The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-23
THE Me. CONFERENCE
Review Of the Work in the.
Church for Past Year.
SUNDAY OBSERVANCE QUESTION
"No License" For Liquor Trame En-
dorsed-AppointmeD Of Omcers Of
Methodist Universities and Pastors.

PUYALLuP, Aug. 22-[Special. Rev. A.
Anderson conducted the devotional exer-
cises this morning at the NJ. E. conference
for Puget sound. At 8 a. m. the confer
ence convened, hearing the reports from
the committees ON Bible cause, freedmen's
aid. southern education and Indian mis-
sions.
There is only one mission. situated on
the Nooksack, numbering 100 members,
sixty of whom belong to the M. Z. church.
Under this head came a discussion of self
support of the churches, these Indians
being. like many Of the Caucasian church.
men, not yet educated up to the privileges
of giving. The Indians are reported as
improving, as they have taken up one coll
lection, amounting to s.. These Indians
are all wealthy in lands and timber, and
know their value. They are amply able
to support pastor.
The bishop, assisted by Rev. E. J.
Morse, administered the rites of baptism
to the infant son of Rev. T. NJ. Mead and
wife. as Thomas Bowman, and the infant
daughter. of II. r. Burnett as Norma Ella.
The supernumerary and superannuated
were then taken up. The relations Of
Revs. w. w. Mallory. Atwood and w. j.
Casper were retained. Rev. john Finn.
after fifty-two years of active service,
asks to be still given work, but in an easier
circuit. which was done.
The report of the committee on literature
and Sabbath observance was freely dis
cussed, as to whether dissertation was in
creasing or not. Most of the Older men,
bers thought it was decreasing while the
younger ministers and especially those
living upon the lake shores, were much
troubled by the proneness of their flock to
indulge in picnics and other worldly
amusements. A short address was made
by the bishop exhorting to a strict leaning
by the pastors to the keeping Of the Sab
bath, also to stand by the American Sab
bath as for the American dag.
The committee on Swedish churches
then reported.
The committee on the Seaman's Bethel
reported an increase of g, 600 deep water
seamen having entered the Sound. Bethels
have been built by Chaplain Stubs at
Portland and Astoria, Or, and Tacoma,
Seattle and Port Townsend, in Washing
ton. The general agent of the American
Seaman's Friend Society, of New York,
for Puget sound and chaplain to seamen
at Tacoma, Chaplain Stubs, presented
the subject. The committee reported
forty-two failures to report collections to
the Sunday-school Union, being thirteen
more than last year.
The committees on education, tracts and
temperance were next heard, the last &C.
cupying some time. Unceasing war and
relentless hostility was declared against
the liquor traffic as being the chief cor
nc lnnisIattAn nd Ssr0 IiDoruoH
was Endorsed. The petition of the w. C.
I. U. was Endorsed by the conference.
The trustees of the Olympia collegiate
institute are: For one year term-A. J.
Hanson, ]. w. Robinson, +. H. Marsey,
Samuel Moore, S. A. Bright and f. J.
Moore. Two year term-Daniel r. Big
low, K. S. Weston, L. J. McBratney. G.
S. Hopkins, t. 4. Ford. NJ. S. Buckner
and T. ID. Scoheld. Three year term-C.
b. Mann, NJ. G. Royal, r. A. Ford, ID. T.
Dewey. George Bird, w. P. George and
Thomas Prather.' Official visitors from
this conference: George G. Wilding S. s.
Sulliger, Horatio Alling, Horace Willis
ton and c. c. Cook.
Trustees of the Puget Sound university
were selected as follows: One year term
ID. G. lie Sourd. Three year term-C.
G. Barlow, w. II. Fife. A. c. Smith. Rufus
Willard, ]. 0. Jacks, w. +. Chestnut and
A. Inwood. Official visitors from this
conference.-the. p. George, C. C. Cook, r.
u. Fahz, Z. ]. Moore, A. J. Hanson, A.
Inwook and c. r. Pomery.
The report on the financial affairs of the
churches in the districts of the confer
ence is as follows, the valuation of church
property not including parsonages, and
the expenditures being for churches and
parsonages in the past year: