The herald., 1893-09-23
THE METHOD|STS IN COUNCIL,
Business Transacted at Yester'
days Session.
The Next Session of the Body to Be
Held in This City.
Applicants who Remain on Trini-The
Bishops Charge to u Young DOM
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Preach TodSy.

The sessions of the annual conference
OF the Methodist church were we'll at
sepded yesterday OF the First Methodist
charch, a number OF very interesting
papers and speeches being listened to.
THE MORNING SESSION.
The opening prayer meeting was con-
Quoted by Rev. P. III. Bodkin.
AT 8 a. ~. the business was taken up,
Bishop Andrews in the chair. Secretary
Crist read the minutes OF yesterdays
session. which were corrected and ap-
proved.
Under call of the chair, committee on
conference relations recommended that
w. w. Bailey and G. W. Goudell be
granted superannuated relations.
j. E. Fischer and G. T.. Morrison were
granted certificates Of location.
The name of ]. f. Brown was ordered
to be recorded as withdrawn from the
conference roll.
f. r. Holcomb and ]. W. Turrentine
were continued I'm the supernumerary
relation.
A committee of five was ordered upon
the vexed Chinese question, and DIR. h.
S. Maclay, H. O. Williams, ID. D., Revs.
i. @. Miller, l.. M. Hartley and +. d.
Mather were elected.
The statistical secretary called for de-
linquent reports. Rev. ]. p. Widney,
president of the University of Southern
California, offered brief verbal report
from the committee on education.
Rev. r. j.. Hutchins, d. D., paster OF
the First Congregational church OF this
city. was introduced to the conference,
as were also DR.. Stradley OF Trinity M.
T.. church, ID. I'll. Colmery OF the Central
Presbyterian church, Rev. r. Carton,
D. D.. superintendent Of the State Chil-
dren's Friend society, and Rev. 3. f.
Van Deyenter Of the Puget Sound con-
ference.
TO MEET HERE NEXT YEAR.
DIR. Stevenson presented the following
resolutions, which were adopted:
Whereas, The numerical strength OF
this conference is such as to render it's
gratuitous entertainment difficult, and
in some cases burdensome, therefore
Resolved, That it is advisable that
we select some suitable location for the
permanent place OF holding our annual
sessions.
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meet the expenses of the pastors, a SUBJ
scription be taken in all our charges at
the beginning of the conference year.
payable at any time during the con-
ference year.
Resolved, That il this plan be adpted,
the pastor of the church in which euch
sessions are held, with the presiding
elder of the district shall constitute a
committee of entertainment, whose duty
it shall be to send to each pastor, at
least one month before each session, a
list OF the location and prices of such
hotels and boarding-houeea ae are &C.
ceseible.
Resolved, That for the next session,
First Church, Los Angeles, be selected
as the place.
Upon report of the committee the in
vitation OF the Terminal railway 70 visit
Rubio canon was accepteds and The
time fixed for this afterpoon.ad4 VI
WHO REMAIN ON TRIAL.em n
L. D. Lloyd was continued on trial !;
John NJ. Hilbish was continued in
utudies OF third year; Josef G. Elliott
was passed to the studies OF the fourth
year; so also were David Roberts, John
N. Marsh and F. V. Fisher.
CLASS OF THE FOURTH YEAR.
E. s. Robertson was passed and
elected to elders orders, as wefe also
Alfred Ramey and @. A. Weetenberg.
j. A. Crouch was continued on trial.
III. III. Graves was called forward and
examined, and received before the open
; conference the bishops charge and was
admitted into full connection. The
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ministry of the gospel transcends in
Importance all other offices and work OF
human agency.
sit is very wonderful that men
should trace 30 successfully the de-
rangements of the physical system and
administer the proper remedies; but
the minister of this gospel hae to do
with the invisible, impalpable, ETHEREAL
substance, the human soul. Itis this
soul that has builded all our civiliza.
tions. The minister's duties lead him
in contact and the guidance of destinies
Tor all eternity. That with which he
has to deal escapes the hand of disease,
accident and the assassin. 1t lives on
for time and eternity.
II charge this young brother, there
fore, that you consider the high i'm.
portance of your calling. You will not,
ii you feel its Importance, eaRily turn
aside from your Office. 1t will probably
be the case that the ministry will al
ways, as q rule, be a place of compare
tive poverty. You will not turn aside
for political aims. The minister should
wisely exercise the ballot privilege as
citizen, but not as politician.
''There is only one thing at the laet
analysis with which the minister does
his work, that is the truth of God. You
may have to build church, if the CITY
will not do it, but if you do, it is only
building platform around which to
gather the people 80 that you pour Gods
truth to them. The regeneration of
human soul is perfectly natural pro-
cess. Conversion is the acceptance OF
the truth of God. This acceptance is
quickened by the touches OF the Divine
Spirit.
Zone great conviction entering into
human soul is capable of Transforming
it. Religious truth lies in the Bible in
various strata IS the geological facts lie
in our earth. You won't get at this
truth by any easy study Of the Bible. 1t
ie very easy to think we possess the
truth because we possess the name OF
truth. Do you know God? We can only
know Him family. Do you know
Christ? 0 the depth Of the riches of the
love ~ Christ.
"Lwant you to be q minister who
Bhall know eon,athiuO Do Won ponoaiva