The herald., 1895-10-01
THE CONFERENCE CLOSED
Business Transacted at Yester-
days Session
THE YEARS APPOINTMENTS
Reports of Committees Receiyed.--New
Ones Appointed
The Next Annual Session Of the Conference
Will Be Held in Simpson Tabernacle
in This City


session of the twentieth Southern Cali
fornia conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal church was held Yesterday in the
Pasadena M. Z. tabernacle with Bishop
H. W. Warren presiding.
The days programme was opened by
devotional exercises conducted by J. A.
Mcmillan. after which the business ses-
sion was called to order by Bishop War
rem.
Mr.. Hilbish was given his certificate of
ordination as an elder of the M. e. church
A resolution was introduced by J.B. Hol-
loway, changing the time for holding the
annual conferences. This will make the
next session occur thirty days later than
the present one.
REPORTS RECEIVED.
The report OF the treasurer. Rev. T. f.
Robinson, was presented, read and adopt
ed. The report showed the folio ing
moneys received from collections and
otherwise the past year: For missions,
$7422; for church extnesion, 1897; for
Sunday school union, $2462; for Free
man s aid society, 1872; for education.
1886; for children's fund, $3.50; for Bible
society, 1925 for Womans Foreign Mis-
sionary society. 5000: for Woman's
copal fund, $685.; for conference claim
ants. $3221; for general conference ex-
penses. $484.
A resolution of thanks to the treasurer
forhis six years OF faithful service was
adopted.
The report of the statistical secretary
was presented, read and adopted. The
summary OF this report shows the follow
| ing: Number of mem bers, including pro-
| bationers, IA, $3.50. an increase of 816; num-
| Der Of local preachers, S5, an increase of
10; number of deaths, LAG; number of
| Sunday schools. 1873, an increase of 2;
number Of officers and teachers in Scn-
day schools, asa an increase of 94e;
| number of churches 116. an increase OF 2 !;
| probable value of church buildings, $685.
| $50, decrease of $40, APO; number of par
| sonages 81; probable value OF parsonages
| $S3. 200, decrease of SIG. 10; paid 10,
building and improvement of churches
| debtedness on church property, 1891 !;
| present indebtedness on church property,
| $132, 176.
On motion ]. B. Monroe was granted a
supernumcraryl relation and requested to
| locate.
TO BE IN LOS ANGELES.
On motion it was decided to hold the
next annual session OF the conference in
Los Angeles at the Simpson M. E.
church. All churches are to take part in
| the entertainment. William Pittinger,
d. H. Gillian and W. M. Sterling were
appointed as new committee on pas
| toral address. w. A. Wright, J. W. Van
Cleve. f. M. Larkin. G. L. Libby and A..
g. Williams were appointed as COM
mittee on church economy.
Conference trutsees were nominated
and elected as follows: ]. b. Green, T..
L. Robinson, w. A. Knighten, H. Cox,
A. NJ. Hough, A. G. Williams and j..
Campbell.
The following resolution concerning
deaconesses was adopted:
Whereas, Paragraph 203 of the church
discipline says, ''In every conference
within which deaconesses may be en-
ployed, conference board Of nine mem
pers, at least three of whom shall be
women, shall be appointed by the con-
ference to exercise general control of
the interests of this form of work., and
Whereas, Miss Day of Santa Ana has
ing school in Chicago, and soon returns,
and Miss Gates of the same church Will
| com plete her course In the San Francisco
deaconesses school within this year, and
return, both being DESTROYS to labor with
in this conference; therefore
| Resolved, That such a conference board
be appointed at this session.
A. E. Pomeroy, Mrs. T. A. Seym our
and P. F. Bresee were elected to take the
place of the outgoing class on the board
| of deaconesses.
Mr.. Stevenson was rendered an in vi
tation to deliver a semi-centenrial SER
mon at the next conference.
THE LONG BEACH RESORT
Members of the Long Beach Methodist
Resor. association were nominated as
follows: A. M. Hough, j. p. Widney.
7. L. Robinson, G. L. Cole, II. J. Shaft
ner. M. A. La Petra. +. M. Larkin. L.
A. Healey, j. B. Green, 6. W. White and
the pastor at Long Beach.
A resolution was read and adopted con-
corning the Methodist Episcopal school
| literature, authorizing and regulating he
purchase of such books from the Metho-
dist Episcopal Book Concern.
The report OF the committee on educa-
tion was read and adopted. An expression
of hearty cooperation was received from
| the conference in favor of Brother 6. W.
White the incoming president of the
union of Southern California.
| COMMITTEES ELECTED
Triers of appeals were elected to office
! and the comm ission on insurance of last
| wear was continued. w. A. Knighten,
| d. NJ. WEIGH. A. f. Pomeroy. F. M. Lar
kin and j. Campbell were made COM
mittee to assist in case OF Adam Bland.
| A resolution of appreciation was sent
| to the Rev. G. G. Mclean and congrega-
ton of Simpson tabernacle for their
heroic efforts to liqudate the indebted
| ness now resting on the church.
| The committee on Epworth league work
| reported a recon I'm en- dation that an Ep-
worth league assembly and school Of
methods be held during the ensuing year.
Rev. o. Summers. presiding elder of
the African Methodist Episcopal church,
and Rev. G. E. Tebbetts of the Friend S
church, Pasadena were presen ted to the
conference.
Rev. Herbert Lathe. fraternal delegate
from the Congregational church of South
ern California. rendered the greetings of
that church to the conference in few
well-chosen words. Rev. Clark Crawford
was appointed as the fraternal delegate
to the assem- bly, of the Congregational
church. Miss JIM. Hilbish address
ed the meeting in the interests
of the Florence Crlttenden Rescue home
in Los Angeles. She spoke of the great
WORK that was being done and that is to
be done in the cause of humanity under
the patronage of the great-hearted found
err CT the home. The meeting then ad-
journed until CLOCK.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session the Rev. Henry
Cox presided.
P. F. Bresee having rendered his resig-
nationas a member of the board of di-
rectors, Mrs. A. Il. House was appointed
to the vacancy. The report of the Wo-
mems home Missionary society was re-
ceived.
A resolution was passed welcoming to
the conference the Rev. q. B. Riddick,