The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-09-30
MIR. GELVIN EXPELLED
CONFERENCES MAKES QUICK WORK
OF THE ERRATIC MANS CASE.
Reports from the Several Districts I'm
the Conference Read
at sheIbyvi1le.
epecial to \ Indianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Sept. 29.-The de-
votional exercises of the Southeast In
diana Conference were led by George p.
Jenkins. At $50 O'clock. after the reading
OF the journal. Bishop Hurst announced
that he had transferred the following men
TO this conference: Charles w. Maupin,
from the Nebraska Conferences; W /. New
ton, from the Iowa Conference. and T. G..
Cocks. from the Kentucky Conference w.
F.. Gordan, OF Rushville, transferred a ten
years lease on a cottage at Camp Acton
for the use of the Oldest superannuated
minister and family in the conference. The
vote on the proposition to alter the consti-
tuition OF the church, as suggested by the
last General Conference. to allow equal
ministerial and lay representation in the
General Conference. stood " in favor to 9
against They, however. commend that
the two bodies meet and consider business
separately. They voted favorably on the
proposition 20 change the ratio OF repre-
sentation.
bishop Thoburn, the missionary bishop of
India. was introduced and made a short
talk. The class of young men admitted to
the conference on trial were w. B. Grimes,
James L. Mason. Charles A. Ward, Will
liam f. Smith, John n. Jernan and Aylett
X. Jones. DR.. George l.. Curtiss was elected
vice president of the conference. Robert
Roberts, the treasurer Of the conference
funds, reported 1854 on hands.
In the case of Rev. George w. Gelvin,
under charges of conduct unbecoming a
minister, the committee reported in favor
OF expelling him from the church and con-
ference. The readers of the Journal will
remember that GeIvin is the Methodist min
with the wife of the Presbyterian minister
OF tnat city, and Is now confined in the
Central Hospital Tor the Insane at Indian
The report Of the educational committee
gnowed DePauw University and Moore's
tng c ooHege TO De IN a flourish
THIS year an increased attendance at the
opening of this semester. Trustees for
AIoores Hill College elected were Hon. w.
T. Friedly, G. w. Wood, j. II. Hodapp, E.
II Wood, Joseph Cotton, j. A. Sargent and
:: w mccoy. Trustees of DePauw elected
tss and E. Il. Rawls. Conference visitors
70 DePauw are Reuben III. Moore and Rob-
ert Roberts.
The report of the statistical committee
by districts was as follows:
Moore's Hill District-Membership. 9.5O2
probationers, 53e: increase, SOL; total, 10,0f1
number of churches. 70; value of church
property. S21s, so; benevolences. $1,s74; total
Jacksonville Observation-Disclosures. TO- 61:
practitioners S94; increase. 76S; total. Ills;
NUMBER OF ClurCneS. 81. value of church
property. s164. 400; benevolences. 1893: total
collections. $4,1Z.
Connersville Observation-Disclosures. 1913: pro-
bat!oners, PSI; increase. All; total, S,074;
number Of churches. 81: value of church
property: s2os 200; benevolences. sl.61s; total
indianapolis Observation-Disclosures, 10. 1882: pro-
bationers, 554; increase, 1856; total, 1885
number OF churches. 70: value of church
property. SSs;2Io; benevolences. S.i5S; total
At 2 O'Clock this afternoon was held the
children's and Junior Epworth League
1--WE minutes and they were greatly inter
ested. AT 3 o'clock was held the anniver-
sary of the Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society. Mrs Spangler. district president
OF the organization, gave the report for the
years work. Her 'eport showed ffty-three
a GazHnfIaes orga iha out Of a possible s, l ls
DR.. H. A. Buchtel. the eloquent Indian
apolis divine, gave an instructive address
Bishop Thoburn, the missionary bishop OF
the Methodist Church told the
story of the organization of the
His talk was very interesting and confined
the field.
of the Methodist Church, was organized
twenty-five years ago in Boston by Mrs
E. w. Parker, wife of a Protestant minis
ter. Miss Swain was the first medical mis-
sionary sent to any foreign field. Inside o.
six months after her arrival in India tht
Rajah gave her a spot of ground and some
help to erect a building for a school. Hel
pupils soon attracted attention by theil
knowledge and the young men of the coun
try found out that they made better wive,
than their uneducated sisters and so
matrimonial market was established 70
her pupils and the success of the enterpris,
was assured. The bishop stated that it cos
$leV 10 Keep ten boys or girls in school TO
a year. That included their total supper
and he closed his address with an eloquen
appeal for the foreign missionary cause.
The pentecostal exercises of the Afternoon
were conducted by Miss Mary NJ. Dennis
one OF the. foremost women ~evangelists o
the United States. In the evening tn,
Freedmsn's Aid Society held it's ami
: versary. Rev. W.. II. III. Rees. of Cincin
natl, the recording secretary, made the ad
dress of the evening in the interest of tn,
Southern education cause.