The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-03-19
THE M e. CONFERENCE.
INDEPENDENcE. Kss., March /.

lNDkPENDENCE, hee., maIcn IL.
The twelfth annual session of the
South Kansas conference of the Il. E.
church met this morning In the M. E,
church, in this city, and was opened by
Bishop w. X. Niude, who read scrip
lure lesson and administered the sacra-
ment to about one hundred aud hfty
Communicates.
The bishop made some Introductory
remarks explanatory of the fact that he
occupied the place which had been as
signed to Bishop Andrews. HIS health
had been such that he did not dare IN
deTtake the trip to the southern confer
ences assigned him, and so an exchange
was made.
GAS he had come TO Kansas to reside,
he felt peculiarly Interested in the well
fare Of the Kansas conferences and was
more than willing to do anything which
could conduce to their welfare.
H. W. Chaffe. secretary of the last
Conference, called the roll, and seventy
one members and ten probationers an.
swered to their names.
The bishop announced the transfer to
this conference OF w. c. Snodgrsss and
n. B. Johnson from West Virginia con-
ference, s. s. Murphy FROM the Iowa, J.
F. Rhodes from the northern Indiana
aud G. w Stafford from the Indiana.
On, motion Fl, w. LhafFee was re.
elected secretary by reclamation He
nominated j. 81. Tiff assistant secreta-
rY, G. T. Durbarow statistical secretary
with the following assistants: 81. V
Givler, II. ]. Coker, j. II. Price, G. E
Creagber, and they were elected.
A. 3. Freed was appointed confer
ence postmaster, (this has no political
signIflcance)
d. T. SomervIlle was appointed t.
take charge of the New York Bool
Concern accounts.
The Bishop reported that the confer
ence was authorized to draw upon tn,
Book Concern for 1925, and the draf
was ordered.
The committee on standing commit
tees reported as follows:
Auditing-J. A. Hyden, w. H. Car
wardine, Geo. B. Norton.
Bible Cause. L London, ]. NJ
Payne, j. Hunter, A. s. Freed.
Book Accounts-S. 8. Weatherby,
Hedges, NJ. E. Goddard, s. Smith.
Conference Stewards. w. Walker
A. Maxey, ]. McAnultY, Z. A Graham
District Conference Journals. +
LovejoY, c. Z. Creagher.
Education-C. w. Gullett, 81 McBer
ney, j A. Ferguson, w. G. SnOdgrass
= Episcopal Fund-H. w. Reed, w. E
: McVey.
Freedmen's Aid-H. V. Givler, j. F
Rhodes, NJ. V r bbbins. G. w. White.
Family and Home RelIgiOn-J. NJ
= Tiff, j. B Gibson, F Palmer.
b. Ladies' and Pastors Christian Unto
, j F Palmer. S P. CuIlison.
Mormanism-H W. Reed, w. T. Yorl
I. X. Kennedy, w. T. White.
!. misunderstanding elders.
r MemoIrs-H. J. Cocker, Guy Hamilton
, Popular Amusements-W. W. Cur
mutt, I. Murray, J. w. Stewart, j. v
) D. Anderson.
= Public Worship. B. Ford, A. Gu
!. lison.
Periodicals and Religious Literatur
&c. K. kice, H. A. Tucker, A G. Rob
A. 9. Bennett.
Postoffices-W. a. Howard, o. Brr
3 ner.
Publishing. Secretaries, State
Church, A Barker, r. NJ. Scot
Thomas Stephenson, 7. Lidzy.
I Sabbath. c. Hull, G W. Pye, d.
b HealZ, j. s. Budd
Sunday School Union and Tracts
: r. Pattee. 5 5 Murphy, j. E. White
head, H. X. Valmer.
T TemDerance-W.B B. Poinsetf, A. BucI
! ner, N. B. Johnson, z. 81 Fisk.
{ A committee bearing fraterua! gree
9 ings from the Congregational associ'
tion nov IN session in this city was
! ceived, and similar committee appoin
: ed to bear the greetings OF the confe
ence to the association.
WA. Spencer, D. D., OF the Rock Rlv
conference was introduced and address
the conference in the interests OF Il
Church Extension society. He repOrtt
4S3 churches MS aided by the sociei
r during the year, fifty. seven of them b
ing in Kansas.
The twentieth disciplinary questiC
was taken up and j. 7. Hanna, presi
ing elder of the Empuria district, read
spicy report, aud his character passed.
T The following effective elders IN b
= district reported their works, and the
: characters passed: D. s. Baldwin
K. johnson, ;. 5. Murphy, w. c. Sno
:. grass, c K Rice. 1. R Lpvrjny,
rt L,dzY, ]. McAnnlty, w. Fox, q.
g White, J. L. Lonsdon. g W. Stafford.
B. johnson.
q The character of E. c Bnaz, presidi
,f elder of the Fort Scott district, v
N passed, and he made aa interesting
port with a resume of his four yea
work
y The following effection elders in
as district made report. and their chars
T. ter passed:
oil 5. Snyder, W. B. 'Poinsett, J
Walker. A. G. Robb. U. V. Givler,
3D. StAley, j. A Furguson, ]. NJ. Pay
e Thomas Stephens, S. P Culiison. H.
Ill Chaff,e e, ]. W. Stewart. w T. White
de NJ. Stuff, G. w. Pye.
he At IL 40 .. m. the conference sdjou
ed by limitzuon of time, and the bIsi
M pronounced the benedIction.
- AFTERNOON SESSION
nv. At2 p. m, the conference s1et IN
ne journed $, ssioo. aud wee presided .
re- by G. w. Pye
The statistics from the various char
we're handsd TO the appropriate CONN
,se tees.
W AIS p. m was held the snniversItl
mo the 5. S. Uaion, and addresses "
a. made by ]. A. Hyden, OF Neodeshs
ne. ) $ Murphy, o; Burlington.
m On the whole the conference sess
bid fair To be one If The most pleas
rye and profitable in it, history.
IL W.D. I