Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-11
THE NJ. E. CONFERENCE.
Opening Session at the Emory Church,
Pittsburgh-The Work Done.

Conference, which embraces all thu
churches and ministers in West Virginia
Eastern Ohio and Western Penns ylvania
convened at the Emory M. E. Church,
Penn avenue, East End, Wednesday morn
ing at O'clock.
The session commenced with hymn
which was followed by prayer by DIR.
Cox, a superannuated preacher. Another
hymn was followed by an address by
Bishop Cyrus ID. Ross, d. D., who is
known IS one of the ablest men in the
Methodist Episcopal Church. lie was
born in Kingston, N. Y, January II,
1884. In early life he was converted, and
devoted himself heartily to the services
of Christ, resulting in declaring himself
candidate for the ministry. He entered
the Wesleyan University, from which he
graduated in 1854, He was afterwards
for three years principal of America
Seminary, and entered the New
York Conference in 1857. In 1859
he was transferred to the East
Conference of New York, and given
charge of the Fleet Street Church in
Brooklyn. He filed the leading pulpits
in Brooklyn and New York for many
years, and in 1875 was unanimously
elected to the Presidency of Wesleyan
University, which position he held until
his election as Bishop, which position he
still holds.
The Bishops remarks were on the
progress and history of the past nine
years in the Pittsburgh Conference. The
Rev. w. B. Watkins, last years Secre-
tary, was called on to report and call the
roll, 175 members being present. Charles
NJ. Miller, of the Bengal Conference; E. E.
Fulton, of st. Louis; Joseph Kidney, of
Washington, now members of this Con-
ference, were introduced.
A motion was made and carried that
the officers for the ensuing year at once
be ballotted for, which resulted in the
unanimous choice Of Rev. w. B. Watkins,
Secretary, with authority to appoint as
sistants Messrs. Kerr and Huber were
appointed assistants. Statistical Secre'
tary, Rev. NJ. l.. Sweeney; Conference
Treasurer, Rev. G. B. Homer; Assistant
Treasurers, Rev. George Holmes, OF ALE
gheny; Rev. A. Bash, of McKeesporC;
Rev. J. A. Valentine, Pittsburgh, and
Rev. 81. A. Omran, Washington, Pa.
At this point quite lengthy discus
sion arose among the delegates over the
provision that appears in paragraph so,
sections and 2, in the church discipline.
some wanted the Conference to adopt it
and others were opposed. The section
reads
Each annual Conference shall appoint
a Conference Treasurer, who shall re-
ceive and account for all moneys received
for the church and benevolences and
such other moneys as Conference may
direct.
The Conference Treasurer shall see
that each preacher in charge duly receive
blank 'Treasurer's Financial Report,
which, when provisions of section l aud
2 are complied with, shall return to the
preachers in charge signed or stamped
credited as voucher for the quantity of
cash received.
After wrestling with this question for
some time it was finally adopted by .
unanimous vote.
The report from the last Conference was
read and adopted. Rev. DR.. Fulton was
substituted in the place of Rev. Mr..
Holmes, and L. r. Jones in place of Mr..
Storer, on the Committee on Temperance,
both having resigned during the year.
The Rev. Mr.. Jones then read a re-
port on the Washington district in which
he stated that while the rules had not
been literally carried out, the financial
part had been. This was followed by re-
ports from other districts, after which the
Conference took recess.
The programme as arranged for the
balance of the week is as follows
Wednesday afternoon, meeting of COM
mittees; 7:30 p. M, anniversary of the
Conference Historical Society, address by
William Lynch. Thursday afternoon,
anniversary of the Womans Foreign
Missionary Society; evening, anniversary
of the Missionary Society, address by
Secretary Peck. Friday afternoon, ami
versary of the Woman's Home Missionary
Society; evening, anniversary of the
Church Extension Society, A. ]. Kynett
Saturday afternoon, memorial services
for deceased members of the Conference ;
evening. missionary sermon by +. j.
Knox. Sunday morning at O'Clock,
love feast, led by II, L. Chapman; 1890
a. M, preaching by Bishop Foss, fol-
lowed by the ordination of deacons ;
2:30 p. m, preaching by G. E, FELTON,,
followed by the ordination of elders i;
7:3O, preaching.
The first session of this Conference was
largely attended by members of the diff
ferent churches throughout the city.
Horses and Calves Cremated.
The barn of Joseph Crusan near Boil