The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-06
Conference PROCEEDINGS
Interesting Services Held in the
ParlOr City 90 Easter Day.
BISHOP VINCENT'S ADDRESS
breaches an eloquent Sermon at Con.
firrnntiOn OF Deneohs J. c.
Hogan Talks Upon Prohibition.
Meeting OF societies.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.


opened with the reading OF the minutes
reported that the terms Of office of Rev.
j. c. Leacock and Rev. Austin Griffin
as members Of the board Of stewards
had expired. Mr.. Smith therefore
moved that the secretary be instructed
to cast a ballot for each of these gem
tleTen, which was carried and ac-
cOrdingly done. AS the second ballot
for delegates to the general conference
had resulted in no election. third bal
lot was ordered and taken and the
tellers withdrew to count the vote.
Rev. ]. Peck offered q resolution to
the effect that the cabinet restore the
Wyalusing district with the bound
aries 1t occupied In 1876. Mr.. Peck
spoke on the good results that would
follow We're such boundaries again OBJ
tained, and ventured the assertion that
had they existed and Rev. ]. o., Wood
ruff given charge, that gentleman
might have been living. as the air Is
much more rare In that mountainous
region. The following names were
called and the men were elected to eld-
ers' orders: James Benninger. Herbert
]. Ellsworth. Frank d. Hartsock, Eu-
gene l.. jeffrey. Elmer f. Pearce,
Charles H. Reynolds. Louis Il. Van
Horn.
DR.. Hard offered a resolution to be
presented to the general conference.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted 1t read:
Whereas, All the benevolent collections
so important that the rates of giving to
each Is carefully defined by the bishops,
the general committee, the presiding eld-
ers and the district committees, and
Whereas, The growing sentiment In the
church Is against the enforced require
ment OF pastors to report some benevolent
collections on the floor Of the conference
because the discipline requires the bishop
to demand 1t and since other collections
are unreported in public: therefore
Resolved, That we menorialize the gen.
eral conference to strike out of the disci-
pline all that requires any pastorSo report
conference, leaving the manner Of max
ing any and all reports with the confer
ences.
This does not affect any disciplinary
provision now existing for securing
statistical and benevolent reports re-
quired for publication in the annual
minutes. O.. ..,.. =
THE BALLOT.
The result eos the third ballot was
announced by the bishop as follows:
Whole number of votes cast, 1856; neces-
sary to choice, 81, of which Rev. L. L.
Sprague received 100 and Rev. A. ].
Van Cleft. 80; Rev. c. Il. Olmestead. 66;
Rev. H. NJ. Crydenwise, 81; Rev. W. L.
Thorpe. 2S. Rev. Sprague and Van
Cleft were declared elected. A ballot
for reserve was ordered, but before 1t
was taken Rev. c. v. Arnold moved
that the two highest be chosen as such
alternates 1t was then moved that
Mr.. Arnold's motion be laid upon the
table. which was carried by vote of SO
to y. Rev. $. G. Snowden was elect
ed cOnditionally as an elder. When this
matter had been disposed Of the bishop
introduced Rev. j. +. G. Sawyer. editor
of the Northern Christian Advocate,
who spoke about that paper.
Rev. j. G. Eckman called up the rec
Ognition of Thomas b. Barker, a local
preacher of Elm Park church, as a
deacon. A resolution asking such elec-
tion adopted at the quarterly confer
ence Of that church on March % was
read. It was voted to confer such hon
ors upon Mr.. Barker on Sunday morn
ing.
DR.. breckenridge. of New York Meth
Odist hospital, was introduced, but be-
fore that gentleman spoke the bishop
announced the result of the ballot for
reserve delegates. One hundred and
siXty-nine votes were cast. eighty-five
being necessary for choice. Rev. 4.
b. Olrlstead received l2l. and Rev. H.
NJ. Crydenwise, SO, and We're declared
elected.
When Mr.. breckenridge had finished
speaking Rev. ]. F. Berry, editor Of thu
Epworth Herald, followed with an ad-
dress on the League and official publ
, cations. The following were elected tc
| local deacons orders: Melvin L. An
| dariese, Alfred Eastman. o. H. p. Arm.
| strong. Edward d. Caveraugh. The
name Of Chauncy Van Gorden was pre-
scented for local deacon's orders. Their,
was some talk about his standing in his
examinations and when the vote was
taken ne was defeated, not more thar
ten voting affirmatively. The following
were continued on trial: c. P. Tiffany
Eugene Carlaugh, j. w. Davis, Eugene
Quinby. Sidney T.. Hunt David l.. Nc.
Donald, Walter A. Wagner. Clinton b
Henry, Milvern l.. Anderaiese, Jere.
miah 8. Custard David Evans, Davit
B. Wilson. Arthur O. Williams.
woMEN's MEETING.
At 2.3O o'clock Saturday Afternoon
the Woman's Foreign Missionary re.
ceived the attention of the conference
Miss Fannie Sparks, president of thu
society, presided over the exercises
Seated on the platform with her wer,
the following officers Of the society
Corresponding Secretary Mrs. M.
Hard, of kingston; Recording Secre
tary Mrs. NJ, l.. Meeker, Carbondale
Treasurer Miss Ethel b. Hills Of Bing
hamton: Superintendent Of Boards Mrs
II. NJ. Furey, Of Wanamie; Mrs. Mar,
Sparkes Wheeler. president of the Phil
adelphia society and Rev. Homer B
Stuntz, d. D., Of India, and Mrs. Curti
E. Mogg, also occupied places on tn
platform. Miss Hills reported that tn
receipts by districts was as follows
Binghamton, Sass; Chenango, $4O7
Honesdale, $433; Oneonta. $197: Owego
$476; Wyoming, $1,3S2; total. $3.050.
The first address was given by Rev
Homer B. Stuntz, d. D. He spoke O
the work Of missions in India. Of tn
condition Of the people and othe
work in that country. He was FOLLOWED
by Rev. w. H. Pearce, D. D.. of Scran
ton, who spoke very briefly on the i'm
portance of missions In foreign lands.
Another Of the historical lectures wa
given Saturday afternoon by DR.. Rob
ert w. Rogers. This one was Of
Abraham and the Kings Of the East
He spoke of the civilization prevailin
in Abraham's days and Of the earl
days of that patriarch. The life Q
Abraham was given in detail as was al
: no those Of the other kings. Ne fol
lowed by limiting at the many lesson
to be learned from the history of thes
lives and how they can be applied (
the people Of our day.
The following officers have bee
elected by the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary society of the conference
President, Mrs. G. r. Mogg, Of Wilkes