The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-08
FAVORABLE TO SHEPHERD.
Trial BEFORE the Fergus Fails Con-
ference Going His way.


Special to the Globe
FERGUS FALLS, Mimi, Oct THE
chief work Of the NJ. E. conference
this morning was the action on the re-
nOrtS CT The examining committee IN
reference to the progress Of younger
ministers in the course of conference
study Bishop Hurst gave a touching
account of his own early struggles and
efforts to gain an education and en-
trance to the ministry. This afternoon
Mary c. Mind, of Detroit, Mich, secre-
taIy of the Woman's Foreign Mission
aIy society, conducted an interesting
meeting on the subject of foreign is
stems, which was largely attenaed.
Her account Of the work among the
women OF India and China was espec-
tally well received. Rev. r. w. Craig,
of Duluth, afterwards preached the
conference missionary sermon, exhort-
ing the members to use greater dill
gence in securing fu1eis to prosecute
this work and to give it the Importance
il deserves in their sermons and other>
wise. This event, :, was devoted to a
temperance rally with Rev. Fielder and
Rev. DR.. William .<itcheil, OF Henne-
pin avenue NJ e. church, as speakers.
The latter's address was OF great power
and was heard by the largest audience
CT the conference to this time. The
trial committee in the case against
Rev. c. e. Shepherd, of GAINESVILLE,
has dismissed both counts of the first
charge against him and practically the
charge of disCbedience, and is still tax
ing testimony under the second charge.
that Of converting church property to
bis own use. Mr.. Harwood, banker,
of Barnesvilla, testified before the COM
mittee this afternoon. His evidence
was all in favor Of the defendant. De-
cision On this case will be reached to-
morrow.
The standing committees for 1897 as
announced are as follows:
Conference Stewards-T. F. Alien. William
Pickard Noah Lathrop E. H. Nicholson.
Education-William Hanson, H. H. Dresser,
s. F. Kerfoot, Matt S. Hughes, J. &. Houl-
gate
Sunday schools-C. F. Sharpe, G. G. va;len-
tyne, d. E. Wilson, F. NJ. Taylor
Tracts-David Tee, c. H. Stevenson, c. H.
Da <45, ]. F. Pickard.
Church Extension-J A. Ward, R. C. Opie
J. W. Mower, G. E: Pickard. .
Temperament. H. Craig, j. H. Dewart, E.
F. Spicer, E. Sherwin.
Sabbath observance-H. W. Knowles. Ed
win Deacon. c. NJ. Heard c. E. Tindail.
W. f. NJ. s,-Peter Care, P. S: Ingersoll
George w. Proctor, II. c. Maynard.
w. H. NJ. S.-B. F. Kephart, Elijah Haley
William Fletcher. w. H. Robinson.
Auditing Presiding Elders Accounts. D.
Smith, w. Y. McAinster, a. II. thompson. a.
Nee,f as.
Epworth League. G.. Shetland, T. w.
Stout, F. NJ. Roberts, F. E. Ross.
Public Worship-Presiding elder, st. Cloud
district and pastor at Fergus Fails.
State of the Church.. w. Ray, G. W. Law
son, S. T. Snow, William Fielder.
Freedman's Aids. S. Farley, c. S. Kathan,
w. H. Barkalco, D. j. Higgins.
Missions-George H. Humason, F. w. Hart
c. B. Mitchell. H. j. Van FosSen
Conference Re.ations-George R. Geer, j. F.
Davis, F. P. Harris, William Burns.
Candidates for Admission-E. c. Clemans,
j. w Heard. j. NJ. Brown, ]. G. Morrison
Methodist Book Concerns. N. McAdoo j.
c. Craig, A. Saunderson, James Thomp-
New York Book Accounts-J. L. Farber.
American Bible Society,". F. Merritt, c.
E. Shepherd T. E. Archer Thomas McC.ary.
Missionary Appropriations presiding
elders
Asbury Hospital. B. Hingeley, George
Whit, Robert Forbes, Thomas Billings.
Methodist Review and Gospel in All Lands
T. E. Archer.