The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-02
THECONFERENCE
Roll Call of the MethOdiStS
at Fall River.
The Proceedings at the Open
ing Business Session.
Eloquent Orati0ns by DR.. Hamilton
and Editor Parkhurst.
THE PROVIDENCE NEWS BUREAU,
NEW ENGLAND SOUTHERN CONFERENCE !
Fail River. Mass, April ], lesj.

FAN River, Mass, April J. issI.
At o O'Clock, a. M, Wednesday, April
/, the New England Southern Confer
ence Assem- bled in the First Nj. L. Church,
South Main street, Fall River.
For an hour devotional services were
held. Rev. Bishop Foster led in the conse-
Grafton of the emblems for the Holy Com
munion. Then the presiding elder assist
ed by several of the members of the con-
ference administered to the communi-
cants.
At 10 O'Clock the secretary Of the past
session called the roll Rev. s. D. Ben
ton. The same was reelected secretary for
this session. /. 4. Cooper, T.. A. Stan
house and q. M. Hamlin were elected
assistant secretaries. Treasurer T.. +.
Smith was reelected. X. ID. Dyson was
made statistical secre ary.
The standing committees were an
nounced by presiding elder q. III. Bates.
These committees with name and name
OF chairman and time OF first meetings
were given I'm yesterdays NEWS. They
are made by previous meeting OF the
presiding elders. The conference accepts
and approves the nominations.
The.committee on qualifications Of can
didates for admission to the conference
was made.
The hour of 9 a. m. was fixed for the
beginning OF the business sessions, meet
ing at $3.50 a. IN. for devotional exercises I;
and IL m. for adjournment. The bar OF
the conference was fixed for the first IL
pews from the chancel in the body of the
house.
Pastors OF the city were introduced,
Reverends Martin, Shaw, Judd, Adam,
Janevett, Haskell and others. With en-
thusiasm the conference broke out sing
ing: "Blest be the tie that binds, etc. ~
The Rev. Mr.. Adams of Fall River then
made an address of welcome on the Part
OF the m ini listers, churches and people OF
this city. His address was felicitious,
witty end eloquent. He said:' "We live
in the happy days when the churches are
drawing nearer together in true fellow
ship. Bishop Foster responded and with
equal felicity. He said: Such sight
have not witnessed in the 80 years Of my
Christian ministry. So many, yea all the
Protestant ministers of so large a city,
coming, in a body, to greet their Metho-
dist Christia brothers. Wittily ne said {:
That the Roman Catholics are not here
represented is not our fault. God bless
them and Protestants as well.
Rev. DIR. Park hurst was now introduced
and addressed the body. He said: "I
come to tell you about your own, for
Zion's Herald is your religious weekly.
You will be- glad TO know in spite of
hard times have paid some debt and suc-
ceeded so as to bring you for your fund
for worn-out preachers a check Tor over
S575. Since / have been editor / have
taken to the six New England confer
ences ga, ,0O0 The building of the Wes-
leyan Association is valued at 300, 0O0,
The Indebtedness has been reduced TO
S140 600. Slb, 900 being paid on the debt.
Annual rentals, s26, 600 annually. To
the six conference in New England / ap-
peal for your continued support" Hon.
II. Il. Raymond of New Bedford Is a
member of Wesleyan Association.
. Rev. j. w Hamilton, ID. d., secretary
OF the Freedman's Aid Society and
Southern Education. He said: sin my
travels In every part of the United States
i hear still criticisms on our work among
the freedmen. Many still say, Niger,
and seem bitter enough TO want TO spell
the name with three letters g.. Many
say educate them; yes, but only enough to
keep them what they are, blacks. We are
not saved or lost by races; Jesus Christ
died for man not for races. The race
that can produce Fred X. Douglass, a
Bannecker and others Is not to be snubhed
forever. The Anglo-Saxon race was longer
in coming up to where the colored race
stands today, in coming where the colored
man IL now. Get at man separate from
racial qualities. Settle II that a man Is a
man. God made him and Christ died for
him. You cannot minimize anybody OF
any color for the image of God Is there. We
have nobler givers TO aid our work; men
with schools in their hands. churches in
their hearts, and banks I'm their pockets.
Think. though, in some conferences half
of the preach hers do not take the collcc-
tion. We are looking for big men; big
prayers; big planners and big givers.
With 800 colored babies born every day,
we can never transport them. We must
educate and train and save them. -
Nominations for standing committees
at conference OF 1896 and approved:
Public Worship-Rev. ". A. Luce, A.
j. Coultas. r.. r., Jones
Conference Claimants-For three wears /:
}. n. Patterson, g. r.. Brightman, John
McVay, &. II. Hatch. For two years: W.,
\. Foster, Is. r. Simon, h. G. Baker, w.
4. McIntire. For one year: II. N. Mar
tin, J. q. Gammons, J. II. Nutting, r..
W. Goodier.
Stewards committee on Confer.
ence claimants
Missions The presiding elders.
Epworth League W. y. Buck, r.. p.
Phreanor. l.. e., Horton. M. II. Wilson,
Il. III. spear, Il. l.. Streeter.
Deaconess Work Waiter Ella. III, ID.
Robinson, G. III. Ever.
Education-J. NJ Taber, II. T.. Schuh.
O. W Scott, ID. a. Whedon, c. y. Har-
ris, +. NJ vin,on, +. -. Blakeslee, j, III,
Newland, l. B. Codding.