The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-05
POPULAR WOMAN DELEGATE
Her Golden Opportunity for Labor To-
gether with the Methodist Laity.
Bishop Ninde Addresses the Laymen al the
Northwest Indiana Conference.-The Forty
Second Session Drawing to Close.
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SOUTH BEND, Ind, Oct. 4-The fourth day
of the Northwest Indiana Conference was
not quite SO lively rs it was Friday. The
business transacted was not of so important
a acharacter. but the interest in the meetings
yesterday was very noticeable and the at
tendance was just as large. DE-. Keene held
a half-h0ur's devotional service, beginning
at $50 o'clock, and at o O'Clock Bishop
Ninde called the conference to order. The
relations of Franklin Mikels, j. L. New
house, J. w. L. McMullin, l.. s. Buckles. ID.
a. Grimes and Clark Skinner were con-
tinued as supernumerary preachers. The
case of j. l.. Boyd on the same list was re-
ferred to the committee on conference re-
lations Superannuated relations were con-
tinued with tho following: j. j. Stallard,
Jesse Sparks. T. c. Hackney, Moses Wood,
NJ. Fl. Wood, s. T. Cooper, q. w. Stafford.
Ii. III. Bradbury, G. b. Heath. w. w. Jones.
Nelson Greene, Elihu Mason, j. u. Wright.
Henry Vencell. j. Ii. Hull. Jesse Hill,
J. Il. DeMotte. ID. Z. Mechanic. G.. w. Smith.
Francis Cox aud j. III. Claypoo
On motion Of DIR. Hickman the lay cleo
t0riai conference was invited to meet IN
delegates, about seventy-fi in number.
thereupOn entered and were given seats of
honor In a body ON the left of the bishop.
The president of the lay conference Mr.. ).
V. Stoy. of Lafayette, was invited to seat
on the platform with the bishop. MIR. Stoy
acknowledged the compliment in neat
address. in which be referred TO the enthu-
siasm and earnestness displayed by the lay
men In this conference, particularly by the
one woman delegate, who was largely in
the majority. Ho referred to the fact that
one OF the resolutions adopted was to fur
nish one of the new rooms ut DePauw Uni
versity, and. o collection being taken up.
resulted in securing about SCI for this pur-
pose, which Mr. StOy took out of his busi-
meas coat pocket and laid OH the bishops
table. The woman delegate led the coDtri-
button with n hve-dollar gold piece and il
was resolved to ask the trustees of the uni
StOy then presented Miss Sohl, the delegate
from Hammond. to the conference, and as
she assembled the platform and modestly
bowed her acknowledgment the church
rang with prolonged applause. The bishop
followed with characteristic address. ex-
tending his congratulations and salutation
to the laity. he dwelt at some length on
the aid of the laymen in church work.
They could make money, he said. and use
1t TO the best advantage IN helping towards
the evangeliZation of the world. The
church owed much to Its laity.
The question of the place of holding the
next conference was called up. The claims
of Valparaiso, Thorntown and Centenary
Church. of Terre Houte, were oil presented.
subsequently Valparaiso was withdrawn,
as it was learned she desired the body to
meet there on the world fair year. 4 vote
decided il favor of Terre Haute by large
majority.
Rev. Dr. III. B. Ridge way. Bishop Ninde's
successor as presiden: of Garrett Biblical
Institute. ut Evanston, ILL.,. addressed the
conference. The secretary was authorized
TO publish twenty five copies of the con-
ference minutes. a motion to require the
secretary to get the minutes printed at the
Office of the Methodist Book Concern was
laid OH the table. The following travelling
deacons of the first class were passed upon
and advanced 10 the second class: Charles
u. Stock barger. Charles l.. Harper, Roscoe
NJ. Simmons, William n. Dunn. James II.
Worrell, Nathan L. Tinkham. Joseph Daw-
son, Il. q. Hammond. Charles K. Ball was
admitted TO elders order. A committee
composed OF Revs j. w. Greene. :. B.
Town. 5. L. Colvin. c. \. Brooke and Frost
Craft. was appointed TO nominate officers of
the conference missionary society. James
l.. Greenaway and Z. l.. Spohn were con-
tinued IN the first class. the former without
"a charge. in order that he may complete his
studies ut DePauw University. Amos Fet-
ger and j. III. Wiley, local preachers, were
admitted To deacon's order.