The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-05
Last Day OF One OF the Most Inter-
esting Sessions Held in
Montana.
Anaconda Is Chosen as the Place
of Meeting One Year
Hence.
Interesting Statistics Of the Church In
Montana and Idaho-Whero They
VIII Preach.

GREAT FALLS. Aug. 4.-tSpecial. 1.-The
last day OF the meeting Of the Methodist
Episcopal conference here closed Tonight,
after one of the most interesting aud best
attended sessions ever hold in the state.
During tho forenoon the reports of various
pastors were read and filed. This after
noon the election to decide where the next
conference should be held was taken.
Three candidates were placed in nomina-
ton for that honor-Bozeman, Anaconda
and Biackfoot, Idaho. Rev. Lowry. of An
aconda, spoke eloquently for his town, and
made such mastery plea that the first
ballot gave that city an over
whelming majority. The vote stood:
Anaconda twenty-six, Bozeman five, Black
foot four. The Smelter City will entertain
the Methodists next year. The session this
evening was long one, and WAS devoted to
closing up all conference affairs previous to
nnal adjournment. At the close of routine
business, Bishop Bowman arose and ad-
dressed the assembled body of ministers at
length, exhorting them to be cheerful and
work increasingly for the cause of Christ
lanlty during the coming year. He closed
by reading the list of conference appoint
H.
Rev. s. Il. Snyder; Helena, St. Paups
william Rollins; Helena, Oakes Street, II.
nj. ID. Hawk; Helena circuit. j. H. Water &:
Anaconda, Philip Lowry; Blackfoot, Idaho,
George @. stull; Butte City, Frank L.
Brush; Centel vile. J. l.. Cutler; Missoula,
A. d. Raleigh; New Chicago. S. j. Hooking;
Philipsburg and Granite, j. w. jenkins;
Pocatello, Idaho, A. E. Smith; Salmon City
and Lemlie. W. i. King: Stevensville cir
cult, j. j. McAllister: Walkerville, j. FL,
Little; Boulder, E'khorn, Burlington, Flat
head, Glendale Meadervile and South Butte,
to be supplied; president of Montana uni
versity. DR.. f. p. Tower; principal of Mon
tana university, Geo. L. Ryder.
Great Falls district - Presiding Elder,
W. w. Van Orsdel; Great Falls, VIM. B.
Coombe; Sand Coulee, Allan Rodgers: st.
Clair, George Logan; Augusta and Cho-
teau. Vim. Hall; Philbrook, Robt. M 4.
Craven; Lewistown, Wilder Nutting: Fort
Benton, u. d. Wadsworth; Chinoo!. and
Glasgow II. A. Armstrong; Monarch Nei-
hart and Barker. Joel Vigus; Wolf Creek,
Armington, Big Sandy. and Bynum, to be
supplied.
Bozeman misunderstanding Elder, Jacob
Miller; Billings. A. II. Sproul: Bozeman, j.
W.. Bennett; Dillon and Bannack, j. W
Tate; East Gallatin, II. S. Taft; Livingston,
Il. 4. Smith: Marysvlle, ID. Nj. Shannon;
Meadow Creek, s. A. OLIVER; Middle Creek,
G. ID. King; Miles City, f. G. Boylan;
Townsend and Raderst urg, A. Stickleman:
White Sulphur Springs, John Hosking;
Whitehall Circuit d. A. RiggiE; Big Tim
Der, Castle. Cooke, Upper Yellowstone,
Glendive, Red Lodge, Park City, Twin
Bridges, and Virginia City, to be supplied.
The following statistics showing the
strength of the Methodist Episcopal church
in Montana will prove interesting; Number
of members in good standing, 1.S15; in
crease, 259; probationers 1lS: deaths, TWEEN
ty-eight; increase in deaths, seven church |
buildings, forty-nine; increase, eight; par
sonages, twenty-fve; increase, one. A few
minutes after ten O'Clock tonight the con-
ference adjourned sine die, to meet next
wear in Anaconda.