The herald., 1894-09-30
THE METHODIST CONFERENCE,
Experience Meeting With Great
Power.
The Annual Hearing of Pastors Takes
Place.
Articles of Incorporation for the South
srn California Confersnco Arc
Prepared and Directors
Elected.

The devotional exercises of the Meth
'odist conference began at a. m. yes-
terday. The experience meeting was
followed by an exposition OF the third
chapter of Malachi. on conservation and
spiritual inundation. The meeting was
with great power and blessing.
At q. m. Bishop Fitzgerald called
the conference to order. The minutes
were read and approved.
A. A. Graves and j. M. Hilbish OF the
third year having passed in their
studies were advanced to the fourth
year.
B. N. johnson was advanced to the
next year.
The hour fixed for the executive ses.
aion at p. m. today was reoonsidered
and changed to a session with closed
doors, 30 as to exclude unnecessary busi-
ness.
D. A. Crowell, I. G. sigler. and @. W.
Stowell were changed from super
numary relation to the effective. Martin
Judy was continued in the supernumary
relation.
]. M. Rich reported for the committee
on state of the church. The year has
been one of progress. Every line of
church work has shown loyalty and af-
hliation.
The report was thought to reflect
little upon the attendance of the mem
bers of the league upon the regular
services of the church, so the section
relating to that subject ELECTED discuE-
sion.
Speeches were made by Revs. Healy,
Wright, Knighten. Henry, Cole and
Stevenson. and that clause of the report
WAS recommitted.
Bishop Fitzgerald said the leaguers
were more loyal in attendance after
becoming members than they were be-
fore.
The order Of the day was taken up at
10 am. and votes on the proposed con-
stitutional amendments as follows:
First-On equal representation OF lay
men with ministers; in favor and 76
against.
DR.. Mathew moved that we are in
favor OF the principle of the equalization
of lavmen and ministers in the general
conference. which was carried.
Second-Chan9e of ratio of represen-
tation and the vote was in favor, rs
against.
Third-Change OF .ime to the first
Wednesday in May for the meeting of
the general conference was voted, so to
none.
Rev. E. A. Healsy made some state
ments concerning the Preachers Aid
society. Each pastor is to pay half OF
one per cent Of his receipts or salary, ex-
elusive of house rent, and that the in
terest accruing each year should be
used for necessitous cases.
W IT Tjncoln raad thu yapOrk nm
publishing interests. There have been
increased sales in all the houses east
and west.
DR.. Matthew was called upon to
speak at this time. He is assistant
editor of the California Christian Advo.
cate, published at San Francisco. DR..
Matthew ss usual made a very clear,
earnest and candid speech. Hs an
nounced that he had received a tele.
gram from Hunt & Eaton OF New York
since he came to Los Angeles announc-
ing that the Advocate would be free for
1894 and 50 for 1895. He said that we
must awake TO the necessity of guarding
our homes concerning the use of per-
nicious literature. If you would have
every Methodist soldier skilled in Chris
must be readers of Methodist papers.
tion OF Rev. P. Fl. Bodkin.
DR.. Matthew is an able editor and the
paper 10 increasing in circulation.
The committee on the fourth year
said they were ready to report.
d. Roberts. F. v. Fisher, j. G. Eli
OFT passed in their studies and were
elected to elders orders.
Judge Knott presented a paper con-
tanning a form of articles for the incor-
poration OF the Southern California con-
ference. the blanks to be filed out
when the incorporation is effected. The
ballot was taken and J. B. Green, T. E.
Robinson, w. A. Knighten, A. M.
Hough and Henry Cox were declared
elected. Seventy-five ballots were cast
and the brethren were declared unani-
mously elected.
Rev. 1. L. Spencer reported for the
committee on Sabbath observance.
]. M. Phillips was transferred from
South Kansas conference to Southern
California CONFERENCE.
j. B. Green was requested to preside
ut the session this afternoon.
The conference adjourned with the
benediction by the Rev. Adam Bland.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Rev. J. B. Green called the conference
TO order and informed the congregation
that this was an executive session and
to be transacted with closed doors. Rev.
W. Sterling was appointed doorkeeper.
Rev. l. r. Lovejoy reported for the COM
mittee on district conference records
that they are all properly kept.
Rev. P. H. Bodkin reported for the
committee on Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary society, and the report was
adopted.
Rev. John Pettipger reported for the
committee on pastoral address, which
was adopted.