The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-08
INDIANA METHODISTS.
List of Appointments Made by Bishop An
drews for Indiana Conference.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

uEtNS IOT lHuldUd conference
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PRINCETON, Sept Indiana Conference of
the NJ. E. Church closed its annual session last
evening. Following are the appointments as an
nounced by the bishop:
Bloomington District W. NICK Hester. Presiding Elder.
Bedford, William Teller; Bloomfield J. ". Cul.
mer; Bloomington II. " Givleri Bloomington circuit.
supply, John Grove; Dover Hill W. H Jack; Elletts-
vle John Kiger; Freedom. Noah Robbins Gosport,
L. Johnson p Linton ". Mex. Johnson Mitchell
s. w. Troveri Orleans A. N. Elrod Patricksburg,
a. c. McCown; PleasantviIe, Joseph RaTlins;
Spencer. E. e. Vest Springville John Roger; Tun-
Melton. ]. w; Nash; Worthington, w. S. RAIDER. I'll:
B: Hbben. chaplain United States navy, member of
Bic bmington quarterly conference.
Evansville Dsrict-J. s. Woods, p E.
| Blue Grass s. w. McNaughten; Evansville: Ingle-
street NJ S. Woods; Kingsley Samuel Read; Simp-
son Chapel and Ridge, W. s. Biddle, and Trinity:
Vernon, d. T. Davis: Mount Vernon circuit Miles
| Woods; Newburg, W. W. Puett; New Harmony, g.
D. Wolfe; Oakland City; John Teller; Owensvile, i.
c. Cippinger; Patoka. W. T. Davis; Princeton, A. R.
Julian; Stewartsville, l.. E. McNaughten.
Indianapolis Distrtct-W. R. Halstead. P. E.
Belleyille' Dayton Harvey; Bowling Green supply.
Charles F. Spray; Clay City. D. w. Denny; Cory O.
D. Wilson, Greencastle: Locuststreet, VIM. NJ. Ear
ing: Hall. j. D. Hartsock; indianapolis: Ames J. E.
Steele Blackfordstreet, VIM: F. Sherdan California
street S. F. Anderson and Meridian J. E. Gill
bert; Martinsviile. ]. D. Welker; Monrovia, H. L.
Bsals' M00roTye A,, W. Pntn Collins Morgan
Fox; Quincy, W. D. Woods; South Greencastle sup.
ply, G. E Ha a. Waverly, s G. Kennedy; West
Western Christian Advocate. member of Meridian
| street quarterly conference. Alexander Martin
president; Edwin Post and John Poucher, professors
| in DePauw University, members of Locust-s street
quarterly conference.
Ne,o Albany District-J. II. Ketchans. P. e.
Campbellsburg, W. P. Barnhil; Corydon. J. NJ.
Baxter; Elizabeth. s. G. Dorsey; fredericksburg, j.
vile, Ell. j. Barr; Hardinsburg, supply. @. HI. Sher-
burn; GAINESVILLE. G. w. Woods: Leavenworth, Elias
Gaskins Marengo. supply. j. w. Melton; Mauckport,
Jennie DePauw Memorial, G. w. Fansler; John
street F. J. Mallett, and Main-street, j. w. Pavne
Beharre; Wesley Chappe T. H Willis; New Phila.
delphia supply, - Camp6ell; New Providence F.
| Julian; Oraneevile. w. II. Davidson; Paoli, John
| Tansey; Salem, l.. +. Cain.
Lockpon District-J. A. Ward, p e. Rockport
Boonville Albert Hurlstone; Canneton, Geo. Reed
Center A; A: Goodby: English. w. Mex Heuring
Huntingburg J. B. Thomas Lynnville, J. w Haupt:
Newtonville, John Charms Otwell w. f. F. Smith
| Petersburg. j. W: Asbury; Rockport, 9. E. Asbury
| Rockport circuit F. A. Lester; Rome and Oil Greek
A j. Cheeseman; Selvn supply. j. D. KEEPER; Union
supply W. P. Wallace; Wickliffe 81 L. Niles: Wins
low, w. s. McMichael; Yankeetown to be supplied.
| Vincennes District-M. NJ. G. Hobbs, p E.
