Telegram-herald., 1888-09-08
THIRD DAYS SESSION
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The Methodist confsrsnes q Of recsnt Or
kasizatioa. saich Includes TIE St2ts oszf-
iBx ia a.ns. aad tAs aortnsrs section Of
Isdl.as TEis Stale -n formerly Bart
q sbs Inai a. cesisgsnos. whose growth Ia
spiritual dsysl0pnsnt j9stnsd Ia ssPsrs-
lios- II has stared oEt unasr fsEOfssis
auspices. a.d via good practical msn 70
administer rs Affairs. and promises 70 90
nueh Tor the spiritual Welfare Of lie people
sn .nos< iatsr-st tse csurch was instituted
Ias ns.ncIsl asa statistical report OF
tie WABASH chaEea IN Isdisns sss made
oy n Harper pastor.-Pastors support,
slso.3s, zinisters travelling sIpenses,
,ls 40 collected Tor missionary purposes,
o. -. for charity. 81 D. present indebted
ners. So total collections duriog the year,
300 AS value OF property, 90 Homo~r ot
menbsrs. los 1 sunday sehool VITA
teachers. 50 pupils and hundred volumes
Ia The library.
The statistical table having been corrected
ana verified. the bishop proceeded 10 ask
the usual disciplinary questions rsich
developed the folio sin< Information. That
Henry Manuel Of Kalamazoo, aid Nrn-
Collins Of Flint were recommended 10
admission 20 conference on trizl. provided
thsy sasgAia tie necessary EXAMINATION,
that j. l. Hill. Of WsFssu. Ind. - passed 10
the third years stacy. that l.. +. Hregory
Of 5prinkwsiLs. and A. Gotham, OF Adrian.
that j. l. Hill 10 admitted into full connec-
sr.s A. f<~. at kax
Henry Parker and David Cisco OF Detroit
and j. l. Hill are tse dsscons, ana that
Daniel A Payne Of OAio Alexander W.
waymsa OF Maryland, Jsoez +. Campbell
Of Pennsylvanis, I. N. d. Ward OF the
District Of Coiunsia. John NJ. Brown OF
Washington City. Henry N. Turner OF
Georgia. X. r. Disney OF Ontario, Wesley
}. 0aines Of Georgia, b. w. Arsett OF Ohio.
Is. /. Tanner Of .Pennsylvania and Abram
Graat of Texas are the bishops.
Elder James M Henderson OF Detroit.
introduced the following resolution which
was unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That the average standing for
admission 10 the Michigan annual confer
snce shall Be ssventy-hve per cent.
Pending the consideration OF the resolu-
ton, bishop Brown said:
Il charge you before God that you are
responsible tor the educational standard Of
psss, unless he can do so with credit.
conlure you TO take determined stand.
saying 10 the members Of the several
classes, however much We love you, that
you must qualify yourselves for the Iainis-
try before being passed. We csnsot claim.
IS In the past. an absence Of opportunity.
AT nearly every corner now you can md
school house, and the man that Is too
proud TO 20 10 school and prepare himself
sr.f-. al I'M - frfe
proud 20 be . successful minister; bat the
man whs will study To qualify himself IL
the one that will make his impress upon the
record oftime. Some Of the older men who
have come up In the school of experience,
that are not equal 10 the progressive de-
mands Of the church. think We are disposed
10 give younger men the preference. This
sa progressive age. and the ministers who
srs the best informed are the most in de-
mani. Those whs are not up with the
umss ara not desired. | often receive lettsrs
rom the people requesting me to take
away Brother TEN, who is declared not TO
oe the man for the place, because ne cannot
instruct US. Other letters pray me not 70
/ send . political or camp meeting preacher.
| Ii camp meetings are properly conducted
| they are good institutions. / have protests
against one Of the most prominent minis
| ters in this conference. The peopls are
| capable OF judging what they want and
/ they have . right to Judge of the merits of
l their minister. While have q considera-
Lion for the pulpit, | An bound to respect
| The prayer Of the psw. As the psvs ars be
| coming more inssllizsnt, they have right
| TO ask that the standard Of the pulpit De
| advanced 20 - to instruct the worshiPsrs.
| The man who sxDscts TO be placed IN q
| charge for which he is net competent is an
| sgstist and dsss not deserve recognition"
The member Of the conference received
/ o mplimestaIy invitation TO visit last
| evening the sllegory Of the Pilgrims Prog
1 ress. now on exhibition st the Fountain
| street Baptist church. which they were CON-
| PEELED to decline, wits an expression of
| thanks, because Of the presence and address
Of Or. James N. Townsend, the missionary
| secretary Of the church.
| Rev. James Townsend. d. D.. Of Ricn-
l mond. Ind. missionary secretary of the A.
| VI. r Church: Rev. joan V. Givens, of
this city. presiding elder Of the Canada and
| Michirar onfersnce Of the Zion II eth cd SITS;
and Rev. ID. z. Brown. of the Iowa confer
| sncs son Of Bishop Brown, were formally
| introduced to the conference and. after the
usual eourtssiss. we're invited to seats with
IN the oar.
Yesterday afternoon, Rev. Benjamin
| Roberts, Of Battle Greek. preached = good
sermon from First Corinthians 3il For
other foundation can 40 man lar than that
/ - laid. which in Jesus Csrist"
At the close Of the service the Conference
| Missionary Society was called TO order.
| With Rev. J. McSmiih, Vice President in
| the CHAIR. Tse roll vas called and the
| men bsrs Of the conference WAC are mem
bers Of the Missionary Society. paid their
annual assessment of one dollar each
~oieh goes IN TIE saprort Of the home and
! foreign uissiOasry ooerstions. The follow
4 ing ofscsrs Of the Missionary Society were
elected for the ensuing yesr
Bishop John NJ. Brown. President. J.
NcSn NTH. Vice President d A Graham.
| Secretary. J. RI. AisEsnder. Trsssurer
After attending to some routine business,
The Missionary Society adjourned.
Last night representative congregation
/ assembled 20 bear Rev James Townsend
| u n. the missionary secretary. address The
| confrrsnce Upon the subject OF missions
Or. Townsend ssit be ssd come for the
| purpose Of indulziaz IN q pain common
nome talk upon q subject that affects
| the Christian Church OF every land 81 does
no other one subject WITH ~hicn Ne have
| 20 10. The sa6isct Of Christian Missions
ths sBeisct for the pr0psrstio1 o. tss gos-
| Pei Of he son of God y the one ths us that
laid cos. 70 the heart of the blessed Csriss
when b. -ss on tae esrth, mone men. and
is vss the theme ~ escs and al the
! apostles in their dsv It hs- been tse
thene Of earnest devoted Corr tsa mIaisfsr
from the aays of Cnris and ina APOSTLES
down 10 the present and it I'll % TIE ens
theme aDor ~hioa not only mknasfers but
Chririsn men and women fhro6sho8t
al sx.s oil dweli--rhe ane Il
vhich thrv viil mast think Fer this
sffsF al. . he qu@t 81 which . 20 ds-
'ernins he great reformation referred %
IN ths lss-on read The blessed Mastsr.
wh.n He vas here on tie earth sad fr