The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-10
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LAGRANGE, Ind, April s. Special. THE
forty-sixth annual session of the north Indiana
conference of the methodist church began here
to-day. Comparatively little business of i'm
portance was transacted beyond ordinary rou-
tine work. The characters of all the ministers
in the Goshen, Fort Wayne and Kokomo dis
tricts were passed. Bishop Andrews of
Philadelphia, who presided at the conference,
administered the sacrament this morning and
the remainder of the session was consumed in
the presentation of reports of presiding elders.
From the Kokomo districts the Rev. Mr. Erwin
reported having made s, 400 pastoral visits in
., f25 families. Fifteen thousand dollars have
been expended in church construction and
there have been during the year 1876 men,
be-s admitted probation and $50 by letter.
The Rev. Mr.. Mahin of Fort Wayne
district reported LOO conversions, 1850
aecessiOns on probation and 600 by
letter. Eighteen thousand dollars were expended
IN church improvements and all salaries and col
lections were paid in whole. The Rev. Mr.. Simp-
son Of Goshen district reported a deficiency
II pastors salaries for the year of s., 100. There
are ih his district ffty-fve Sunday schools with
SO teachers and an enrolment of $40. In
t8eiYie months 1,O63 members were received on
probation and Gas by letter. The number Of
81
Dr. Morton ID. Carroll superintendent of the
Young Peoples alliance of Chicago, delivered
an excellent address in the interest of that soci-
ETY.. He was followed by DIR. Gilbert of In
diaBapOlis who represented the Sunday-schOOl
union and tract societies. This evening DIR.
Spencer of Philadelphia spoke in behalf of
the church extension society which during the
past year has assisted 507 churches and in five
years has expended $4,000 in assisting congre-
cations Presiding Elder Kemp of the Muncie
district reported 1,259 accessiOns during the
year. and S37, 600 paid for church constructions.
IT. \. Woolpert \ J. Lewellen J.. w. Osborn,
NJ. Wayman. and DR.. Mendenhall, were super
animated.
Ia GRANGE, Ind, April ESPECIAL. There
was an increased attendance to-day at the North
Indiana conference in this city. A committee
composed of c. +. Disbro X. ;. Reed and A.
Greenman appointed to examine the &C
counts OF ". J. NIgus, bible agent, and another,
consisting of 4. III. Phillips w. J. Vigus and
q. b. Work, was appointed 10 audit the confer
ence accounts. 7. c. Neal, Mrs. J. Green and
James johnson were added to the list OF claim
ants. The following travelling deacons were
elected to elders orders: W. w. Brown, l.. NJ
Krider, G. V. Howard and James Beatty.
communication from the superintendent of the
Grand Rapids road, rendering the members a
special train 10 Rome City Monday, was read.
Owing to business on that day, however the In
vitation was declined. /. y. Rhoades supernu-
merary, was requested to locate by a JwO-thirds
vote of the conference notwithstanding his
protest. ". +. Curtis, supernumerary, was
granted a sUperannuate relation. The parch-
ments OF II. C.. GOldbrach of the Minnesota
conference were restored and he will pursue
his work at Newport, MINI. DIR. Cranston of
the esteTn book concern, Cincinnati, enter
tanned the conference with an address upon the
work and the relations OF the pastors TO the
concern. The report of the New York and
Cincinnati concerns showed assets OF 8, 100000.
The circulation of the AdrOcqte exceeds 10000
I. StObler presiding elder of the Richmond
district, presented his report. In his district
there are sixty-three Sunday-sehoOls having
500 officers and teachers and ), 400 pupils. The
total value ofchurch property exceeds S2300O0
During the year there were over one thousand
conversions. Salaries and all collections were
paid in full. The preachers aid society met at
IL O'Clock and elected the following officers:
J. HOldstOck president; G.. L. Wade vice
Meek, treasurer; n. III. Phillips. E. T. Hasty,
q. VI. kemper C. NJ. Kunbrough and Har-
din Rhodes, managers. c. w. Lincb, presiding
elder of Warsaw district submitted his report.
