St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-06
METHODIST CONFERENCE.
Rev. Robert Forbes Case Taken
Outstanding Committees APP

Rev. Robert Forbes Case Taken
Outstanding Committees Ap-
pointed.
The first session of every large gather
ing is always late in gettingto business,
and the annual conference of the Meth
OdiStS of Minnesota, which assembled at
Wesley NJ. E. church, Minneapolis, yes
terday morning, was no exception. The
personnel of the conference is as fol-
lows:
Bishop Goodsell, presiding officer.
Presiding elders by districts: Rev. c. F.
Sharpe, Fergus Falls; Rev. John Stat
ford. Minneapolis; Rev. j. F. Chaffee,
Winona; Rev. William Mckinley. st.
Paul; Rev. George k. Hair, MankatO:
number of changes in the presiding
elders districts are:- Winona. Sc; st.
Paul, 3S; Minneapolis. 45; Mankato, ~;
Fergus Falls, 40: Duluth, 26. Total 227.
This represents the number of minis
tiers that villa take an active part in
the conference. To this number NAV be
added 227 lay delegates, one from each
church. bringing the total number of
active members of the conference to
564, not including the presiding elders
and bishops.
Bishop Goodsell called the conference
TO order, and made a short address on
the work of the Methodist church. I'll.
G. Jennings, of Red Wing, was elected
secretary: r. AtchiSon, of st. Paul, sta
tistical secretary: (. 5. Pillings. of st.
Paul, treasurer. Rev. J. d. Searle, Of
Wisconsin. then made a plea for the
missionary work in the Black Hills. He
wants to collect for that purpose this
year 100000 from Wisconsin, Illinois
and Minnesota. Rev. j. Benson Ham
ilton. of the East New York conference,
pleaded for the Superannuated minis
ters. The pastors do not do enough for
them. Many Of them refuse utterly to
take up any collections for that purpose.
Gifts to Methodist churches and church
work were mentioned next.
Under the call of Superannuated min
listers an interesting matter came up
the case of Rev. Robert Forbes, of the
ST. Paul district. With this case the
public is already familiar. The confer
ence is divided in opinion Oh il. One
party believes that Mr.. Forbes is sane
on every other subject, but is ID mono
maniac on the subject OF his WIFE; the
other party holds that MIR. Forbes is
sane on that subject. too. and that his
charges against his wife and a we'll
known Methodist are we'll grounded.
The matter was adjusted by the appoint
ment of committee of eleven to near
testimony in the case and make de-
cision. The committee has not yet been
named.
DIR. j. A. Kynett. of Philadelphia,
spoke for church extension. Since this
branch of the work was taken I'D some
thing over 81, 900, coo has been expended.
Over 100000 has been spent in Mime
sofa. Then the list of standing commit
tees was appointed.
Yesterday afternoon the anniversary
of the founding of the plan for the re-
lief of Superannuated ministers was
celebrated. the sermons being preached
by Rev. Stockdill. of Fillmore, and
Rev. j. Benson Hamilton, of East New
York. Last evening Rev. DR.. w. A.
Andrews preached the anniversary SER
mon on church extension work.
Among the prominent Methodists
present at the conference are Rev. j.
Benson Hamilton, New York; Bishop
Goodsell, Topeka. Kan; Rev. A. j.
Kynett, Philadelphia; Rev. j. w. Ham
iton. ID. D., Boston; Rev. j. F. Berry,
Chicago; Rev. G. II. Payne. d. d., LII.
d., New York. OF these, Bishop Good
sell and Rev. j. Benson Hamilton ar
rived Tuesday. and the remainder yes
terday.