The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-29
NORTH INDIANA NJ. 3. CONFERENCE.
Proceedings of Yesterdays Session Reports
Of Presiding Elders Of Various Districts.
Decial to the Indianapolis JournA..

OF Presiding Elders Of Various Districts.
Special to the IndianaDoIis journal
WABASH. Ind. March 28-The conference
opened this morning at s:45 with Bishop S. NJ.
Merrill in the char. The bishop read the
ffty-ffth chapter of Isaiah and also from the
the sixth chapter of second Corinthians, and
announced the northumberland twenty sew
enth hymn.
"Of Him who did salvation bring,
I could forever think and sing"
Afterwards the Bishop consecrated the ele-
ments, and with the assistance of several elders
administered the Lords supper. The secretary
of the last conference, DIR. z. G. Hudson called
the roll. and 100 answered present. DR. S. g.
Bowman was announced transferred from
the Newark conference, and his name was en-
tered on the roll. DR.. Hudson was reelected
secretary. and 81. Il. Herrick, W. FL. Daniel and
L. A. ABeeks, assistants; S. j. Naftzger was
elected statistical secretary, with six assistants
The standing committees for 1888 were elected.
Committees on episcopal fund and General
Conference expenses were appointed The Sec
retaries were appointed COMMITTEES on memoirs
NJ Mahin appointed committees on dis
trct conference journals. The conference grew
Concern for $43l. These amounts are added to
tie fund for WORKOUT preachers.
The Bishop called the twentieth question,
WAS the character of each preacher exam
inedP C. w. Lynch presiding elder, represent
ed the progress of the work on the Fit Wayne
district. 5 J. McElwee Il. n. Lamport d. MahIn,
r. Fl. Smith, T. StabIer, d. G. Woolpert Q T.
Wilkinson, F. g. Brown. J. N. McCnrdy. W. H.
Wones Fl. Wolpert. G. H. Hill. A. II. Currie, F.
A. Robinson and w. F. Yocum, being elders,
their names were called their characters passed
and they reported their collections.
at this point the Bishop presented Mr.. Lynch
with gold watch from the preachers OF his dis
tricf, as this is the last year of Mr.. Lynch In
the district He will enter the pastorate.
i. +. Simpson, presiding elder. represented
Goshen district. At the conclusion of his re-
port the names of the following elders were
called, they reported their collections and their
characters were passed: NJ S. Marble, j. w. Pas
chall, w. s. Stewart. C. E. Disbro. r. n. Her
rick. j. L. Ramsey, y. a. Phillips. L. J. Naftz-
ger A. J. Carey, E. Holdstock, E. F. Hasty, O.
5. Harrison, c. H. Murray, @. King. E. p.
Church. NJ. HI. Smith. w. D. Parr. j. Bick-
nell.
j. E. Irwin. presiding elder. represented the
condition of the Kokomo district. Rev. H. j.
Meek, of Market street. and Rev. E. r Small.
of Wheatland street, both of Logausport, died
during the year. The following elders reported
their collections, and their characters were
passed: w N. stranahan: NJ s Ms.ts. J. s.
81. Brown, w. FL. Daniel, F. A. Fish. H. j. Nor
ris A S. Wooton, j. w. Mcdaniel. L. E. Knox,
n. W. Wsy% p 4 n NJ Paterson, 2. White J.
3. A. Kemp, presiding elder, represented the
Muncle district, and the following elders OF tne
district reported their collections. and their
characters were passed: j. A. Ruley, G. G..
Hudson, A. j. Lewellyn. J. b. Cook, ii. @.
Smith, A. S. Rodgers, NJ. A. league. c. N.
PIERCE j. d. Fettro. j. N. Welsh. j. C. Murray.
The report of visitors from DePauw Univer-
sity was referred to committee on education
changes in orr boundary lines. and also in
structing our delegates.
The Rev. l.. A. Beeks preached the annual
missionary sermon this afternoon.
DIR. A. B. Leonard. of Ohio, delivered the adj
dress on temperance tonight.
Mr.. cooPER's SEMI cENTENNIAL SERMON.
The Rev. j. j. Cooper, of Perrysburg
preached the semi-centennial sermon before the
conference last evening Mr. Cooper was
Gently partially stricken with paralysis. and it
is apparent that his work "a minister Is rapid
ly drawing to q close No will regret this
with half the feeling of Mr. Cooper himself
MIR. Cooper was thirty two years of age when he
entered the ministry. At that time he was
thought to be too old to begin to preach, but for
fifty years he has been in this great work. Fifty
five have died since he admitted. He is now
in his eighty-second year. He was born In Penn
sylvania His father came to Indiana when
it Territory, and here Mr. Cooper has
lived since His first circuit included all of
Carroll county. parts of Cass and Tippecanoe
with seventeen appointments. HIS next circnit
was Monticello, and when at the appointment
furthest from home be was forty-two miles
away. Support limited. Every married
man was allowed 500. and the for his
wife; smaller amounts were allowed for chill
dren. Money was reported as quarterage, and
provisions table expenses. Having received
a pound of tobacco he reported it as table
penses. In his early days they moved in
one wagon It would hold all they had,
The wonderful success of the Methodist ministry
is to be explained by the fact that they preached
salvation by faith in Jesus Christ His advice
to the young men was to go cheerfully to their
appointments. When he began to preach he
had some property. This. with fifty years of
labor and q family, is buried in graveyards in
different parts of the conference, hut he does
not regret the sacrifice. He isn't afraid of
approaching death. He will be superannuated
this conference session, and he expects soon to
go home to heaven.
At the close of Mr.. Cooper's address Rev. z.
Holdsteck another s'father in Methodism," gave
"reminiscences of his experience in the ministry.
He likes preaching the gospel now more than
ever before in his life. He expects preach
yet for ten. years if the people will bear with
him. He can ouIpreach any young man in the
conference
D. F. Streht made few remarks. He is one
of the very oldest preachers In the conference.