The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-08-18
At THE CONFERENCE
A Splendid Address on Ministsris
Work By the Bishop.
THE WOMEN ARE ELIGIBLE
Appointment OF Preachers to the
Various Districts and Cities
OF the State-Routine Busi-
ness and Reports.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Dillon, Aug. fT.-Promptly at $50
O'Clock the bishop was In the chair and
called the conference to order. After
singing a hymn. the bishop gave an
address abounding In suggestions for
the ministerial work. The journal Of
Saturday was read and approved. The
report on the Montana Christian Advo-
cate was read and adopted. The Ad-
vocase was continued as the ofiicial or
gan OF the church and recommended to
the confidence OF the people. Owing to
sickness In his family, Rev. r. A. Rig
gin was excused from further attend
ance upon the sessions OF the confer
ence The roll was called and 800 sub
scribed for the publishing OF the min
utes. The vote on the eligibility OF
women TO the general conference was
taken AMI resulted as follows: For
eligibility. %: against. Z. The statis-
tcal report was read and the showing
was very satisfactory The total mem
bership Is 2,s29. being an increase over
last year eta. The Sunday school show
ed corresponding increase. The
amount raised for the support OF the
ministry has been largely In excess Of
last year.
The bishop gave an account Of the
rounding and work OF the Illff School
OF Theology at Denver. which showed
the institution to be in a position TO
give full instruction in this department
OF work. A resolution was passed re-
commencing the school to the favorable
notice OF young men preparing for the
work OF the ministry.
FOLLOWING are the appoinf unauta.
Bozeman district. presiding elder, j.
w. Bennett; Billings. Z. C.. Avis; Boze-
man. ]. w. TAFT: Bozeman circuit. r.
II. Reed; Castle. to be supplied; Gus
ter, to be supplied. Dillon. L. q. Cot
termole; East Gallatin. to be supplied:
Fort ythe. +. T. Moring; Glendale, l..
III. Nickel; Lima. c. +. Speid; Livings-
ton. William NJ. Hall. Livingston cir,
cult. +. 7. Allen: Meadow Greek. F. A.
Guider; Miles City. II. A. James: Park
City. W. w. Howard; Red Lodge. J. c.
Clark: Sheridan, X. p. Smith: Town
send. George ID. King; Twin Bridges.
8. A. Oliver; Upper Yellowstone cir
cult. TO be supplied: White Hall. Henry
Warman: White Sulphur Springs. to
be supplied; Jacob Mills. agent Of the
Montana Wesleyan university; Helena
district, presiding elder. O. c. Stull:
Anaconda, w. T. Euster. Avon circuit.
J. II. Smith: Boulder circuit. TO be
supplied; Butte. Mountain View. WILL
lam Rollins; Mission. John Oxley:
Centerville. Wilder Nutting; Wa4er-
willie. to be supplied South Butte and
Meaderville, John Hosklng; Columbia
Falls. r. w. Haynes; Deer Lodge PAL
ley. to be supplied; Elkhorn. r. J.
Forbes: Hamilton. p. r. Kiplinser;
Helena, st. Paurs. p. Lowry; Oakeo
street, to be supplied: Kalispell. to be
supplied; Kllbby circuit, Alexis Berk;
Marysviile. C. T. Wilson; Missoula, J.
]. McAllister: New Chicago. TO be sup
piled: Ovando. d. @. Chambers: Phil
ipsburg and Granite. F. ID. Clemons;
Silver City. to be supplied; Stevens
VILE. q. w. Jenkins; Kallspell circuit.
J. NJ. Eastiand: Thompson Fans cir
cult. J. r. Robinson; George Comfort.
superintendent Of State Orphans
home.