The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-31
HOMES ARE FIXED
BISHOP ANDREWS ASSIGNS THE
METHODIST PREACHERS.

VI
ment are Kept a Profound Secret Until
the Last-Many Surprises Were Given
and Changes Were Made Up to Last
Minute-The Conference Adiourns to
Meet at winfeld-Bishop Andrews
Visits the Eagle Onice-Pass Nice Reso-
buttons, Returning Thanks.
At O'Clock yesterday afternoon the
Methodist conference which has been
in session for the past week closed its
labors after Bishop Andrews had made
the assignments for the ensuing year.
Probably at no time in the history
of the conference was there as great
anxiety to hear the announcement read
5 there was yesterday and almost ev-
cry minister as well as the members
of the charges were on tiptoe of excite
ment TO hear where they would be sta
toned for the next twelve months. or
whom would be their minister.
1t was generally conceded that there
would be many changes, and the men,
bers of the cabinet had guarded well
their secret and there were probably
who had an idea where they would be
stationed for another year, and they
were not exactly certain Of the fact.
Early in the morning the secretary de-
nvered to an Eagle reporter what at
that time was list OF the appointments
but in a short time the conference had
decided TO elect Rev. c. S. Nusbaum,
who had been placed at Kingman for
the ensuing year, and this made a gen
era1 change along the line
A cabinet meeting was held at 12
o'clock, and in thirty minutes seven
changes were made. All were anx-
ious TO learn the result OF this meet
ing of the cabinet, but the bishop had
set his heel down upon any information
being given out, and Notwithstanding
the solicitation of preachers, their
wives and laity all were in suspense
until the final meeting of the cabinet
at o'clock.
Still the bishop would allow no an
nouncement to be made and still the
suspense was kept up.
During the day much routine bust
ness was transacted and many resolu-
lions were passed. The following were
among those passed:
Resolved, That we return thanks
TO the railroads for the courtesies ex-
tended to those in attendance upon the
conference.
That our thanks are due and are
hereby rendered to the press OF this
city for its full and able reports of the
proceedings of our conference session.
That We rejoice in the good provi-
dence of God that has permitted our
beloved Bishop Andrews again to visit
our conference. His ready dispatch of
business, his kindly manner towards
all, his able address, and his happy
preaching of the word have added TO
the ties which bind him to our hearts.
Resolved, That this conference men,
orialize the general conference in be
half of the establishment of a branch
department of the Western Methodist
Book concern, and that our delegates be
authorized to ask their influence to re-
ceive the same.
The discussion over the Winfield coll
lege took up almost the entire forenoon
and the report of the committee was
returned to it many times before plan
was adopted, when it was finally agreed
that conference agent should be Sc
lected and c. S. Nusbaum was chosen
the ministers agreeing TO pay the agent
out of their society.
While all was as still as death the
bishop read the following appointments
DODGE CITY DISTRICT.
w. H. Rose. Presiding Elder.
Ashland .................E f. Gordon.
Bucklin and Speerville. IS. B. Osborn.
Cimarron and Ingalls,. IS ]. T. Hartzler.
Coldwater and Protection. E. f. Robins.
Dighton. ..............W. =. Winery.
Dodge City. II. Vaughan
Dodge City Circuits f L. Ruttledge.