The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-09-21
RESULT OF ME-.
Rev. +. 0. Jones Appointment Re-
mains the Same.
Rev. n. j. Stevens, of Baraga, As
signed to Crystal Falls.


The cause of woman won victory in
the Detroit conference in session az Ann
Arbor Monday forenoon when the Hamil-
ton amendment, proposed by the general
l64 TO 3, while thirtY-six were excused
from voting. The Baltimore-C Colorado
amendment, submitted by each of those
conferences, was carried by vote OF lS5
to o. These two amendments were prac-
tically the affirmative and the negative
of the question of admitting the women
to the general conference. the Hamilton
amendment being the negative and the
Colorado amendment being the
affirmative. The advocates OF the women
sprang q neat motion cutting off debate
on both of the amendments. Their reso-
luton provided that there should be no
debate; that those desiring to vote in tho
affirmative should rise and be counted;
that those who desired to vote in the
negative should rise and be counted; and
that those desiring to be excused should
also rise and be counted. There was
warm debate on these resolutions, but
they were adopted The Hamilton
amendment was then defeated. lGi TO 3.
and the other adopted 1855 to 0.
The next constitutional question voted
upon was that of reducing the represeG-
tation of the clergy in the general con
ference. Th, ratio has been one dele
gate for every .1rty-fivc members OF
conference, but the amendment pro-
pose1 to lessen the ratio TO one for
every sixty-fve. There was no debate
and the amendment carried by the vote
OF 1Oc os. Three were excused from
voting.
The committee on the division Net the
Detroit and Michigan conferences rex
ported, the report being read by Chair
man q. J. Perrin. The committee re-
ported against division. saying that
there was no sentiment for the change,
and they did not consider it advisable
at the present time. But If the CON
ference declared for division, they had
two schemes TO suggest. The first was
that Lake Superior and Bay, City dis
tricts of the Detroit conference and the
Big Rapids and Grand Traverse districts
of the Michigan conference BE- made in
to separate conference. and allow the
other two TO stand aS at present. lets the
territory taken away. The second plan
was to haye the three lawov ties of
counties of the state iD new ,on-
ference, aud allow the other Two to re-
main as at present. less the suptractDns
The report Of the committee as TO the
inadvisabiity of division was adopted
almost unanimously.
The following are the appointments
for the Lake Superior district:
Presiding elder, John Sweet. OF
Calumet; Atlantic Mine. L. T..
Purdue; Au Train, to be sup
piled; Baraga to be supplied Bay
Mills and Indian Mission, +. II. Tom
send; Bessemer, William j. Passmore;
Calumet, first church, G.. :. Eastman;
Tamarack and Kearsarge, +. w. Fraste;
Champion, Alfred j. Polgiase; Crystal
Falls, NJ. j. Stevens; DetouY, TO be sup
piled; Donaldson, David easier; Dollar
Bay to be supplied; Escanaba, ). X
Williams, Gladstone, A. Raymond Jehns;
Grand Marais. Richard Hancock: Han
cock, first church, George A. Walker;
Pewabic, Il. J. Joslin; Hermausviiie.
James Chapman; Houghton, w. G. Hicks;
IroC Mountain, first church. ). j.. l'a,-
kinhoone; Central. William G. Hick;
Iron River, John Murdoch: Ironwoad. Il.
l.. Hewson; lshpemipg. first churcii, ".
G. Clemo; Salisbury, William Crihland;
Lake Linden, &. l.. Hanawat: Lame
and Pequamng Fergus .. Jones; lrdig.i
Mission, T. e. Thomas; Man iquc.
Johu NJ. Shank; Marque le, q. l..
HaDBawalt; Menominee. James FascC
Newberty, James Iyey; National,
w. +. Davis; Negaunee. Isaac
Wilcox; Norway. w. +. Casper,
OntonaSon, II. Ii. Culver; Opecbee.
William Edmunds; Pickford, Harry Gil
lingham; Republic, Joseph s. Mitchell:
Rookland and Greenland, James Eiford;
Sault Ste. Marie, Calvin M. Thompson;
st. Ignace, Frank Casper: Stalwart, TO
BE- supplied; Stephenson and ingalls,.
James Stafford; Sidnaw. Richard Wyatt.
Turin, TO be supplied; Wallace, 10 be
supplied. Rev. }. L. Whalen. the re-
tiring presiding elder, has been placed
OH the supernumerary list for one Ye.s-
Rev. +. D. Jones returnsa home
Thursday noon, and reports that The
meeting was very pleasant one. Az
will be noted by the above appointments
change has been made regarding his
charge, whereby Rev. T. G. Thomas Will
officiate at the Indian Mission.
Mr.. Jooes spent Wednesday in MIL
wankee, and enjoyed his "trip very
much.