St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-06
ELDERS ARE HEARD FROM.
SEC09D DAY OF THE METHODIST
STATE CONFERENCE.
CONDITION OF CHURCH WORK.
Organization of a Board of Exam
liners - Preparations for the
Shumate and Deets Trials
The Latter to Be Heard Behind
Closed Doors and Sensational
Developments Expected.

Closed Doors and Sensational
Developments Expected.
The attendance at the second days
| session of the Methodist Episcopal con-
! ference was larger yesterday than on
the opening day, the proceedings being
opened with devotional exercises. The
! forenoon session was devoted to bust
ness affairs, among the important mat
tiers being the consideration of the re-
port of the committee on examination,
appointed at the last conference, and
which recommended the organization of
board of examiners, to consist of
! twenty-one members. Rev. G. NJ. Heard
spoke in favor of having the report re-
! committed, and it was favored in ad-
dresses by Rev. j. B. Kingsley and
others. The report was finally adopted,
and it was decided to appoint a commit
! tee of nine to name the examining
board, three to be appointed by the con-
ference, three by the board and three
! by the presiding elders. j. E. Rice,
| Robert Forbes and j. F. Stout were ap-
pointed to represent the conference.
Rev. G. L, Newcombe was transferred
| to the Houston conference and Rev. j..
j. Edwards to the st. Johns River con-
ference.
The following committees were then
| appointed to conduct the Deets and
Shumate trials:
The Deets trial: R. H. Craig, L. F.
Merrett, j. G. Gullett, James Castles, j.
W. Powell, II. j. Van Fossen. G. IL.
| Way, Joseph Hanna, G. r. Brecount.
Joseph Hogg, J.W. Cornish. F. A. Cone.
j. w. Martin.
! Tho Tail. n
a. CreSsey, G. B. Wilcox, q. r. Greer,
T. F. Allen, w. NJ. ellis, j. NJ. Bull.
Counsel was appointed in the Deets
case. Rev. W. K. Marshall and c. W.
Lawson for the church and Frank Doran
and +. w. Hart for Deets. The Deets
committee held its first meeting yester-
day afternoon at the Hennepin Avenue
NJ h. church. The trial will be con-
Quoted In secret, and the verdict is not
expected to be reached before the end
! of the week. Rev. Frank Doran, of st.
Paul, chief of the counsel for Deets,
| stated the defense will deny that there
| was anything criminal between the &C
cused and any of the female members
OF his congregation; that while Deets
may have been fascinated with the lady
who is mixed up in the scandal he was
guilty OF nothing worse than. in a mo-
| ment of fOrgetfuIness, of urging the
lady to elope with him. Deet is report
ed TO have family.
Reports were then heard from the
presiding elders. Elder Shannon, of
the Duluth district, reported a new
church at Duluth costing Sl35, 600:
church at Bimakik, on the Mesaha
range; church at Iron Mountain;
churches in Grand Rapids, Ely, Vir-
ginia and Oneida, and parsonages at
Mile Lac, Aitken, Cloquet and Vir-
glnia. AS to the Indian mission work
the report goes on to say:
The work at our Indian mission has
been fairly prosperous. Rev. John
Clark, an educated Chippewa Indian,
was appointed a supply. He entered
upon his work Nov. L, and already he
has left his impress upon the people.
His wife has gathered the children of
the village into school, and considera-
bic progress has been made. About;
thirty adult Indians partook of the sac
rament at our last quarterly visit When
the new church is completed it will be
used for both school and church pur-
poses. Brother Clark has extended his
work somewhat TO other bands. A camp
meeting was held in the latter part of
August by Brother Clark. assisted bv
Brother McCausland, among thePelican
Lake Indians, with some degree of sue
cess"
The report of Presiding Elder Sharpe,
of the Fergus Falls district, showed
new churches built at Battle Lake, at
Thief River Falls. Eagle Bend and
Thomastowns There are thirteen con-
gregations in need of church buildings.
Two camp meetings were held during
the year-atWadena and Big Stone City,
S. d.
Encouraging reports were also read
from Elder George R. Hair, of the Man
kato district; Presiding Elder Stafford,
of tue Minneapolis district; DR.. Nc
Kinley, of the st. Paul district, and DR..
Chaffee, of the Winona district. The
report of the latter was inclined to be
humorous, and in referring to the in
crease in population in his district, he
said:
1T is question whether the birth of
Esther Cleveland at the White house,
or the birth of Baby Morse, or of Baby
KeeSey, or of Baby Radcliffe was the
greater event. Anyhow, l propose to
encourage the family business in the
parsonage"
The afternoon was devoted to mis-
slonary work, an able address being de-
Hvered by Rev. Thomas McClary.
The evening session was in the nature
OF an educational anniversary, the Rev.
George II. Bridgman, D. D.. presiding.
The addresses of the evening were de-
lIvered by Hon. j. Z. Wyman, of Min
neapolis, and Rev. +. B. Coingill.