Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-10
RESTS FOR A DAY
LAID THE CORNER STONE


Division street church wns wen ffie1
si 8 O'Clock yesterday nsoruing xhes
the IT ReE. bishop TAYLOR q Affics
addressed tho delegates 10 the oonfer-
enoe q mctkodis,x The tsner4bls
bishop gave : vivid descriptions cf his
work ~ = missionary IN Africs- His
talk wss full Of interest and bible quo
tafions and vas enjoyed ky al phe
heard if
The Rev. T. H. JAcokas a Eaton hap
ids led the devotional eKercisrs preced-
ing the regular sussion u the o0nfur-
ence- The division q the conferencs.
which was made. the special order for
the day. was called up and DISCUSSED.
but was soon adjourned % Monday
morning. when. II IL has good luck. will
be again adjourned until the sweet bye
and dbye. DIR. Sanford Hunt. agent a.
the Book company and treasurer ~ TIE
HONE Missionary society. made . short
address and presented bis CHECK for
s21s0 % the snpersnuated preachers
fund This represents tlie profits of sile
concern FOR the year.
The report u the committee Ga cx-
animation of travelling deacons of tie
second class showed the following per
Sons 20 have passed their examinations
Niliiam Barth. Louis f.lanchett. A. ~.
Carman. Adam Clark. Wellington Lsrl.
G. =. East, A. @. Matifer. } - Noni.
gomey. J. W. McDopga.. ~ ~. Noon.
+. l. Miles. H. l.. Root. ". "A stacey.
A. A. stephens. w. .. Mllson and f.rns.t
". Wood. These Young men vii i1e CT
dained a. elders today.
Frank H. Nix wac coniinued a. travel.
ing deacon 81 the sccoad ciass under
the missionary rules Frederick ~.
Harst Of bloomington wAs elected 10
elders orders The following gcrfiemcn
were elected as local dencons, George
a. Brown II ColdWater. ". r. Rice -
Big Rapids. Paul ID. HUI q Big Rap
ids. Charles Hayward ~ Grand Lapias,
Willis W. Chatiield II Grand Traverse,
Frank r Dodge u Ionia. Thomas i4entr
of Kalamazoo. G. r. Desi oi Niles. and
Alfred Bush a Lansing
Louis Meda-Wis and pc nee Esah-
Inah alias Andrew jackson eeTe elected
local dcacons under missionary rula
Both are chrietien Indians q the Chip
pewa tribe. bat are excellent workers
among their own people. Sir. Media
Wis is in charge ~ a mission AZ Notiava
and Andrew Jackeon is located at Den
yer. Michigan The Rev. DIR. Charles
Fluhrer of All Souls universalist church
Was introduced 80 the conference and
spoke few words ~ lbroiherly love 20
those assembled The Rev. g. W. Sher-
nan. presiding elder q the Grand 1ras.
erse district. made his annual report
As be closed. the Rev j. ". Miller of
Traverse City, ln behalf of the rniriftsra
Of the district. presented Mr. Sherman
with a purse 81 gold Mr. Miller made
one Of the best prcsenfatioa speeches
made Ia the conferences. hr Shermaa
responded IN a deeply moved voice.
The Rev. J. l. Buell. q the lo1ia dis-
trict presented his report
The Rev. - Steele of Nurfhport ftep-
ped 20 the side of Bishop lsoWman :
chair and on behalf of Mary Ann Robin.
son. a converted Indian woman. prs.-
ented 90 the bishop an Indian basket ~
neat design and bright coiors bishop
Bowman accepted the gift and said Ls
would have II placed IN the collection ia
New York city.
The Rev. Levi Masters ~ the Kaiarl
azo0 district read his reports several
Of the other presiding elders Taeecd ia
their reports. much "a The relief ~ tie
conference. which expressed 10 delight
at having escaped the hearing 81 tiIree
long reports by loud cisppsnc ~ hnras
each time report was passed la "a
read.
l. ". Earle and n. ". smith usre
placed on the superaBuated lisf and
were made claimants for TIE present
war