The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-26
CAMP FOR CONFERENCES
THE PEOPLE OF PAoLI MAKE AN Of
FER no THE METHODIsTs.
A Committee Is to Consider the PrOpO-
sitiOn-Princeton VIII Have
the Next Meeting.

1t is probable that the Indiana M. E.
Conference, now in session at Roberts Park
Church. will very shortly have a place of
permanent meeting if it chooses. Presiding
Elder Willis, of the Bloomington district,
announced at yesterday mornings session
that the people of Paoli desired to donate
to the conference tract of land near their
town on the condition that the conference
erect suitable buildings and make that the
permanent meeting place. The land offered
is near the famous mineral springs of Or
ange county, and it is said that the place
would be a delightful one for holding the
conferences. Mr.. Willis said the offer was
for either forty or eighty acres, according
to location. If the Methodists are willing
to have their meetings two miles from town
eighty acres can be had
There was little discussion of the propo-
sition, but committee was appointed to
make further inquiry regarding the location
of the land and to make recommendations
to the conference Monday. 1t is believed
the committee will recommend the accept
ance Of the offer. The talk among the men,
bers of the conference was favorable to
this view. 1t is proposed that the confer
ence be made q sort of camp meeting, SINH
lar to the Presbyterian General Assembly
recently held at Winona. The committee
named is composed of the following minis
ters, one from each district: Zachariah
Sleby, e. Fl. Wood, ]. H. Sargent, w. S.
RAIDER. Ct. L. Curtiss. B. f. Rawlins, II. c.
CHppinger, s. f. Anderson and l.. F. Dim
mitt.
This will not interfere in any way with the
action of the conference in choosing the
place of holding the next session. The privi-
lege of entertaining the next conference
seems to have been conceded to Princeton,
and when the question Of making a selec-
ton came up there was but one nOmina-
ton and the vote was unanimous for
Princeton
Deacons' orders were yesterday granted
to the following class: E. F. Gerkin, f. w.
Davis, c. L. Martin, +. A. Robertson, w. r.
Plummer j. l.. Shroyer, G. S. Henninger,
Mason, c. A. Ward, r. S. Hyde and c. w.
Dobson.
The following are advanced to studies in
w b. Farmer q. II. Reiboldt, F. S. Miller,
J; John B. Johnson, e. H. Rose: G. M kroft,
T. = IS. Wills j. s. Ward. s. G. Jeffrey,
The following were advanced TO the fourth
year: c. w. VIII tman, X. w. Fish, +. L.
5 Rest E: T. ElsIey f. L R WHir 4 r
Wines and H. d. Sterrett.
ye TRe sl fo9wng oss & so third
pin, j. Y. Bean ard w. c. Botlin.
W. II. Wy.ie, of the fourth-year class, will
be left without al appointment to attend
school. W. II. Davis, Mrs. l.. b. McClain
and Mrs w. II. Burton were placed on the
list of conference claimants. J. ID. Hart
sock was appointed conference evangelist.
w. H. Sheets, w. H. Kendrick, f. w. Con-
nor, Alonzo Murphy, j. n Neher Henry
Morrow, Frank Marlborough, j. S. Jenckes,
w. IL. Hedden and M. l.. Payton were con-
tnued as supernumeraries and A. N. Elro
was added to the number. G. w. Lee was
made a local preacher.
The following ministers were continued
in their superannuated relation Francis
Walker. James Hill, M. Nj. c. Hobbs, o. II.
Tansy j. w. Julian, Charles Cross, r. w.
Caldwell Lawrence Jones, G. f. Culmer,
j. Il. Hamilton, f. A. HUTCHINSON, J. NJ
Hillyard, Gideon Heavenridge, W. w. Puett,
]. f. McGJegor. p A. Eller, S. w. Me-
Naughton. J. NJ. Watson, w. Nick. Hester
John Spears r. r. Baldwin. J. v. Moore
i. n. Thompson. John Tansy, W. II. David
son, T. c. banks, John Drummer, II. L.
Niles. N. E. Boring. j. w. Houpt, F.. A.
Hester, William Nichols, j. w. Mendeli,
Samuel Longdon. E. T. Spencer, William
Long, Asbury Wilkinson, J. S. Winchester,
James McCaw, w. S. Jordan, j. W. Mel
lender, Joseph Cotton, w. w. Snyder j. p.
Pell, d. c. Benjamin, J. S. Tevis, j. G..
Chafee B. f. Julian, Lewis King r. L.
Kinnear. L. P. F. Wells and James Giles
pie. H. ID. Youngblood was added to the
number