Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-09-23

created uVe circuits, made forty local
preachers, sent out eight ministers,
and was active and in good spiritual
condition, with a ladies aid second to
none,-a Sunday school with nearly
400 members and highly prosperous
church.
SUNDAY,
the 10th, Rev. NJ Harvey preached at
the Mineral Point church at 1890 a.
m, and Rev. n. w. Matthews, Editor
of the Primitive Methodist Journal, at
7 p. m, each to large congregation.
Rev. John Mason preached at Dodge
vile and Rev +. Humphries at Platte
vile; each reported good day.
MONDAYS SESSION.
Sept. lis Session was opened in
regular order with singing and prayer.
The first business attended to was
the appointment of editor and pub
blisher of the Journal, which resulted
in Rev. n. w. Matthews, of New Bed.
ford, Mass, being made editor and
publisher and the paper to be publish
ed in Fall River, Mass; also a com
mittee was appointed to cooperate
with the publisher, and to secure and
supply Sunday school literature; com
mittee, Revs. N. w, Matthews, J. NJ,
Barlow, j, II. Acornley, t. NJ. Bate
man, $ r. Chubb and VIM. Thornton,
Esq, of Fall River.
The request of the Western confer.
ence was referred back TO that confer
ence for further consideration, hoping
that such consideration will result In a
reatiirmation Of the union with the
general conference.
The committee on Sunday school re-
ported, recommending that the rules
of the Eastern and Pennsylvania con
ference be adopted as the uniform
rules of the connexion, and were
amended, making Childrens Day
general event throughout the con.
nexion.
It was also recommended that our
schools as far as possible provide
rooms for their classes to study in.
The committee on legislation pre-
sented a supplementary report, which
was not adopted.
The committee on Sunday school
supplies were authorized TO get the
Sunday school rules printed in pam
phlet form.
Reports were received at this stage
from the Rev. +. Humphries on collec-
tions of book room accounts and set
tlement of bills to that amount, also
of Sunday school supplies published
by him, showing profit towards re-
demption fund.
The next in order was the report of
a special committee on the liabilities
and assets of the book concern and
the apportionment of the debt, to the
various conferences.
A committee was appointed TO
gather in and collect the assets and
pay outstanding bills and to appor-
ton the balance to the various con
ferences.
Fall River, Mass, was selected as
the place where the next general con
ference will be held; the time to be the
second Thursday in September, 1897
The next General Conference Secre-
tary is Rev John Pioude Of the Penn
sylvania conference. The Rev. j.
Mason was elected Assistant General
Conference Secretary, and Rev John
Bond was elected General Conference
Treasurer. The general executive
committee is composed Of Rev j. o.
Arnaud and VIM Richardson for the
eastern conference. Rev. Geo. Ball
and c. d. Snyder from the Pennsyl-
vania, and Rev S. r. Chubb and
Philip Allen, jr, from the western
conference with the officers Of the
general conference.
II was decided that the minutes Of
the conference be printed in pamphlet
form
The following resolutions were
unanimously passed
REVOLUTION on THANKS on EsTERTAGNMEST'
That this General Conference extends 70 the
minister, members and friends Of tho Minera
Point church for the generous provision they
have made for the entertainment Of the dele
gates and ministers coming among them, and
| for the excellent entertainment we have re-
ceived at their hands while we have tarricd