The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-03-30
THE CONFERENCE.
The Methodist Ministers Assemble at
GOOdland.

The Methodist Ministers Assemble at
GOOdland.
The northwest Kansas Methodist conference
| convened at Goodland on Wednesday at O'Clock
a. NJ. 1t has been the great event of the year and
the interest has increased from day to day. Some
of the members of the conference arrived Tues
day and were quartered at the hotels during the
balance of the night. The next day arrangements
| was made to give the ministers coming in on the
noon train reception The Goodland Cornet
| band went down to the depot and all the buses
and Surveys of the different livery stables were
called into requistion to bring them up the city
AS the train pulled in the band struck up lively
air and subsequently, headed the procession for the
city. According to the program for 7:3o there was
to have been address of welcome by the mayor
and a response by Bishop MaIIieu followed.by
preaching by DR.. Keen. But the bishop not being
here this service was filed BY the preaching ser
vice DR.. Keen took his text from jeremiah:
There shall be showers of blessing" 1t an
able exposition of the scripture of the office and
work of the holy spirit. The altar service follow
ing one of especial grace and power.
Wednesday at O'Clock there was com
sisted by the presiding elders. 1t season of
refreshing to all present The opening hymn was
the familiar one usually sung at the opening Of
Methodist conferences:
And are we yet alive,
And see each others face;
Glory and praise to Jesus give
For his redeeming grace.
After the communion service the conference roll
was called and large number responded to their
names. There were four addresses by visiting
secretaries of UNCONVENTIONAL work and by DR..
Peck of Denver, who is in charge of the Hay
market mission. Rev. J. w. Willis made the adj
dress of welcome in the place of the mayor and
pastor Of the Methodist church here, and was re-
piled to by Bishop Mallieu. Both the addresses
were favoTably received.
Jesse Bowman Young D. D. of St Louis, No.
editor of the Central Christian Advocate. being
introduced addressed the conference on the sub
ject of their UNCONVENTIONAL paper. 1t was
pleasing and forcible address. He was followed
BY DR.. Cranston one of the agents of the Cincin-
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of the great publishing house which was reported
as very prosperous. He brought to the attention
| of the members of the conference the great work
of DR.. Strong. His exhaustive concordance on
which he worked patiently thirty years, with from
six to twenty helpers, which also cost the book
| concern $4,000 to publish the first volume. DR..
Hard, the corresponding secretary of the Church
conference on the subject OF his branch OF the
UNCONVENTIONAL work. He was followed by DR..
Peck, the missionary and originator of the Hay
market Mission of Denver, Colo, who briefly add
dressed the meeting
The afternoon was taken up with committee
meetings and the meeting of the "Itinerant Club
The evening services were largely attended in
the opera house where the conference sessions
are being held. The stage occupied by the
| special choir and the GoodIand orchestra which
rendered hne selections OF music. This service
on the subject, and their addresses were well
received. The services lasted until after 10
O'Clock and no seemed inclined to leave. II
was not only long, but a very interesting Serv-
ice, and the music was especially good. DR..
to a m and from to p M. These services
are especially gracious and powerful
The Thursday services were IN the usual rou-
tine committee detailed TO try the case OF
George w. Winferman, who was charged with
some offense.
The following presidinz elders reported their
districts:
Name District.
a Bull. Beloif
+. ID Baker. Concordla
W. A Seville Ellsworth
z w Allen .------------- Norton
w IL sweet sauna
Their reports showed a grand work done, not
withstanding the hard times and crop failures.
Their reports showed a wonderful revival IN
many of the charges, F. D. Baker of the Con-
cordIa district, reported LOO conversions within
the bounds of his district The showing made by
ali the elders was remarkable ous>in the face of
financial depression and crop failure. wonderful
year of gracious prosperity
On Thursday afternoon there was address by
Miss HedTick, returned missionary from India
The meeting IN the interests OF the Womeu's
Foreign Missionary Society Miss Hedrick spent
SIX years IN Calcutta, India Her work was
among the mixed races OF that city Her descriP-
tiSn Of the manners and customs and religious
obserssnces OF that peculiar people was very
instructive. She described, among other things,
the Juggernzut worship. Her lecture was well
received and was highly Interesting