St. Paul daily globe., 1891-10-02
MINNESOTA METHODIsTs.
They Are Severe on Sunday
Worlds Fair Opening.


Worlds Fair Opening.
Special to the Globe.
RED Wing, Oct. lit has been an
other busy day in the Methodist confer
ence. The greatest enthusiasm is dis
played by all the delegates, and the dis
patch with which important business is
transacted is something remarkable.
The following resolution was presented
this morning by DR.. G. Hobart, and
unanimously adopted:
Whereas, Much has been said both for and
against the opening of the Columbian expo
sition on the Sabbath, and, believing that
such opening would be a sad violation OF the
law OF God, an outrage on The conscience,
wishes and desires of all truly moral and re-
ligious people, therefore
Resolved. By the Minnesota conference of
the NJ. f.. church that we enter our most SOL
emn protest against such opening, and that,in
case our protest is disregarded, we pledge
ourselves not TO attend such exposition, and
TO use our influence to prevent as many 9TH
ers from attending as possible;
resolved, That these resolutions be pub
lished both in the religious and secular pa
pers.
Presiding ElderJ. B. Hingeley, of the
Fergus Falls district, reported the fol-
lowing elders as effectively passed in
character in his district: G. II. Trelaw-
ney. Joseph Hogg, G. T. Burkaloo, j. j.
Edwards, T. II. Smell, c. B. BrecOunt,
Sharpe, S. G.. Briggs, &. w. Burtsch, E.
5. Ellery, William Rice, G. w. Lawson,
}. l.. Farber, William Wright, S. Il.
Kaufman. j. M. Thomas was reported
transferred to the Northern New York
conference. The effective elders from
the Winona district, of which j. T.
Chatfee is the presiding elder. were: G.
II. Norton, William Cook, w. A. Put
nam, q. H. Way, S. n. McAdoo, A. r.
Archibald, w. f. Stockdill, L. Ii. Kins-
man, j. S. White. j. j. Elftman, w. l..
I. Doran. j. f. Allen, Thomas Ham
bly,, &. P. Avery, II. g. Bilbe, ]. w.
Cornish, John Watson, G. f. Bradley,
L. Constantine, w. Il. Hobart.
ID. 5. Smith was reported transferred
TO the Missouri conference and w. l..
King TO the conference of South India.
Thomas Hadley was elected agent to
represent the EDworth league.
DIR. Tiffany, of Minneapolis, reported
contribution of $4,000 from the Henne-
pin avenue church to the cause of mis-
SionS, which included lot of land do
mated by one of his pariShiOnerS valued
at $1,000.
A list of those ministers admitted last
year on trial was submitted, and it was
voted to continue the following OH trial:
A. c. Smith, e. f. Spicer, Edwin Dea-
con, George Tindall, Il. o. Tarorason,
William Squire, A. Neelands, S. S.
Farley, j. k. Davies, r. K. Chapman,
j. A. Jeffers, j. G. Peirce, E. Goodell, j.
w. Booen, E. d. Warren. Rev. George
De Botwa admitted as an elder in full
standing. Bishop Merrill then called
the names of those ministers whose pro-
bationary period expires this year, and
after the formal questions necessary to
be asked upon receiving ministers to
full membership had been asked and
satisfactorily answered, the bishop
made the candidates stirring address
of forty minutes duration. The names
of the candidates were A. j. Williams,
u. G. Clemens, +. NJ. Taylor, George S.
Parker, G. E. Davenport, j. A. Sutton,
G. A. Cowden, w. M. Pickard, r. G.
Grose, Frank Parr, r. w. Smith, II. G.
Maynard, ID. E. Wilson and F. A.
Hawke.
An immense meeting of the Epwortb
league was held in the evening, and the
commodious Methodist church was
filled TO oVerfOwing. The speakers of
the evening were DR.. j. f. Berry, Rev.
5. b. Warner and others.