Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-10-14
Nj. E. CHURCH CONFERENCE.
Items of Interest Regarding That
 Church.


 Church.
 The SIX xtsenth session of the M. E
 conference of the Arizona Mission was
 begun at the First M. B Church last
 evening at 7:3O o'clock.
 Bishop John P Newman, foremost
 among the bishops of the Methodist
 Episcopal chutoh in Amerioe, then arose.
 "Grstitude," said the venerable
 bishop, "is one of the nobles5 traits of
 humankind. No thought is harder to
 bear than hat soma day we may be for gotten. So strongly has this dreGd fss-
 tened itseis upon us that we rarely part one from the other without the in- junction, don't forget me- Christ cared not for osthedEals, soulrtured marble or painted canvas but he would be Esmem bered. "
 "This thought constituted the bur den Of His words se the last supper. And," the bishop con tinued, five gather tonight at the close of this another conference year to commemorate once again the passion of Onr Lord with the elemente He conseorRted as means for spiritual growth aa a memorial of the Passover"
 The Bishop then briefly referred to the errors of rsreubstantistion in the Romish ChuFch and consu bstsn tiation ] in other religious bodies.
 Ia closing the Reverend Bishop gave beautiful description of one of his visits to Jerusalem during Passion Week
 The sacrament of the Lords Supper was shen administered by the Bishop, Drs. Boverd and Chase and Revs Foley and Wilson assisting.
 The Bishops words to those kneeling before rbe altar from time to time were peculiarly impressive. A gracious ben- ediction of the Holy Spirit seemed to oe borne from above as on the breath of angels. And ss they departed each sime from the Lords table, singing 8 Verss of some hymn suggested by the Bishop, glorious outpouring of the Holy Ghost was felt by one and all.
 At the close of the sacrament an an- nouncemena was made that our beloved Superintendent of She Mission. the Rev. C. F. Bovsrd, D. D., had been promot- ed to the Presiding Eidership of the Los Angeles district. Expressions of regret were heard on every side.
 Dr. Bovsrd has a warm place in the hearts of ahe clergy and lsity of all de- aoul lnssoIs throughout the Territory.
 Announcement wss also made of the transfer of the Rev. c. J. Chase, D. D. to ths California conference and his ap- pointment 50 the fourishing First M. D. church at Meryaville.
 Dr. Chase lakes with him the love of | his church, She esteem of his brother clergy and the respect of the oitizsna of Phoenix.
 Rsv. s A Thomson, D. D., man of marked executive ability WAS named for the position sa Dr. Bovard's successor.
 Rsv. McCreery. D. D, labs pastor of the First M. B. Church Of Stockton was as Dr. Chase's successor.
 Rev's Jeuness, Guthrie, Roberts and Bartlett were then formally introduced ss usm bers of the Arizona Mission.
 DF. Jenness, young divine of sseri- ug ability will preach st M. E. Church shls evening st 7.3O.
 The third day of she sixteenth session If bhe sn1 ugl conference of tha Arizone Mission was opened this morning at 9 o'clock with 8 fervent, uplifting prayer oy the Rev l. L Rogers. of Globe, fol owed by the hearty singing of the glo- rious old hymn, "I Need Thee Every Hour."
 Presiding Bishop John P Newman then called for the reading of she min ates of Fridays session by Secretary E R Foley, of Tucson, whicb were ap- proved.
 Bishop Newman then called the Rt- | ten sion of all those presenS to the l criticism to which the char acser of each preacher in the mission l had been subjected snd emphasized the standing of every minis ter in the conference. Without excep- 5ion they stood forth stainless and hon pred men of God. And then the distin- guiahed Bishop paid glowing encom- ium to the clergy of the M B Church. 1 ''As body" he said, "the ministers of the Methodist Episcopal Church have betser characters, better morals bhan sDy other class of men in the world | ee g class,' the Bishop contin- nsd, '-are men eingulsPly free from inn morality and kindred vices. Rsralysdo l We read oc hear of intemperenoe in any 1 form existing among then."
 Passing on to Committees reports the 1 Rev. E R Foley presented sn able paper | on "Missions" This aroused consider I able discussion into which nearly all l she brethren entered and the Rsv. Dr. | Bovard made an eloquent appeal for | Mission. Bishop Newman here himself as eteunch sup porter of Home Missions and said not wibhstandipg ths claims and needs Of foreign lands Americs is the greatest of l mission fields, ss it is pre-eminently She | greatest of nations. And Christianity in Amsriea mesna Christianity in ths world
 Fha Rev. David Roberts than read particularly interesting revisW on