Omaha daily bee., 1886-09-12
THE CONFERENCE CONTINUES.
The Third Days Proceedings of The Metho-
dist Ministers.
BISHOP BoWMAN'S BIOGRAPHY.
Names of Ministers who VIII Occupy
The PuIpits OF the City To-day
Another Skeleton Found
Bluff News.
BISHOP BoWmAN's BIOGRAPHY.
Third Day of the Conference.

to order promptly in the morning. Kew.
d. Mcintyre conducted the devotional
exercises.
The fourteenth question was taken up.
"What Travelling Deacons Are Elected
EldcrsY' The following named brethren,
having passed satisfactory examinations,
and being properly represented, made
their reports, and were elected to elders
orders: James f, Nchol, John S. Throck-
mortcn, William Is. Thompson, Amos h.
Griffith, James ii. Scnseney, William +.
Harvey, William a. Walker. Brothers
Edward j. Brookcr and Elmer +. Lymer
were continued in their present relation;
Wilbur Fisk was passed and elected to
orders, and granted leave to attend
school without appointment. j. Is. Scar.
borough was elected to orders as local
elder.
The folowing.named persons, candi-
dates for full membership in the con-
ference, were called forwards Edward
b. Heaton, Simon w. Lauck, w. Nj. Dud-
ley.
Bishop Bowman addressed the class in
very impressive manner, giving them
very wholesome instructions. drawn from
his own wilde experience.
The candidates rose, and responded to
the disciplinary questions, Quite rip
pie was caused by the remarks of the
bishop on the question: "Wlll you prom.
Use to abstain from the use of tobacco:'
Al responded aifirmatively. The bishop
spoke of the Inconsistency of some, who,
after answering thus, break their prom
Use. He remarked that there was no excuse
for Young men holuing on to habit OF
this kind, II he has formed it. AS to the
good old man who may have formed the
habit il! early life we must leave them in
the hands of God. And I'm glad we can
leave them there. If they were in my
hands L think | would have to spank
them sometimes"
+. b. Heaton and S. w. Lauck were
admitted into full connection rs deacons.
w. B. Dudley was admitted and elected
to deacon's orders. E. b. Heaton, being
deacon. and having passed all neces-
sary examinations, was elected to elder s
orders. w. b. Cox was discontinued.
The following named local preachers,
being properly recommended, and hay
ing passed examinations, were elected to
deacon's orders Louis b. Tabor, Am
III. Ncwland and Frederick Gary.
Rev. W. T. Smith, presiding elder of
the Council Bluffs district, read his re.
port. After this the secretary presented
| the report of the statistics.
COUNCIL BEUFFS DISTRICT.
With gratitude we recognize the good
providence of God in the work of the
| church in the Council Bluffs district.
Death has come into but one of our
homes. Sister Kate Flemming, wife of
Rev. f. M. III. tlemmlng, has gone to the
| reward of the just. She passed away in
| the enjoyment of the presence of the
| blessed Christ, and went down to the
grave without a msgivlng.
| In all departments, church and parson-
age building and improvements, hqui-
dation of Indebtedness, Sunday schools,
social meetings, circulation OF church
| papers, payment of salaries benevolences
| and revivals-there has been substantial
| and marked advancement. Six churches
| have been dedicated free of debt during
| the year, namely AT Portsmouth. Locust
| Grove, Madison, Randolph, Northboro
and Fremont City. These buildings are
neat and commodious, and reflect great
! credit on the pastors and people where
they are located. Three new parsonages
Blancherd and Council Bluffs. These are
comfortable houses for the pastors The
new building at Council Bluffs is proba-
| bly, the best structure of the kind in the
state. The parsonages at Hillsdale, Mis-
souri, Valley, Little Sioux, Essex. Astor,
Riverton and Coin have been improved SO
that they are very inviting houses,
Hamburg has almost paid of
the entire amount of old Indebtedness
Coin Col has entirely paid off the parson.
oge debt, and raised enough
to insure the church and parsonage for a
number of years At Silver City the IN.
debtedness on the church has been can
| celled and the note against the trustees
destroyed. Henderson has also paid of
an embarrassing debt. The church al
Glenwood has put in iirst-class furnace
LII ,l,,, ,,I g.,
the church at Defiance. The church al
Strahan was entirely destroyed by cy
clone. fortunately it was insured anC
the honest company made good the loss
and we have a new and better building
ready for dedication next Sabbath.
have been earnestly urging the necessity
of insurance of our property, and but few
buildings IN the district, either churches
or parsonages, are without insurance:
hourishing condition. We are using al
most exclusively our own literature. The
social meetings of the church hay,
proper recognition and in many place
have become a source o
great spiritual profit. Our advocate
are more extensively circulated than eve
before. The pastors have exhibited un
wanted energy in this essential part O
our economy. A reading church will be
|
the payment of salaries we have caus
for gratitude A comfortable supper
has been allowed for pastors. We say
thirty charges, and the aggregate a
lowed for ministerial support, includin
claims for pastors, presiding elders
bishops. conference claimants and hous
rents amounts to over 5000. TIL
deficit will be less than $500 on the Who'll
amount THIS is n remarkable shown
and the churches deserve commendatio
for their liberality in this direction.
Our benevolent collections have bee
carefully looked after. The grea
agencies of the church have been pre-
: sented to the people in an intelligcr
, way, and there has been n willing rC
sponse, We hope there will be AN il
crease for every ono OF these societie:
J We have especially emphasized the grea
/ work of missions.
A series of eight conventions were hel
, in the interest of this cause, doing grel
/, good in awakening enthusiasm and IN
parting information ON this subject.
, these conventions we were assisted b
Rev. Joel A. Smith, a returned mission
, airy from China. The pastors have bee
i'm hearty sympathy with the movemer
of the church to raise the "Million fc
Missions" There has been an inspiri
tion in the waichword. Our apportiol
! | ha nrta ,