Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-08-15

Report ef the seeend Annual se.sfs,
by 0uf Annrial Garrasna.ss..s

@Np"rtet sme sccOma Annual sesnton
By ear special cerrespsasieus.
TACOMA Aoe. i3.-Ths Puget sound
Conference of the Methodist Epissoual
@ urca convened 10 the FIRST Methodist
Episcopal Cnurch In Tacoma, Washing
ton Territory, Co hold its sscond annus Al
session, THURSDAY. AuRust ISth, 1885.
Bishop Joan IL. Walden, DID,
LID, President.
Toe Bishop conducted the opening
services, which consisted of reading a
portion OF the Scriptures and singing
the S4lst hymn, and administration of
tns Sacrament OF the Lords Supper,
assisted by several elders, and conoiad-
cd With prayer by the Bishop.
Rev. 1. Dillon, che Secretary of the
last Conference. called the roll and A.
Atwood, l. A. Banks, d. W. 1 ameron,
". |. Cosper. 4. X. Crawford. y. N.
Denison, Q. ]. Larsen. A. Lsub sch, ].
4. Lsscn. ID. q. bsS0nrd, y. A. Robert
san, b. T. Vsn Deyenter, ]. A. Ward,
W. d. Z,Ilus, b. +. Brooks, @. A. San
din, W. b. MeMillsn, q. Il. Osborne.
j. A. Tenuant, were found 20 bs present.
fhs Bishop aenounc. d the transfer
OF A. b. Bruner, Robert Phillips and J.
@. Sinclair.
Rev. }. N. DsnisOn was elected Score
tsry, and A. b. Brunsr Statistical see
retsry. M
Rev. L A. Banks vas elected Confer
ence Reporter. John A. Tenant end
q. q. Ferguson were chosen Assistant
Secretaries, and q. A. Lsnden Assist
ant Statistical Secretary.
A committee was appointed on Epis-
copsl residence, consisting Of Devore,
Denison and Cameron.
The hour ef meeting was fixed at $50.
With 80 minutes for devotion. and the
hoor ef adj 1urnment at IL m.
The toliswane persons we're introduced
and fnvited % eeukts within The bar;
Rev: A. ]. Ward. DR.. B. +. Levany. DIR.
h. X. Hines, Rsv. A. W. johnson, Rss.
I. hetzier. Rev. W. II. Sampson. Rev.
+. Btnu, Rev. A. Burnell.
I A oommnnication FROM the committee
% entertaipment Of general Conference
wAs read, and was referred 20 he Pre-
siding Elders.
mitsee On the accounts Of the Book Con-
cern- M
4 rspsrt from TIE 0enerAi COMMITTEES
Of the Book Concern was read and re
ferred to the Committee on Church Pub.
lications. 49,
A report fron the Board Of Education
vas referred to the Committee on Eiu-
cation.
DR.. D. +. orary addressed the Confer
encs in regard 30 the Book Expository
as san Franaisco.
Df. Hinee thsn addressed the Con-
ference on the Pacific chrsstsaa Adus-
cate.
Revs. !. Diilea and d. W. Cameron
vere a<tdcd 10 the Committes on Church
Pn6iicatiuns
Rsva T. A. Rsnks, A. 3. Brnusr aud
J. A. Ward vsre appointed Q conmittss
on tbs Women's Home and Foreign
Missions.
A draft vas ordered drawn on the
BOOK ConceFn for SIS; also one on the
Chartered Fand for SO.
Bishop Walden addressed the Confer
ence on books and the Bsok Concsru,
snd on the ceDsa OF education and mat
lers of gener1i interest.
Conferanee adioarned until 2 D. m.
Confersnee met in q statistical session,
when charges we're called, statistics col
ieoted, collections made by passsrs paid
"a. and on motion the presiding elders
Uero instructed % nonin2ts srtefs Of
appe2is LAets OF eDmmittuea we're read
and appointments made. and the Con
ference adio1rned with benediction By
The Bishop.
Ats .. N. the Annual Missionary Ssr-
mon sss presched By Bev. J. n. Dsn-
ison-