The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-03
MEMBERS OF THE ANOKA CONFER
ENCE VOTE AGAINST THEIR
ADMISSION.
LISTENED TO BISHOP WARREN.
HIS INTERESTING ADDRESS ONE
OF THE FEATURES OF THE
CONFERENCE.
WORK OF THE DEAcoNEssEs.
List of New Divines Who Will He
Ordained Sunday-Day's Pro-
ceedtngs.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
ANOKA, Mimi, Oct. 2.-The con-
ference meeting at the M. E. church
opened at $50 this morning. Bishop
Warren delivered an address on "The
Felicities and Intensities of the Words
of the Bible" The church was filled
with those ever ready to hear any ad-
dress by the bishop. The address was
fine and received hearty applause.
Bishop Warren will deliver an address
tomorrow morning to the young min
| listers who are to be ordained Sunday
After the bishops address, which last
ed about three quarters of an hour.
the regular business session began.
| A few remarks were made by Rev.
| Doran and Rev. Copp.
DIR. Chaffee presented a resolution
| thanking the bishop for his kindness
! In addressing the people before this
| business session.
| Two subjects were brought before
being Equal Ministerial and Lay
Representation, the other Eligibility
of Women" Only those who were
members in full in the conference were
allowed to vote, and, owing to mis-
understanding of this, the vote on the
first subject Equal Ministerial and Lay
| Administration" had to be retaken
and resulted in affirmative Al votes, the
negative 25 votes. The tellers were
Rev. ]. M. Brown and E. S. Pilling.
| The subject of ELIGIBILITY of
| Women" next taken up and the vote
Stood affirmative 40, negative II. AS it
needed a three-fourths vote to carry
this, it was practically lost in this con-
| ference. Rev. Hingsby made few re-
marks as to the books containing the
| minutes. There will be 1000 of these
! issued and will be sold at Is cents a
copy and ten copies for 81 to the min
| listers. The roll call was then taken
/ to see how much each one would sub
| scribe toward these copies of minutes.
| They subscribed about $3.50 toward it.
| Another roll call was taken for those
who were absent yesterday and failed
| to send in their reports. Those who
were elected to elders orders this morn
ing were those passing the fourth
years studies and who will be ordained
next Sunday: HI. A. Northup, S. S.
Farley, G.. E. Tindell, Geo. Willett,
Richard E. Sanderson, Frederick. E.
Ross, Harrison G. Maynard.
Those passing the third years stud
les: ]. w. VALENTINE, Charles 7. Davis.
| T. w. Stout, Geo. w. Proctor, James
Thompson. Those continued were:
Charles J. st. Hill, James F. Pickard.
| r. W. Swinneton, G. E. Satterlee F.
M. Dougherty, H L. St. Clair, r. H.
Dempsie, Charles H. Stephenson.
L. w. Squier was dropped from con-
ference. Rev. Remission dropped by
| his own request, also +. w. Yerex.
| criu
relat lions were J. S. Garvin, Levi p
Hall. c. T. Barkuloo, r. O. Holman,
r. L. Snyder, A. w. Edwards, j. r.
Berry.
Those given superanuated relations
were Geo. Galpin, John Doran, E.
Brown, e. s. Bunce, B. Y. Coffin, Will
| liam Mattson, Tubbs, B. H. Molyneaux,
| F. ]. Bickell. P. A. Moore, A. H. Alb
| bolt, J. H. Stuntz. A1onzo Hitchcock,
4 William Rice, M. G. McNiff. B. F. KEEP
hart Mr.. Kephart seemed to be quite
a favorite and was greeted with
applause as he rose from his
seat. He desired a years rest,
hard work G. A. Condor was request
| ed to locate by the conference.
| Bishop Warren arose and introduced
several distinguished guests. among
whom was Rev. Evans, representing
the American Bible society. He spoke
OF the sales, puDllcdllOuS dHu WOih VI
! this society Two ladies, Miss s. G.
Palmer, superintendent of the Deaco-
ness Home in Minneapolis, and Miss
F. K. Bristol, experimenting nurse,
gave short talks on their different lines
Of work. They were heartily applaud
ed They said that there are fifteen
deaconesses in the home at present,
| two of whom were visitors from two
city churches. About 1924 pastoral
calls have been made to the sick and
needy, about 1000 tracts, papers, ETC.,
1000 books and 1900 garments have
been given away where most needed,
and twenty-one persons nursed in their
! homes. These were followed by re-
marks by Bishop Warren as to the
hcme in Germany.
Other guests were w. K. Marshall,
presiding elder Of St. Paul district;
| Rev Alison, Clinton Avenue church,
St Paul; Rev. Stout, First church,
ST. Paul; w. F. Fritze, presiding elder
Of Minneapolis congregation; G. H.
Bridgeman, J. s. Akers, Of South Da-
kota congregation; Rev. o. l.. Hanson,
a presiding elder; Rev. Smith, South
| Dakota congregation; Rev. Savage,
| Children's Home society. After these
visitors were introduced, the notices
| were given for committees meetings,
ETC., and the congregation adjourned
for the morning
At 2:30, the afternoon session was
opened and Rev. Hanson gave the adj
dress. There was a large attendance
and the address was very interesting.
In the evening the regular missionary
sermon was delivered by Rev =. c.
Shetland, DID. AS usual he was enthus-
iastically received and his address en-
joyed by all who heard it. yay els s
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