The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-12
THE MORNING SESSION.
Presiding Elder Woodruff Makes a
Gratifying Report.

Gratifying Report.
At $50 o'clock this morning the Sec
ond session was opened by devotional
calling the session to order. AS pre-
liminary the rules of last session were
adopted, after which the churches un-
represented yesterday in the roll call,
were again given the opportunity of re-
porting.
In the case of the Orwell church,
Owego district, the Rev. =. NJ. Mott,
pastor, was i'll and bad neglected to
send the returns, whereupon Bishop
Andrews remarked that the brother
ought to have the good sense to send
the returns, as he must know that they
are wanted" No returns had been re-
ceived from the Galilee church, and the
bishop remarked that the pastor was
very bright Methodist preacher"
Presiding Elder WOodruff's Report.
In accordance with custom, the bishop
asked if there was anything to be said
against the character of Presiding Ell
der Woodruff. of the Binghamton dis
trict, and was soon assured by the vol
ley of replies that the presiding elder
was, like Caesars wife, above suspicion
The presiding elder then submitted his
report, from which it appeared that he
had made three full rounds Of his dis
trict and had commenced another.
With one exception, all the pastors
had been paid. AT West Nicholson fif-
ty conversions were reported, forty
have been added to the church. West
Vestal, $500 had been spent in improve
ments; Union Center had witnessed a
wonderful year, there being 1l5 con-
versions recorded Susquehanna, al
though the railroaders had been work.
ing but twenty-four hours a week on an
average, showed material progress. At
Rush movement was on foot to pro-
vide new church; at Nicholson, eleven
conversions were recorded and a. par-
sonage purchased on the instalment
system; Montrose was referred to in
glowing terms by the presiding elder as
health resort with an abundance of
ozone where material progress in
church work was recorded; at Great
bend fifty conversions We're reported
ana $3.50 of the debt had been dis
charged, and a prospect of the balance
or $500 being paid at an early date. A
prahch mission had been established at
Hallstead, where a church was being
erected at cost of 81 800, and would be
completed at midsummer. At Fac
toryville seventy conversions had been
reported, and the year Just closed had
been an unusually prosperous one: a
new parsonage was in process of erec-
ton. Rev. j. r. Angel, of Dalton. was
hlghly commended for his energy and
perseverance during the past year,
which represented fifty conversions and
benevolences which exceeded the
amount raised last year by $40. The
outlook for the future was regarded as
very hopeful
The pastors of the district were then
called upon for the reports of the con-
ference appropriation and amounts g
raised in their churches, when Rev
l.. c. Floyd moved an amendment that
tne number of conversions and acces-
slons to the individual churches be
also stated. Rev. C. A. BENJAMIN. Of
Honesdale, argued against the arrange
ment.
The amendment was lost, after which
further amendment that the STA
tistics for the previous year be
not included was defeated by 62 against
AZ.
Among the changes in the pastors
of the. Binghamton district it was an
nounced that Rev. George NJ. Colyille.
late of the Centenary church, Bingham-
ton, had accepted call to become the
pastor Of the First Presbyterian
church. jamestown, N. Y; and permis-
sion to withdraw was given.
An Explanation Wanted.
When the case of Union Center.
Brown county. N. Y, was recalled it
was announced that Rev. Charles l..
Rice had not taken charge of the
church, and the bishop asked for an ex-
PLANTATION, whereupon Mr.. Rice ex-
planned that he had been an invalid,
and that the church had released him
from his responsibilities. Bishop An
drews referred to the severe manner in
which the law Of discipline dealt with
such cases. and asked the wishes of the
conference. Upon the motion of Rev.
Manley v. Hard. the explanation was
accepted and the case referred to the
committee on relations to conference.
Professor Raymond. of the Wesleyan
university, Middletown. Conn, was in
troduced to the conference and deliv
cred an address on the work of the
university.