The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-06

excellent spirits. The reverend gentle
man has been a bishop for twenty-five
years and is the oldest bishop in the
church. He is small in stature. with
smooth-shaYen face, friuged with SILKY
gray hair. HIS features are somewhat
sharp. but there always seems to be a
suspicion OF smile fitting over them,
and once in A while during the session
bright, witty remark would como from be
tween the thin lips that would set the
soberfaced preachers 10 laughing The
methodist pope looks very much like the
pictures one sees Of the pope at Rome.
Several visitors were introduced during
the day Among them was W. s Harr.ng-
ton. of the OREGON conference. Joseph
Watershed. OF the South Dakota confer
ence. c. ". cue. n. d. Of the oregon
conference. and =. r. betzler. OF the
American Bible Society.
Preachers Characters Passed.
Tho first matter 10 come before the CON
ference was the passing OF the preachers
characters The Seattle district was called
first. and as each mans name was called
Presiding Elder Ford wonld announce in
his deep. bass voice that there was moth
In against Brother --" Following
are the names Of those who were passed
T. II. HAYWARD. g. T.. Fulmer II. T.
wadsworth. w. -. Renadum, T. =. Nc
Mullen ". r Ford. W. II. tombstone. n
a Covington. n. +. Tedrick. G. q. Ian
den. +. u. White, j. NJ. Baxter. W. \
Shanklln.
Chehalis notwithstanding Elder s. s
Sulliger G. \ Luse. r. Hopkins. +. T.
Drake. y. j. McNernec. Il. \. Atkins. 6
q. Ferguson. L. r. Vernon. q. {. Wild
Ing 5. =. Brokaw. +. l.. Hughes. James
Matthews. y. NJ Ellsworth. John Flynn
". II. Wilson W r.. Hallingshcad q. r
Mead IRA NJ. Goodell
whatcom dtstrct-Presdlng Elder T J.
Massey. J r. Edwards. =. NJ Pickles, "
Y. Clark. J. ". Patterson. +, Y Claypool
Charles McDermott, William McWatters,
j. r. Brooks. q. -. cook, W. r. McMnn.
\. II. Marsh. G.. L. Cujdy. - g. IoS1url
W. White, G. T.. Cunningham. Isaac
Dillon
Swedish district Presiding Elder O. r
olsnder. J. \. Anderson. G. a Anderson.
John Johnson, 9. J. Johnson.
Tacoma district Presiding Elder sam
uel Moore, $. a, Bright. w NJ fudwick
] n Z. Ickcrson. e. s Rcvegle r "a
Massey, W. ~ Jennings. 4 ] Hoslvn. 4
! Hanson. L. NJ Wheeler. Ravttnd
Nughes. l. Z. Fahs T.. L Morris g n
reese. T. }. Covington. J. r. N7~att. W
II. Warren. 4. H. Keoler Horace Willis
ton, r. s StuhbS. q. w. barrow
Three Pastors Transferred.
". L. George was transferred TO tic %e.,
York conference. Joseph MattcrheaI from
the South Dakota conference. ana Ir,ln~
X. l.oveioy from the Southern California
conference.
Rev. J. u. hammond Of the san Fran
cisco Book Depository, addressed the con-
ference. ana gave q statement Of that 3s.-
psrtmcut for tho last yca-.
y Curse On the Hop Crop.
Wh~t \. i. HARRISON. ~ ruvaliup. arose
20 present hi- report hr said no haf sorsa
good news ffoV that errat hon country
The hon cror. thr wain su0port ~ the p..sa-
RE. was q faal1re. thc crop hal bean
cursea rs Cod
Bishop BOWMAN The hops have not
grown
pr Hanson They have grown. hut have
been cursed by thc hop louise.
Rishon Fowman-Coo1
Ana from M over tho room, voices eott.4
~ hoard giving utte~anre 20 tho f,rvent
eiRculafion. Thank Cod
\ resolution was introduced rrovia.r.-
THAI Tho election ~ aciccates "a the SEN
eral conference he made "a special ora.r
Tor iH.H o'clock tht< Uoruin.. and that ~
forwards O. vote shouit he -aken nn fhe
constitutional uferoeit.e, Submitted The
resolution Was au'ruffl SD fhat fhe aets
ou thc constitutional question Should -
taken nTsf. 8nt Was t2eu adopted The
fUorutnS scSs-oD was closed Nv the entire
coogr"s ZION heartily >.ne|1< jhe p,x-
cl.gv
9u th~ afternoon several s.ears,a ~,r-.-
'ngF were held AZ o'.'r-k O., He-'hsrf
corresponding secretary az tts St-rss-
School Jnion 1u3 Tf3r, So,-..v s-afs -,
Htt~tss tr tho First Mef 1r-lf-t church e.,
sunday @rhrol teachers A. fhs same s..s-
~ Grace church the VouanS Home Nils
sleuary society met aui at z o'cInck taersa
were eVanEcliStic services in The fert.
Work Of the SUNDAY school.
In his address rae the t'i~~f Methodist
churIh. Dr- ilnrlAHgt smoke ia an Interest,"