE rOllok absentees WIS called.
ami about twenty answered to their
names.
The bishop, On behaifof the preachers
Of ID. Scott district, presented E. C.
BoaS, the retiring presiding elder Of that
district, purse containing S85. e. G.
Boar responded In very feeling man.
ner.
The following visiting brethren were
introduced: J. w. Baughman, W. Il.
TYner, L. 7. Hayes.
The secretary read the exhibit of the
New York Book Concern; also a COM
munication from the Boston Theological
school.
The bishop appointed the following
examining committees:
For Local Deacons' Orders. C.
Hull, D. T. SommeFVille, /. r. Loveioy.
For Local Elders Orders. w. Fox,
b. J. Cocker, joel Barker.
Ottawa district was then called and
r. II. Sparks read his report as presid-
ing elder, and his eharacts. passed.
The following effective elders in his
district then reported their work and
their characters passed: q. J. Coker,
James Hunter, r. T. Hardness, R. n.
Scott, Sprague Davis, James Murray, G.
W. Swartz. J. B. Gibson, A. Maxey,
william shambaugh.
81. A. fuckers character was arrested,
- charges had been placed in the hands
Of the bishop.
The bishop stated that the charges in
volved no immortality, and that person
ally he was satisfied that an innocent
mistake had been magnlfied into q
mighty error.
II. A. Tucker asked that the charges
against him might be tried in open con-
ference. and on motion his case was
made the special order for 10 a ~ to-
morrow.
L Az OO0AS1 ASA04 AO1 = 4OG6L4O1a 0L10
hls case was referred 70 the committee
on conference relations, which, after con-
ultaaion Fecomaen ded that his character
be not passed and that his case be refer
red 70 his presiding elder for invesItiga-
ton. The report wss sdopted.
Independence district was called, the
character of A. Cullison, presiding ell
der, passed, and he reported his work.
The following effective elders In his
district made report Of their charges and
their characters passed.
T. 8. Hunt GRANTED supernumerary
relatioD), J. F. r 'dss, Q. F. Durbarow,
". W. Curnutt. D. L. Sommerville, s.
Hedges. A. b. Freed, J. A. Barker, J. B.
Ford, E. A. Graham. C. E. CreaGher. ].
A. Hyden, b. Mckinney, O. Bruner. ].
8. Budd.
n. J. Walker was announced as trans
ferred to the Florida conference, and
Marion Bell to the tennessee confer
ence.
The question, what travelling deacons
have been elected to elders orders so
was taken up. and the character of the
following named passed. and they were
elected to elders orders:
w. 81. Carwardine, P. 81. Fisk, ]. @.
Hull. N. v. Robbins, J. h. Price, w. E.
Means.
D. F. HoIz was continued as a travel
ing deacon.
"Who remain on trial ?" was then
taken up. and A. L. Scott, Wesley Emer
son. F. P. Blskemore, W. E. Goddard,
r. II. CuIlisou and G. A. Smelling were
continued on trial and their characters
passed.
"Who are the travelling descons of
second class ," was then taken up, and
Scott B. Stevens, H A. Cook, A. c. Ben
nett and v. II. Biddison were passed to
the fourth year and their characters
passed.
The nineteenth disciplinary question,
"Who are the superannuate preachers? ?"
was taken up. The name of Clemens
Combs was called, and ne having been
suspended from the ministry by CON-
nittee Of investigation, his case was re-
ferred to the following special com
mittee:
g. r. Rice, president; E. G. Boaz,
prosecuting attorney: ]. NJ. Iliff, secre-
ary, J. McAnulty, r. NJ. Scott, Thos
Stephenson b. Mckinney, 81. w. Reed,
W. w. Curnutt, G. W. Stafford, James
Hunter. @. R. Pattee, James Murray, NJ.
v. Robbins. D. 8. Baldwin.
At 2p. m. was held the anniversary of
the Conference Preachers Aid Society.
The object of the society is to sccumu-
late . fund, the interest of which shall
be applied to the support of worn-o out
preachers. 1t 10 duly incorporated and
has now q fund of $2,131, which is
loaned on real estate and will bring in
next year over $500. Those having
money to bequeath, cannot ind q more
worthy object than that of the Confer
ence Preachers Aid Society. Money
given 10 It will be sscredly kept and ap-
Piled to the purposes named.
At 8 p m, was held the anniversary of
the Woman's Foreign Missionary So
cietp. This society has raised during
tine fifteen years of its existence$1, 49,
648. 90. and tae South Kansas conference
division raised during the past year
e9S4O0. All honor to the devoted wo-
men.
Addresses were made by Mrs C. R.
Patiee and Mrs. J. F. Rhodes.
INDEPENDENCE, KS. March IA, 's5.
Last evening was held the anniversary