The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-22
CONFERENCE ADJOURNS
METHODISTS BRING UP OLD BOUN-
DAIRY QUESTION AGAIN.
BfshOp Merrill and Cabinet Unable to
Report New Appointments Be-
fore Last Night.
to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Sept. 21.-This clos
ing day of the Indiana Conference has been
very busy. c. E. Asbury led the morning
prayer service and both Bishops Merrill
and Bowman were in their usual places. j.
Z. Gilbert was continued in his present
national Sunday school work. J. W. Vigus
presented the interests of the Bible cause.
The board of stewards reported the dis
tribution of $10,400 among the conference
claimants, a slight increase over the
amount of last year for the same cause.
S. o. Dorsey was made effective. C. E.
Hargraves, J. S. Jencks and H. Hedden
were placed in the supernumerary relation
to the conference. E. p. F. Wells, James
Gillespie and w. H. Burton were granted
superannuated relation at their own re-
quest.
No place asked to entertain the confer
ence next year and the presiding elders
appointed a committee to look after all
matters pertaining to the question. This is
the first time such a provision has had to
be made with reference to conference en-
tertainment.
Resolutions were adopted by the confer
ence with reference to the departure of
w. r. Halstead and H. A. Buchtei to other
conferences.
The vote on eligibility to the General
Conference resulted 1873 to AZ in favor Of it.
On two equal representation it stood 143
to 35 in favor of it.
lively discussion took place when the
report of the committee on education came
up, with reference to the distribution of
the money collected for education. The re-
port said the funds should be equally d.
vided between DePauw University and
Moores Hill College. Here the debate fire.
quently brought out remarks about South
east Conference" and old Indiana Confer
ence and the boundary question thus dis
turbed was called peanut" politics by Dr.
Talbot The line" question dies hard, it
appears.
The membership in this conference is &c.
51S; probationers, 3,525; deaths, LOSS; value
Sl97,525; raised for missions, sl9, 754, a de-
crease of $l,973; total scholars in Sunday
schools, LIB.
The bishop and cabinet were not ready
to read the appointments until the night
session Sc, which lasted from 1880 o'clock I'M
of all business Bishop Merrill read the ap-
pointments as follows:
Bloomington District-T. H. Willis, pre-
siding elder Bedford. j. A. Ward; Bedford
circuit, w. H. Wylie; Bloomfield l.. s.
Knots. Bloomington: College-avenue J.
by Borden, F. L. Priest: Campbelsburg,
W, S. McMichael; Ellettsvile, w. s. Meal
lister; Freedom, j. L. Huddleston; French
Lick, J. E. sidebottom; Hardlnsburg- e. l..
Butler; Harodsburg. J. r. O Haver; Helton-
vile, II. X. Willis; Kossuth E. r. Gerkin;
mock; Mitchell A. L. Bennett: orangevii IIa
F. w; Da NTi;o orleans cans; s l. Welker; ow-
Baker; Shoals. A. N. Elrod Solsberry
E e. E. Urner; Spencer 4en6ar W. Earring Tun:
Worthington, j. II. Carnes.
ConnersvilIe District = c.. r. Edwards,
iington, w. F. Smith; Brookvilie, e. II.
Wood; Brookville circuit. j. M. Wines: Car
thage, W. n. Fletcher; College Corner.
Everton. W. o: Wycoff; Fairfield. j. T.
SOUP; 4enIo9d D. + Hedges e;s Liberty
plewood, Jesse Miller; Metamora, A. J. L.
brown; Milford, W. r. Plummer: Mllroy,
A. n. Marlatt and c. G. Bonnel; Milton,
Carmel. T. ]. Anthony; Rushville c. w.
Tnsley; st. Paul. d. II. Wynegar; Wal
East indianapolis District-Acton, j. L.
Sims; Brightwood, w. w. Reynolds: Cas-
tletqn J. p MaupGn' Fa airLans F. A.
lin, G. M. Smith Freetown. II. II. Sheldon;
Greenwood. F. NJ. Westhafer.
Central-avenue, c. G. Lasby. and f. .. D.
John; East Park, r. L. WINNER; Edwin
Bay. 2. 3; Rawls; Fletcher-piace. Robert
Sargent; Hyde PARK. Rob Earring; Lincoln IN
Coultas: Woodside Merritt MAGELLAN: Irv-
ington, T; G. Cocks; Lawrence and Bethel,
W. u PROCTOR, AapleIOn, L. w. North
plyl; New Palestine, Fl o. Frazer; Mn
eveh II. d. Sterrett: Ramelton T. ID.
Hall (supply) Shelbyvile: First Church,
J. p. T. Lathrop; West-street, r. H
Moore. South Bethany, j. p. Mason;
Southport. D. A Robertson; whiteland,
j. 7. Jones.
Evansville District-Blue Grass. S. S.
Penrod; Boonville. r. r. Bryan; Boonville
Samuel Reid Kingsi J. + j. Blaek; si%p.
son and Ridge. F. a. Steele; Trinity. j.
w. Turner. Fort Branch: ]. d. jeffrey;
Vernon, j. II. ketcham; Mount Vernon
circuit, Grant Ferguson Zone to be sup
plied); Newburg, S. D. Dorsey: New Har-
mony, ]. w. Milan; New Harmony cir
cult c. i. Martin; Oakland City. III. s.
Headen: Orwell w. p. Wallis: OwensviIle,
H. II. Cooley; Patoka- t. w. Winbeier;
Petersburg, w. $. RAIDER; Poseyville, J.
j. B. johnson: Stewartsville. ]. X. Hugo
(supply) Yankeetown, G. w. Whitman.
j. w. Balm. Gulf Mission, louisiana.
j. It. Bean, left without an appointment
Jeffersonville District-E. A. Campbell.
presiding elder. Brownstown, j. N
Thompson; Columbus, G. l.. Curtiss: CO.
lumbus circuit j. w. Allen; Crothersvile
@. s Henninger; Edinburg, c. w. Co
Hartsville. B. w. Cooper: Henryville, u
G.. Abbott; Holman. j. X. Creighton; Hope
j. ID. Current; Jeffersonville circuit. T.
G: Beharrel; Port Fulton. L. \. Jones;
Crawford; Lexington. J. 5. Campbell (sup-
ply); Paris, J. II. Edwards; Scottsburg, c. |
L. Mead; Seymour, j. M. Baxter: Sey- |
mour circuit t. j. Tcne (supply); Taylors-
Vernon. E M. Chambers.
c. w. Woods. chaplain Indiana State