The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-20
BEGINNING TO SEE THE END
Evangelical Conference Rapidly Getting
Through with Committee Reports.
More Blows at the Standardization In
situations of the Observation-Disclosures.
days Proceedings of That Body.


The committee on annual conference rec
ord yesterday reported a number of irregu-
~larities in different records, which were
either ordered 20 be corrected or expunged
from the same. But that part of the report
referring to certain illegal actions of the
East Pennsylvania Conference, when that
conference was yet in the hands of those
who have now seeded from the church,
has not yet been passed upon. 1t will come
ND again to-day. The reports of the CON-
mittees on letters and on high-schools have
been finally adopted.
Bishop Esher desired o recommendation
referred to the committee on revision to
the effect that if a presiding elder pursues
an illegal course and does not heed the ad-
vice of the bishop. the bishop shall proceed
In like manner as does the presiding elder
in case of a preacher in charge. 1t was so
referred and later In the day adopted by
conference and recommended to tie annual
conferences for adoption. S. z. Spreng
presented q paper to conferencein reference
To the Young Peoples Alliances, recon-
mending that the Discipline be so amended
as to place these alliances under the super
vision of the quarterly conference. The
paper was referred to the committee on
IONISiOus n clulIdI paper " tuC NOW
York district of the Atlantic Conference,
presented by Rev. 4. Kurtz, was referred to
the same committee. Rev. Linse. of the
Minnesota Conference would so amend the
Discipline as to make the president of the
missionary auxiliaries a member of the
quarterly conference. The committee on
revision will report later on this point.
The Central and P%ittsburg conferences
for 1891 could not be held on account of the
extent of the revolt against the
church by the ministers of those
conferences, and hence no presiding
elders nor ministers have been APP
pointed for 1891. 70 save the faithful peO-
pie and ministers within the bounds of
those conferences and protect the property
of the church. General Conference author
lied the bishop to whom those conferences
may be assigned by the board of bishops.
until the conferences can be convened and
regular action taken, to appoint minister's to
travel anC preach az in his Judgment the
emergency may demand aud the necessities
warrant.
LOCKING OUT ~SECEDERs.
Avery important action taken by Gen.
eral Conference yesterday was to the effect
that the preachers of the seeding party
should not be allowed to occupy the pulpIts
of or perform any official action in the
churches of the Evangelical Association, as
may be seen from the following:
Whereas the pulpits OF q number of our
churches are at present occupied by certain
ministers appointed by Irregular assemblies call
ing themselves annual conferences OF our
church, and which assemblies have acted in OPP
position TO the Discipline and lawful authorities
of the Evangelical Association, as has already
been determined by this General Conference,
therefore,
Resolved, That the presiding elders of the
church are hereby directed TO sec TO it that III
their respective districts no persons, represent
ing either directly or indirectly the aforesaid ir-
regular and unlawful assemblies. shall be al
lnVa6 IN nNrf0rm any nt1alal actions in any of
the churches, and mat these directions shall
be communicated by the presiding elder to the
preacher in charge, who shall see TO its enforce
ment.
In reference to the stains of those who
have been and are still III rebellion against
the church, and how to deal with them,
General Conference has taken further de-
cisive action, by making it the duty of the
preacher in charge to erase the name of
such person from the roll of membership
unless they resume with due sincerity their
allegiance to the church. Every one thus
marked on the roll of membership shall be
considered as having irregularly withdrawn
from the church, notice whereof shall be
given by public announcement at the usual
place of public worship. should any per-
son thus marked apply to the preacher in
charge for readmlssion, his restoration to
membership shall be left to the discretion
of the preacher In charge and the approval
OF the presiding elder.
The committee on the PUBLISHING house
presented q luTIueE report IN the AFTERNOON.
The report adopted directs Rev. X. Yeakel,
the church historian, to translate his new
history of the Evangelical Association into
the english language as soon as possible.
But the matter of premium books, to be
published for the benefit of the subscribers
to the church periodicals, was referred to
the board of publication and the publishing
agents.
The annual conferences were instructed
to appoint q committee of OK perienced men,
who ah1Il rnanIy0 fhapnSnluaa into On hta-
torical society. whose duty &c shall be to
collect material of q permanent historical
value for the Evangelical Association, such
material to be annually transmitted to the
chairman OF the annual conferences.
Elkhart. Ind. ElgIn. I'll. Berlin. Canada.
and Reading, Pa, are the places nominated
for the next General Conference. But the
bishops, without whose consent no place
can be selected. thought it better to defer
voting for a place for a day or two.
The committee on statistics also present
ed It's report, but 1t was so unsatisfactory
that conference referred it back and or
dered the committee to do better work.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
After the opening of the afternoons SEES
sion the committee on education laid its
report before the conference. The report
indorses the action of the board of trustees
in appointing a committee consisting of the
bishops. President Eiekhefer, Prof. j. G..
Sindlinger, Revs. s. j. Gamerrsfelder and
j. G. Halter, and Prof. Paul +. Lauer
TO act in conjunction with. or by re-
quest of, General Conference to develop
Northwe stern College into q university of
the Evangelical Association. 1t is evident
ly the sense of this General Conference
that the committee having this matter in
hand should do all In its power to cOnsum-
mate this noble enterprise as soon as posi-
BILE. And that the purpose of General Con-
ference in reference to the various
institutions of learning may be more
fully carried out, the committee recon-
mended that the board of bishops. together
with the editors of the Cbristliche Bot
schafter and Evangelical Messenger, shall
constitute q board of visitors of such insti-
t~utiOns. with authority to enforce all regu-
lations and enactments of General Confer
ence In regard to such institutions. And
in case of violation of such en-
sctments on the part of the trus-
tees, il shall be their duty to
formulate charges against such trustees
and present them TO the appellate court.
which shall have jurisdiction in all such
cases. Tn Union Biblical Institute is the
only exclusively theological school belong
ing to the association, and therefore ali the
young ministers are recommended TO COM
plete a course of study IN this institution
before entering the ministry. S~chuylkill
Seminary, located at Fredericksburg. Pa,
and Central Pennsylvania College, located
at New Berlin. Pa, are also the property of
the Evan gelical Association, but are at
present in the hands of the seceders. Gen.
eral Conference therefore recommends that
such measures be adopted by the prop
or authorities as may DO necessary