Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-15
MINISTER'S CELEBRATING ON
PRESENT CHURCH TOPICS.
MANY ABLE MEN ATTEND.
Routine Work Occupies Most Of the
Day in the Conference Session -
Church Extension and Mission
airy Fields Discussed Interesting
Items.
IFrom Thnr.day,s DaIlyl

dress at $3.50 and the spirit Of tn,
Master pcrvadcd the assembl,
throughout the sessions. Methods
ministers feel the Importance Of con
ference time and aim to get from thu
gathering the most possible good.
THE DAYS WORK.
After thirty minutes spent in N
eloquent and helpful exposition .
Paul's letter to Timothy, lst chapter
by the bishop, business session com
mcnccd.
Conference was called to order al
Ga. IN. by Bishop Vincent. Minute
Of Yesterdays session read corrected
and approved.
ELDERS REPORTED On.
Tho following elders were reported
on and their character passed; i ii
Brumbaugh, T. + Holland. l. ! Me
Dougle, j b Gibson, j n Mclncrny,
j A Swayney, II ID Rice, Is + Parlctt,
NJ + Marsh, Thos Campbell, 5 j
Jacobs, Err Brown, Z u Perry, ID Il
Moore, $ G Lamb, JAS Lawrence, j II
Greene, & j Harmed, l. G. Biggs, $ l.
Pcndleton, 4 Mayor, W II Under
wood, Is + Webb. ID W Ross, X W
Estcp, John Cook, W X Leigh, j
Brown. J II Zabrieskic. j Tresizc, J
Collins, W Burlington, A j Coc,
Edwin Locke, John Endicott. r Mar
tin, W W Kendall, W j Osborne, j
W Alderman, j X Miller, T. VI Kendall.
j A lIubingcr, A Simpson, Il $
Finley, j McQuoid, G G Chryslcr, W
II Turner, W p Elliott, Jas Boicourt,
Ell Thomas, II A Paisley W \
Quaylc, j I Dennis, +. $ Altman, l.
A llibbard, & B Young, J |. Miller l.
\ Rogers, 7 Il Gray, j Biddison, l.
Gill, + Scott, j W Warner, W Conrad,
CS Warner, W !. Morris, & n Rigglc,
j G Bernhard, II ID Fishcr,C Is Wilson,
T. Is Perry, Jas Laurence, Il + Dice,
Thos Scott, W l. Morris. q ) Dear
born. W d Stevenson. j o Forcsmrn,
VIM Whitney, j l. Henderson, G.
Athcrton, $ ID Vincent. + + Otto. A 5
Embrcc. r j Rcam, $ T. Belts. Il
Wake, Chas Mincar, G W Browning
EW Van Devcntcr, J NJ Urlson, w j
Mitchcll,lE II Parkinson, l. X Bill
Kingsley, J Martin, JAS Massey, OH
Call.
surERANNUArE CHANGES.
o. II. Call was granted super
annuate's relation.
Committee on conference relations
presented partial report and recon-
mendcd that W. Burlington be
granted superannuate's relation.
Report adopted and referred.
A fratcrnal letter from l.. w, Van
Dcvcntcr, superintendent of Nevada
mission, formerly of Abilene, was
read.
j. c. Brainard was continued in
supernumery relation.
W. A. Crawford was changed from
supernumery to effective relation.
Case Of Mary Dickinson was placed
in the hands of conference stewards.
i. IL. Baumbaugh was added to
committee ON memoirs,
j. A. Simpson was granted n
supernumcrary relations.
Conference appropriated 500 to
pay A. T. Riley's insurance premium,
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
On motion Of j. A. Matter, the
cabinet was empowered to refer
changes in relationship without re-
fcrring TO conference.
Miscellaneous communication
were referred to proper committees.
A letter from DIR. Payne, OF the
Educational board, was read 10 the
conference.
DIR. Hard spoke briefly on church
extension.
Relation of j. II. Colt was changed
from supernumcrary to supcran-
nuatc.
II. ID, Fisher was added to COM
mittec ON Memoirs.
DR.. q. 5. Dearborn, of Topeka, at
II o'clock preached his semi-centcn-
NAL sermon from II Tim. ", Z, 81
have finished my course"
II was ordered that the supcrnum-
erary and such OF superannuatos as
desire 60 before committee ON con-
fereuco relations.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
A short session was held at $3.50.
Roll was called. Tho collection of
the s. due from each for the confer.
ence claimant fund followed.
Miss Hedrick then spoke on Won.
ans Foreign Missionary work.
BETHANY HOSPITAL.
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