The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-26
Rev. w. Barron was elected confer

Votaw.
Bible cause-N. Asher, D. F. Irwin,
J. II. Smith, W. G. Cook, \. B. Hest
wood.
Book concern accounts-C. D. Hest
wood, ]. A. Holmes, j. A Nield, c. E.
Mann, NJ. P. Dixon.
Church extension-F. F. Bernstorf, c.
E. West, ]. w. Crouch, W. L. Swartz,
W. B. Barton
Conference relations-J. T. Hanna, c.
E Williams. A. P. George, w. R. Wat
son, H. c. Wharton.
District conference records. A.
Nield, ". A. Van Gundy, E. c. Pollard,
E. C. MacCartney, ID. G.. Watson.
Education-H Watt, D. s. Colt, A. B.
Bruner, Z. H. Vaughn, A. o. Ebright-
Episcopal fund.-. D. Lair. r. B.
Engle, J. y. Stamper, l. n. Pierce, A
Hartman.
Epworth league. K. Miller, c. E
Williams. W. H. Gillian, j. c. Hall, ID.
Mccormick.
Freedmen's aid and southern educa-
tion-D. z. Hoover, G.. W. Baker. y. A.
Porter, ]. F. Irwin, ]. A. Hyden.
Family and home religiOn-W. f.
Woodward, H. W. Cummings, ]. L. Pat
terson, w. L. Dexter.
Memoirs-M. Haun, ]. F. Messy, ,.
Price, J. n. Stamper, ]. A Davis.
Missionary work of the church,. w.
Anderson, w. r. Rolingson, W.T.. Ward,
A. W. Cummings, a. j. Bixton.
Periodicals and religious literature
E. A. Hoyt, D. E. Votaw, S. II. Enyeart,
j. E. carp, c. s. Nusbaum.
Popular amusenents-W. T. Ward, III.
w. Giddens, D. D. Akin, B. A. Davis, j.
w. Pruen.
Post offices-A. H. Parker, W. 1. Mill
er, B. F. Jones, w. G. Cook.
To nominate officers of conference So
cieties-I. B. Case, F. NJ. Romine. {. G.
Rarrick, F. H Vaughn, G.. w. Daily.
Sabbath observance-W. H. Farrell,
z. r. Williams, J. n. Howard.
State of the church,. d. Woods, X.
A. Dadismran, J. r. Millsap.
Sunday school and tracts-C. Z.
Woods. J. L. Mills, J. H. Pracht.
Temperance-W. ]. Barron, D. Z.
Hoover, w. a. Van Gundy, j. F. Irwin,
c. c. Woods.
Woman's home missionary society
J. W. Kirkpatrick, w. L. Dexter, Z. II.
Rubicam, n. e. Harmon, H. p. Randall.
Public workshop-D. S. Colt, w. j.
Martindale.
Bethany hospital-Dr. George, z. A.
Hoyt, A. H. Parker.
Rev. Manley Hard, D. D., of the board
of church extension then addressed the
conference telling what the society had
done in the way of building churches in
this conference and that they had paid
to the building committees of the South
west Kansas conference in the past
fourteen years $116,S 32 and that this con-
ference still owed the association over
$40, 900, but that all that had been as
sessed against the conference for the
ensuing year was 81, 500.
Rev. d. w. Hay representing the Stiff
School of Theology of Denver, then ad-
dressed the conference in the interest OF
his school.
After the report of Presiding Elder
Rose of the Dodge City district the
conference adjourned until p. m.
AFTERNOON PROCEEDINGS.
At o'clock p. m. the conference re-
convened for the purpose of gathering
statistics from each church, circuit and
station.
Bishop Andrews and the presiding ell
ders do not attend the afternoon ses-
sion as at that time the cabinet, which
| is composed of the presiding elders and
the bishop hold their meeting and de-
eide where the ministers shall be sta
toned for the next year.
The following short sketches are given
of the members of the cabinet min
listers aside from the bishop:
T. S. HODGSON.
T. s. Hodgson, the son of a Methodist
preacher, was born in BrownVille, Pa,
| November /. 1899. He lost both parents
in early chiidhood; was educated in the
common schools; was converted in early
youth; entered the PittSburg conference
in 90; was on the Ohio side of that con-
| ference when the East Ohio conference
was formed, and therefore became a
member of the latetr conference; was
| transferred TO the Southwest Kansas
| conference in 1885 and stationed at First
/ church, Wichita; served six years on
| the Winfield district; received the de-
gree Of d. D. from Kansas Wesleyan I'M
| iversity, Salina, Kansas. Presiding ell
der of the Mcpherson district
w. ]. AIARTINDALE.
William James Martindale was born
near Peru. Miami county, Ind, October
| IS. 1871. His father died when he was
| fourteen, and he being the oldest was
| his mothers main help in the support of
the family. He worked on the farm
| during the summer and attended or
| taught school during the winter, COM
pleting the high school course in Peru,
| Ind. He was converted and joined the
| church when ten years old; received his
/ first license as an eXhorter when
/ eighteen and was licensed TO preach two
years later, and was received on trial
| in the North Indiana conference in April
| 1868 He was married to Miss Orpha
A. Smith, March g. 1864. Five daught-
ers and two sons have blessed this I'M
! ion; three are in the home above. He
was ordained deacon by Bishop Levi
Scott in 1865 and elder by Bishop Z. r.
AmeS in 1867.
He was transferred from the North
Indiana to the Missouri and Arkansas
| conference by Bishop Levi Scott in 1850,
and from the Missouri 10 the Southwest
Kansas conference by Bishop L. G. An
| drews in 1887. He continued his studies
after entering the ministry, having a
part Of the time the adVdnta ges or Lew
| is college, Glasgow, Mo, where he was
stationed as pastor. al other times re-
| citing to private teachers. He received
! the degree of a. NJ. from Chaddock
| college. Quincy. H.. and that of D. d.
/ from AicKendre college, Lebanon. Ill.
He represented the Missouri conference
| as one Of her delegates 10 the General
| conference IN 1876, and was reported as
| the youngest member of that body. He
was appointed by the Bishops as dele
gate TO the Centennial conference in
! Baltimore, 1854, but on account Of sick
ness was not able TO attend. This is
his thirty-third year in the ministry,
and the tenth as a presiding elder. Has
never missed an annual conference or
/ sustained any other than an effective
/ relation to his conference. Presiding
! elder Of wichita district
REV. H. W. ROSE.
w. H. Rose. son OF William F. ard
! Ann z. Rose, was born in bartholomew
county. Ind. Dec. -. 1882; was convert
1 ed and joined the VI. +. church at the
/ age of 10 years; was educated in the
/ country schools as far their course eX-
| +a,5a1- Q f-srvvar5 attending tho conn