The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-26
NORTH MISSOURI METHoDISTS
Result of the Conference at Hannibal
Money for WOrn-Out Preachers Tn
Appointments for the Coming Year.

Bishop McCabe presided at the Meth
odist conference (nOrth) held at Han:
nibal. There was considerable bust
ness transacted. George E. Cunning
ham, who had been tried for heresy
and acquitted by the select member:
conducting the trial, was granted g
location at his own request. c. 5. Day
hoff was admitted on trial in the con-
ference. The bishop announced j. o.
Taylor, r. S. Thompson, o. S. Middle
ton, W. Il. Christy, j. II. Poland, 5. Ca
roehers and o. S. Bassford as the triers
of appeals.
c. j. Warner, with S. D. Kendall
alternate, was appointed to preach the
missionary ermon at the mex session.
c. W. Castley wa announced as trans.
ferred to the Southern Illinois, and Z.
W. Null to the Colorado conference:
c. E. Bovard, from the Southern Hi
nois, and G.. II. Bradford, from the
Western Nebraska. t. the Hannibal
conference. l. 5. Ware was appointed
missionary secretary for the Cameron:
w. NJ. Sapp, for the Hannibal; W. b.
Christy, for the Huntsville; e. l..
Haight, for the Maryville, and l.. b.
Wiles, for the st. Joseph district.
o. s. Middleton and j. W. Anderson
were made a committee to publish the
conference minutes. The conference
stewards distributed nearly $4,000 TIC
the WORKOUT preachers and the wild
ows of deceased preachers. 1t was DIS.
covered hat in some way the widow OF
the late w. A. Presson, of Bowling
Green, had been overlooked, and 5. b.
Pratper, "a layman from Tarkio. proposed
that if the conference would pay S25
he would give SIS. A hat collection of
S25.90 was at once raised. Various COM
mlttees were appointed, and reports
from committees received and adopted,
the one on educational institutions
eliciting a lively discussion. This re-
port showed hat the Missouri Wesleyan
college at Cameron has received more
than enough from tuition and other
sources to meet the salaries of teachers
and all current expenses.
THE APPOINTMENTS.
The bishop addressed the conference
in a hopeful eXhortation to fidelity in
the work and read the appointments:
Cameron DiStrict-J. ". Anderson, presiding
elder. Braymer. D.. Z. Hoover; Breckenridge.
w. X. Enyeart; Cameron, J. H. Poland; Chilli
Gothic, J. o. Taylor; Chula, John kobbe; COf-
feysburg, L. Weary; Cowgirl, H. o. Shepherd;
Dawn, =. c. Foster: Gault, A. b. Watson;
Hamilton, C. E. Bovard; hamilton circuit, II.
Rostock; Harris, G. W. Britton; Jamesport, W.
b. Dunn: kidier. S. w. Jones; Kingston. s. r.
Reno: Laredo, l. IL. Smith; LlnneuS, J. +. Nus
ner; Lucerne. E. NJ. Pippin; Ludlow, j. Will
Caughlin; Meadville, G.. H. Wehn; Mercer. J..
J. COkely; Pattonsburg, ]. II. Showalter;
Princeton, 7. J. Enyeart; Spickards. c. II. Nc
Dermond; Tindall, w. T.. Taylor; Trenton, L.
S. Ware; Winston, J. L. GillieS.
Hannibal District-W. F. Clayton. presiding
elder. Bevier. w. F. Jeffrey; Bowling Green,
]. NJ. Leidy; Bosworth, s. d. Kindall; Brook
field, ". N. Sapp; CarrOlltOn, j. ID. M~endenhall;
Clarence. j. d.. Cain; Hale, j. 5. Howard; Han
nibal, Broadway, l.. c. Sappenield; Hannibal,
Hope Street, e. s. Dayhoff; Laclede. j. H.. Cox:
Laddonia, A. C.. Mendenhall; Louisiana, J..
Windbigler; Macon, G. A. Robbins; Marceline,
2. a. Crow; Mendon, G. W. Norris; Mexico, L
F. Lusk; Moberly. B. NJ. Danferd; Sumner, o.
Beistle; Shelbyville, j. j. Smiley; St. Gather
Inc, J. Giddens; Tina, T. J. Ferrill; Tuexton.' A.
