Marshall County independent., 1898-09-16

The Fridays session of the confer
ence opened at $50 o'clock, Bishop
Warren presiding The minutes of the
former session were read and approved,
after which Bishop Bowman was intro
duced o the audience.
DIR. Cissell then offered resolution
providing that the conference petition
the managers of the general conference
to select WinOna park as the place for
holding the general conference in 1900.
Indiana has never had the general con-
ference but once in the past. DIR. j. A.
Iiewellyn spoke III favor OF the resolu-
setting forth the advantages OF
\ mona. The facilities for entertain
ment and printing were ample, 10 his
judgment. Dr. Hickman did not think
it polite or wise to ask the general con-
ference to assemble at WinOna. If
the conference should come to Indiana,
it should come to Indianapolis. 1t
would discredit the church to go to a
Presbyterian assembly ground and 1t
would not further the interests of the
Methodist educational institutions.
DIR. Hickman offered substitute reso-
luton providing for the assembling of
the general conference at Indianapolis.
Dr. S. p. Colvin favored bringing the
general conference to Winona. There
is no strife between MethOdists and
Presbyterians. He very sarcastically
and effectively replied to the argument
of DIR. Hlckmen. Presiding Elder Dale
slso spoke in favor of Winona. The
substitute motion failed, The original
motion favoring the selection of Vino
ma, was carried almost unanimously
burdened for over twenty years with a
distressing debt which was Cancelled
nine years ago. A comfortable par
r. G.. Hammond against whom
charges were preferred as to dishonest
habits in business relations at COM
munitias where he has been stationed,
was found guilty as charged and ex-
PEELED from the church.
Rev. George fl. Thayer, local
preacher, now 81 years of age was In.
troduced to the audience. he is the
oldest preacher that has been in at
tendance at the conference.
The business of the conference was
suspended for time to permit Dean
Buell. to address the preachers on the
advantages of the theological schools
He made an able presentation of the
effectiveness of the professional courses
of learning, but at the same time urged
college education preliminary to tax.
ing course in theology.
DR.. Gobin stated in short talk that
there are but 39 preachers who are
members of the Preachers Aid society
though there are 81 in the process OF
becoming members. He thought every
preacher should join the society as a
business matter.
Bishop Warren then gave the main
address of the conference before the
class for deacon's orders.
John S. Crowder, Albert Miller, A
G.. Detch and w. F. Hovis were elected
to the deacon's order.
l.. G. Bently was elected an elder.
A resolution was presented to the eff
feet that the conference recommend q
change in the constitution such thai
laymen shall have representation in the
conferences equal with the ministerial
representation. The conference voted
in favor of constitutional amendment
by vote of l08 yeas and 10 noes.
In the afternoon Mrs. Jennie Hughes
Caldwell, Ph. d., of Crete, ILL.,, addressed
the Womsn's Foreign Missionary
society followed by Rev. j. q. Evans
of Abingdon, ILL.,, on the subject OF
Temperance.
At four o'clock Miss Anna DOwney
conducted the pentacostal meeting.