The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-11-03
NJ. E. CONFERENCE.
Interesting ProeeedInss Of That Body
Yesierday--work Progressing
SstisfsctorIiy.

sogee.
Minutes OF Fridays meeting were
cad and adopted.
\ number Of visitors came forward
al were introduced 10 the confer
zee by Bishop Hargrove Among
.em were DIR. E. L. Hass, of Nash
lie, DR.. Lloyd, of Polytechnic Col
ege, Fort Worth.
Bishop Hargrove impressed the
,eople that they must not be in too
much of hurry about the Lords
BUSINESS. lie said if they got through
~ Tuesday next they would be do
ing well.
Reports of ministers on trial were
iegun where they left of at adjourn
nent Friday.
Among these reports was one from
a young Choctaw. lie said "collec-
lion for presiding elder 'overfiowed,'
Collection for bishop 'overflowed'
90" The conference was well
pleased with his report.
The reports Of second year men
shows a great increase in the mem
Dership.
Things went smoothly until one
young man came forward to whom
his presiding elder objected. The
young man made his own defense in
very strong language. a warm and
lengthy discussion was provoked. At
last il was decided To keep the broth
er on trial one more year. Bishop
Hargrove took occasion to lecture
The young man about his ecccntrici-
ties. The conference censured the
young minister for baptizing. By
way OF humor he said that when the
bishop sent him TO Saltwater last
year he said, young man, go and
be saved, YOU trouble the waters. -
The young man said he was trying
10 carry out the bishops advice n
troubling the waters.
After this came the third year men,
all OF whom gave excellent reports.
Revs. J. II. Bass, W. n. Ruther-
ford and L. l.. Thurston were elected
O the order Of deacons. Revs. J.
NJ Russell and J.. 4. Trickcy were
elected to cldership. Revs. J. a..
Rogers, W. ~. Overcttc, j. y. VIII
liams, T.. r. Dycus, L. n. Fulliugin.
F. u. Sanger, all local preacher,
were elected 10 the order OF dcacons.
Revs. y. +. Bragg and Goodwin
Green were elected to the order of
elders.
\ committee on trial was appointed
by the bishop as follows: Miller,
Brown, Hodnet, Florence, Shanks,
McTurster, Cameron, Thompson. The
committee met at +. M. at the G..
/ p. church for business. One brother
came before this committee with
prosecutor and defense. The mat
ter covers a great deal Of ground.
The committee on investigation is
as follows: p. II. Brewer, r. NJ.
Moore, W. 5. Derrick.
Arrangements were made for an
/ Epworth League rally this afternoon.
/ DR.. Lloyd next spoke in the inter
est of the Polytechnic College of TT.
I Worth. His remarks showed the
school to be on good footing
All the afternoon was taken up in
committee meetings.
Conference held a short session at
1880 p. m. for the purpose OF accept
ing those for ordination.
\ great deal of work was done.
NIGHT SEssIoN-Dr. Morton, OF
Nashville, Tennessee, of the board
OF church extension, addressed a
large audience in the interest ofthat
branch Of church work, after which
a collection was taken up resulting
i'm S2Oi to the fund. This ensures
two more churches for the Indian
mission, result made possible from
the fact that every 500 raised by
this board 500 is donated by the
general conference.
Fresh canned meats OF all kinds
Just received at I. \. MOrgans. 3-ii
ToThe Ladies' of Ardmore.
II YOU want TO buy some fine hos
iery, laces and embroidery at hall
their value, IL will pay you to visit
the Original Racket store at once be-
fore they are all gone. 3-2t
Blew TITS Hand of.
From the Gainesville transfer agent
who came up last night the ARD
NoREITE learned that Andy Hunter
a Santa Fe Fireman. while out hunt
ing Yesterday met with an accident
which resulted in the loss Of one oi
his hands. His gun was accidentally
discharged. the contents fracturinG
his wrist 80 badly ~ To- render ampu
Itation necessary.