, 1886-08-19
N. E Conference Proceedings.

| MONDAY, Aug 18th.
Conference met at $50, led by Rev. J,
FL. Skidmore.
| Bishop Harris took the chair at @
Journal of Saturday read and approved.
The Bishop presented certificate oi
ordination of w. B. Mcmillan. b. T.
Brooks and G.. A. Landen as Deacops;
and B. +. Van deVenter and J. A. Ten.
nant as Elders. The transfer was an
nounced of o. e. Oiander from the n.
". Swedish Conference, probationer of
| the first year and Deacon. On motion
he was continued on trial to pass exaui-
oation next year.
| j. IL. SkidmOre, n deacon of the ID
class. was reported IA having passed Il
good examination, was elected to Elders
orders and made effective
| Chan Hon Fan was elscted to Dea-
cons orders under the missionary rule.
| The committee on p. e. AdroeGte re-
ported. Pending adoption of the report
the conference was addressed by DIR.
| Hines editor, and by j. f. Deyore, ID. G.
LeSourd and A. j. Hanson. Report
adopted.
Rev. S. W. Percival, chairman of the
B. @. Methodist district, was introduced
and addressed the conference
| Reports were presented upon auditing
accounts, Chinese work, Indian missions
and Scandinavian work. All adopted.
| On motion OF ID. G. LeSoutd the con-
| ference took up the matter OF the Uni
yersity, and on motion of A. ]. Hanson
so much of the report as refers TO the
committee WAS referred to the committee
IN Education with instructions to report
| with recommendations.
Reports from committees received and
adopted, as follows: On Episcopal fund,
m Bible cause, on Sunday Schools, on
| Temperance, on Sabbath, on Tract cause.
On motion of A. K Crawford the
secretary was authorized to edit reports.
Report of committee on Education
read and recommitted.
On motion it was ordered that COM
nittee be appointed to nominate officers
for conference, missionary, education
and Freedmen's aid societies; presiding
elders appointed as such conmittee.
Following persons admitted to the
| travelling connection on trial: Edwin
l.. Hughes, James I. Smith, Edwin J.
| Moore and Leonard ]. Carver.
Adjourned to meet at 7:30 this evening
| for final session.
TUESDAY, Aug. II.
4 ne ilDat SGSSICu u Vi VIC NbHiCi-
| ence was held las. evening. Bishop
Harris disposed of the business rapidly.
| Among the reports of the committee on
Education. nominating trustees, visitors.
etc, for the Collegiate Institute, aud
also naming fifteen trustees for the
University to be located at Port Town
send, as follows: I'D. G.. LeSourd. a
J. Hanson, 7. N. DeniSon, F. Nj. Rob
| ertson, T. J Massey, w. B. McMillen,
| I. Dillon. W. @ Squire. ! r Lewis, s
| Nillen, w Fl Fife. d L Denny, Cha's M
| Bradshaw, n d Hill and A Weir "a
Board of Trustees for the University TO
| be located at Port Towusend: said board
Of trustees to become duly incorporated
| and empowered to receive property and
| perform all other duties usually pertain
| ing to said officers" A committee consist
| ing of the pastor in charge here and two
presiding elders in the district was
| appointed to accept the bonus for the
/ institution whenever satisfied that the
conditions specified had been complied
| with Allen Weir presented to the
Bishop a resolution of the board of trade
| authorizing himself to employ j. n.
Denison as financial agent on the part
of the people with compensation. He
addressed conference briefly urging that
! the whole matter be pushed as fast as
possible. and was replied to by the
Bishop who stated that the people must
| he patient; that such an institution
could not be founded in day; that its
| full growth might be the work OF gen.
Grafton, but that those in authority in
the university were at liberty to push it
with ali possible speed.
The Bishop further expressed his
pleasure at having presi ed at the session
| here, paid high compliment to The
ability and vim of the members OF the
conference and closed by inviting Rev.
W. w. Percival OF Victoria to address
the meeting. which the latter did in few
| pointed and timely remarks. Early IN
| the evening the ceremony of ordaInlng
Rev. J. II. Skidmore an Elder was per-
formed. The usual complimentary
| resolutions were adopted, after which
| the appointments for the ensuing year
were read out as follows, and the con-
terence adjourned:
The Bishop announced the transfer to
| this Conference of q. p. Stayton and H.
| H. Massey; also the transfer OF A
Farrell and Chan Hon Fan from this
conference to the Oregon Conference.
| The Bishop presented certlhcate OF
ordination OF several persons, which was
ordered spread upon the minutes.
| Robert Phillips was granted loca-
| ton at his own request.
On motion of L. NJ Robertson was
granted supernumerary relation.
A r. Crawford was granted location
at his own request
The question of the publication OF the
minutes was taken up, and the roll was
called and $50 were raised.
John n. Deuison submitted his reporl
of the conference fund of the Whatcom
Church, and on motion the report was
adopted and he was DISCHARGED from
further supervision of the matter, anc
the subscription list was placed IN tho
hands OF J. w Dobbs.
| The committees submitted reports.
The Conference Treasurer submitted
his report. On motion all the money II
his hands belonging to the general funds
was paid to Bishop W. l.. Harris.
On motion OF John n. Dennnison, one
half of the educational collection will h'
nrlf 10 J L Henderson,.
On natiouo 4 T. Han~tH ih' 'uf-i %
Iarying 10 tie Episc, pal rssiGr5ic
! fund will be sent to Rev. II. B. Heacocl
of San Francisco.