St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-03
DONE BY METHODISTS
Rev. L. H. Schumate Confesses
to the Charges Of Immoral
Conduct.
He Is Suspended From the
Conference for the Period
of One Year.
A Duluth Feed and Grain
Elevator Valued at $780,
900 Destroy ed.
Several Boston Gentlemen
Take a Lively Interest in
Watertown, S. D.
Special TO the Globe.

RED WING, Mimi, Oct. 2.-The trial
of Rev. L. II. Shumate. laid over from
Wednesdays proceedings, was resumed
this morning in the Methodist confer
ence By motion it was decided to leave
Mr.. Shumate's case to a select council
of fifteen members. Mr.. Shumate Sc
Ilected DIR. T. o. Holman, of Minneapo-
lis, and Mr. French as his counsel.
Revs. Morgan and Satterlee were chosen
counsel for the church. E. r. Lathrop
was elected secretary and requested to
attend the trial. The presiding elders
were directed to select each one five
names, making twenty-five in all, which
list was to be submitted to the parties
for acceptance or rejection. After the
adjustment of this matter the trial
proceeded. AS result Mr.. Shumate
con eessed Judgment on the charges of
immoral conduct, and was suspended
from the conference. Rev. G. Hobart.
of Red Wing, and David Brooks were
appointed q committee OIL memoirs on
Herbert Hoover, deceased. Rev. Noah
iLathrop and Rev. Mr.. MolineuX were,
! by motion, placed on the list of neceS-
sitious cases. The transfer of Rev. j.
C. Hull, of the New England confer
ence, was requested and allowed. The
transfer OF William M. Gillis, super
numerary of the Vermont conference,
was requested. d. w. Giberson was
transferred from the Detroit conference.
|. Ii. Butteiman was transferred
j. J. Elftman was placed on
the list of necessitous cases. The fol-
lowing were admitted into full connec-
ton and elected to the deacon's order:
Al. Williams, Ezra Clemens, +. NJ.
TAYLOR, q. S. Parker, George A. Cow
den, ID. E. Wilson. Frank Parr and II.
C.. Maynard. j. A. Sutton and k. Z.
Grose, already deacons, were admitted
ito full connection.
Charles +. Davenport passed all his
examinations and was admitted on trial.
William Dawson and Otto +. Burgess
were continued on trial.
William NJ. Pickard was continued on
trial. He had not passed in two of his
studies, owing to the eXacting duties of
lis charge An effort was made to have
him admitted i'll full connection on con-
dition that the two studies be passed in
the future, but the conference refused.
r. w. Smith was discontinued at his
own request.
William CIague, of the Manitoba con-
ference, was received in full connection
as deacon, after examination by the
bishop.
The conference then took up the cleo
ton of delegates to the general confer
ence, and after baIloting. the following
were declared elected as such delegates:
j. F. Chaffee, q, II. Bridgman, IL. G.
Jennings and William Mckinley.
The report of the committee on the
Fergus Falls church was received and
authority was granted that church to
solicit help outside, provided that the
church itself should raise $4,000 on its
Indebtedness.
The same privilege was granted the
church at Wabasha, provided it should
raise LOCO on its Indebtedness.
The incorporation of the conference
was taken up for completion, and the
bylaws prepared were read by the sec
rotary.
The business of the st. Paul district
was then reached. The character of
William Mckinley was passed and his
report read. The following electives of
that district were passed in character
and continued: Levi Geason, C.. Ii.
Stocking, A. f. Thompson, l.. F. Mer
rift. w. A. Shannon, G. B. Wyatt, S. IL.
Dewart, j. w. Lewis, r. n, Avison, S.
| L. Shaw, w. S. Chase, }. w. Powell, F.
B. Cowgirl, E. r. Lathrop, H. c. Jen-
! AlHSS. UOSCPn I1dits LIZ C'
| II. Dewart, w. c. Rice, q. b. Wilcox,
| r. II. Craig, David Morgan, E. S. Pill
| ing, S. b. Warner, j. W. Martin, ]. NJ.
| Built, q. II. Bridgman, G. S. Innis,
Robert Forbes was placed on the SUI
! perannuated list. DR.. Higgins was in
| vited to speak before the conference at
| its next session, which will be the fifth
eth anniversary Of his entering the min
istry. DIR. Higgins was invited also to
| become a member of the conference.
| The lay conference met at the Presby-
terrain church at O'Clock this morning,
with Prof. Cathcart. of st. Cloud, as
! chairman, and A. j. Meacham, of Red
/ Wing, as secretary. A. III. Porter, of
/ Minnehaha church, Minneapolis; r. NJ.
McBurnie, of Winona, and NJ. Brown,
| of Duluth, were appointed COM
mttee on credentials; and Il. II. Young,
/ of Minneapolis; Ii. w. Putnam, of An
! Okla, committee on permanent organ
lzation. As committee on resolutions
the following were appointed: n. II.
| Winchell. Minneapolis; A. c. Dunn,
/ Winnebago City; G. n. Hillman, St.
Paul; Mrs. S. Bandsby, Brainerd; Mrs.
! A. n. Preston, Argyle. Mr.. Hart, of the
/ West Wisconsin conference, then adj
1 dressed the assembly, after which it
/ adjourned. The evening anniversary
was on the subject of ''Freedman's
Aid" The chief speaker was DR.. q.