The new North-west., 1890-08-15
THE MONTANA CONFERENCE.

THE MONTANA CONFERENCE.
A REFRESHING SEASON OF LOVE AND
HARMONIOUS CONFERENCE.
| Ihe Healthy Growth of the Church and Its
/ Excellent Financial Condition.
/ The Montana Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, convened in Deer
Lodge On Thursday of last week, the pro-
ceedlngs for that day appearing last week
| Ihe Conference was characterized through
out with the greatest of harmony, and all
VINO attended enjoyed the greatest pleasure.
| The members attending from distance ex-
pressed themselves as highly pleased at the
manner in which they were entertained, and
go away with a happy memory of the time
spent IN Deer Lodge.
| On Friday the Conference convened at 0
a M, the Bishop presiding. Devotional ex-
ercises were conducted by T.. L. Lee. The
| minutes of the last session were read and
approved. The early part of the mornings
session was taken up in passing upon the
characters of the preachers and receiving
their reports. The report from every charge
triumph coming up from the valleys and
mountains were refreshing and called forth
hearty praises to God.
Rev. l.. B. Stateler, the pioneer of NJ etho-
dism in Montana, was called upon to make
report of his work. He did SO. The lam
guage of the venerable man was apostolic,
and as he told of fifty mine years of frontier
work west of the Mississippi river and his
thrilling experiences, and reaffirmed his
fidelity to God and the work of the church,
the Conference was moved to tears He
planted the work of the Methodist church
! in Montana and he loves it as father does
! his child. His devotion to the church is
beautiful. a. u.-
At 1890 the Bishop called the class for ad.
mission into full connection to the altar to
| receive the VOWS. The class consisted of one
member only, W. T. Goulder In admins.
tcring the vows the Bishop supplemented
| them with an admirable address on the pub.
lie, social and private habits of true and
model ministers. The address, eloquence
and the superb style Of the Bishop il charm
ing, and 1T was never more so than that day.
Or, ]. c. Morris, of Louisville, KY, Sccre
tary of the Parent Board of Church Exteu-
sion, arrived aud was introduced to the Con-
ference. 1t was announced that W. r.
Goulder would preach at $50 p, m; also that
Or, Morris would preach at s n. M The
Conference then adjourned to meet at 8 a. H.
next day,
Dr.J G.. Mnrr;s smoke ,b,t whit ~, o,,,ro,,
extension, The andian,a 1r,s 1ar,o a,,d -
fonpd]y attentive. The sneaker va - IL
Lappjest mood. and all snnke IN ma bighast
terms of nraise resnectino tne ad,1ress
On Saturday thc Cnnferenoe ,ros cal,ad 70
order by the Rishon Dcvo,iona, exerc,sos
we're conancted nv r = y,rran po,ort.
wara .he, haara ,,,, ,a,,.idaaa ~, VI
,,,,.o5.,tn ~ a,.,;,,:, -. -
crease in all denartmn,ts of oh,roh ortar
nrise. The varinus comm;ttoas mo1a ,bs;r
reports. which we're read and aaontad IA
Montana Methodist il 10 Ia confirmed AZ ira
official organ of the church in Montana n
was aunonnced that r s. Clark would ,,re,oh
at 33o n m and ,ha Confo,a,o. ,a;a,rnoa
til Nnuaav al I n N IA n r pr;oa
nreach.d ,hat era,,nr fr,,, ma ~, rohn
1T a ,ba ,ha,oe bain,r ,rsst+or,.11;f,,,
IN s,n,o, tb., ,,r,,i.e l,f ,ha Me.,,,:o.
p,ashr,ar;,n ,ra cI,r;.,,o, o,n.a,,at- ..sa,,'
tllea he ,nemheru of ,h,, roncaro,oa X,
itipr ministers In Tho morning thu R;sbon
preached in the N.thodist church Dr 7 q
Morris in the pre,,bvterian church and :, Z,
Gomez in the Christian ehn,r,, IL ~ o,-or,
IN, Dr MORT. ,ra,c,,.,h - H.. ,a.ha5t..
church r u par,au in ,ha pra,h,.ario,,
chrrcb and n, n 49, ,,,.,..;a.,
church
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hn, ,b,t +haro ,rap ,lh. a;. :. = e,o3
which had frat 10 he mid srhscr;,.io,,
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owing trahSlefs 10 the NJ ohtaha Conference:
F'ohh II, o4nites, from Denver Conferences,
aut' = "'7lante, rom the west virginia
,oiiieiFace' IL was ueclde'' TO hold she next
Conference IN heleha. kew John Moore
was e.ahs' e'iee 20 ehe benFer conferences
Rev. w. NJ. Britt to the Kentucky Confer
ence, and Rer. E. c. Finley to the St. Louis
Conference.
When all business was completed except
the reading of the appointments, the Bishop
addressed the Conference briefly on the work
70 be accomplished the coming year. At the
conclusion of the address he proceeded to
the administration of the sacrament Of the
'2uppot' NC aecno WAS 'oielhh anu
,rns f;na,o,o, .oora,,rn .,,ox a.o, A.,
,t,ara ~ 49,, s.,a;, .-siss, .ns ...,,nas sn"'
Montana Conference that was not Maid in
full. The appointments we're then read as
follows:
Helena District-A. c. Couey, Presiding
Elder
,,e'e'1, ,s1s =, n' '.ee T
S ,ie ,,", ",,,', hr"shoie'
a'o''''1e' i''u t-'hA hAo'h--o n Johhson'
Ht,nI II s,,;r,.s
Dcer Loace ,,d naca,a, ~ l., w
piled. 'F
Bozeman-W. L. Goulder.
Willow Crcek-H. b, Cockrll.
White Hall. b. Stateler.
SHreat faiiS-io De Shppneu,