The herald., 1894-09-29
THE METHOD|STS IN council.
Proceedings Yesterday in the
Conference Meeting.
A Showing of the Value of the Ep-
worth League.
Considerable Business Transscted-A
Few Applicants Told They Must
Study More-The Edu
tional Anniversary.
The Methodist conference met for de.

The Methodist conference met for de-
votional services at 8 O'Clock yesterday
morning. DIR. Kesn conducted the
meeting. The exposition of scripture
and exhortations were very helpful. Un-
der such faithful appeals the religious
status of the members WAS greatly in
tensified.
Alter a very earnsst altar service
Bishop Fitzgerald took the chair and
opened the business session.
The roll of absentees was called. The
Statistical secretary called the roll OF
those who failed to hand in their reports
yesterday.
Rev. E. s. Chase, presiding elder OF
San Diego, was called. His character
was passed and he read his annual re-
port. His district has suffered much
because of the drought, yet there was q
very fair showing for the stringent
times.
The following effective elders had
their character passes and reported:
w. G. Cowan, F. d. Mathes, F. NJ.
Warrington, @. A. Holden. ]. A.
Wachob, VIM. Pittenger, N. j. Burton.
Ed. Hoskin. F. s. Woodcock. f. D..
Ashbaugh, j. B. Green, O. l.. Libby, E.
W. A. Wright, @. A. Westenberg, E. o.
McIntier, J. Pittenger. L. NJ. Hartley.
F. l.. Morrill,, w. s. Lincoln, 1. R.
Lovejoy.
Z. s. Little, a missionary in China.
sent O communication which was read
by the secretary. His character was
passed.
Mrs. D. w. Weloh requested that the
pastors meet the secretary of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary society
and receive their voucher for all money
paid over.
A number of motions were made on
the mode OF reporting the cash and sup
plies. After much discussion, the pres
ent method of reporting cash separately
and the supplies on another page Of the
annual minutes, was adopted.
The question OF location OF the con-
ference for next year was taken up, and
Simpson church, Los Angeles and San
Bernardino were put in nomination, and
after some discussion the question WAS
postponed to a later date.
DR.. John Thomson, agent for the
American Bible society, was introduced
and represented his work. He has been
agent for the society for 2l years. This
was one OF the best addresses on that
subject made before the conference since
it's organization. The Bible society is
ntsr-denominational, and it is increas-
ing in magnitude and efficiency.
The question concerning the admis-
sion to conference on trial was taken up.
The committee on examination said
they were ready to report.
Brother Fretz was reported absent, at
tending school. Brother Ward was also
in the east attending school.
W. s. German was before the COM
mittes. His standing was below the
required percentage. His presiding
elder said he was faithful minister,
and he moved that he be continued on
trial, and required to bring up his stud
ies next year.
w. s. Miller was continued on trial
and required to bring up all studies at
next conference.
Rev. Fretz was continued on trial.
Rev. Willard Bott was passed to the
studies of second year.
j. p. Widney passed his examination,
and was advanced to the studies OF the
second year.
Rev. W. A. Wright presented some
statements concerning the accounts OF
the Southern California Advocate that
was suspended at the beginning of last
year. The accounts were in great con-
fusion because OF three'ohanges OF pub.
fishers during the year.
Rev. A. M. Hough called for q meet.
ing of the publishing committee. He
addressed the conference at eome length
and showed that the paper was con-
tinued without any financial RESPONSE.
bility on the part of the conference OF
committee.
Rev. ]. B. Green presented Yesolu.
tion pledging the pastors to collect de-
linquent subscriptions to the Advocate.
Rev. 9. w. Henning, former editor
OF the Advocate, was permitted to make
An explanation, which he did with some
feeling.
DIR. J. F. Masters was introduced and
addressed the conference. He said that
great danger threatened the mission.
sry work. There are open doors in all
Lands and plenty OF willing souls to en-
ter them as missionaries. There are
|z,0OO converts in north China alone
and great numbers in other mission
fields.
Inc disaster Is the danger OF retrench-
ment on the part OF the missionary com.
mittse. The speaker said: mo, il
must not be-" The workers are in the
very presence Of victory. We must ad.
vance and not retrench.
The secretary took up the reading
again Of the letter of Rev. Little. a mis-
eionary in China. He set forth the
dangers and prosecutions which are
common and the great suffsrings which
result. The writer said that when the
worst should come he would send away
his wife and children and stand at his
post as long as possible. 1t was very
graphic description of the country and
Its dangerous condition. He announced
the death of Rev John VALLEY. a mem