McAllen; Vandalia, l. c Hatton; Wellsford. o.
=. BaSfOrd; West Hartford, F. d. Harrison;
Wakenda. b. H. Wilson.
kirksville District-L. E. Sims, presiding ell
der. Atlanta, J. B. Ripple; Brashear, R Carl
yon; Browning, G. w. Morley; Canton. A. r.
Henry; Downing, II. L. Greening; Edna, L. L.
Lewis: Glenwood, j. J. Hicks; Granger. W. c.
Harper; Green Castle, ]. W. Rose; Green City.
R. +. Stone; Green Top, ]. W. Britton; Kaho-
ka, S. knapp; kirksville, n. p. Tidrick; La
belle, w. J. Powers; Lancaster. ID. S. Smith;
LaPlata, j. w. Taylor; Memphis, J. Gillies;
Memphis circuit, 7. c. Taylor; Mendoza. I. j.
Ferril; Milan, A. F. Burris; Willard, C. N.
Wood; Novelty, ]. Boon; Noyinger, NJ R
Nickel; Pollock, W. II. Doyle; Queen City, C.
A. Hodshires; Revere. II. NJ. Ingram; Rut-
ledge, w. H. Hermel; Unionville, w. b. Christy;
UniOnville circuit, J. d. Carder; Wyaconda, W.
I.
Maryville District--O. s. Middleton. presid-
ing elder. Allendale. ". +. kearney; Barnard.
L. \. Windsor; BolckOw. p. McNewell; Bur-
lington Junctioa, E. Downs; Clearnont. j. Il
John; Craig. IL J. Donaldson; Graham. NJ II.
Jordan; Grant City, J. X. Hicks; Hopkins, C.
]. Warner; Maitland. C. Z. Wood Maryville.
E.. b. Lytle; Mound City. A j. Brock; Parnell,
L. Douglass; Pickering, y. J. Meats; Luit-
man, +. ID. Bieber; Rockport, J. NJ. Benning-
ton; RoseGale, A. L. Flickeng2r; Sheridan, W..
H.. Lavake; SkidmOre, E. L. Robinson: STAN
berry, K. L. Thompson; TarkiO. q. L. Haight;
Watson, w. \. Yetter; WeStboro, Z. l.. JET
fries.
ST. Joseph District j. J. Bentley, presiding
elder. Albany, s. CarOthers: AmazOnia. J. b.
gregory: Amity, A L. CaSeiy; Bethany. X Il.
Galloway; Blue Ridge. q. \. Lewis; GAINESVILLE,
Z. o. Well: Crosby. l.. L. Monet; Darlington,
A. d. Davis; Eagleville, c. c.. Luce; EdgertOn.
Dire Edmondson; Fairport, J. w. StOkeSburg;
Fillmore. George T.. Clark; King City. w. b.
Herbert; Lathrop. H.. c. DayhoH; MartinSville.
f. B. Thompson nysville, c. +. Spray; Mount
Moriah. E. g. Vine; Oregon. H. Champion; OS-
borne. b. +. Gather; Ridgeway, o. p. KutzOver:
Savannah, L. b. Wiles; Stewartville, C.. A
Field: St. Joseph. First Church, s. b. Camp
bell: St. Joseph, Huffman Memorial, co. Mills;
st. Joseph, St. Paul, W. II. Welton; St Joseph,
Oakland, L. Howard; St Joseph, South Park.
I. Wolcott; ST. Joseph, Wesley, G. H. Brad
ford; Union Store, c. f. Petree.
L. F. Harmon, I. A. Burke. E. P. Reed and
F.. c. Snyder left without appointment to attend
school. c. 7. Phillips was appointed conference
evangelist. d. W. Nichols missionary in China
and ]. T. Pierce missionary in Utah.
Relieved of His Command.
CHICAGO, March 23.-Col. Marcus
Kavanaugh has been relieved of COM
mand of Seventh Illinois national
guard by Gov. Tanner for p~a:ading his