Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-09-08
CINCINNATI CONFERENCE.

heee'sinE Reports and Passing Upon ths
Oharacter Of Membsrs- Splendid show.
ing OF the Book Conoern- ,thsr
Notes.
JAMESTOWN, Chic, Sept. s.-The Stats.
ticai secretary reported but three charges
that had failed to make . report. J. r.
Marley and W. L. Hypes were appointed .
committee to examine the manuscript of
ID. Adam Miller, who has Just completed
the history Of German Methodism.
A deficiency of $3.50 In 6efrayine the ex.
penses of delegates to the Yener.I confer.
ence was reported. Conferences ordered
that the charges where deficiencies were
found be requested to make an effort to col
iect their unpaid assessment. A deficiency
OF s2,3lS In the Episcopal fund was re-
ported. This was also ordered 10 be dis
tributed for collection.
Leave OF absence was granted to C. w.
Cowgirl.
j.. +. Conry, having completed at the last
session his fiftieth year In the ministry was
requested to preach . semi-centennal SER
mon. lie modeStiy requested to he excused
from that du'y.
a. Hamilton was requested to look after
the pcii deal, tbs, Gospel In Au Lands.
The twentieth question, 'Was the char
acter Of each preacher examined?D was
taFer an AID G. W. Ketcham reported his
district His report brought out q state
ment fror, the bishop that there should be
an organize cd effort made In the cities for
their evaneelization.
The names Of the following preachers
were called, their characters passed and
each one reporting their collections: Il X.
Deeny, w. L. Hypes. W. Mahon, l.. Evan
Cteves ID. L. Towrd, II. W. Weakly, WI.
rec ). Meeks, II. Nithaw, l.. l.. Aultman,
w. bushong, L. +. Ball, j. Verify, l.. A.
tAnks, j. j. Reed, NJ. j. Cramer, T. III.
Pearne, c. 7. Crum, j. ii. Lease, (. C.
Smith, G. Il. Haines, ]. l. Story. 4. ].
Harris, c. w. Barnes, K. s. Rust, ID. j.
Starr. c. b. Payne, W. K. Brown, aud A.
Lowrey.
A resolution endorsing "Divine Lifa,r
the publication Of Dr. A. Lowrey, and re-
questfng his appointment as editor OF that
periodical, was adopted.
Il. g. Mitchell, P. e. of Springfield dis
trict, represented his district and the char
acter OF the following preachers were
passed: j. A. White, +. NJ. Clemens, l.
Stevenson, j. Vance, j. w. Gaddes, w. J.
Baker. j. IL. Middleton, ]. j. McCabe,
John Pearson, X. II. Rust. Thomas Collett.
III. G. Middleton, G. w. Rishell, L. T.
Wells, j. F. Meariay, A. N. Spahr. j. G.
Vaughn, l.. ID. McCabe and W. II. DEM otte.
L. w. Lucc0ck was announced as trans
ferred TO the Ohio conference.
w. II. Denote was granted location at
his own request.
L. A. Banks was announced as trans
ferred to the New England conference.
w. p. Stowe, agent of the book concern,
made an address that was very much ap-
preciated by the conference. In 1887 the
book concern had S9sl 600 assets and S341,-
600 liabilities The concern is now out of
debt and the profits last year we're over
5000, 900.
The following constitute the committee
toexamine the charges against ii. M. Keck:
John Story, John Dubois, ID. w. Clark, j.
j. McCabe, l.. NJ. Davis, James Murry, j.
w. Mason and others; for the prosecution,
j. r. Marley, Thomas Lee and B. F. Din
hicks; for the defense, T. d. Pearne, l.. F.
Van Cleve and NJ. Dustin. NJ. NJ. Kugler
was elected an additional secretary to serve
In this trial.
Leave Of absence was granted to ID. j.
Starr and DIR. Lousey. Isaac Crook and
DIR. MeChesney. of Columbus; Dr. Gellett,
of the American Bible society; Rev. Nc
Laughlin, Of New Orleans; l. L. Daiby and
N. ID. Creamer, candidates for admission
from the N. p. church, were introduced.
After the notices conference adjourned.