The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-07

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r. VI. Bateman's Evening Discourse
Three interesting sessions Of the
Primitive Methodist state conference
were held yesterday in the East Mar
ket street church.
The session of yesterday morning was
opened at o'clock with prayer and
song service and scripture reading.
Moneys to be paid into the conference
funds were then received. Incident TO
the reception of these funds it was de-
cidcd by motion that all ministers leav-
ing any station is held responsible for
any deficiency in the conference funds
of that station The following gentle
men were then introduced TO the con-
ference: Rev. c. ID. Moore, of the
Green Ridge Evangelical church, and
Rev. j. c. Hogan, of Forest City.
The session proceeded to the election
of officers for the ensuing year. Rcv.
j. Reseigh and Rev. II. j. Bucking
| ham We're appointed tellers. The nonli-
nees for president were: Rev. G.. !.
| Jeifries. Rev. w. H. ACornly; for vice
president. Hon. Robert Dudley, Rcv.
| NJ. Harvey; for recording secretary,
| Rev. II. j. Buckingham; for general
| secretary, Rev. II. G.. Russell, Rev. j.
| Bath, Rev j. Moore.
After the ballots had been cast the
| following We're declared elected to the
| several offices: President, Rev. w. II.
Acornly, Wilkes Barre. Pa. vice
president. Hon. Robert Dudley, Irwin,
| Pa; recording secretary, Rev. II. J.
buckingham. New Castle, Pa; general
| secretary, Rev. j. Bath, Plymouth: :
| Rev. j. Faith succeeds himself as gcner-
| al secretary.
The newly elected vice-president,
| Hon. Robert Dudley, Of Irwin, is an ex-
member of the state legislature. He
| attends the conference al lay delegate
of the Irwin First church.
LENGTH OF SESSIONS FIXED.
| A resolution was Introduced to have
| the daily sessions last from to 70
o'clock in the morning and from to 8
in the afternoon. After a benediction
| by the Rev. j. Bath adjournment was
! taken.
| In the afternoon the session was
| opened with the usual devotional eXer-
ciscs conducted by Rev. James hey.
| After these exercises Rev. r. c. BaChe,
| of NanticolSe, the retiring president,
thanked the conference for the sup
port given him while he held this
honorable office. He thereupOn va
Gated the chair and Rev. w. H.
| ACOrnly took his seat. Rev. Mr.. Acorn
| ly spoke briefly on the honor conferred
upon him and trusted that every assist
ance should he accorded him by the
conference in the discharge of his new
duties. Hon. Robert Dudley, vice
ii. ~.
honor rendered him.
A resolution was introduced and
adopted thanking the retiring officers
for their helpful services and rendering
them thanks for the efficient manner
in which each office had been con-
Quoted
The following committees were elect
ed: Nominating committee for confer
ence committees. Rev. T. NJ Bateman
Rev. C. Comforth Rev. T. c. Bache;
stationing committee, Rev. S. T. Mich
oils, Rev. j.. b. Tyler, Mahanoy City;
Rev. Charles Prosser, Scranton; Lay.
man Blacker, st. Clair; Layman Will
lam Cornforth, Pittsburg; Layman A
| Powell, Scranton.
The nominating committee reported
tke following as members on the Te.
spectiVe conference committees:
THE COMMITTEES.
Legislation-Rev. $. Penglaze, Plains
Rev. George Lees, HaZleton; Rev. T. NJ
Bateman, Girardville; Layman Robei-
Dudley, Erwin; Layman, B.acker, st
} Clair.
State OF Corferenre---Rev. j. Reseigh
Sewickley; Rev. John McGu,nsss, Homo
. stead,
Auditinp.Rev 7 JopoS Avoca, Pow I
Walker. ShamOkin.
Complaints and AppealsRev. NJ Hac
vey, Westmoreland City; Rev. II. G. Rus
SELL Wilkes-Barre Rev. S. Cooper, Free
! land.
Bible society-Rev. w. Bonaley, Pitts
burg.
Temperance--Rev. Thomas Bell, win
iamstown.
Sunday Schools REV. James Hey, Irwin
Appropratons-Rev c. Prosser, Scrar,
ton; Rev. r. c. Bache, Nanticoke: Rev
c.. J. Jeffres, Youngston, o.; Rev. Jane
Moore, Shenandoah; Layman w. w
Fowkes, PIttsburg.
Tme-keeper- Thomas Bell. Win
JAMESTOWN,
The report Of the committee wa
adopted.
The requests and recommendation
Of the several districts as embodied il
, their reports were taken up and pAsset
upon. The recommendation from
, Schuylkill district that the publication
of the minutes of conference be dis
, pensed with and a small leaflet be sub
: stituted stating the statistical reports
etc, was voted upon for adoption an,
lost. The minutes of conference vii
Y be published as usual.
GOD ANTON my root
\ A request from Scranton district t
p have the general conference of 100
= held In Scranton was considered ia
y vorably and requst will be sent to tn
/ general conference at Fall River Mass
\ in September to chose Scranton as tn
= place of meeting in 1901,
r The application of II. V. Sharpe, Q
: Wade charge in SchuyliiH district, wa
o | referred to the examination committe
= of probationers. The following wer
= appointed a committee on correspond
r ence: Rev. w. j. Richards and ReN
4 S. r. Nichols This committee wi
! prepare a letter Of thanks to the man
donors of property, etc, to the churc
= body during the past year.
n Rev. II. NJ. Bateman, Of Girardvill,
= preached the evening discourse an
g chose as his text EcClesias.es Vii, Il
Say not thou, what is the cause tina
the former days were better tina
these? for thou dost not inquire wisel
concerning this"