Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-10-15
N. E. CHURCH SOUTH.
Closing Session of the Southwest Missouri
Conference of the M. e. Church South
The


Closing Session of the Southwest Missouri
Conference of the NJ. e. Church South
The Appointments.
LEXINGTON, Mo-, October 1.-THE sixth
days session of the conference of the NJ. e.
Church, South, was opened this morning
with services conducted by Rev. w. s. Wood
ward, after which the regular order of busi-
ness was taken up. 1t was a busy session.
being closing day, and consisted of the read
ing of reports and other routine business.
When the Bishop called the question, care
there any applicants to be elected eIders?'
the name of Rev. Geo. Mcmillan was pro-
posed. Mr.. Mcmillan retired and Revs. Kast
and Bewely made speeches against his cleo
ton, the former charging that he had been
seen to take several drinks of spirits from a
bottle during the session of the Conference
at Jefferson City that the matter had been
reported to him by ladies in whose presence
the drinking was done; that he, in examin-
ing into the matter, found it exceedingly
difficult to get in speaking distance of Mr..
Mcmillan, but finally did so, and found that
his breath smelled of spirits
Rev. Mr.. Stewart, in behalf of the accused,
said they were room mates at Jefferson City,
and that Mr.. Mcmillan had drunk no spirits,
Or if he did it was for medicinal purposes.
Bishop Cranberry, there being no further
statements, put the question of his election.
The affirmative was first called, and only one
voice responded aye, and on the negative
side of the proposition there was general
response of no. NJ. Mcmillan, the Bishop
announced was rejected.
With benediction Conference adjourned
until three O'Clock.
The several committees met at one and re.
manned in session until the afternoo meet
ing. The Bishop was an hour or more late,
as were the Presiding Elders, holding cabinet
meeting, and during that time DIR. w. M.
Prottsman presided. The delay, it is sup
posed, was due to making final revision of
the appointments, and a more nervous or
anxious looking set of preachers were never
seen than the members of this body have
been to-day.
The afternoon services were also of a gen.
eral business nature. The Committee on
Education recommended the appropriation
of $500 to the Paine Institute at Atlanta,
Ca, at which colored ministers of the
Southern Methodist Church are educated.
The selection of a place for the next meet
ing of the Conference was then called. Lex
ington was nominated by DR.. Prottsman,
and DR.. Holmes nominated Kansas City.
The latter place was chosen by majority
of two.
APPOINTMENTS.
The appointments are as follows:
Kansas City District-C. G. Woods, Presid
ing Elder; Walnut Street Church, j. G. Nor
Tis; Centenary church, j. W. L lawrence;
Holmes Chapel, w. j. Carpenter; Brooklyn
Street Church, to be supplied; independence
F. Wagner; Bolton Circuit. j. g. Given;
Lees summit Circuit, T. w. Watts; Fair
mont Circuit, I. D; Payne; Pink Hill Circuit,
Anderson; Columbus Circuit, R. J. Nelson;
Harrisonville Circuit, j. NJ. Weems; Index
r. j. Nelson; Archie Mission, to be sup
piled; Butler Mission, to be supplied; But
Ter, W; G. Burley; Altoona Circuit, N. L.
Lexington District-M. NJ Pugh, Presiding
Elder; Lexington, d. G. Brown; wellington
2. Cobb; Waverly, J; NJ; Dempsey; Miami
and Mt. Carmel, W. NJ. Bentley; Elmwood
and Grand Pass. :: ). Greening; Herndon
vile, j. o. shackIeford; odessa Circuit, to
be supplied by L; Bredwortn; Brownsville
S NJ. Boone; Lamont Circuit, J. NJ. Busbee;
Warrensburg, J. Spencer; Chilhoure Circuit,
BoonviIle Dlstrict-M. Adkisson, Presiding
Elder; Boonville Station, c. NJ. Hankins;
Pilot Grove Circuit, r. H; shaeffer; Arrow
B. Mcfarland; Cambridge Circuit, P: Phil
lips; Slater, r. A. Holloway; Marshall, II. 5.
Ueon en c. < Eiot " TraHe aome
Circuit NJ. Bahrenburg; California Circuit,
J. 6: Cass; aurora Circuit, r J. PyIes; JET,
to TO- be supplied n1ii by T. r. Hill:
Neosha District-C, II: Briggs. Presiding
cult, j, W. Eel; Exeter Circuit, w. 7. Pyles;
Pinevile Circuit, w. A. Derrick; Seneca Cir
cult, c. L. Wallace; Pierce city, p. H. Nor
City and Carterviile; j. D: Wood; Carthage,
j. n. Huggings; Jasper Circuit, @. A. En-
mons; sheldon Circuit, D. A. Price; Nevada,
W. 7. Mcclure; Nevada Circuit, b. j. SEWER;
Hume Circuit, L; H. Handever; sprague CIR
cult j. j. M st eh HUI F ShauS Sres,d,ny
Elder; Springfield, W. b. Palmore; Spring
field Circuit, d. McAllister; Marshfiefd Cir
Il. 10 4 IL.
Bolliver Mission, W. H. Bond; MontevaIIo
Circuit, j. IL. Haegler; stockton Circuit, W.
n; Morehead; Green nI CIRCUIT, D. q. /.
Mount Vernon Circuit, L. II. Davis; Mount
Vernon, J. II. Matthews; Hudson Circuit, w.
Clinton District. F. Hogan, Presiding Ell
der: Clinton. /: y. Norflett; Windsor and
Calhoun L. NJ PnGS GREEN Rid Girs TaT
sailles Circuit. c. J. Poison: Aikenville Cir
cult, J. L. Loean: Warsaw CIRCUIT. ": n
Roscoe Circuit, ;. \. Chase; Lowrey City
Circuit, ". d. Stewart; Montrose Circuit,
piled by S. p. Mason; walker Circuit, D. r.
Sicelol.
Lebanon District. 9. DALEY, Presiding
Elder; Lebanon and Marvin Chapel, w L.
Dempsey; Richland Circuit, j. f. Dewitt;
Decaturville Circuit, to be supplied by s. L.
Dixon, Mo t. to be supplied by James Nigh;
Vienna Circuit, w. +. Wright; Climax Mis-:
sion, ". K. White Cross TImbers Circuit, J.
G. Huff; Buffalo Circuit, J. NJ Proctor; Hart
wells Circuit, to be supplied by S. L. App;
Plato Circuit, to be supplied by B. F. Free
man; Mountain Grove Mission Circuit, Ira
Arno Mission, j. F. Davis.
The following were transferred: G. b.
Winton to the Pacific Conference; w. NJ.
Page to the Florida Conferences; H. t. Har-
ris to the st. Louis Conference and sta
toned at Carondelet; NJ. j. Blakley to the
Western Conference and appointed to
Winfield Circuit; J. II. GlanviIle to the
Denver Conference and stationed at Du.
range.