Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-11-21
$40 per ton.
Conference Dissolution.

The last issue Of the Primitive
Methodist Journal publishes com
munication from Mineral Point, in
which is expressed the satisfaction
OF the church in this city with its
present prosperity, The question of
the dissolusion of the conference
does not seem to be troubling ii at
all. Should this take place, as the
preachers at the last conference de-
sired and planned for, the Mineral
Point church will neither dissolve
nor change its course; undoubtedly
1T will pursue its way independents
~ as it Is doing this year. II will
still continue to furnish such means
of grace as its members need for
their ediflcation and perfecting.
With no less vigor will IL hold forth
Christ IA the hope of the world. The
work OF the conference has been nm
utter failure, SO far as permanence Is
concerned, in Shullsburg, Ma2oma-
ME, Dubuque, Des Moines, South
Chicago, and now at Burnside ca
suburb OF Chicago), and this after
years of work and thousands of dol
lars expense. In these localities
churches Of other denominations
have been planted and are thriving.
The members of the church In this
city, while earnest Christians, are
progressive and anxious for results,
and are tired OF being duped and
drained by strangers and abortive
enterprises. They feel that more
can be accomplished for the local
churches aud the welfare of the
world In some other way than being
the leading strings Of u conference
that, after fifty years' work, has SO
little to show. Few churches could
he named that need this leading less
or that are better able TO manage
their own affairs than the church In
this place.
II is significient that In the official
paper only two In the west have
written in favor of continuing the
conference in the future as it has
been in the past. One Of these, we
are reputably informed, has not been
seen for Il year at p. M. service, and
has since moved hundreds Of miles
away. The other, il we may Judge
from his letter, Is considerably Of a
back number, and was identified
with Il place (Moundville), where
the connection entirely failed; he
writes about "casting anchor tho
he has lived for years seventy-fiye
miles from any Primitive Methodist
organization. The value of their
advice, interest and hystercal ex-
hortations must be plain. Com.
THE city narrowly escaped losing
an alderman on Sunday. Alderman
Ben Blewett on that day started to
drive from his home IN the third
ward to feed some stock In an out
lying pasture lot, and calling nj the
home of his brother-in-law, VIM III.
Jacka, that gentleman was In the act
Of getting into the buggy when the
horse started, and turning short and
suddenly IN the street, both were
thrown violently to the gronad. Mr..
Blewett, who was pitched Oh his head
mt first seemed all right, rising to
sitting posture, but In a few moments
fen back unconscious, and remained
so for half an hour. He was quickly
conveyed into Mr.. Jaeka's house and
physician was called, and his wife
notified. II was found that no bones
were broken, but that he was severely
bruised. and his nervous system SO
shocked that he may be laid up for
some time. Mr.. Jacka escaped with
| hard blow on the shoulder which
makes saving shank bones unpleas-
ant exercise for him. Th horse ran
down Prideaux hill to Hoard street,
where twas stopped, buggy and har-
ness being III perfect condition az be-
fore the trouble began.