The morning call., 1891-09-12
Yesterdays Session Of the
Methodist Conference.
Reports Of the Work in the Northern
Counties.
Meeting Of the Lay Delegates Association.
The Missionary Work Accomplished
In the Past Year.


PACIFIC GROVE, Sept. 1.-THE 6 o'clock
meeting this morning was led by Rev. NJ.
&. Harris. At S o'clock the people began
to assemble in force, and DR.. w. w. Case
had doctrinal meeting until 9 o'clock,
when business began. This session is noted
for its devotional and spiritual element and
the interest is increasing as the session ad-
vances. Rev. Ross Taylor was admitted on
his ce rtificate Of location, and the Bishop
was requested to appoint him editor of the
African News.
The name of T. B. Palmer was placed on
the list of necesstous cases. The following
names were then passed upon favorably: j.
r. Wolfe, T. b. Hopkins, W. NJ. Wood
ward, r. G. Wenk, B. F. Taylor, A. G.
Duncan, j. S. Fisher. G. w. Beatty, j. X.
Watson. j. w. Bryant, J. G. Gall, c. G.
Mines, Thomas Filbin, w. w. Case, f. j.
Masters, A. H. Briggs, S. V. Leech, NJ G.
Harris, NJ. D. Buck. A. Canoll, j. r. An
drews, j. P. Macaulay, W. I. Mayne. c. V.
Anthony, +. F. Jewell, E. E. Dodge, E. D.
McCreary, A. j. Nelson, G. B. Hinkle, B.
T. CIhIyt II. 1ldA llluIS l. " pCOl5Os W
C. Sawyer, II. II. Hall. E. McClish. Wei
don P. Grant, Samuel Hirst. Frank r. Wal
ton and II. Coplin were called forward and
the Bishop addressed them and the confer
ence on tie work of the Christian ministry.
S. E. Crow was readmitted on his certif-
cate Of location. The order of the day was
taken up and the same method of taking
the vote adopted as yesterday. II. c.
n 81 IDtn
presiding elder Of the Sacramento District,
who is unable TO be present. Considerable
sickness in the preachers families but no
deaths The church in Corning was COM
pleted and dedicated during the year. A
wing added to the church at Red Bluff al a
cost Of $1,000. Olinda has headquarters in
Happy Valley. Its a new charge. Five acres
have been donated for church and parson-
age. Thirty-seven members are now there
ana there is no saloon within five miles OF
the place. The Reddiug church has paid its
debt At Uncle Sam Mines class has
been formed, sustained by the local preach
ers. At Sisson a gallery has been built and
paid for. The Yreka parsonage debt has
been paid. Some improvements have been
made at Fort Jones.
The church at Nord has been flu
ished. A new church is needed at Durham
At Chico the debt has been paid. At OrO-
vile the church property has been greatly
enlarged. Yuba City has built parsonage
and paid for it. The Newcastle church debt
has also been paid and a new era OF pros
perity has dawned for them. Roseville has
purchased a parsonage. The two charges
in Sacramento have made substantial prog
ress. The work in mining districts is
steadily declining by reason Of decreasing
population. Grass Valley ana Nevada City
are holding their own.
At Iowa Hill small church has been
built through the leadership OF q gOdly
ntv Mot Il NF1sf IlTaEN tar.tr
ing up. Placeryiile mas had the best year
for quite a number.
In Shasta County there have been added
three new churches. Siskiyou has added
four. In all there have been built and ded-
icated twelve churches. and built or i'm
proved eleven parsonages.
The net gain has been ten IN churches.
six IN parsOnages; increase in pew rent of
churches, SO 600; increase in cost Of par
sonages, Sl2. 475 There have been 455 ad-
ditional mssionaries set to work, 1872 unfore-
seen claimants provided for and 1S2 church
extensions made.
A. \. Fisher read report of the Homo
lulu districts, of which the following are
some of the items:
There is mission to the japanese, and 1t
is manned by young and inexperienced
japanese. 1t has now seven members. The
workers and congregation are transient.
One Of the preachers has died. The prob
lens of the future are not without difficulty.
Two new churches have been built; "a
adult baptisms, 1T6 received into the church.
SIX hundred peasants have come in six
months. They remain at point for some
weeks, and during this time the truth of
Christianity is presented to them, and some
are impressed. Evangelism Is necessity.
Intrinsic and strategic laws make it an
important field. DR.. Fisher will be unable
to longer continue in this work.
c. b. Perkins, James Williamson, Rollo
" Watt n / Marion and Mrs q HOdCn0
presided at the greetings of the Lay Asso-
citation. c. 3. Perkins read an interesting
address, expressing sympathy and Cooper
alton with the ministry and reaffirming
loyalty to the polity of the church. Tho
Epworth League is one of the cherished
institutions of marvellous growth. The
Boys Brigade is worthy OF most hearty
support aud supplies a great want Of the
church. R. V. Watt was introduced and
spoke of the plan of the brigade. The
average salary paid to the ministry OF the
NJ. Z. Church for the past twenty years was
$500. Many got not over $500, and some
not over $500. There is, therefore, a neces-
sity for some method of providing help for
those who are not able to support them.
The result of the first vote on delegates TO
General Conference did not elect any one,
and second vote was taken, alter which
thetellbrs retired while the Bishop replied to
the lay representatives. He assured the m
that the laity had been the backbone and
support of the church in all history both az
to material care and the institutions which
closer we stand together and the more
intimate are our relations the more
we will prosper. Your present move
ment is the first in the history Of Meth
odism, and it seems to me all the conferences
might have similar organizations. Your
spirit of loyalty to the church is full of en-
couragement to me and to the ministry.
The Epworth League movement will prob
ably develop a spiritual force which will
double our people in five years. 1t will re-
quire great wisdom and grace on the part
of the ministers to realize it, The Epworth
Guards looks as though it might be of
great value for the boys of our families and
associates. The preachers aid movement is
worthy of support"
aud Rev. j. N. Beard, DID,, Presi-
dent OF the Napa College. were elected
delegates to the General Conference.
There are two more TO be elected. The Lay
Association held session this afternoon. in
which was discussed the question of THE
| Boys Brigade" DIR. McClish Of Grace
Church represented the movement The
missionary anniversary was held this even
ing. DR.. j. o. Peck. one Of the missionary
secretaries. addressing the meeting, stated
| that S10,000000i is given by the various de-
| nominations for missions. of this the
| Methodist Church gives over 81, 600, 900; but
| this great church OF $500, 600 members could
| 600, 900 would not be too large for the evan
| gelical churches of Christendom. He
stated, also that the number of converts in
| heather lands is 12R per cent greater than
| in our so-called Christian land. There have
| been GOO converts during the past year in
| the Methodist mission fields.
| After some routine business four per5 ons
/ t.. F,,n