The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1890-08-02

temperance are worthy of special men
ton. The more important statistics
will appear in the Advocate. Rev. +. A.
Riggin and Lieut.. Gov. j. f. Richards
were nominated for membership in the
Economical conference at the afternoon
session. Rev. E. A. Stickleman was Or
dained travelling elder.
Resolutions were adopted expressing
our heartfelt gratitude to the people OF
Livingston and to Pastor Taft for our
cordial reception and entertainment;
thanking the Northern Pacific railroad
for it's considerate kindness; warmly
commencing Bishop Vincent for his
personal and official bearing, welcoming
President Tower, and expressing our
love, esteem and goodwill for Rev. W.
A. Shannon, as he leaves us for MINES
sofa.
The bishop exhibited a reprint OF the
only known copy of the discipline OF 1857
1O3 years old, for which (reprint) Bishop
Vincent paid five dollars. He read
some of the quaint and rich directions
on music and other topics.
The conference of 1887 was presided
over by Bishop Thomas Coke L. L. D.,
and Bishop Asbury.
The conference resolutions to support
their new Cokesbury college were sim
gulary pertinent to the Montana con
ference of 1890.
At eight o'clock p. N. conference
opened with the announcement OF the
hymn "How firm a Foundation ye
Saints of the Lord" and prayer by DR..
Raleigh.
Minutes of afternoon session read and
approved.
Bishop Vincent made an address ex-
pressing his hearty interest and love for
every brother in the ministry and urged
the following directions:
FIRST, be magnanimous; second, leave a
church when you leave it; third, be men
of affairs; fourth, be men of one busi-
ness; five, let effort be persistent and
progress continuous; six, seek and possess
divine serenity.
The following appointments for the
ensuing year were announced:
Bozeman district-Jacob Mills, pre-
siding elder, Bozeman; Big Timber, to
be supplied; Billings and Park City,
Geo. Comfort; Bozeman, j. W. Barrett;
Castle, to be supplied; Cooke City and
Upper Yellowstone, to be supplied; Dill
Ion and Bannock, Joseph Wilkes; East
Gallatin, to be supplied; Glendive, John
Hasking; Hope, F. A. Riggin; Living
ston, H. S. Taft; Marysville, David M.
Shannon; Meadow Creek, r. M. Craven;
Miles City, Wilder Nutting; Red Lodge,
te be supplied; Townsend and RAIDERS
burg, j. w. Tate; Virginia City, George
D. King; White Sulphur Springs, I. A.
Stickleman; T. G. Boylan was left with
out appointment to attend college.
Great Falls district-W. w. Van Orsdel,
presiding elder, Great Falls; Arlington,
to be supplied; Agusta and Sun River,
William Hall; Big Sandy, to be supplied;
Chinook and Glasgow, to be supplied;
Choteau, to be supplied; Fort Benton,
Geo. Logan; Great Falls, VIM. B.
Coombe; Monarch, to be supplied; Nei
hart, to be supplied; Philbrook and
Lewiston, H. D. Wordsworth and one to
be supplied; Sand Coulee, ,Robt. A. Arm
strong; st Clair, J. W. Little. Helena
District: S. E. Snider, presiding elder,
Helena; Anaconda, Philipsburg, Black
foot and Pocatello, G. W. Steel; Boulder
and EIkhorn, John Cutler; Butte City,
to be supplied; Centerville, Joel Viegus;
Flathead, to be supplied; Glendale, to
be supplied; Helena, St. Paul's, W. M.
Rollins; Oak street, U. S. Hawk; Helena
circuit, to be supplied; Meaderville and
South Butte, to be supplied; Missoula,
A. D. Raleigh; New Chicago, S. J. Hook
ing; Philipsburg and Granite, G. w.
Jenkins; Salmon City, Idaho, W. q.
King; Stevensville, J. j. Nc Allister;
Walkerville circuit, to be supplied; F.
P. Tower, president Montana university,
member of ST. Paul's quarterly confer
ence; G. M. Ryder, professor in the uni
versity and member of Oak street quart
erly conferences; Lars Oleson, Edwin B.
Stephens and Henry johnson, mission
aries in Utah.
After the appointments we're read, the
Doxology sung, the bishop pronounced
the benediction and the fourth annual
conference stood adjourned.
NOTES.
Bishop J. H. Vincent departed Tues
day for tour of Wonderland.
Rev. Joseph Wilks, for three years
missionary to Africa, preached the morn
ing sermon at the Congregational church
on Sunday. Rev. w. B. Coombe of
Great Falls, former pastor of the M. E.
church in this city, preached the even
ing sermon.
At the Baptist church the Sunday
sermons were preached by Revs. s. A.
Oliver and Joel Vigus. K.
Court Notes.
The case against Lille johnson,
charged with disturbing the peace, was
heard by Police Magistrate Hosford Sat
urday and the defendant discharged,
the evidence failing to sustain the COM
plant.
Frank Harris was arraigned in Justice
Hosford's court Friday on charge of
assault and battery, preferred against
HIM by Richard Pettigrew. He entered
a plea of guilty and was assessed fine
and costs amounting to S44.8O, in de-
fault of which he was committed to the
county jail.
John Burk was mulcted to the extent
of s14 for drunkenness. and in default