Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-07
Methodist Ministers ia Their An
nual Conference.
BISHOP BOWMAN patslDEs
sipsr~aasAsed fre~eher. 10 share
and shave Aiike--t'orslga Mis-
sionary Meeting.

vened at . o'elock yesterday in Division
Street methodist church, not more than
twenty Of the 400 members failed 10 an
swer 10 their names. This Is the fret
time that the Michigan conference has
met without free entertainment. but all
who could be present were there just
the same.
Thomas Bowman OF St Louis. senior
bishop Of the methodist church. sat IN
the chair and presided over the great
conference. as he has often done IN other
conferences As soon a. the roll was
called the conference unanimously Sc
lected the Rev. y. j. McVelty secretary
To succeed himself lie appointed M.
NJ. Coilen, ID. ID, and G. w. West as his
assistants A. j. Wheeler was chosen
statistical secretary. with H. &. Cham
berlain, Charles Moose and Ralph
Wooton as assistants William A. Tsy-
lor was chosen treasurer Of the confer
ence. with r. V.Armstrong. w. +. Hard
ing and j. G. Ncwcomb as his assistants
Conference Committees.
The following standing committees
were appointed;
Board OF Stewards year. f. l..
Kellogg. I. T. George. G. q. Thomas;
two years. l. NJ. Edmonds, Ia w. Cal
kins. w. NJ. Colby; three years. G. w.
Gosling, j. N. Dayton. A. ID. Newton;
four years. ID. g. Riehl. K 5. McGregor.
K II. Bready.
Periodicals c. Draper. G. A. ia
cokes. William Stacy.
Publication Of Minutes-P. J. Ma
veety. A. j. Wheeler.
Book Concern Accounts-W. A. Frye,
Adam Clark. l.. Is. Kenyon
Temperance William Judd, A. j.
Aldred, >. G. Davis. J. w. Rawlinson.
A. T. Ferguson. A. +. Craig. David
Engle. o. j. Golden. ;. ID. Mckee.
Education G. Floyd. ID. DE Lamar
ter. A. 4. Hart, j. Il. Fallman. j. w.
Hallenbeck. j. X Stark
Auditing Committee -W. p. Mo<her.
T. A. Tanner. G. f. Hollister.
State of the Church--R 5. McGregor.
A. L. Luther, l.. \. Pattison. NJ. w. Il.
Smith. Thomas Cox
Memorials-S. l.. Hamilton. G.. A.
Buel. j. r. Orwick-
Public Worship-A. NJ. Gould. w. j.
Cogshall.
Conference Claimants-W. A. Huns
berger, X. Ii. Bready. X. A. Wright. J..
III. III. Thomas. William Denman.
Woman's Work in the Church--A. G..
Jones. j. III. Tanner. A. +. Nagler.
Delegates to Fraternal Bodies-A. III.
Gould.
Epworth League-James Hamilton. j.
w. Buell.. q. W. Chase, j. w. Steffe. w.
w. Lamport.
Conference Relations-Isaah Wilson,
w. K Stinchcomb, Uri Mason. q. G..
Draper, James Allen. l. f. Lennox.
Sunday Schools and Tracts-G. l..
Mount, Irving Skinner. ID. ID. Martin.
Bible Cause. Webster, j. Perch
man, w. T. Cook.
Revival Band--J. W. Rawlinson, j. C..
Floyd. /. Wilson.
Committees to name committees for
next year:
Albion-Rev. w. VanSchoick.
Big Rapids-C. A. Jacokes.
Coldwater-G. s. Draper.
Grand Rapids-W. n. Puffer.
Grand Traverse o. Ball.
Ionia s. c. Davis.
Kalamazoo-J. W. Hallenbeck.
Lansing 7. W. DeLamater.
Niles-A. c. Jones.
Relief for the superannuated.
The Rev. NJ. S. Hard Of Philadelphia,
general secretary Of the board OF church
extention. made an interesting speech in
which he said IL il were MOTTO the 10y
and satisfaction Of soul winning the life
Of the methodist minister would be I'M
endurable. But viewed in the light Of
leading souls 10 Christ il was the great
est business on earth. He closed by
passing envelopes in the conference for
n ~ciIa.ff..r Tho Hakot. - q n.
conference occurred on long resolution
offered by the Rev. L. NJ. Edwards OF
Leslie in which he proposed TO repeal
the New York east plan for the relief OF
superannuated ministers, their wives
and children. This plan was adopted
last year 90 be put into operation this
year. IL provides a sliding scale OF re-
lief based on the years Of service the
claimant has been In the ministry.
Under the new plan the stewards have
the case Of each claimant II man has
preached for ten years aud leaves the
ministry and make fortune he In as
much entitled 10 sl0 each year for each
year he was engaged in the ministry.
The Rev. James Hamilton of Cold
water moved that committee Of FIVE be
| Arguments for ana& against the plan.
| The motion was afterward withdrawn.
The strong arguments n the morning
were made by the Rev. w. |. Cogshall
Of this city. who opposed the New York
east plan, and by the Rev. Levi Master.
presiding elder Of the Kalamazoo CON
ference, Who spoke against the old plan
and in favor OF the New York east plan.
The point sas raised that the New York
east plan was i'm violation of The disci-
pine NJ NJ. Callen of jackson was
filled with statistics and proved By his
figures that the old Michigan plan was
superior TO the New York east plan. Tor
the Michigan methodists had dissrib-
uted nearly double a. much FER mem
Der AZ the east New York conference has
done under IL plan. The whole morn
inc was consumed and much eloquence
vss expended in the discussion. One
minister created laugh by quoting an
epitaph 10 illustrate that the old plan
was good enough. lie read the erstzph
in church yard In England. which was
asfollovs: 4 eas veil wanted 10 Re
better. took physic Here am
The Rev. John Graham ~ Albion
spoke m favor Of the oid plan.
The Rev. n =. Barnes q kalanaszoo
gave a,nse god advice - q woricly IA
hsre He said IL wss the duty = meth
oii.t minister 10 save little q bic hard
earninss % AID him when he cannot
work longer.
The anr~fion vac put 10 \ vcte A
no<r. ard a rss decided o. dtsirifuse
The fuoe. "a the hasis a the cid Michi.
ean nl.r The motion FOR the action