The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-08
FAvoRARLE 10 SHEPHERD.
Trial Before the Fergus Fails Con-
ference Going His way.


Special to the Globe.
FERGUS FALLS, Mimi, Oct. THE
chief work of the M E. conference
this morning was the action on the re-
norts CT The examining committee in
Ieierence to the progress Of younger
ministers in the course of conference
study. Bishop Hurst gave 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-
ta7y OF the Woman's Foreign Mission
aTy society, conducted an interesting
meeting On the subject of foreign is
s;Cns, which was largely attenued
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 fuLSis 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 .NitcheIl, Of Henne
pin avenue M e. church, as speakers.
The latters address was Of great power
and was heard by the largest audience
cf the conference to this time. The
tlial 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 BarresVilla, 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
William Hanson, H. H. Dresser,
s. f. Kerfoot Matt S. Hughes, j. E. Houl-
gate.
Sunday schocls-C. F. Sharpe, G. G. Valen-
tyne, D. f. Wilson, F. NJ. Taylor.
Tracts-David Tice, c. H. Stevenson, c. H.
Da t43, J. F. Pickard.
Church EXtensiOn-J. A. Ward, r. c. Opie,
J. W. Mower, G. E: Pickard.
Temperance-R. H. Craig, j. H. Dewart, E.
F. Spicer B E. Sherwin.
Sabbath ObServance-H. W. Knowles, Ed
win Deacon. c. NJ. Heard, C. E. Tindall.
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, ". H. Robinson.
Auditing Presiding Elders Accounts-A. D.
Smith, ". C. McAllister, A. F. Thompson, A.
! Nee.f@3
Epworth League. C. shetland, T. W.
Stout, r. NJ Roberts, F, E. Ross.
Public Worship-Presiding e,der, st. Cloud
district and pastor at Fergus Fails.
State of the Church,. w. Ray, c. W. Law
SON. s. T. Snow, William Fielder.
Freedmans 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 RA'atiOnS-(TeOFge r. Ge6r. j. +.
Davis F. P. Harris, William Burns.
Candidates for Admii son-E. G. Clemans,
j. W Heard ]. NJ. Brown, j. G. Morrison.
Methodist Book Concerns. N. McAdoo, ].
c. Craig, R A. Saunderson, James Thomp-
son
New York Book Accounts-J. L. Farber.
American Bible Society-L. F. Merritt c.
E. Shepherd, T. E. Archer Thomas McC,ary.
Missionary Approprations-The presiding
elders.
Asbury Hospital. B. Hingeley, George
Whit. Robert Forbes, Thomas Billings
Methodist Review and Gospel in All Lands
T. E. Archer.