The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-06
At WORK IN CONFERENCE
Second Days Session of the M.
z. Church South.
THE PASTORAL REPORTS
Visiting Pastors Gave q Recital OF Their
Labors in Montana and the North
west-Resolutions on the Resig-
nation of Rev. A. q. Clark.

The second days session Of the NJ. f..
church south conference convened yes
terday morning at 9 O'Clock. Much
business of an important nature To the
church workers was transacted during
the day. The session opened with de-
votional exercises. led by Rev. Thomas
w. Flowers. after which Bishop Hen
Dirk announced the transfer Of the con
ference of Rev. ]. NJ. Settle from he
Nissoula conference and Rev. f.. u.
Swift of the East Columbia conference.
After the reading of a telegram con
veying fraternal greeting from Rev.
w. r. M~allatieu. president of the
Northern Montana conference of the
NJ. f. church.. now in session at Belt,
and the appointment of a
90 reply. the names of Rev. s. j. Hubs
and w. G.. Forbis were called for the
reading of their pastoral reports, which
were highly satisfactory. and both
passed. Rev. Barnard Pas next made
his report and was elected to the IL
ders' order. The report of Rev. +. j.
Stanley followed, and his character
passed also.
Rev. j. Hosking. Rev. r. Il. Louns-
bury and Rev. @. w. Fees of the NJ. r..
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Opie of the Methodist church of Can
ada were introduced to the conference
and invited to seats.
In response to a call from Bishop
Hendrix, the visiting pastors gave a
recital of their laboTs i'm Montana and
The Northwest. followed by remarks by
Bishop Hendrix. who spoke of the iif-
6culties of church work peculiar To this
section. A communication from he
general board Of education was .ead
and referred.
The following resolutions relative To
the resignation of Rev. a. G. Clark as
treasurer of the conference were READ
and adopted:
Resolved, frst-That this conference
1earns with profound regret of the de-
clining health of Brother A. q. Clark,
which prevents his ttendance at this
session, and has constrained To tender
his resignation as treasurer Of the ron
ference trust fund and of the several
boards of which he was a member.
"Second-That in accepting his resig-
nation. we express our acknowledgment
and appreciation of the fidelity with
which he has discharged all the duties
devolved upon him in his relations 60
this body for many long years.
'Third-That we greatly miss his
counsels and genial presence in our
midst. n extend TO him our heart
felt sympathy and invoke the comfort
ing presence and blessing Of our God
with him in his retirement and ahlic-
ton until such time as the Master shall
say come up higher
"Fourth-That the secretary is here
by instructed to furnish Brother Clark
with a copy of these resolutions
The reading OF the telegram of ira
ternal greeting from Dr. Debose. sec
rotary of the Epworth League and edi-
tor of the Epworth Era. closed the
morning session. In the afternoon the
members of the conference listened TO
an able sermon by Rev II. H.. War
rem, and in the evening Bishop Hen
dirk delivered the church extension an
niversary sermon before a congrega-
ton that filled the Idaho street church
TO its capacity. The sermon was hign-
ly instructive and was received with
marked appreciation.