The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-29
THE PREACHERS LOCATED
Sine Die Adjournment Of the Meth
odist Conference at Livingston
Last Night.
Rev. Raleigh Goes to Missoula and
Rev, Rollins Comes to St
Paul's.
Rev. Hawk Comes 70 the Oak Street
Church-Prohibition. but Not
Third Party.


LIVINGSTON. July 26.-[speoial. ]-At this
evenings sesaion tho bishop announced. at
O'clock, the following appointments Of the
Montana conferences: Bo1eman district
Jacob Mills, presiding elder, Boxeman; Big
Timber, TO BE- supplied; Billings and Park
City, Geo. Comfort: Boxeman, ]. w. Bar
rett; Castle, to be supplied; Coke City and
Upper Yellowstone. to be supplied; Dillon
and Bannock. Joseph Wilkes; East Galla-
tin. to be supplied; Glendive, John Hask-
ing; Hope, +. A. Riggin; Livingston, H. s.
Taft; Masysville, David M. Shannon;
Meadow Greek, r. M. Craven: Miles City,
Wilder Nutting; Red Lodge, to b. supplied;
Townsend and Radersburg. ]. w. TAFT; vir-
ginia City, Geo. D. King; White Sulphur
Springs, T. A. Stickleman; 4. q. Boylan
was left without appointment to at
tend college. Great Falls distriot-W. w.
VanOrsdei, presiding elder, Great Falls;
Arlington, to be supplied; Augusta and
sun River, William Hall; big sandy, to be
supplied; Chinook and Glasgow, to be sup
Piled; Choteau, to be supplied; Fort Benz
ton, Geo. Logan; Great Falls, VIM. b.
Coombe; Monarch. to be supplied; Neihart,
to be supplied; Philbrook and Lewiston, H.
D. Wordsworth and one to be supplied;
Sand Coulee. Robt. A. Armstrong; st. Clair.
J. W. Little. Helena district: 8. =. Snider,
presiding elder, Helena; Anaconda, Philips
burg, blackfoot and Pocatello, g. Q. Steel;
Boulder and Elkhorn, John Cutler; Butte
Clty, to be supplied; Centerville, Joel Vir-
Rls; Flathead, to be supplied; Glendale, to
ne supplied; Helena, st. PauPs, w. NJ.
Rollins; Oak street, Y. =. Hawk; Helena
circuit, to be supplied; Meaderville and
South Butte, to be supplied; Mis-
soula; A. D. Raleigh; New Chi
caRo, 3. ]. Hooking; Philipsburg
and Granite, 9. ". jenkins; Salmon City,
Idaho, W. y. King; Stevensville, ]. j.. Nc
Alllster; Walkerville circuit, to be supplied;
=. I. Tower, president Montana university.
member OF st. Paups quarterly conference;
y. "a. RYDER professor IN the university
ana member OF YAK street quarterly confer
enee; Lars Oieson, Edwin =. Stephens and
henry Johnson, missionaries IN Utah. At
ter announcing the appointments the bishop
closc@ the conference with IN s.ddresA. He
VIII start Tor tine PARK tomorrow Tor three
days trip. de lectures in Helena Saturday
night.
Last evening President Tower. of the
Montana Methodist University, at Helena,
preacned an interesting and scholarly SER
mon before the conference and large
audience. HIS text was from Matthew xvi,
20 Wnat snall u Front Man. ETC." The
tneme was tne nature, posslbllities and work
Tor the human soul. The last days session
OF sne conference opened at this morning.
lhe report Of the conference treasurer.
hev, deo. comfort. OF Billings, shows an
ADVANCE OF ~ per cent on missionary col
lections 1or the state. The missionary COLI
lectlons lor the year ending July, 1880. are
$l'64s. Inc total collections Tor benevo-
fences amounts TO *U,o6. The num-
Der Q! members OF the church
IN tne state, l,5U; value OF
cnurcn property, $l6O,OOO. This latter
does not include the college property of
Helena. PAID for support OF ministry last
year, @2S,OoO, and expended for improving
church property, $l7O0O. +. A. Riggin and
j. =. Richards were elected candidates for
membership IN the ecumenical conference.
AT the afternoon session number OF minor
reports were received and acted upon. The
committee on publication OF the Montana
christian Advocate announced that DR..
Raleigh would be retained as editor for
another wear. with Pror. Temnleton ma as.
a;stant Comnl;martorv re.oirt;o.. -.
$3.50 sss~.s. - .. =. .o'o11..ons ~. "ere
auop.e. commencing nlsnop vincent Tor
h1s kindly spirit and eficient presidency of
the conference. To the Liyinpston
pastor. Rev. n. r. TAFT ANA
=. ,,s - "au
o LIVINGSTON TOT
couftesies and also TO the Northern Pacific
railroad for reduction in fare; resolutions
Of welcome to Dr.. Tower. Who was tran.-
farrad ~ th;. co,,s ,,soran.a f-o,,, r,..as.,
= n 1r, 1onoo 1lolu o1sRoh' were
also reao. Inc olsnop' assisted by the
elders, ordained by the imposition
Of hands, 4. A. Stickleman. of
White Snlnhnr Snr,no. ~ ~. ofe.. -
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e... es e.No. =. ..o ouuion. DufinK 'ne
alselnoon ssSsion sne comm'tsee on tenn
p sA ....I .u.esou 1epo.. "nicn was
u "..u unauy. .ne preamble
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