The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-03
REPORTS OF DISTRICTS
Heard ut Yesterdays Session Of the
Wyoming Conference.
GOOD SHOWING or WYOMING
Collections for Missions Exceeded y
Million and Half - Meeting Of
Hogan Investigation Committee.
viii Make Its Report Today.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.


Quoted by Bishop Vincent. The min
utes of yesterdays session We're read
and approved. The second day did
not prove as busy one as was the
hrst. In everything there seemed to
be laXity of the business tension
which developed on Wednesday.
The election of delegates to the gener-
al conference was made n special order
for tomorrow morning. Rev. DR. Hard
offered resolution which was adopted
declaring il the sense Of the conference
that the regular minutes he declared
III" official minutes and that they with
those of the past four years be bound
and sent 10 the general conference.
Small drafts from book concerns We're
reported by the bishop.
Secretary Olmstead read a statement
to she effecr that the amount of the
appOrtionment for preachers aid was
$2.l33. and that of the Freedman's Aid
and Southern Educational society was
$500 The list of superanuated and su-
pernumerary ministers was called The
committee of inquiry into the case of
JamesC. Hogan was excused to consider
that matter. Many of the superanu-
ated ministers were present and spoke
briefly.
Presiding Elder Eckman reported
that Silas Fulton. formerly of Scran-
ton. wished to be withdrawn from the
list as he desired to go to Denver and
to retain his parchments. The with
drawal was allowed. DR.. Hard thought
that the secretary should be instructed
to mark them that he had withdrawn
and the date. The case called forth
considerable debate hut the idea of DR..
Hard prevailed. Mr. Fulton, it was
stated wishes to unite with the congre-
gationalists. After this case had been
settled the bishop proceeded with. the
calling of the list. The following are
the supernumerary ministers: Revs. :.
j. Austin T.. l.. Bennett. ]. ID. Blood
good, G. NJ. Chamberlain. S. ID. Galpen,
George Greenfield. c. II. Hayes, G. H..
Jewell. +. j. Jones. John Labar, w. X.
Netherton. q. NJ. Peck. l.. w. Peck. r..
n. Sabin. Y. G. Smith. Cornelius Sweet.
The suoeranuated are the following:
NAMES OF sUPERANUATED.
AID. Alexander, G.. $. Alexander. w. w.
Andrews, c. V. Arnold. Philip Bartlett,
II. A. Blanchard. \. G. Bloomfield. Asa
Brooks. Thomas Burgess. ID. II. Carrier.
Cole. 5. G. Fulton. r. C. Gill Henry
Halstead. A. +. Harding Joseph Hart
we'll j. w. Hewitt, Richard Horns.
Philip Holbrook, w. j. Judd. William
Keatly. s. S. Kennedy. G.. w. Leach, A.
w. I.oomls. J. w. Meryis. George Par
sons, t.. x. Peck DaNad Ptrsgheus. G..
l.. Rice r. S. Rose. j. u. Santee. Edgar
Sibley, s. g. Stevens. S. NJ. Stone. Min
er Swallow, W. Il. Thomas. G. w. Todd.
Jonas Underwood. j. L. Wells, 5. r..
Walworth :. +. Wright.
After the list had been completed Pre-.
siding Elder Thorpe. of the Honesdalt
Il. ltI,ts al
had been much devastated by the raw
ages of erasshoppers The Bible meet
ings held in thirty-Onc out of thirty
four of the charges have resulted in sj(
conversions. rs a result $50 persons have
joined on probation. and 124 have Joined
in full membership. The Sunday schoo
attendance has been larger than during
previous years. The total membership
of the thirty-seven EpwOrth leagu.
chapters is 1878 and of the thirteer
Junior league chapters, ESQ The gen.
eral services have been largely attend
ed, while the benevolent collections are
in advance Of those of last year. The
usual amount Of improvements have
been made and Sl.523 of the indebted
ness has been paid. A $1,000 church
has been erected at Dunmore. ani
other buildings have been constructed
throughout the district.
Presiding Elder Van Cleft of the One
Onta district in opening his report
spoke of the great difficulty In securing
money because of the drought. and alst
of the devastation Of grasshoppers TIL,
scarcely of money. i'm his district. /!
largely due to the decrease i'm the price
Of hops. In spite of these obstacle!
more money has been raised for mis-
sions and benevolent purposes than II
previous years. Revival services hav,
been held in all but one of the charges
and as result about 1000 conversion.
have resulted. The evil effects of tn,
liquor traffic We're snoken of and II
this connection he said that the Raine
bill is good. but 1t is not what is wanted
WYOMING DISTRICT REPORT.
Presiding Elder Forsyth. of the Oweg,
district. in his report, treated each o
the thirty three charges separately an,
in all Improvement and progress wer,
noted. At this point Bishop Vincen
was called away and j. Il. Sumner tool
the chair and called upon Presiding
Elder Eckman to give his report 70
the Wyoming district.
His report opened by stating the fac
that the collections for missions hat
gone beyond the million and half line
aud the religious status of the distric
is very encouraging. He then spok,
specifically of the work in each of tn
charges of the district and In eacl
progression was noted and In all in
creases in membership and spiritua
conditions We're shown.
Cedar Avenue church was reported I,
be growing rapidly under the skillfu
management of the present pastor an,
Court Street church. also. had en-
joyed an excellent year. A good spirit
ual condition was carried forward an,
the congregation had been much In
creased. Hampton Street church ha
q large congregation and Sunday schoo
and obtained many accessions to he
membership.
DR. Floyd has crowned his five-yeal
term by securing the gift of two build
ing lots on Keiser avenue for churcl
and parsonage. Elm Park church wa.
reported to have congregation o
1000 and a membership of 1000 DIR
Pearce Is closing q most remarkable
pastorate or i've years, during which
time q magnificent church and parson
| age have been built and repaired. Tn,
membership has been doubled and &
large advance made In the benevolen
contributions About a hundred hav,
been added to the church this year
| The Wilkes Barre churches were treat
| ed separately and In each case pros
| perlty and progress were reported. Tn,
| conversions Of about 1.10O souls wer,
reported from the First church in tina
city.
The report Of Wyoming seminar,
| showed 20 instructors. 235 academi,
| students, $50 preparatory. 155 CONNER
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