St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-08
BR;W1Y The KEYNOTE.
Dr.. TERRY ADVISES THE PREACHERS
TO USE SHORT SERMCNS.
DEETs TO BE ExONERATED.

DGE1S EO BE IN AIE1y.
Proposed Monument to Bishop
SimpsOn-ResoIutio Adopted
for subscription = Several
Candidates Admitted to Elders
Orders-Race Preiudices in the
South-Reception TO Bishop.
The Methodist state conference
opened its session yesterday morning
with address by number of the more
distinguished visitors representing the
different auxiliary branches of church
work. Among the speakers were Dr.
Terry. of the Garrett Biblical institute {;
Rev. j. c. HertZell, ID. D., of the Freed
mans Aid society; Dr.. Freeman, of the
Tract society; DR.. Schell, of the Ep-
woth league. and DIR. Edwards. of the
| Northwestern. L he addreSSeSwere main
| ~ i'll the nature of appeals for assist
ance.
The committee on nominations of
| twenty-one conference examiners re-
ported as follows:
Class of 1S94-C. B. Wilcox. R. n.
Avison, E. e. CienlanS. j. +. Stout. W..
G. Rice, j. j. Crist and George L. Avery.
Class of 1S95-E. p Robertson, F. n.
Rule. q. II. Way. B. Langley, f. A.
Cane. f. b. Cowgirl, ID. j. Higgins.
Class of 1S96-H. q. Bible, j. B.
Hingeley, G. S. lines. c. NJ. Heard. H.
w. Knowles, F. o. Holman and Frank
Doran.
a resolution was adopted providing
for the appointment of committee OF
i've TO draft a course of study for the
conference graduates. Revs. Chapel,
Heard, Mckinley, Holman and Innes
were appointed.
The following were elected to elders
orders: Frank NJ. Taylor. William Nj.
Pickerd. E. g. Clemans, Robert NJ. JOS
selyn, John e. Henderson, r. G. Grose,
Fred a. Hawke, ID. NJ. Shannon, Frank
b. Harris, George II. Wareham. Lyman
w. Ray was continued in the fourth
year.
Bishop Ninde addressed the confer
ence regarding the proposed erection of
monument to the memory of the dis
tinguiShed preacher. Bishop Mathew
Simpson, and he strongly advocated the
measure. The plan was also indOrSed
in speeches by Bishop Fowler, DIR.
Chaffee and the presiding elders. 1t
was, however. opposed by DR.. McClary,
who said:
I'VE have been continually asked for
money this session." he said. Il do not
believe III putting money into bronze
statues these times, when we have such
spectacles as we witnessed yesterday,
when charitable hospital was shown
TO be i'll need of funds. l think if Bishop
Simpson could speak to us now lie would
say, put your money into some insIitu-
ton for the care OF the sick and orphans"
In spite of this resolution was adopt
ed favoring subscription for the pro-
ject.
An address was then made by DIR.
NJ. l.. Terry in behalf of the Garrett
Biblical institute, and in the course of
his remarks he created mild sensation
by advising the ministers to deliver
short sermons, not over thirty minutes
In duration, and to escheW the use of
manuscript.
Rev. j. G. Hartzell. d. D., of the
FreeGman'S Aid society, gave an inter-
esting account of the work, which had
been crippled in the South by the hard
times. He related an Interview with
the late Henry w. Grady to show the
necessity for it. I'VE stand in the
South" he said, "battling against I'm
American ideas, race prejudiceS, etc,
which must be overcome, or the nation
can never be one i'll sentiment and
ideas" DIR. HartZell appealed to the
conference to give their full apportion-
ment for church work, $4,000.
Dr. Freeman, representing the tract
society, was heard from briefly. DIR.
Edwin A. Schel talked about the work
of the EDwOrth league, and DR.. Ed
wards did some good work for his
paper.
George E. Tindell was admitted to
tull membership in the conference, and
George DE Bott was dropped to the
rank of elder.
Yesterday evening Bishop Fowler was
rendered reception from $50 to s
O'Clock. which proved most enjoyable.
Last night the programme was de-
voted TO the celebration of the ami
versary of the Freedman's Aid and
Southern Educational society, and an
address was made by Rev. j. G. Hart
Zell. corresponding secretary of the gen.
eral church, followed with a general
talk.
DEETS TO BE ENUMERATED.
Rev. j. ID. DeetS, OF Long Prairie, has
become the subject of another change
III the report OF the committee which
looked into the charge against him for
clipping with sister from his flock. In
the report of Friday the committee rec
commended that he be reprimanded by
Bishop Ninde before the conference.
Now revolution has taken place in
their sentiment. and the committee has
SO altered its report that it now recon-
mends that the minister be eXonerated.
a TOKEN OF ESTEEM.
AT the morning session Rev. George
Hair, retiring president of the ManKato
district, was presented with gold
watch by the ministers of his district in
token of their esteem.