St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-08
METHODISTS OF MINNESOTA.
The Conference Opens at saltwater
With Over 900 Present.
Interesting Proceedings of the First
Days session.

The thirty-second annual conference OF the
NJ. e. church. of Minnesota, opened at the
First NJ. f. church, saltwater, yesterday
morning, Bishop Thomas E. Bowman, OF ST.
Louis, presiding. The first exercise was the
preaching of the regular conference sermon
by DR.. Brdgeman, president OF Hamllne
University taking his text from Matt VII,
23-27 Carving Christ being tire general
theme of his discourse, when was an eAcceu
ingly able and interesting effort. Al It's CON
ciusion the sacrament of the Lcrd supper
was administered by The bishop, assisted oy
presiding elders McClary, Chaffee, Storrs,
Warner and Liscomb, to over three hundred
persons AT 10 a. III. the regular business OF
the conference was begun, the secretary, rev.
Forbes, calling the roll of preachers.
THE FIRST BUSINESS
was the election of committees nominated oy
the presiding elders and the continuation OF
last years affairs. The morning hour Tor
opening the session Of the conference was
fixed at a. M, at which time there will be a
sermon each day. the regular business of the
session being begun at a. m. and the morn
ing session closing at II IN The bishop III
trOduced visiting ciergymen, among whom
was Rev. DR.. Carroll, OF the Presbyterian
church, Saltwater, who rendered the use OF
his chapel and church 10 the conference,
which was received by the conference with
the applause which the courtesy deserved.
DR. A J. Kynett, of Philadelphia, was then
introduced, who presented the matter OF a
work on church titles, which ne mad
in publication and which he offered TO the
members OF the conference on subscription
He also gave some very interesting statistics
on church extension The Church Extension
society had received from churches in this
conference thus far ST., 447.32, and had given
to churches S34, 09S. AZ, and had loaned S35,2OO,
of which $4,000 had been returned; 1oo
churches had been aided.
PRESIDING ELDERS REPORTS
were then called for Rev. Hobert,
of the Minneapolis district being
the first. He reported all preach
crs in his charge as having been Steadfast at
their posts except D. S. Thompson, of Litch-
field, who had switched of to the Episcopal
church. Collections were reported in his dis
trict for the year at $4,000, for missions, of
which $1,000 came from the Franklin Avenue
church, Minneapolis. The reports of preach
ers followed. Rev. Chaffee then reported the
matter OF the charges against Rev. John wal
ton. OF Wadena. whose case had been very
thoroughly published and which had been re-
terred to him. The court OF which he was
presiding officer found the brother guilty OF
one charge on his own confession
and he was suspended, but he
was acquitted of the other by vote OF four
TO three He further reported that addition
al charges having been preferred Rev. wal
ton had returned his credentials and asked
the conference to permit him to withdraw
from the conference and the church which
on a vote OF the conference was allowed and
on motion the secretary was instructed
10 notify the conference in Canada
from which Walton came. of the result.
The afternoon session convened at 2:3O. and
in the absence of Rev. j. c. HartZell, who
was to have spoken in behalf of the Feed
mans Aid society, Mrs. Jennie Fowler Well
ing was introduced, who spoke in behalf of
the WOman's Home Missionary society. The
lady, who is a sister Of Bishop Fowler, gave a
most eloquent and interesting lecture. The
society she represented was the youngest OF