Alfordsvile, J. F. McGreg0r; Bruceville j. NJ Wat
son; Carlisle, John Bruner; Farmersburg, E. P. F.
Wells; Graysville, j. " Moore Hymera, Richard
Cannon: Loogootee, J. L. Sims; New Lebanon J. L.
Cooper; Odon. Edward Halves; Prairieton, 81 N King;
| Shoals, Byram Carter; Sullivan. T. @. banks; Vim
cennes W. n Grimm; Washington. M. S. Heaven.
| ridge; Washington circuit, r. r. Baldwin: Wheatland
| N e. Barring. w. V. RUSSELL w. NJ Whtsitt and E.
e. Hargrove left without appointment that they may
| attend one of the schools.
Gossip About the Conference and It's Mem
| Correspondence of the indianapolis Journal
PRINCETON, Ind, Sept. 6-Psrhnps few of
your readers know just what a charming little
| city Indiana really and truly has in this corner
| of her pocket With our magnificent court
| house. inferior in size and architectural beauty
to none in the State with an enterprising City
| Council, whose deliberations result each year in
continued lengths of paved streets and good side
| walks; with surveyors whose acuteness of
vision. wonderful gyratons of opinion and sur
prising ability to keep property -owAer in that
peculiar relation to visible objects known as ION
their ear" pass all comprehension and go be-
yond the experience of the ubiquitous Oldest in
habitant; with these evidences of keeping
abreast with the times we hold our heads high
in the vigor of growing and ambitious youth.
| Four handsome brick business houses are being
built. The fine public library recently bu rned,
| will, by the liberal donations of the citizens,
| soon be replaced by much better, and this fact
alone gives clear indication of the character of
| large class of our people. We have commodious
| and fnely-located school buildings for
| both white and colored, and under the manage
| ment of Prof. A. j. Smoke who has been with us
in this capacity for twelve years, our schools are
second to none in the State, and we believe
| ond to no graded schools in the country. Prof
| Smoke is gentleman of great dignity of char
acter and broad culture and they who know him
best know that to his quiet and rather difident
reserve is due the fact that we have been able so
| long to keep him from larger field of labor.
| Religiousy, so far appearances are indica-
| tive, we have unusual facilities for progress in
| the higher life, having one large Methodist
| Church, one Catholic and six Presbyterian
churches, while the woods around are full of
| Baptists So many Presbyterian churches would
| lead one to suppose that Princeton air is blue
with Presbyterianism, but it is case of dilution
| by division. Some are Presbyterians untitled
Some united with Rouse in modern habili-
ments; some are reformed" with Rouse in his
old clothes their sweet singer of Israel; some
| who want to be reformed" with liberty to vote
| for their chosen candidates from to
| President. Some who want to be- reformed"
| abiding by the declaration that no God being
| acknowledged in the United States Constitution,
| no ballot box, stuffed or otherwise shall ever
| contain vote of theirs-no buldozing no waving
| of the bloody shirt shall ever induce them to
| recognize by vote, candidate for civil office.
| Some who want to be reformed" independent of
| all other religious associations, on the mind
! your own business and wei mind ours plan 1t
| is prolific source of amusement to old residents
| to explain the distinctive features of these
| phases of Presbyterianism, and note the com
| plete bewilderment. and final glve-it-up express
| sion; with the decision that there is too much
| reformed" and great need of reforming
just we are entertaining the NJ T..
| Indiana Conference A population of $500 is
not too large to perceptibly feel the sudden addi
ton of two hundred preachers and the usual
number of visitors. The opening sermon on
Wednesday evening was by Dr. Bayliss, of the
| Western Christian Advocate. His subject was,
| THE Eternity of Truth" and his sermon a
masterpiece. Revealed truth presupposes the
| existence of truth before revelation. Opposers'
| of the Bible may hurl ali their weapons of ridi-
| cule at it, but the truth. which existed before
| ever the Bible was, remains the same. 'Truth