St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-26

shall continue in session for month, and
very few of the cities have the requisite
hotel and other accommodations. 1t is the
first time Cleveland has undertaken the task,
and her people are trying to do all in their
power to make it a success.
Delegates from foreign countries have al
ready begn to arrive. The bishops have fin
ished their spring conferences, and will be
on hand at the opening next Friday.
Minnesota will have ten delegates from the
English speaking work 1t is only in the
last two years that the state was divided
for the convenience of our Methodist work
but now there are two conferences, the MIN
nesota and the Northern Minnesota, with the
line running through east and west between
the Twin Cities, leaving st. Paul in the
minnesota or southern half, and Minneapolis
IN the northern. In the Minnesota the dele
gates are: Rev. H. G. Jennings, D. D.. pre-
siding elder of Marshall district; Rev. q. H.
Bridgman, D. D., president of HamIine uni
versity, and John Stafford, D. D., presiding
eiuer OF Mankato district, for the preachers,
while Judge Hascal R. Brill, of st. Paul and
Frot- u. A.. Merrill. of owatonna, represent
the iaymen. This is strong delegation. and
Will 90 honor to the conference. Rev. DR.
jennings is urged as a prominent candidate
for agent for the Methodist Book concern and
MS election would be a credit to the bodv
Rev. DR.. Bridgman has been solicited to al-
low MS name to be presented as secretary of
tue poard OF education and his long exner;
ehce ana excellent gifts well fit him for tbeee
uutles OF the position. DR.. Stafford has LONG
eeen a member OF the conference and has
uone excellent work, mostly within the Twin
Sitles, and will reflect credit on the const;t- .
uency that elected him. OF the Law renra-
sentatlves, nothing need be said of .Iudoo
brlii, VINO, In the last general conference vvss
president OF the judicial committee. and has
SO long IN st. Paul borne so high renuta-
tion for honor, probity and ability ON tbe
oencn. Prof. Merrill is president of the state
schooi at Owatonna, and has made that ay-
ceilent institution what 1t is. He is a gentle
man OF acknowledged ability and will honor
the conference he represents.
The delegates of the Northern Minnesota
conference are Rev. Robert Forbes. n n
whose name and fame are we'll known in ST
Paul; Rev. j. F. Chaffee, D. D.. so Tonga
leader In Minnesota Methodism. and Rev T
b. Hfngley, the secretary of the Northern CON
ference, man of wide information and ftness
for the responsibility to which he is elected
Ihe lay delegates are DR.. ]. F. Force long q
prominent citizen OF Minneapolis, and L. Mer-
ritt, of Duluth.
Rev. F. L. Nagler, D. D., president of St
Paui college, represents the German Method
ism OF minnesota, and Henry Prendixen the
iaymen. Our state has reason to be proud of
the delegates who shall represent it, and rest
assured that they will do their best excen-
uonaiiy well, and take prominent place in
the work of the conference.
After the organization of the work. the In
terest will largely center in the elections to
general conference positions. 1t is probable
tnat at least two new bishops will be elected
aIter which there are the secretaries of the
missionary Church extension, Freedman's Aid
socleties, Sunday School union and Tract So
eieties, four agents for the book concern. East
and West, and the editors of the Advocate
ana Review. 1t is probable that many of those
noioing the places already will be reelected
and yet there will be some changes. Rev. DR.
Chaffee. D. D., Of Minneapolis, is being urged
by many of his friends to allow himself to he a
candidate for editor of The Methodist Review
q position for which he is well fitted; but Il