There are in his district eighty-two churches
and seventy-seven Sunday-schools with 0S5
officers and teachers and an enrolment of
$500. The salaries paid ministers were $4,000.
i. &. Neal was granted Superannuate relation.
a resolution was introduced by c. l.. SeamOns,
sending greeting to the Thirteenth Indiana
regiment In reunion, gratefully recognizing the
services OF the soldiers in the field and COM
mendlng the movement Tor a universal pension
anu accepting the INVITATION eXIenueQ 10 SOL
der preachers 10 the campfire. The preach
ers aid society again met in the afternoon and
DR.. CranstOn afterward spoke on book concern
work and arraigned the Sunday newspapers
Tonight Is the Freedman's aid anniversary
and the meeting was addressed by DIR. George
Gray.
LAGRANGE, April Especial The third
session of the North Indiana conference opened
this morning with devotional exercises by the
Rev. c. f. Drsbro. The stewards reported
the revised basis for conference claimants
allowances Bishop Walden, DR.. Spaulding of
Iowa conference, DR.. A. b. Leonard mission
airy secretary, and DR.. Bayliss, editor of the
Western Christian AdUOcGte were introduced
and DR.. Bayliss delivered a stirring address in
the interest of the Adr0cdte A committee
composed Of W. ID. Porr a w Iampert and
r. q. Brown on Sabbath observance was APP
pointed, the special duty being TO secure dis
continuance OF Sunday labor on railways. The
characters of al superannuated preachers were
passed and the relation continued. DIR. Gilbert
spoke on missionary work. DR.. Gray addressed
the conference for the freedman's cause and a
resolution setting apart Sunday, July Z, as
freedman's aid day in the churches,
adopted. The interest of Fort Wayne college
was made the special order of the day The re-
port Of the committee OF education, bearing
thereon, was read. The committee approved
the change in management, also the plans for
Temodeling the college buildings, and recon-
mended the appointment of II. n. Herrick,
president, \. B. Rigers, professor, and the trus-
tees, r. d. Robinson, F. B. Simpson, d. c.
WoolpOrt John Miller, IL. c. Schroe; visitors,
r. NJ. Barnes, j. w. Cain, A. J. Cody, C. f.
Drisbro, George Hill, f. S. Samon and c. A.
Wade. The committee also advised the ap-
pointment of an agent to secure funds and
students. The college has a debt of $4,000.
The afternoon was devoted TO missionary adj
dresses by Mrs. Rust Of Cincinnati and the
Rev. c. Z. Bacon. Tonight DIR. Leonard of
Ohio is speaking TO crowded house on foreign
missions.
LAGRANGE, April 7.-[Special. This morn
ing the members OF the North Indiana confer
ence were addressed by Bishop Andrews at the
conclusion of an old-fashioned experience meet
ing in which all the superannuates and many
of the younger ministers participated. The
bishops sermon was on the text: "Who also
hath made us able ministers of the new tesla
ment not of the letter but of the spirit" Found
in III Corinthians iii, s. The sermon was
elucidation Of the truth that the Jewish race
adhered 20 the letter of the old testament teach
ings, while the christianity of the new testament
was broader, more liberal, and essentially
spiritual The discourse powerful one
and was followed by the ordination of the fol-
lowing deacpns with the impressive ceremony
OF the church: Brenton HollOfeter, William
Murray, Charles Merica, Henry A. Davis, Sher-
man Powell, James o. Dills, William Ram
dOlph, Joseph Haines, Sherman Ross, John De-
weess CassIus Cissel John Foughty William
McCarty and Robert McCOrkle.
AT 3 o'clock this afternoon memorial services
for the memlbe and wives of members who
died the past year were conducted by G. +. Dis
hro ElO0uent tributes were paid Charles Mar