The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-05
NORTHWEST INDIANA CONFERENCE.
Opening Of the Thirty-Eighth session-Of
ficers Elected and Committees Appointed.

Opening Of the Thirty-Etghth session-Ot-
ficers Elected and Committees Appointed.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
Brazil, Ind. Sept. 4-The Northwest In
diana Annual Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church began its thirty eighth
session, in Hendrix Chapel NJ. Z. Church.
at o o'clock this morning, Bishop John +.
Hurst presiding. The bishop read Isaiah,
lii, aad the audience sang the 79Sth hymn
And see each others facet
The venerable Geo. NJ. Boyd then led in
PRAYER. followed by the bishop. Hymn No.
made few Introductory remarks, this be-
ing his first visit to the conference. Nine
tv-three mem bers answered when the con-
ference roll was called.
Rev III. NJ. Middleton was re-elected sec
rotary, and III. n. Ogden and Edwin A.
Scheil assistants, L. p. johnson statistical
secretary, and s. b. Town conference treas
urer.
The following conference committees
were appointed:
Norton, r. ID. Utter. +. 7. Drake, w. b. Suits.
Education-S. b. Town, 7. j. Bassett j. III.
Claypool. w. F. Clark, ID. NJ. Wood, d. NJ: Stat
ford +. M. Pavy, l. Dale, G. Shurer, E. A. Schell,
W. r. Mikes, s. p. Edmonson.
sabbath~D. A Rogers l.. S. Buckles, T. Mere
d5e G. ssseeSer s " S9lv2 q W sog Eswer
W. Risher. J. j. Claypool, j. w. Harris, f. w.
Hemmenway.
o. b. Rippetoe, l.. s. Smith, j. II. Wilson, G.. w.
Sunday school and Tract-H a. Dunlavy, II.
III. Bloomfield, ]. H. Hollingsworth, 4. w. Gee,
n F. Mathews, r. M. Simonsons
Bible-W. +. Smith, T. L. Webb, w. b. Warren,
b. L. Ivey. +. w. Hemmenway
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society,". II.
Mcdaniel, J. b. DeMott, W. L. Mckenzie, r. II.
sanders w. C. Hall.
Church Extension-J. W. Shell, J: G. Norten, T.
Meredith, j. Il. Abbott, ]. A. Maxwell, w. Q.
Conference Relation-J W. Shell, c. A. Brooke,
+ Meredith, N F. Jenkins, j. W. Harris, w. X.
Nominating Conference Trustees and Triers of
Appeals-C. b. Mock. L. Dale. A. Lewis, j. f.
Streeter, b. b. Ivy, j. t. Edmonson.
There were other committees appointed of
The Bishop announced draft for $50
from the chartered fund. Also draft for
1896 from the Book Concern. against 1922
last year. This is the centennial year of
the founding of the Book Concern. and it
is being celebrated by the disbursement
among the conferences of So, 900 as spe-
cial centennial dividend.
Hon. b. &. Hobbs, of BIoomingdale, dele
gate from the London meeting of Friends
on international peace, was introduced.
Mr.. Hobbs spoke at o'clock this after
noon.
J.W. Harris preached the missionary ser
mon tonight.
The relation of B. Wilson Smith was
nuate. Considerable discussion preceded
the action. M sc 4..F Asa
German Catholics
CLEVELAND, o., Sept. 4.-The German
Roman Catholic Central Association of
America finished its business to-day. A
resolution was adopted. advising the estab-
lishment of labor bureaus in all the large
cities to assist worthy Catholics to get en-
ployment. The election of officers resulted
as follows: President, H. j. Spannhofst,
st. Louis; first vice-president, VIM. Casper,
Milwaukee; second vice-president, G. A.
Alfred Steckel. Milwaukee,: financial -secre-
tary, Clemens Schultz, st. Louis; treasurer,
Jno. K. Brinkmann, Terre Haute. Ind. exec
utiye committee, J Ohm Koch, Cleveland; Rev.
j. r. Heldman, Chicago; Anton Bickel, Mil
waukee; and Fritz Arendes, st. Louis.
Each State is allowed a vice-president, and
the following nominations by the various
delegates were ratified by the association:
Arkansas, Conrad Elsken, Paris; Alabama,
w. Richard. Coleman; California, A. Doe
Schilling, New Britain; Delaware, ]. And
weller, Washington; Illinois, Anton Nellie
son, Chicago; Indiana, Fred Lederer.
Evansville; Iowa, Frank Haer, Fort Madi-
Kentucky, n. j. Gansepohl, Covington;
Louisiana, August Bonhage, New Orleans;
Maryland A. Kregenborgh. Baltimore;
Massachusetts,. X. j. Kerhl Lawrence;
Michigan, John. o. Schmidt, Detroit;
Minnesota, Matthew Koch. st. Paul;
Missouri, I. j. Ganahl, ST. Louis;
Jersey, j: p. Oelker, Newark; New York,
William Auer, New York; Ohio, L. Ehren-
fried, Tiffin; Pennsylvania, Jacob Bosch,
Erie; Texas, Christian Emera. Ft.. Worth;
Virginia, j. Hecker. Richmond; West
Wisconsin, Gustav Kaiser, Milwaukee.