The Indianapolis journal., 1895-08-22
NJ. P. MINISTER'S HERE
ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN SESSION IN
DILLON-sTREET CHURCH.
Sermon Last Night by Rev. G. w.
Evans-Appointment of Commit
tecs-ROutine business.

| The Indiana Methodist Protestant Confer
ence is in annual session at Dillon-street
Church, corner of Dillon street and Hoyt
avenue About fifty delegates and twenty
five visiting brethren were present at the
opening session yesterday morning. There
are about 100000 Methodist Protestants in the
United States, and the church supports sew
eral schools and colleges. This branch OF
the church differs somewhat from the Meth
odist Episcopal Church. A pastor of the
Methodist Protestant faith may remain with
a church as long as it is agreeable TO the
congregation. A stationing committee, APP
pointed by the conference, determines
whether the choice of a congregation shall
stand or not in the selection of a minister.
Among the educational institutions of the
church is college at Adrian, Mich, a SIM
liar institution at Westminster, Nd, and a
seminary at Princeton. ILL., There is also a
college at Yadkin, n. c. The church is
about to found university at Kansas City.
Kan, and already has fund of Sl500O0 for
this purpose.
At the opening session yesterday morning
Rev. G.. w. Bundy conducted religious serv-
ices. Afterward Professor L. s. Fleming, of
Pittsburg, prominent publisher of Method
list Protestant literature. was introduced and
addressed the conference. For an hour yes
terday morning the conference discussed the
proposition of Professor Howe, formerly at
the head Of a college at North Manchester,
to make that institution a part of the Meth
odist Protestant Church. The school was
recently conducted by the Dunkards. The
following committee was appointed to confer
with Professor Howe: +. NJ. Hussey, of Ken
dallville; j. III. C. Kenney, of Muncie; G. W.
Boxwell, of Marion: A. T. Merriman, of Lib
erty Center; F. A. Lanphier, of Jefferson,
and L. Boring, of Greenfield.
Yesterday afternoon the following standing
committees were selected:
Unfinished BusineSS-C. w. Evans, Naples |;
Credentials-G. W. Bundy, Nelson Richey
Finance and Assessments-F. Nj. Hussey,
Kendallville; w. III. Fisher, Frankfort; Hir-
am Hoen, Ilion; 4. T. Merriman. Liberty
Center; Daniel Burden;
Boundaries-T. L. Lancaster. Columbia
City: j. II. C. Mckinney, Muncie; 5. j.. Jones.
Liberty Center; Stephen Edwards. Maxim
kuckee; Lawrence Boring, Greenheld; James
Johnson, Marion.
Moral Reforms-J. G. Smith. Gosport; ID.
w Evans, Nier; Robert Whitaker, Gull
ford.
Educational Interests-S. S. Stanton. Mar
ion; j. r. Lenhart, Naples; John Patterson,
Muncie.
Church Extension-w w. Lineberry, st.
Joe; NJ. F. Iliff, Hanfield; g. w. Johnson,
Frankfort F. A ,,;a manphler Se1srsom; shhrvie II
Publishing Interests-S. VI. Lowden. Green
field: S. H. Flood. Stinesville; Cyrus Boring.
Sabbath Schools and Christian Endeavor-
W. l.. Martin, Franklin; +. j. Scott, Ken
dallville; w. w. McCaslin. jr., Franklin;
Wilbur Cotton, Elwood.
Most of the afternoon was devoted to the
election of officers for the year: Rev. H.
Stackhouse was reelected president Tor the
third time. The other officers were selected
c. rfa pnyc Il IQnharf
and @. w. Bundy; stationing committee
Revs. II. Stackhouse, c. W. Evans, j.. u
Smith. John Swadener and william Ewing;
conference steward. Rev. S. 5. stanton. j. ..
Ledbetter. of Edlnburg, the retiring steward,
made his annual report, which was turned
over to the auditing committee; The COM
coming year will probably make It's report
to-day.
night with an audience which listened with
much interest to a sermon delivered by Rev.
c. w. Evans. of Mier. Ind: Rev Mr.. Evans
Weighs mso Sso OF the anf Methodist
Church Of Indiana. A feature OF the exer-
cises was the excellent music rendered by
the Dillon-street choir. The minister spoke
verse: But to you that fear My name shall
the sun of Righteousness arrive with healing
i'm his wings.
the Protestant church in the missionary
field. He was proud TO belong TO cnurcn
that was lifting the veil anu uestroyins Su-
perstition and ignorance with the life-givng
rays of the sun of righteousness. IL Is I'M
martial i'm its shining. and its sacred light is
for all who desire to come out of the dark
ness The men of the church should never
feel too large to go down into the slums and
assist the struggling, suffering sinner TO his
feet Mr. Evans spoke of the darkness of in
fidelity Ingersol, he declared, never uttered
a pure truth that was not borrowed from the
Bible The speaker regretted that confer
ence work had developed largely into busi-
ness sessions He wanted TO see more of the
spirit of Christ in these business meetings,
and thought a little of the old-fashionad re
vival religion would be good thing for the
DELEGATES.