The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-22

being the superintendent among thu
various charges Of the charitable funds.
The presiding elders were made com
mittee TO consider the best plan OF enter
tanning the conference. it beng suggested
tina, 3 permanent meeting place would 81
preferable. They will report at the mex
meeting of the conference.
The committee on resolutions reported
vote o. thanks TO the bishop. secretaries
and treasurer of the conference, Pastor
W. P George and Janitor C. w. Arnold. o.
the First church, and also to the hosts
who are entertaining the ministers here.
Some other business of minor Importance
was disposed of. and then Bishop Goodsel
arising. said: There are great moments
in every conference. and among them Is
that when we are brought face TO face with
the work TO be assigned US for the ensuing
| year. This has been difficult conference.
have listened to every one who wanted
70 see NE about appointments. l have
| read every document bearing on the ques-
ton, and have given the matter the most
| earnest thought and have prayed long
| about it, want to say that any man who
| in my position would not do his best. or
| who would allow any selfishness to creep
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ever, | viii not say that have not made
any mistakes. have only tried to do
| my best"
After long prayer for light and strength
| and submission for himself. the clergy and
| the church, he continued his remarks by
| saying that Rev. W. p. George had re-
| ques,ed to be relieved of the First N. E.
church and he had granted the request.
and the appointment given him in no
wise signiiied the high esteem in which he
held that gentleman. He also deplored
| the restlessness on the part of the laity in
the West which was constantly seeking
new pastors and thereby disturbing the
steadiness of the church. He regretted
the fact that more than two-thirds of the
pastors would have to be changed this
year. He then read the list OF appoint
ments, which is as follows:
New Whatcom District-T. J. Massey,
presiding elder; Avon. g. f. Mead; Ana
cortes and Bay View, f. NJ. Pickles;
Clark; Crescent Harbor, e. f. Cunning
ham; East Sound, d. ]. Albert; Everett.
Horace Wiliiston; Fairhaven. Charles
McDermoth; Ferndale. j. l. Parmeter;
Friday Harbor and Roche Harbor. /. n.
Goodell; Hamilton. to be supplied La
Conner. Sprague Davis; Lopez. T. l..
Dyer; Lyndon. w. ]. Barger; Mount Yer
church, G. c. Cooke; New Whatcom Trim
ity, w. B. McMiliin; New Whatcom Cir
cult +. s. Wright; Nooksack Indian mis-
sion, A. III. Marsh; Sedro, j. L. Cuddy:
Snohomish. ID. q. lie Sourd; Stanwood
and Marysvile, J. w. Patterson; sumas,
to be supplied; Isaac Dillon, agent Con-
ference Missionary Society. member of
Fairhaven quarterly conference.
Seattle district-T. b. Ford, presiding
elder: Auburn. r. NJ. SHOEMAKER. Bea-
con Hill. w. p. George; Bothe, to be sup
piled; Colby circuit. to be supplied: Des
MONIES. to be supplied; Dungeness. w. VI.
Ludwick; East Clailam. to be supplied:
Gilman, ]. r. Edwards: Hadlock. T. f.
Elliott Kent G. E. Fulmer; Kirkland. TO
be supplied; Leland. to be supplied; New
castle, Alfred Inwood Port Angeles, J. NJ.
Baxter; Port Townsend, Z. r. King:
Quartermaster. to be supplied; Quillayute,
to be supplied; Seattle, Asbury and La
tona, W. II. Drake; Seattle. Battery Street,
6. A. Landon; Seattle, Chinese Mission,
to be supplied; Seattle. First Church. to be
supplied; Seattle. Grace. T.. w. Butler;
Seattle, Gilman Park, W. III. Johnson:
Seattle, Haven, to be supplied; Seattle.
Madison street, NJ. A. covington; Seattle,
Trinity, n. p Tedrick; Seattle. Wesley
and Shaw Memorial, y. S. Buckner: Sid
mie, H. II. Warrington; Sultan and Cherry
Valley, A. ]. MeNamee Sumner, w. Gray;
Vashon. W. III. Leach; w. III. Mahaffie.
principal preparatory department, Iowa
University, member First church quar-
terly conference. Seattle; w. A. Holdings
head, left without appointment to attend
school, member Trinity church quarterly
conference, Seattle.
Swedish district-O. E. Olander, presid-
ing elder, La Conner; Everett, TO be sup
piled; Cedar Home. c. j. Johnson; New
Whatcom and Fairhaven, to be supplied;
Pleasant Ridge, CHA. Anderson; Portland,
Or. j. A. Anderson; Seattle, John John
son; Skamokawa. to be supplied; Spo-
kane, TO be supplied; South Bend. to be
supplied; Tacoma. knut O. Berglund.
Tacoma district-Samuel Moore. pre-
siding elder; Aberdeen, A. ]. Joslyn;
Buckley. f. K. Hayward. and one to be
supplied; Cosmopolis, w. II. Jordan;
Elma. Andrew Anderson; Gig Harbor,, to
be supplied; Hoquiam, c. 5. Reveile;
Little Rock, r. II. Massey; Meeker and
Aberdeen, 10 be supplied; Montesano. w.
III. Jennings; Oakvile, A. s. Gregg; Olym-
pla, 5. A. Bright: Olympia circuit, TO be
supplied: Ortng. c. +. Teetor; Puyailup.
4. j. Hanson; Rainier, +. c. Butler;
Rochester circuit, 10 be supplied; Shelton.
}. NJ. T. Hlckerson; South Prairie. Roland
Hughes; Steiacoom, TO be supplied; Ia
coma, Asbury, K. 2. Fahs; Tacoma, Gen.
trail, +. +. Morris: Tacoma, Epworth. g.
ii. Fesse; Tacoma. Fern Hill. ). j. Cow
ington; Tacoma. First church, +. B.
Cherington: Tacoma, Fowler, W. r. War |
rem: Tacoma. Mason chapel, +. j. Moore;
Tacoma. Second and Wesley. +. III. Full
Ter; Tacoma. Park avenue, to he supplied; !
Tacoma. 81. Paul b. r. Brooks: Vaughn. |
10 be supplied: C. K. Thoburn. president. |
and t. NJ barrow. professorin Puget sound /
university, members of First church. Ia |
coma quarterly conferences; Z. '. Clay |
pool. principal academic department., |
member OF Park church, quarterly con- |
ference of Tacoma
Vancouver Districts. s. SulIi9sr, pre-
siding elder; Bay Center district, :. L. !
Brokaw; Bucoda, r. NJ Wheeler; Castle
kock, L. l.. Hughes; Centralia, r. E. !
Drake; ChehalIs. T.. ID. White; Edonia |
and saskum, John Tonkins; Fishers cir |
cult, ID. NJ. Ellsworth: Gray's River, d. +. |
W Gods; Ilwaeo. TO be supplied by II. IL ad- |
ieyi kalama, e A. Luse: keiso and Cat |
I'm, u. u. Ferguson; La Camas, r. |
Hopkins: Pee Eli circuit. L. +. Vernon; !
Pioneer and Woodland. J. |. smith. SKA
mokawa. John Finn; South Bend. X. A.
Atkins; Osborn circuit. C. p. stayton;
Vancouver 6. C. Wilding: Vancouver
circuit, 10 be supplied bv c. c. Pratt; VIII
lara, James Matthews: WIniock. W. III.
Wilson.
Roland Hughes Is transferred from the
Erie. Pa, conference, 10 this conference;
q. \. LsndoR is transferred from the Ore
gon conference - this conference. :. Z.