The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-23
SOUTHERN METHoDIsTs.
Proceedings of the Indian Mission Confer
ence at Ardmore, /. T.
special Dispatch to the Daily Eagle.

Special Dispatch to the Daily Eagle.
ARDMoRE, l. T., Nov. 22.-Yesterday af-
ternoon at O'Clock the appointments OF
the forty-seventh session of the Indian
Mission conference Of the Methodist Epis-
copal church South were read out by
Bishop Charles B. Galloway. There are
nine presiding elders districts in the coz
ference. Ell Reno, o. T.. has a new dis
trct named in her honor. The town now
| becomes a station. Two years since there
were no members and no church property.
| Now there are but twenty members. but a
s., 600 church and a 500 parsonage, and
Rev. II. j. Brown steps out for more field
work. Rev. j. r. Divelbiss. recently Of
Missouri an able aud eloquent minister,
takes is place. Many surprises have oc-
curred, but, with loyal hearts, the men
with empty purses go on like brave sol
| diers to battle for the right. One hun
dred and twenty-five appointments were
made and number Of places are to be
supplied by the bishop in charge of the
conference Fifteen hundred and fifty
| dollars was raised.
| The conference has five schools or col
/ leges, twenty-five teachers and 577 stu
| dents, besides several local and missionary
schools. In money and land S6,66l was
| raised for education this year. Twenty
| four churches were bulls and Eve or six
| parsonageS.
| The Brother in Red is now the Indian
| Methodist, and may soon be published at
! Ardmore. Rev. Frank More was reelected
editor.
The conference meets next year at
! Vinita, ]. T. It will divide in year or so.
| owing to its remarkable growth. Nine
| districts, 122 ministers and 13 0GD menu bers
| mean a great deal for the moral, mental
and material development of the two terri
| tories The songs and shouts of whites
and Indians were frequently intermingled
during the conference devotional hours.
They nearly shouted over the collections.
| The memorial ser vices last night were
| very solemn and impressive. They were
! held in memory of Rev J. o. Shanks and
| wife, Rev. Mr.. Williams and Rev.>J. Y.
Bryce, some of the fallen ones of the year.
| The following are the appointments:
| Ardmore Districs--A- c: Pickens. z. E.;
| Ardmore Station, l.. w. Rivers; Dixie
! (suppiy), T. A. C. Durr; Overlook, J. w.
Holland; Thackervile, P b. Hicks: Dun
can circuit, Z. L. McLsHshan: Deaver
circuit, J. l.. Yeltou; Red River circuit, E.
| NJ. Goddy; Simon circuit, y G. Ely;
| Burneyviile. A. S. Cook; Evansville circuit,
}. II. Godfrey; Washita circuit. William
Hawkins; Leon circuit Supply. j. L.
| Arm; Eastman circuit, w. IL. Ruther-
ford; Chickasha orphans home, W. S.
Derrick: Loco circuit, d. z. Wilburn;
Conference Conference Colporteur. !; !; y Moore;
| White Bead Hill. J. X. Florence; Paoli
circuit, T. w. Myatt; Purcell and Wayne
! Ito be suppiied): Velma eircuit, w. A.
| Avery; Marrow circuit. r. III. Grinsbad;
Rush Springs. J. C. Scivally; Dougherty.
| J. w. Lowell; Sulphur Springs, NJ. ii.
Wagnon; Prairie Grove, A. B. l.. Hunka-
Chickasha and Minco, a. n. Avery; Rush
! Mills circuit, r. II. Hancock; Walnu.
circuit. l.. III. Lullinggn; Anadarko cir
chit, S. S. Methvin; Fort Sill, w. A.
| Brewer
Canadian District-C. NJ Coppege, P.
| E.; Muscogee station, M. L. Butler; Cana
dian circuit, w. Z. Pipkiu; Wagner cir
Bamhouse, Brookin Supply, L. NJ. Har-
ris: Sans Bois Supply, D. G. Murphy and
Willis Folsom: Blaine circuit (to be sup
pliedD; BOkoche circuit, z. c. Atkins;
Cameron circuit, 4. o. Shanks; Skully-
vile circuit, J. B. Hickman; Muldron cir
L. S. Byrd; Sallisaw, L. H. Prim; Web
ster's Falls, Frank Naylor; Harreit inter-
national institute, Z. +. Brewer; editor
Indian Methodist, F. NJ. Moore.
