The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-12

At yesterday mornings session of
the Primitive Methodist State confer
ence the stationnE committee reported
in favor of assigning the various min
listers to the following charges:
Schuylkll distrlct-Tamaqua, Rev.
w. +. Nicholas st, Clair Rev. w. II.
Acornly; Mahonoy City, Rev. c. II.
Higginson; Girardville. Rev. S. Il.
Nichols; Mt. Carmel, Rev. d. Saw
age; Shenandoah, Rev. James Moore;
Williamstown, Rev. Thomas Cooke;
Shamokin, Rev. w. Bentley; Seek,
Rev. Thomas Bell; Hazleton, Rev.
George Lees; Freeland, Rev. S. Cooper;
Gilberton, under care of Girardville,
Mahonoy City, Shenandoah; Wade,
Rev. II. V. Sharper.
Wyoming dstriCt-Plymouth, First,
Rev. John Bath; Plymouth, Second,
Rev A. WoodcOck: Morris Run, Rev.
w. II. Russell: Plains, Rev. IS. .en-
glase; Avoca, Rev. John Jones; WnKes-
Barre, First, Rev. II. j. Buckingham;
Wilkes-B Barre, Second, Rev. w. T. VIII
liams; Nanticoke, Rev. r. w Wilson;
Parsons and Mill Creek, Rev. II. G.
Russell: Priceburg, Rev. w. II. Hold
er; Taylor, Rev. J. Walker; Jermyn
Rev. c. Hall; Olyphant, Rev. NJ. Har-
vey; Scranton, Rev. c. rosser.
Pittsburg distIict-New Castle, Rev.
G. ]. Jenries Shawnee, Rev. J. A.
Tinker; Pittsburgh, First, T. NJ. Bate
man; Pittsburgh. Second, Rev. j. b.
Tyler; Irwin, Rev. ]. Hey; Westmora-
land City, Rev. George Ball; Youngs-
town and Niles, Rev. w. ]. Richards;
Houtzdale, Rev. A. -reson; Sewickley,
Rev. ]. n. Resiegh; New Straitsville,
Shawnee pastor; Carnegie and Home
stead, Rev. John McGuinness.
Supernumeres, Rev. c. McKechnie,
Rev. b. Whillock, Rev. w. Opie.
Transfers-Rev. j. Proude, Rev. ].
Sutclffe going to the Eastern confer
ence.
STATIONS UNITED.
The Niles and Youngstown stations
were united by the conference G,nd
placed under the one pastorate and
$3.50 was appropriated to Rev. w. J.
| Richards, the newly stationed pastor.
| In connection with the stationing of
| Rev. w. T. Williams, at Wilkes Barre
| second, there arose some difficulty. An
attempt was made to appropriate $500
| to this station from the missionary re-
| demption fund, but it failed. Then it
was moved that the pastors house rent
| be paid. This also fell by the wayside
| and the elimination of the Whole af-
| fair was that Rev. Mr.. Richards goes
as pastor under the present existing
| conditions.
| The afternoon session opened With
| devotional exercises conducted by Rev.
| T. Cooke. The confirmation Of the sta
| tioning committees report was taken
| up and with a few changes on the
report was confirmed as printed above.
A claim for money paid out by Rev.
| NJ. Harvey was sent in by Etr. Harvey
| but the motion to pay the claim was
| lost. This presentation and disposal of
| this claim excited considerable discus
| sion. 1t was supposed that this claim
| had been settled at a previous confer
| ence meeting, and the bringing of it
into this conference tried the president
| in his endeavorS to prevent a clash
| by the personal remarks sometimes
made.
The special committee appointed 10
submit some plan of settlement of
claims held against the defunct book
concern, reported and their report was
received and adopted Rev. T. M
Bateman was appointed committee
on resolutions of thanks.
DISTRICT MEETINGS.
The next item of business was the
choice of place and time of the first
district meeting. This was decided up
on as follows: SchuyllSill district, al
Mt. Carmel on July y; Wyoming dis
trict, at Nanticolle, same date: Pitts.
burg district. Youngstown, o., same
date. The following secretaries fol
each district We're selected: Schuylkil
district, Rev. S. T. Nichols, Girards-
vile; Pttsburg district, Rev. George
Ball, Westmoreland City; Wyoming
district. Rev. II. w. Wilson, NantiC~ke
Rev. Charles Prosser was reelected Gs
missionary secretary and in addition
he was given the office of travelling
missionary agent. He was instructed
to visit as many stations as possible.
Rev. w. II. Acornly was reelected
book agent. 1t was decided that assist.
ant missionary agents should be ap'
pointed in each district. The follow
ing were chosen: Schuylkill, Rev
George Lees. Pittsburg, Rev. II. NJ
Bateman; Wyoming, Rev. II. w. vii
son. Rev. II. q. Russell was chosen a!
treasurer and secretary of the genera
conference, and Rev ID. Savage as sec
Tetary and treasurer of the contingent
fund committee. AS treasurer of thu
redemption fund, Rev. w. II. Holder
was chosen.
A rising vote was taken in apprecla
tion of the valuable services rendered
by Rev. c. PrOsser and Rev. w. II
Acornly in their offices as missionary
secretary and conference book agent
respectively.
EVENING SESSION.
At the evening session the followln,
examining committee was named
Rev. John Jones, Rev. George JEFF
fries, Rev r. Wilson, Rev. w. Fl
Acornly, Rev. c. Prosser. The trus
tees are. Rev. ID. Savage, Rev. L
NJ. Bateman, Rev. ]. Bath, Laymen l.
j. Hooper, A. Powell, James Fletcher
Robert Dudley, l.. w. Blacker, +. u
. Williams.
The redemption committee is com
posed of Revs. w. II. Aconly, Rev. II
j. Buckingham, Rev. T. NJ. Bateman
Rev. w. Fl. Holder. Rev, W. Bentley
Ways and means committee, Rev