The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-07
THE N. {. CONFERENCE.
Reports From the Presfding Elders
efthe Seattle and Olympia Districts
Various cemmittees Appointed
Personal Mention-Te-d.y's Pre-
er.mme.

the basement OF the new Methogsis1
Episcopal church Promptly al 5 81
o'clock DR.. Devore opened the PRAYER
meeting. At . O'Clock Bishop ". V
Ninde opened the conference with The
sacranentai service. He was assisted
in this service by Presiding Elder.
Brown and Massey and DR.. neyore.
Rev. A. J. Hansen, secretary of the
last conference. called the ron and =;
members and Eve probationers re.
sponded TO their names.
Rev. r. H. Manner was introduced
and his transfer from the Southern
Illinois conference was announced.
The conference proceeded to ballot
for secretary.
Rev 4. ;. Hansen was nominated.
K II. Massey was instructed to cas-,
the ballot for Mr.. Hansen.
The secretary appointed Rev. ]. A.
Tenant as assistant secretary.
Rev. ". II. Mcmillan was elected
statistical secretary and Rev. J. A.
Landon was appointed his assistant.
Rev. 3. F. Brook of Saohonish was
made treasurer, and Rev. +. j. Moore
was made his assistant.
The secretary read a communication
from the treasurers of the Episcopal
fund, which was referred 10 the presid.
ing elder.
Drafts on the Book Concern were
ordered for $sI and on the chartered
fund for $50.
The w.. .f;,,., ,.f.fa.-- ...o.........s -
standing committees. After some
changes these were confirmed.
The secretary read the annual report
OF the book committee.
This report showed profit last year
OF S2Si ,2us-5i. Notice was given of a
dividend declared of 500 600, to be d.
vided among the several conferences.
Communications from the various
societies were then read by the secre-
tary which were referred to the vari-
Gus committees.
Rev. r. w. Butler OF the Minnesota
conference, DIR. Pomeroy of the Des
Moines conference, Davis of the Ore
gon, J. w. White OF the Missouri and
i. {. Hetzler of the American Bible
Society. were introduced by the bishop.
Disciplinary question, No. 20, was
then taken up. Rev. L. ]. Massey.
presiding elder of the Seattle district.
made his report. This report reviewed
in detail the work of the year.
Great advancement in all lines of the
work was reported. Although there
have been the usual amount OF trials
and burdens, vet never in the history
of the district has there been such
success as the past years work shows.
Rev. III. ID. Brown, presiding elder
OF the Olympia district. followed with
the reading OF his report. Like the re-
port of Rev. Massey, this one showed
during the year.
Throughout the entire conference,
churches have been erected and paid
Tor; parsonages bought and furnished !;
the membership has increased beyond
that of any previous year. and to-day
Meth0dism occupies a position in this
territory that she never held before.
The reports of the several pastors
but confirmed the previous reports.
There has been large increase in the
benevolent collections, especially the
and church extension So
cieties.
Rev. j. d. Knox of the Kansas con-
ference, Rev. w. III. Sampson of the
Wisconsin conference, Rev. c. J. Lar
son of the Oregon conference, and
Revs. Harrison and Greene OF the Con-
gregational church of this city, were
by the bishop.
The thirteenth question was taken
up: Who are the deacons of the sec
ond class ~
Chas. McDermott was favorably re-
ported and advanced in his class, as
was also Geo. X. Osborn.
The fourteenth question was taken
up. Revs. Brooks, Landon. Tenant
and Mcmillan reported. were recon-
mended by their committee, and were
elected TO elders orders.
Rev. T. G. Hetzler OF the American
Bible Society. was granted permission
TO represent that society 10 the confer
enee, which he did in a brief but ex-
haustive address.
\ motion was made 10 adjourn until
p. m.
DIR. Devore was appointed to preside
over this session.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
After prayer bv Rev. b. +. Brooks,
The pastors handed their statistical re-
ports to the secretaries, when adjourn
ment was had until $50 a. m. to-day.
when X. II. Massey will lead the half
hour deyotionals.
EVENING SESSION.
A large congregation assembled last
evening TO listen 10 the annual mis-
,ionary sermon delivered by Rev. J.
II. Skidmore OF Vancouver. Ii was a
lear, lucid. exposition and tended TO
nci,e a greater zeal in missionary work
n the hearts OF all who listened.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Conference session opens to-day at
80 n. IN.
At go p. IN. the anniversary of the
Woman's Home and Missionary soci-
cites Is held. Addresses will be made
BIZ officers OF the society.
At 80 the Freedmen's Aid and
Church Extension societies hold their
anniversaries. DIR. Pomeroy and Rev.
J. D. Knox are the speakers.
NOTES.
DR.. Chestnut Of Whatcom and 4.
ID. Blowers Of Coupeville were visitors
at the conference yesterday.
J. u. TYLER of Tacoma was seen
upon the conference floor during the
session.
Word was received of the serious
Illness of the Rev. C. r. Stayton of
IhahaIss