The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-01
INDIANA M. E. CONFERENCE.
Ordinations and Admissions on Trial-Fi-
nancial Statistics-MemOrial Exercises.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SPENCER, Aug. 31.-The conference met on
Monday morning with Bishop Harris in the
chair. Devotional exercises were conducted by
j. w. Asbury. L. NJ. Albright president of
DePauw Female College, was introduced. He
represented the interests of his school and in
voked the cooperation of the preachers and
their people. The prospect for this school in the
future is encouraging Bishop Harris presented
certificates of the ordinations of Sunday j.
L. Edwards, W. M. Johnson, S. F. Anderson, E.
Il. Vest and T. w. Winkler were ordained Gea-
cons.s L. F. Cain, c. E. Asbury B. T. Van
Cleave. w. D. Woods and G. D. Wolfe were or
dained elders.
Quite large and respectable class of young
men was admitted to the conference on trial.
From the Indianapolis district were W. f.
Sheridan, E. r. Vest and W. S. RAIDER; from
Bloomington district, NJ w. Stetson and L. B.
Johnson; from Rockport district T. W. Wink
Ter. S. B. Thomas, w. M. Whitsitt, John Charus,
@. W. McNaughten, F. J. Malett and N. S.
Robbins; from New Albany district, w. S. Nc
Mikel
John Spears, j. M. Hilliard and F. A. Eller
were placed in supernumerary relation. j. T.
Woods was located at his own request Twenty
preachers were continued in the superannuated
relation. There are eight supernumeraries
Bedford and Princeton were placed in nomina
ton for the entertainment of the next session of
the conference, and Princeton was selected by a
decisive vote.
The disbursing committee of the Preachers
Aid Society presented it's report by |. N. Thomp-
son. The report shows that 81 $50 SO were dis
trlbuted among3o superannuates and 70 widows.
The Lowry fund-$70-goes, according to the
bequest, only to widows of deceased preachers.
The statistics of the Indiana Conference show
202l probationers; full members, 3O,O24; local
preachers. 1877; deaths, 81; baptized-infants,
395; adults, l37i; number OF churches 37l, ,IvS
able value, 1896, 300; number Of parsonages. IS;
value, $50, $40. Benevolences-Church extern
sion, 1898; Sunday-schoos, SGT; tracts, $685.
freedmen's aid $377; American Bible Society,
$685. W0mans foreign missions, 1904. There
has been decline in the aggregate of these col
lections as compared with those of last year.
The final report of the committee on education
was presented and adopted. There is very
preceptible growth in the conference of interest
in educational institutions. Measures were
taken to secure the prompt payment of the $15,-
900 pledged for the endowment of DePauw Uni
versity. A subscription will be opened immedi
atey with the condition that amounts sub
scribed will not be due until the whole amount is
provided for. One thing is cerrainAthis$l5,0 900
will not be repudiated, but every dollar will be
promptly paid.
Memorial services were held in the afternoon.
Three ministers have died during the year, as
follows: Rev. W. " Daniel, one of the pioneer
preachers of the conference. He was born in
Philadelphia, Aug. II, 1901, and died in Shoals,
Ind. He was man of great purity of character.
Asa Beck died in Greencastle, Ind, Feb. TO,
1885, He was eighty four years old, Joined the
conference in 1914 He was one OF the best men.
Rev. w. w. Rundell died in his work, Gentry
vile circuit. He was about fifty-fve years of
age, fine preacher and most excellent man.
Mrs. j. g. Smith and Mrs A. A. CODY died dur
ing this year. Their memoirs were read, to-
gether with those Of deceased ministers. The
services were solemn ana impressive.
The services of Sunday were of very high
order. The love feast at $50 was held in the
M. E. Church. 1t was conducted by Rev. l. N.
Thompson. 1t was an occasion Of great interest,
net only to those who participated, but to the
on lockers as we'll. Bishop Harris preached at
the wigwam at 1890. This was the only service
at that hour, the churches all Withdrawing
their services to afford the people an
opportunity. of hearing the Bishop.
He preached a mastery sermon from Isaiah
were ordained. DR.. Alex Martin, of DePauw
University, preached the centennial sermon at
3 O'clock in the afternoon. This was one of the
finest efforts of the Doctors life. At the close of
this service five young men were ordained to
the Office of elder; At night sermons were
D., at the M. E. Church. j. t. L. Hynes at the
Presbyterian, j. S. Woods, D. D., at the Bap-
tist, j. j. Hight, D. D., at the Christian and
Elias Gaskins at the African M E.. Church. The
session of conference does much 10 lift the
sermons preached to q high plane These
various efforts were all pronounced good, and
pleased the congregations who heard them. The
appointments are known, it seems, to most of
those interested, yet to give any of them might
lead to embarrassment.