The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-02
M. E. MEMORIAL SERVICE
ANNUAL CONFERENCE MEETING IN
HONOR OF DEAD MINISTER'S.
Large Audience to Hear the Colored
Orator at the Freedman's Aid
Society Session.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.


PRINCETON, Ind, Oct. 1.-The annual
memorial service of the Indiana NJ. e. Con-
ference was held this afternoon and was
attended by large audience. Rev. B. F.
Rawlins presided. Five ministers and eight
wives of ministers have died since the last
session. The ministers were Samuel Long
ter, 2. Selby, j. S. Winchester. w. w. Putt
and ]. r. Creighton DR.. Beharrell. Of New
Albany, preached the memorial sermon. re-
ferring in fitting terms to the work of the
deceased ministers and the many sacrifices
Of the preachers wives.
Bishop Bowman left at noon for trip
to the Western conferences. The bishop bid
all goodbye and said he never expected to
live to have the pleasure of seeing a con-
ference in this city again.
Bishop Ninde thinks the appointments will
be ready to be read by Monday night. He
Is very busy receiving committees from all
over this section of the State. The minis
tiers are expecting many changes when the
list of appointments is read.
The largest audience yet present at the
conference gathered in the First Methodist
Church tonight to hear DR.. M. G. B. Ma
son, the colored orator from Cincinnati. The
occasion was the anniversary of the Freed
mans Aid Society. The large church was
filled by o'clock, and hundreds were
turned away before the service opened. DR..
Mason had warm greeting when he en-
tered the church. Rev. J. w. Maxwell in
troduced the colored speaker, who delivered
an address telling of the work of the
Freedmans Aid Society and how the money
donated was invested. He entered a plea
for assistance in the proper education of his
race, and eulogized his race for it's progress.
The evening closed with all singing Amer
ica"
One Of the events of the Indiana Confer
ence took place this morning, when Bishop
Ninde delivered the address to the class
for admission to full membership. The class
is composed OF W. B. Farmer, G. H. Rein
Rose, c. NJ. Kraft, l.. c. Jeffrey, G. c. Bon
nell and j; n: Jerman- The bishop took
nearly an hour in giving the class advice
three parts, namely, preach visit, admin
ister He congratulated the members of the
class elias at reaching this stage Of their lives
attached. He urged them to become more
and more enamored with the Christian doc
false doctrines. He called their attention
to the often fatal f1uency of speech
When the bishop had closed DR.. Goblin, of
De Paw. led in prayer. The usual doc
trinal questions were then asked by the
bishop. The class will be ordained to-mor-
row afternoon; Bishop Ninde presided over
the morning business session, and consid-
cradle business was transacted. II. W.
Hadden was granted superannuated rela-
ton and L II. Murlin was transferred to
the Kansas Conference.
DR.. Weekly, of Cincinnati; DR.. Hickman,
OF De Paw University; DIR. Hard, of New
York: DR.. Goblin, president of De PAW,
and DR.. Lewis. president of Moore's Hill
College, were introduced to the conference.
Dr., Hard made an address in the interest
of his work in the Church Extension Soci-
ETY.. DIR. Goblin spoke in the interest of De
Pauw University, and was warmly received.
The committee in the case of E. L. VIM
mer reported that his presiding elder should
be instructed to investigate the charge The
report was adopted. Rev. WINNER is
charged with leaving his work without the
proper formalities.