The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-20
INDIANA NJ. e. CONFERENCE.
Large Classes of DeacOns and Elders
-DePauv College.

Special to the Indiana polls Journal.
EVANSVILLE. Ind, Sept @--The third
day of the Indiana NJ. E. Conference was
opened with devotional exercises at
o'clock led by Rev E. r. Rawls, of In
dianapolis. Bishop Merrill took the chair
at $50, and the secretary read the minutes
of yesterdays proceedings. j. t. Edwards
and C. S. Norton were discontinued at their
own requests John Howk Samuel Wilson
and Benjamin F. Shepherd were elected to
elders orders, and viii be ordained Sunday.
NJ l.. Wells superintendent of the Society
for the Veterans Home Work, submitted
his annual report of his work.
The most of the mornings session was
taken up in looking after the conference
classes and preparing the young men, ac-
cording to the Discipline, for ordination to
deacons' and elders orders on Sunday. The
classes are unusually large this year. C..
G. Lasby has been transferred TO this con-
ference. ]. w. Turner comes here from the
Kentucky Conference ana c. Sheldon from
the South Kansas Conference. w. B. Col
Inns goes to the Kentucky Conference, w.
r. Halstead to the Nebraska Conference
and Fl. a. Buchtel to an Eastern confer
ence. The conference is very much crowd
ed this year, and some seeking admission
cannot be given place.
held a very interesting session. under the
charge of Mrs. A. P. Adams, OF Sheibyville.
The special committee with reference to
the proposed change of DePauw College.
New Albany into deaconesses home and
to be closed as an educational institution,
reported that in it's judgment no action
should be taken al the present time looking
toward such change The trustees We're
given the right to open it as a school for
another year.
Sunday will be day of great interest to
this city and vicinity. All the churches
will be open to the members of the con-
ference. Bishops Bowman and Merrill are
both announced to preach, and will be heard
with pleasure.
The educational meeting tonight was
largely attended. DePauw University was
represented by President H. A. Goblin and
The report of the committee on cduca ton
was read by j. H. Duncan.
A petition quite generally signed has
been sent to the Bishop to reduce the
districts in the conference, one. at least.
making eight. There are many who think
seven would be sufficient. The matter has
not yet been settled. The question of en-
terta1n1ng the conference is now a Seri-
Gus problem. AS far your correspond
ent has been able to learn. there IS no
next year. There may be a place put for
ward but it is doubtful a present writing
Those who opposed the union are using
this as an argument against the wisdom
of the step. Others think that this is
only the second session of the conference
since the union it is too early to judge
the case. The conference is overcrowded
and a large class is seeking admission to
the ranks. MethodiSm has large supply
for all her pulpits thus far. and no church
adds to the strength of the church. The
Book Concern has a line of publications
on SALE and is having a large patronage
among the preachers and people.
ly. and adjournment is expected possibly
by noon Monday