The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-03

The Wichita district conference of the
NJ E. church convened at $50 yesterday
morning. at which time there was a
devotional service led by Rev. F. VI.
Rornine At 9 O'Clock the conference
held its first business session. The first
business was the election of a conference
secretary and Rev. w. b Barton was
nominated and elected by reclamation.
Presiding Elder w. ]. Nartindale who
was N the chair, then announced the
appointing Of the following as COM
E1ittee on resolutions: J. W. PTuen, D.
f. Irwin and c. D. Hestwood. The rest
Of the two hours business session was
devoted almost entirely TO the hearing Of
reports from the pastors of the various
charges. There was a detailed report
from each charge treating of its religi-
Gus condition, the pastoral work, the
amount collected for the various church
benevolences and the circulation of de-
nominational periodicals. and literature.
The reports were, as rule, very en-
couraging and gave much ground for
hope in future Improvement in all lines
Of church work. Two churches were re-
ported as being now in process of cree
ton, at Spivey and Pretty Prairie, in
hingman county.
Rev. E. C. Beach, pastor of the st.
Paul VI. Z. church of this city, then OBJ
tanned recognition from the chair and
spoke at length on the Epworth league
work of the district, recommending
some changes that he thought should be
made in the plans for that work. N. P.
Dixon and w. B. Barton were then ap-
pointed as committee to pass on the
AFeoiS zin inf full
ministerial connection with the confer
ence.
After hearing the announcements for
the afternoon the conference adjourned
10 meet again al 2:I5 O'Clock
Presiding Elder Martindale led in a
fifteen minute prayer service at ?
o'clock, and at 2:15 O'Clock the confer
encs was again convened for a business
session. After hearing reports from the
various Epworth leagues, Rev. c. S.
Nusbaum was given few minutes in
which to present the claims of South /
west Kansas college. The ministers
present manifested much enthusiasm /
over the encouraging report he present. |
sd.
At $3.50, Rev. W. V. Burns spoke on the |
relation of the work for the Freedman 1
Aid society 20 the regular work of the /
church. c. D. Hestwood followed with /
The reading of paper on the relation OF .
the Freedmans Aid work to the nation |
lt-large. ~ A half-hour's devotional serv-
ice preceded the evening sermon by Rev. |
:. D. Hestwood of Augusta. Rev Hest
wood took his text from the first chap
ter and the ninth verse of First John, |
reading: IF We confess our sins He is
faithful and just 10 forgive us our sins
and 10 cleanse US from all unrighteous-
ness" The idea he developed was that
the promises of salvation are entirely
Among the ministers who attended
sessions of the conference
are the following: ". J. Martindale. D.
D., presiding elder; Pastors c. D. Hest
wood. d. Mccormick, W. l. Miller. NJ. P.
Dixon, P. D. Lair, J. F. Irwin. w B.
Barton, II. ". Cummings, c. E. F.
Smith. L. NJ. Riley. F. NJ. Romine. F.
Mccormick, D. f. Irwin, D. r. Latham,
J. y. Roberts. f. H. Poore, J. X. Ped
rick. William Clapper. I. B. Lawrence,
]. w. Pruen. W. V. Burns w. 3. Slutz
ana E. c. Beach.
The program for tomorrow follows:
$50 a. m.-DevotienaI services, D. Nc
cormick
300 a. m.-Business session.
II 90 a. m.-Discussion-"Be Method
# Taking Our Benevolent Collections
NJ. P. Dixon. d. +. Irwin. J. K. Pedrick.
200 p. m.-Devotional service, William
Jlapper.
2:15 p. m.-Bustness session.
800 D. m.-Missionary Society," 'Tts
Claims Upon the Liberality of the
Church E. c. Beach. , 1.-THE Success
II its Work. J. W. Pruen. 5. Its Adj
w. J. MaTtindale, D. D.
400 p. m.-Miscellaneous business.
Z 80 r. m.-Song and praise service, P.
,. Lahr
500 p. m.-Sermon. D. Mccormick.