St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-09
Temperance Receives Another
Send-Off, and Use Of To-
baeco Condemned.
Memorial Services Over
Christians Who Have
Only Gone Before.
Reports Of the Various Com
mitteeS Make a Most
Gratifying Exhibit.

mon being preached DR.. Mckay. of
Hennepin Avenue church, Minneapo-
lis. Bishop Hurst took the chair
at 0 o'clock and opened the business
session. A resolution was adopted
apprOpriating to the Broadway church,
Minneapolis, the proceeds arising from
the sale of the Fillmore street property.
The committee On division reported in
favor of the proposition and recon-
mended that committee of fifteen be
appointed to report line cf action.
the committee to consist OF the
presiding elder and one layman
and one pastor from each district, and
the plan of division to appear in the
Methodist Herald four weeks before the
next conference. Enlarged apprOpria-
tons were asked for in the resolution
i'll view of the proposed division. The
resolution was adopted.
j. n. LiScOnt was elected conference
registrar.
The Spring Valley church was author
lied to appeal for aid to the Methodist
churches of the conference to cancel its
remaining indebtedness, on condition
that it raised $4,000.
Rev. Nj. ID. Terwilliger addressed the
conference in behalf of the Western
WOman's Friend society. The confer
ence adopted resolution commencing
the work. A committee consisting of
Robert Faber, j. E. Smith and George
ii. Hazard was appointed to present a
resolution to the legislature petitiOning
for restoration of the clergymen's
HALF-FARE RATES ON RAILROADS.
Edward III. Nicholson, Richard A.
Sanders0n, Richard Hogg, William l..
Tandy, Robert N. Jocelyn, j. G. Handy,
JabeZ BlackhurSt, John Sargent. NJ.
kenney, ID. S. Wegstead, John Han
bridge, X. NJ. AveSOn, S. w. Simonson,
Ii. Z. Maynard, James Castle. Il. Miller
and r. W. Smith were admitted on
trial.
+. III. Fisk was readmitted with GER
tificate OF location from the South Kan
saS conference. The committee on con-
ference relations reported recommend
ing that Rev. E. II. Burrows be changed
from the Superannuated to the super
numerary list, and requested to ask
location.
Richard Hogg was elected to local
deacOnS orders on his credentials from
the Methodist church of Canada.
K. n. Anison and William l. Mills
were admitted into full connection on
credentials from the Methodist Church
of Canada j. III. Barnard was granted
a Supernumerary relation and requested
to ask for location. Supernumerary
relations were also granted to r. NJ.
Carter and William Baker Oh request of
Presiding Elder McCleary.
The committee to nominate the board
of supervisor of deaconesses nomi-
n / ID II
j. Dean, j. G. Ruimly, Mrs. Emily Ii.
Miller, Miss Anna Jahene, Miss Carrie
Holbrook and Mrs. A. G. Morrison.
r. r. Evans, Z. G. p. Sanders0n and
Samnel Ellory were received into the
conference on credentials from the
Methodist church of Canada.
Rev. q. w. Jenkins, of PipestOne,
will go to Montana conference Pitts
burgh charge, Helena district, and will
be connected with the publication of
the Montana Christian Advocate.
A memorial service was held at 2 D.
M, Rev. Mir. Powell conducting the de
vOtional exercises. Rev. C. A. Van
Anda read the memorial of j. D. Rich,
Rev. Cyrus Brooks of j. NJ. Rogers
and Mrs. S. q. Smith, and Rev.
j. F. Beebe. of Il. b. Killian. Rev.
John Stafford presented nominations
for the directors of the Ministerial Re-
lief society for four years as follows:
Robert Forbes, T. NJ. Cleary, B.
F. Melvin, F. w. Hoyt, w. II.
H. Johnston, and E. LIZ Sykes
to fill the vacancy of f. j. Wagner, re-
moved from the conference. The
nominations were confirmed. F. w.
HOyt, f. j. WymaD and A. J. Dunn,
committee appointed by the state
Int St fn
man enn fa nGr f RaoV0 saperannud Ref
ministers and their families,
recommended the establishment of such
a fund, and that one Sabbath be set
apart each year in all the churches and
Sunday schools, and that collections
taken should be given to that
fund. c. F. Sharp presented
the Freedman's Aid society re-
port, and G. w. Lawrence re-
ported for the Bible society. Routine
repOsrt followed. l.. p. Smith, from the
committee OH tobacco, reported, re-
questing all ministers and members to
abstain from the use of tobacco. and
recommending that the authorities 90
cautiously i'll advancing
MINISTER'S USING TOBACCO.
William Teal, for the committee on
the state of the church, and III. E. Chase,
for the committee on book concern, re-
ported. Rev. Earle Cranston, of the
Cincinnati book concerns spoke in behalf
of the work. The important report of
the afternoon was the one on temper
ance, presented by Rev. A. Turner. 1t
reaffirmed the resolutions adopted by
the conference last year and contained
the following: Time and circum-
i'm "a
against the liquor business,
and we are not disposed to cease our
effort to bring about its complete eX-
tinction." Il. j. Brooks report of the
Woman's Home Missionary society was
adopted. On resolution of William Nc:
Kinley the conference expressed
its regret for the removal
of Bishop Foss from Minneapolis,
to Philadelphia. Bishop Hurst appoint
ed the following standing committees:
District board of church location, Fer
gus Falls district. Presiding Elder NJ.
Cleary, J. G. Gillett, G. r. Kellerman,
j. w. Earl and NJ. Tail; Man
kato district, the presiding elder,
j. w. Powell, Judge Perkins and
A. p. Hatfield; Minneapolis district
the presiding elder, j. Stafford, C. AZ
Van Anda, j. j. Wyman, E. f. SykesF
81. raul ulSIrlct, Ine presiding elder,
j. II. Dewart, j. n. LiscOmb, James
Snydam, j. G. Morrison; Wi
mona district, the presiding Elder
j. Hanna, j. NJ. Akers, Thomas Hemp
ston, NJ. G. Norton; to preach confer
ence sermon, n. McCaig; conference
board of church extension, president,
S. B. Warren; vice president, Hon.
r. Brill; secretary, FL. c. Jennings;
treaSurer r. F Nelson. manaOerS I
L. Wyman. Thomas McLarey. F. o.
Holman, j. c. Trimbey: terms of APP
peal, II. G. Klingel. J. Stafford, J. II.
Dewart, Peter Clare, W. III. Soule, j. NJ.
LiscOmb, C. NJ. Heard; committee on
examination and admission TO confer
ence, j. F. Stone, j. T. Allen, e. N.
Showers; deacons Z. r. Lathrop, j.
j. Watson; elders p. Clare,
w. II. SOule and f. Doran. Bishop
Hurst then read the appointments for
the state as follows, after which the