The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-18
REPORTS OF ELDERS.
Progress of the NJ. z. Confere nee
During the Past Year.
ELOQUENT PLEA By DR.. eaYH E.
He Delivers . Powerful Address on
Behalf Of the Chareh's Eduea-
tEonaI Institutions.

The second days session Of the ". f.
conferences Vas devoted To routine WORK.
nothing Of any importance arising fo-
discussion. In the evening, however,
there was large attendance at the sduca-
tional anniversary, and the powerful al
dress by DR.. Payne was a rare oratorical
and spiritual treat The various commit
tees have been NJ work and some Of them
are expected 20 report today. Few OF them,
however, will occasion any discussion.
But the educational committee is expected
to bring in report on the proposition to
concentrate the energies Of the conference
20 build mp the Puget Sound university at
Tacoma. Ii this is recommended il will
meet with warm opposition on the floor OF
the conference, from no. only the friends
OF the Olympia Collegiate Institute. but
also from the other districts which do not
want to be dragged into this tight in the
Tacoma district and want the conference
TO take no action in the matter whatever.
After devotional exercises conducted by
Bishop Goodsell, DR.. Spencer. of Phila-
deiphia, secretary of the Church Exten-
sion Society. SPOKE briefly on the subject
OF the society's work.
The committee on conference relations
reported recommending that T. j. Mas
sey, c. w. Darrow and ]. w. White be
changed in their relation from super
numerary 70 effective. The report was
adopted.
The work of examination of Swedish
brethren in the conference course of study
was given 10 D. Z. 0.ander and A. Ander-
son.
Z. V. Claypool was substituted for f. J.
Moore on the committee on church extern
sion
f. w. 10y and s. A. Bright were APP
pointed fraternal delegates TO visit the
conference of the African Methodist Epis-
copal church now in session here.
The following visitors were introduced
to the conference: G. T. Cline. suuerin-
tendent of the Portland hospital; C. H.
Payne, ID. D., secretary of the board of
church education b. +. Beck, of the Ne
braska conference; Hugh La Mont, pastor
OF the Presbyterian church of Chehalis; p.
c. Hetzler. of the American Bible Society,
and Joseph Heff, of the German Methodist
Episcopal church.
William Lndwick was substituted for
George c. WIlding on the committee on
books and periodicals.
Memorial services for the members who
have died during the year were decided on
TO be held after the ordination sermon
next Sunday afternoon.
The names of Presiding Elders T. B.
Ford, o. f. 0lander. s. Moore and A ].
Hanson were called, their characters
passed and they reported for their dis
tricts.
Presiding Elder Ford made a fine report
for the Seattle district, which be said had
been extraordinary in trial and achieve
ment. About 500 persons had professed
conversion at special meetings. New and
creditable churches had been built at Sno-
qualmie and Dunreness, and others had
been begun at South Park, Kent and
other places.
Presiding Elder Hanson. in his report,
suggested that perhaps his ineumbency of
| the Vancouver district had become vacant
! because of limitation of time, since part OF
| his district had formerly been included in
| the Olympia district, of which he vas pre-
| siding elder tor two years, ana he has
| held his present position for four
| years. In 1Ss9 the charges in this dis
| trict had e63 members and probationers.
| sixteen churches, valued at $50 $50, and
seven parsonages, valued at S., $50. Three
years later the mem bership had increased
| TO 81. $50; the churches numbered twenty
| three. valued at SIS, 1852: parsonages, thir-
teen, valued Mt sI1,3o During the past
year the conversions have aggregated rs
TO 80 and the accessions 200 few new
churches have been built and repairs made
| on others.
Presiding Elder oiander, of the Swedish
! district. reported progress in a most every
one OF his charges, though the gains have
not been great.
Presiding Elder Samuel Moore. of the
| Tacoma district, also complained of the
financial depression. There are twenty
six churches and thirteen parsonages in
the district Two new churches and two
| new parsonages were built last year The
| appointments have not been fully met
and there has been a falling off in the
ministerial support. The demand for frc.
quent changes OF ministers Is a cause of
| embarrassment and injury TO church work.
Tue following elders were called, their
characters passed and they made their re-
ports; A. ]. McNemec, ". II. Drake. ].
NJ. Baxter, y. : Buekner. A. Inwood. W.
T. George. It. W. Butler. r. z. Fahs. f. d.
White. +. NJ. Pickles, c. Il. Pomeroy. A.
T. Anderson, A. j. Jos.yn, f. Il. HAY
ward. Andrew Anderson, c. s Revelle. f.
'. Ctaypool, +. Hopkln>, 5. A. Bright. c.
r. Tctor, F.. j. Moore, ]. NJ. p. Hickerson
+. Z, Morris. g. H. Feese. F. b. Cheering
ton. G +. FuIner, w J. Rarrer. n. F.
! Brooks, Il. III. Massey, c. II. Thoburu. \
! f. Tedrick, s. +. Brokaw, ". II. Lf,d-
wick. c. L. Slayton, J. ". Maxwell. John
Finn, j. /. Smith. George Wnding, F.. /.
! Hughes, W ii. MahafIie. g. 6. Ferguson.
The committee on examination reported
faYorah,y the names Of : :. Sulliger. Lib
erty r Norman. William L. Warren.
Lafher j. Cov,ngton. Eugene : Stoekwell
and W. III. Johnston as having completed
the conference course Of study. Their
names we're called, their characters passed
and they made their reports. They wer.
elected - elders orders, exCeut l. Il
/ Worman, who, not having presented him.
self tor examination. was continued in the
course OF stadv. and Eugene Stoekxell
Who was s'antsi~a suPeznamerary reIa.
! ton.
Short addresses were listened 10 fran
Rev. ]. u. Hammond. Of the San Fran.
cisco book concern; Rev. c. r. Cline al
tie Portland hospital; J. l. Hetzier. OF the
| American Bible Society. and e. r Tho.
burn, chancellor Of paget Sound uniyer..
ity, ai in the interest of their respective
institutions. The report of NJ Thob.rn
was briefly as Follows. lie made the r,in;
that the fuest Sound university wss me
only Methodist college in the ststa a,
that the Methodist conference east of ths
mountains seems willing 10 unite with
shis conferences. VI invited, in building ug