Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-16
A LARGE ATTENDANCE AND A
TRANSACTION OF ROUTINE
BUSINESS.
Lively Discussion Over Conference
Topics--Good Showing OF Work
For Last Year.

ley, J. b. Bradley, J. C. Hall, c. H. Mont
gomery and B. F. Wonder members, anc
j. A. Holmes, probationer answered Il
their names
The names of the effective elders of th,
Larnard district was called and Their
characters passed, viz: A J. Bixley, S. H
Enyeart, w. /. Miller, c. II. Cramley, B
A. Carnine, A. o. Ebright, w. H. Gamma
way, c. H. Gramley, R. A. Carnine, A o
Ebrignt, H. Wait, c. H. Montgomery ant
Stephen Brink.
The presiding elder Of the Newton dis
trict, b. G. Swarts, reported the work OF
this district, reporting that seven new
churches had been built and that ffteer
hundred had professed conversion. Hi.
character and the character of the follow
ing effective elders were passed: G. A
King, p. d. Lair, J. Hall, L. b. Abbott
A. L. Burres, w. A. Van Gundy, Is. F
Wonder, L. NJ Hartley, j. NJ. Archer, w
j. Martindale and J. A. Miles.
j. d. Bodkin reported his work on the
Wichita district reporting the building d
six new churches in this district and about
| one thousand conversions and additions tc
the church. His character passed and that
of the following effective elders were
passed:
a. B. Cluckner, A. H. Parker, J. T
Harduckson, S. McKibben, J. w. Ander
SOD, j. D Woods. w II. Rose, c. H. Bur
| leigh, E. c. Pollard, W. r. Watson, J. n
| Funston, David Bowers, II. S. Hoigson, d.
d. Akin, W. J. Tull, E. J. Hoyt.
The case of 4. Hoffman, at his own re-
| quest, was referred to a select committee
! Mrs. Rev. \. c. Algie, of New Hamp-
shire, was introduced and addressed the
conference in the interest OF the Woman
/ Home Missionary Society. In the course
of her remarks she spoke of the import
! ance OF the work Of this society in avert
ing dangers that threaten our country
from ignorance and Jesuitism and the
potency of woman's Influence in the home
society and the state. : "
DR.. Benz. St. j. Fry, editor Of the Cen
| trail Christian Advocate, of St. Louis, was
introduced and addressed the conference
on the periodical literature Of the church
He spoke of the greatness of the church.
of her agencies and her membership. and
set forth the Importance of our periodical
literature in order to the information OF
the membership of the church as to her
progress and work. He said the church
believed in periodical literature, as was
evidenced by the fact that she published
the largest line of literature of this char
acter in the world.
DIR. Stone, one of the agents of the West
ern Book Concern. was introduced and adj
dressed the conference on the subject of
the publishing interests of the church. He
spoke of the Importance of the instruction
of the church in the doctrins of the church
and her usages
The election of delegates to the general
conference, to meet in New York in May
next, was made the order of the day for
tomorrow at IL C. m.
w. J. Martindale was appointed as re-
porter for the conference.
f. o. Gates represented his work in the
Winfield district, reporting that there had
been POO conversions in the district, that
six church enterprises had been com
menced during the year, four of which had
been finished and dedicated. and two
others would soon be ready for dedication,
and that the district had passed the sl20.-
900 on missions, after which his character,
and the character of the following effect
i've elders in his district were passed, viz:
w. H. Cline, J. a. A. Wilson, W. H. Gil
lam, Ii. S. Lundy, ID. S. Hodgden. S. w.
Richards, VIM. Hays, J. T. Hanna, G.. W.
Baker f. NJ. Romini r. ". McMastero,
J. A. Lucas, S. Price, J.. l.. Davis, n. j.
Burton, E. H. Vaughan. Robt. Sanderson,
c. h. Woodson, A. Buchner and j. Z.
Gasp.
The following members were appointed
the select number to whom was referred
the case of A. Huffman: M, Bauford, w.
H. Myers, A. J. Bixiey, r. A. Carmine,
j. c. Hall, G. A. King, H. S. Lundy, 5.
Brink, w. J. Martindale, S. Price, D.
Bowers, A. b. Clarkson. The bishop
appointed D. W. Phillips to preside in the
investigation.
The following persons were introduced
to the conference:
Rev. Rider. of the West Virginia
conference: Rev c. II. Mcmillan, Of the
southeast Indiana conference; Rev. Z. G
Alderman, of Virginia conference: Rev.
Long, of the southeast Indiana conference:
Rev, C. A. Rice, Rev. J. A Hyde and H.
II. McBurney, OF the south Kansas con-
ference, and w. H. Gannaway, a transfer
from the Illinois conference.
ID. ID. Akin and A T. Burns were recoC-
nized as counsel for \ Huffman and ".
H. Rose and J. w. Wright were appointed
TO conduct the case for the church.
\. S. Buckner was appointed TO conduct
the opening exercises on tomorrow morn
ing.
The morning session was closed with
the doxology and the benediction by DR..
Stowe.
AFTERNOON.
A meeting of the Woman's Temperance
Union was held in the afternoon, Mrs.
Anna NJ Taylor presiding.
The meeting WAS opened by singing and
prayer by Mrs. y. c. Algere.
Mrs. Balch, of Indiana was introduced.
She commenced her address by saying that
il was not the w. c. I. L. that inaugur-
aJed the whisky war, but the whisky ele-
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