Cherokee District-W. 3. Austin, P. E.;
Tahlequah station. u j. l.ovett; Tahe-
quah circuit, n. Biting; Vinita station.
j. w. McClary; Alton circuit. G. S. Var
bough; Vinita circuit. H. IL. Goode; Chel-
sea. J. S. Lamar; Cherokee circuit, Nj. A
Clark; Oaks circuit, J. NJ. Russell; Clar-
mont circuit, to be supplied; Choteau, j.
A. Trickey; Blue Jacket, 4, M. Lemming;
Flint circuit. to be supplied; superin-
tendent Cherokee orphan asylum, j. +.
Thompson.
Cboctaw District-W. NJ. Keath, p. E..
Kulituklo, John Taylor; Huhchito. Kur-
mahubbie full blood Choctaw); Bokloso
(supplied by Colbers); Clear Greek Sup
Piled by Frasier); kramitia. l.. w. Cobb;
Boggy circuit. Moses Wade and Taylor
Durant; Wister, j.. NJ. McElhannon;
Sugar Creek, j. r. Hall; Washulalubbee
circuit, J. BaLtice and William Watson;
Pleasant Hill, J. l. Irwin.
Ell Reno Dstrict-A. L. Worley, P E.;
FL Reno Station, j. r. Divelbiss;
Watonga. Frank Moore; Cloud Chief, Z.
c. Mabry; Union City circuit. NJ. L. Long;
Yukon circuit, P. L. McWhirter; Matthi-
son circuit, A. c. Briggs; Ell Reno and
Kingfisher, H. S. Brown; County l, to be
supplied.
McAlester District-M. A. Smith, P E
McAlester Station, A. X. Miller: Eufaula,
J. NJ. Porter; South Canadian. (supplied
by 4. J. Mathis); Kiowa circuit, j. Z.
WagnOn; Atoka and Caddo, y. +. Law:
krebs circuit. Supplied by John r.
Smith,; Boggy Depot, NJ. Sturgeon; Dur
ant, J. NJ. Carter; Gale, (snpply) t. r. Nc
Kinney; Colbert, +. E. Shanks; Lehigh
and Coalgate, to be supplied; Chickasha
circuit, II. T. Lyles; Gibson and Grayson.
J. ID. Coliius; Tishomingo circuit. j. w.
Lloyd; CRANKY circuit, S +. Alexander
Okahoms Djstrict-J. NJ. GROSS, p f.;
Oklahoma City station, S. ID. Cameron;
Chandler, A. Clark; keokuk Falls, W. w.
Burk: Tecurseh circuit, Luther Amos:
Moore circuit, ID. c. Strange; Little River,
J. H. Miller: Norman, 7. a. Patterson;
Lexington, c. Z. Roberts; Edmond, w.
W. Ball; Guthrie station, W. Wimberiy;
Edmond circuit, G. 2. Brewer; Saltwater,
w. Full.
Okmu gee District-John D. Edwards,
Z. T.; Eufnula circuit (supply), B. II.
Broaunead; Caicstah circuit, j. Y. Boyce;
Choska circuit, g. w. Jamison; Okmui-
gee circuit. ID. E. Berryhill and A. Davis;
Sepuipa circuit, William Jones; kowet..
circuit. NJ. Asbery; Springfield, William
Tunboy; Wewoka, Thomas Little; VIOLA
kah, Wall Wilson.
TransferTed-Frank Shumard, to North
west Texas conference.