The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-10

change in the presiding elders. Sa1l1e4
Moore retired from the Tacoma clstFlt.
. take TIRE position o. fzanc.al agenl CT
the Puget Sound university. ard re
succeeded hy A. J. Jcslyn. one OF Tag
pioneers OF sIetho3ism n the Puget seuni
conference. \. J. Hanson, who made re
remark which has since caused 50 na9ch
talk about God c1IrsIng the hops. mas
bean transferred from PuyalluR 70 s1o-
houassh. He is succeeded Al Puyallup ey
T. Y CIaypooI There were perhaps more
changes in the Seattle district fnan IN
any other. The pastors Of t1e cry
churches remain about a. they we're a
6 Gregg, who has been city editor OF the
Tacoma News. comes % South Seattle
ard several rev charges have been sup
pied.
Tire board had SftTi in the conference
claimant fund, one-fourth Of which must
- set aside as a necessity fund. aud sp-
Piled otherwise than 20 meet the claims
OF superannuates and the families OF de-
ceased brethren. The following estimates
were allowed: John Flynn. $3.50. " l. Cos
per. sl25. Mrs. Leach. -: Mrs. Webb, 80:
a Atwood Sly ,; Mrs. Lauhach, alfS.
Mrs Osborn. sl75, ". r Warren. s42.15;
r. II. Massey, SO; J. N. Baxter. SOD
Missions.
Funds % the general society will be dis
tributed as follows:
NrfdklN Ni&tFHf--10 the uaHIEGts E1N't
Bucoda si0o: Camas. 800. Castle Rock. so;
Centralia, 500: Ilwaco. $3.50; Kalama, 50;
keisO and Catlin. SO. Maytield. $50, Pc
Eli. S120: Pioneer and Woodland, $50, South
Bend $50. Toledo circuit, SEQ. Vancouver
and Osborne. $50. Vancouver circuit 80;
Willapa. SO: WinlOck. 800. Total Slsa0-
New Whatc0m distriet-To the district,
$40: Anacortes and Bayview, $i0o: avon,
500. Blaine 800 Crescent Harhor, Sl90;
East Sound and Lopez. 500; Fairhaven,
$50: FerndaIe. 500 Hamilton So: Lynden.
500; Marysville and Arlington, 800, Mount
Vernon, 500: New Whatcom Trinity
church. so: Sedro 500 Snohomish, so;
Stanwood. $50 Total. $500
Seattle distrct-Auburn. $40: Cherry
Valley. $50: Colby. $40: East Clallam, SO;
Fremont. $40: HadloCk. $40; Port Angeles
First church $40; Haven and Latona, SOD
Madison street $125: South Park and Des
Moiriss $50: South Seattle, 500 Sidney and
Bethel, 500: Snoqualmie. S6o. Sultan $50
Sumner. $50. Nashon. SIS Total. Sl459.
Swedish district-To the district S401:
Cedar Home $500 Portland. $40 Pleasant
Ridge. 500; Seattle. s2o: Spokane, $50; Ia
coma. s290 Total. g 600.
Tacoma district-Buckley. SO; Cosmopo-
lis. $50. Elma, $50: Enumclaw, $50; Gig Har-
bor. go: Hoquiam, $50: Little Rock. $50;
Oakville. so, Olympia $50. Orting, 81;
Shelton. 500: South Prairie, $50; Tacoma
Asbury church. $50; Fern Hill so; Fow-
Ter. so; Mason and Wesley. S12o: Second
church, $50: 81. Paul's, sl0a. Total. SLIGO
Foreign Missions.
The report of the committee on the Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary Society recon-
mendS that the work Of the society be rep
resented once every year in every charge
in the conference nv the pastor or by soma
agent of the society. In order to interest
women.
Indian Work.
The committee SAYS: "Our work among
the Nooksack Indians has been successfully
carried on under the management OF Rev.
A. j. Marsh. There are two Indian class
leaders. who conduct the meetings in the
absence of the pastor. Twentyeight In
dian children have been instructed in
homework and taught TO read and write.
This part Of the work is supported by the
Womans Home Missionary Society. Their
especial need is a doctor, the great NOR
tality among the children presenting a
grave question of their utter extinction in
the near future. We recommend an appro-
priation of $3.50 Of missionary money 10 be
applied to this work"
Education.
Referring to the work of the Puget
Sound university. the committee quotes
from a report of the trustees Of that in
stitution, as follows: THE university con-
trolls bv purchase and contract 600 acres
of land In a body. en- OF which were bought
OF the state a. about SEQ ~er acre on ten
years time at 6 per cent. The balance was
bought at prices ranging from $3.50 70 500
per acre Negotiations are now pending
for the purchase Of 160 acres more from the
Tacoma Land Company. Agents have been
sent East 70 sell our property. and have
already demonstrated their ability to sue
coed our lots are selling at 1925 each. and
should We continue to sell all our property
at present prices our net profit would he
Cal fl oN0
The university still owns about 100 lots in
Tacoma Of the original subsidy. together
with $50 acres i'm Lewis county, and 100
acres in Whatcom county. The old debt
amounts 10 $4,000 largely secured upon
property in Tacoma. The amount of cash
received last year from all sources. exclu-
sive Of buttons and collections. is S9.712G1.
and the amount disbursed is S9G5i.46. leay-
ing balance OF SSH in the treasury"
sunday schools.
There are 29Ss2 schools. 34S eS5 officers
and teachers. and $50 so scholars in the
United States The committee recon-
mends that 500 be apportioned to the
charges pro rata by the presiding elders.
Itineran'~' Club.
The committee recommends the perrna-
nent organization of the Ifinerants' Club.
realizing the just demand OF a rapidly ad-
Vanong age for a refined. broadly educated
and thoroughly efficient ministry. and feel
ing the necessity Of any and all practicable
means for personal Improvement" II is
recommended that tho examinations Of un-
der~radua'cs Ice conducted in conjunction
with meetings Of the Club. and a committee
was appointed 70 arrange for the first
meeting Twelve ministers shall he chosen
~ the conference 10 conduct the examina-
tiors. and shall be called the board Of eN-
aminers"
Frccdmcn'- Md society.
The society now has fortv-six colleges
and academies in tho United states worth
about Se.eooto. During the pass year sf3
teachers have hoen employed. and SSf5
students have been in attendance
With one or two exceptions. the renorts
az tFe several committees were adopted
without discussion. and after the btsnon
had read the list # assignments for Tire
next wear the members sang the Doxologv
the bishop offered a prayer. and the con
ference VAS az an end.
Hea-h aud c1ntentment are promoted
~ Or. Prices baking p9W9a~