The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-17
cossERaNcs asTEaaoos SESSION
Three Eu7y Ecgrs Wisn,ss a DsIugs Of
BUSINESS aud r p}rsI.

Three Eu1y Ecgrs Witness a DsIugs Of
Business aud Rsp]rsI
Rev MauleY ) Hard, D D, occupied
the GUAR Uy = quest Of Bsaop Hurst at
the beginning ID. the afternoon session.
Prayer was offered by R.v J 3 sum.
IT., Of =ittst0u.
Ga motion o; Rev j. G E.kmlu.
Rsv. u. &. Ward, OF Syracuse, was
admitted 10 membership in the confer
eacr
Alfred c. Brackeubury. Joshua
BrundeIl. Ferris D. Cornell, Robert
Eomaa, Goorge II Northrup, Charles
NJ. O,nstead. Lewis D Palmer. Will
inn ) Wilcox and David 3 Wiisoo
were admitted on trial. The nams Of
Jeremiah ). Custars was referred to
TIE conference Committee wno later
reported tAvorably.
Secretary O.ms.eai read the report
Of the committee on StD5Itn obsery-
ance, who recommended Il NOR
strict observance OF the day Of rest and
cUmmenied ta- prsceDts Of the Ameri =
can Sab .atA union, Rev. F.. a. Dony,
dislrlc; s cr-yary, was thanked for his
work ia Gehalr Of the unio3.
The f-p0rt OF the committee on fund
for coUl-rence minutes showed las.
years collections 10 He S323.50. this
years, 1906 -. a deficit Of Sl7.2J Ta-
committee was continued 10 Sohcis sub
crlptI0uS from minister's wac lad not
subscribe. The committees recon.
meuGal,on that the secretary enclose
envelopes to the delinquenis for tie
purpose Of securing payments was, a.
ter considerable debate, adopted.
The missionary collection committee
rAport D collections for 1891. SIS, 500
1892 S21. Oj3. 1893 SIC, 4Gl au H. crease
o. 1919 over 1891 and = DECREASE Of
$3.50 from last year. The Chenango
an OIeonia districts alone shove in
grasses Of $50 anl $92 respectively.
TIE Epl 'copal iund committee re-
port, read by Rev 2. &. Ruckman. Of
Brooklyn. revealed a decrease Of 1903
The committee on education recon
msnIed that step, be- taken to offset
the eucroachments OF the Catholic
church In ths establishment Of educa.
tional institutions particularly.
B5srds Of visitors to educational In.
stituiions wsrs recommended as FOL
lows:
Wyoming seminary-Revs. T. F Hall.
{. n. Surdsm, e. r. Newing, Z. A. Benia-
min, J. w. Nicholson, Fl. VI. CTyden wise.
DR.. NJ. 7. butcher, y. q Harrison, lille
Biassly, w. +. Schsnck. II. G.. Perkins.
Prot. f.. ", Gri1tb.
Woman's Col!cgs-Rsys. L l.. spragne,
". H.. Pearce
Wesleyan Cniversity-Rsvs E p. Ohm.
stead, RI. ". Van Deusen.
Syracuse University-.Revs. j. +. War.
ner. W. IT, Simpson.
Drew Theological Seminary--Rsvs. J. A.
Faulkner, W. J. Hill
Dickinson College--Revs J, r Boyle, l..
e. Floyd.
Boston Uniyersity-Revs. j. W. Webb,
j. E. Bone.
A resolution, presented by Rev. l..
L. Sprague, for pastors on Mny 20 to
take collections on that day in all
charges whore contributions have not
been made for the Wyoming seminary
semi-csntsnnial. was adopted.
The stewards apportionmsnt for the
following superanuated list and Others
was adopted: Rsvs. Asa Brooks, b. b.
Carruth, L Cole, X G.. Gill, j. II,
Letsll. A. f. Harding, j. w.
Hewitt, Philip Holbrook. w. J. Judd,
A. W. Lewis, J. w. Neavis, D. Person.
Gus, q A. Severson, A. d Alexander,
Q. S Alexander. G. V. Arnold. p.
Bartlett, II. A. Blanchard, JOSEPH
Hartley, X. Horns. q. w. Leach. e.
Parsons. j. K. Peck, II. S. Rose, L
Sibley, c. w. Todd, w. D. Thomas
Mrs. G.. G. Lewis. Henry Hallstead
Mrs. G. G Andrews, Mrs. Isaac Aus
tin, Mrs W. H Gavitt. Mrs. Z. NJ
High. Mrs. r. L. Kenyon, Mrs w r
Lynch. Mrs. Francis Spencer, Mrs. y
w. Spencer. Mrs. David Williams
Mrs. D. Worrall, Mrs. & w
Breckenridge. Mrs. William Burnside
Mrs. d. Copeland. Mrs N s. Dewitt
Mrs j.. D Stafford, Mira. p. G. White,
Mrs. ]. T. Burrell. funeral expenses o.
the late Rev. William Burnside.
The report Of the committee on ten
perance was honored with u rising vot
Of adoption. 1t contained a denuncia
tiou OF the liquor evil and recon
msnded that there be no cessation o
the fight to suppress il. A resolution
offered Dy Rev. j. Q. Hogan, of For0s
City, to change the committee name I,