The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-12
ANACONDA news.
IN ANNUAL CONFERENCE
The Methodist Ministers Praise
God and Transact Business.
FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT
The Brethren Telegraph President McKin-
ley In Relation to the Philippines.
Mr.. Smith breaches a Schol-
arly Missionary Sermon.

While the wicked and ungodly were
going to the races and the devil yester-
day, there was still an amen corner
in Anaconda, and a glorious amen cor
ner it was. The amen corner was the
corner of Third and Oak streets. 1t
was an earnest and noble body of
preachers who met at the church there
yesterday morning to hold the twelfth
annual conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church of the State of Mon
tana. Amen.
The face of Brother Van Orsdel
shone with faith, hope, charity and all
the other virtues of the Christian re-
ligion. Brother Van-they all call him
Brother Van-Brother Van is presiding
elder of the Helena district and is one
of the oldest of the Methodist old-tim-
ers in this region. He and Brother
Riggin and Brother Tiff were spread
ing the gospel and saving souls in the
Rocky Mountain country before some
of US were born. Amen. Brother Van
has a way of making everybody just
as happy as he feels himself, and If
any one came to conference oppressed
with care and troubles n crosses
Brother Vans radiating c~ountenance
uTONt HE Dlutb away III l"o DhildlOS
fiat. Hailelujah.
Bishop Mallalieu presided. Many of
the brethren had never seen Bishop
Mallalieu before, but they had only to
see him to love, honor n
obey him. Brother Custer of
Anaconda opened the exercises
by reading the hymn, "And are
we yet alive and see each others face?"
a question that seemed to be unani-
mously answered in the affirmative.
The Rev. DR.. T.. c. Tiff offered prayer.
Presiding Elder Bennett gave out the
hymn. How Firm a Foundation"
Then the bishop, assisted by Presiding
Elders Van Orsdel and Bennett, Rev.
F. A. Riggin, superintendent of the
North Montana Mission, DIR. Tiff, super
intendent of the Utah mission. n Rev.
DR.. Martindale, representative of the
missionary society, administered the
sacrament of the Lords supper
The roll call showed that these mem
bers were in attendance: J. w. Ben
nett, p. L. Bozeman district; f. c.. Cat
termole, Dillon; John G.. Clark. Red
Lodge; F. c. Clemo, Ovando; r. NJ.
Craven, Kalispell; G.. II. Feese, Butte;
r. j. Forbes, Elkhorn; f. A. Guyler,
Meadow Creek; John Hosking. South
Butte; p. w. Haynes, St~evensville; w.
w. Howard. Park City; II. A. James.
Miles City; George d.. King, Townsend
Job Little, st. Clair; j. j. McAIlister,
Missoula; L. II. Nickel, Livingstone;
Wilder Nutting, Helena: S. A. Oliver,
Whitehall; r. H. Reed, Twin Bridges;
s. Snyder, Akalaka: j. A. Smith, New
Chicago; r.. p. Smith, Sheridan; j. II.
Smith, Avon; C. F. Smith, White Sui
phur Springs; ]. T. NJ. Stephens, Wal
kerville; J. w. TAFT. Bozeman; L. L.
Tower, Manhattan; w. w. Van Orsdel,
p. l.. Helena district: G. Tiff, Salt
Lake: Z. b. Lounsberry, Butte; c.. w.
jenkins, Helena; L. NJ. Digger, Helena;
w. w. Edmonson, A. II. Morton, Hum
phrey Roberts and j. ID. WATSON.
George d. King was chosen secretary,
John Hosking statistical secretary and
j. J. McAllister treasurer.
Rev. DR.. Martindale, Rev. S. b. Tabor,
presiding elder of the M. +. church
South; Rev. Thomas Van Scoy, presi-
dent of the Montana Wesleyan univer-
slty; Rev. r. II. Redd, pastor of the
African M. f. church, Anaconda; Rev,
+. M. Digger of st. Paups church, Hell
ena, and Rev. S. Snyder of the Michi-
gan conference, were introduced to the
conference. Glory.
Bishop Mallalieu presented the con
ference with a draft for 1915 from the
Methodist Book Concern, that being
the conferences share of the Book Con-
Germs profits. Amen. Glory halleuljah.
This money goes to the widows n or
phans of the preachers and the super
annuates. God bless them.
Presiding Elders Bennett and Van
Orsdel presented their annual reports,
showing that most substantial progress
had been made in Montana Methodism
during the past year. Amen.
On motion of the Brother Nutting, the
conference unanimously decided to send
the following telegram:
ITO William Mckinley, President
Washington, d. c.:
1.-THE Methodist Episcopal conference
of Montana, nov in session, congratu-
lates you upon the splendid achieve
ments which have come to our nation
under your leadership during. the one
hundred glorious days just past. We
most earnestly desire and pray that
the Philippines, as well as Cuba and
Porto Rico. be delivered from Spanish
misrule and opened to the light and lib
erty of our Christian civilization.
BISHOP w. +. MALLALIEU,
GEORGE d. KING, President.
Secretary"
Then, on motion of Brother Nutting
this communication was ordered trans
mitted:
t the Rev. G.. c. Stull, Chaplain OF
the Montana Volunteers:
"The Montana Methodist Episcopa
church, in annual session assembled
herewith extend to o and through yoJ
10 your brave comrades of the LIST Mon,
tana regiment. our fraternal greetins
and love. Your absence would be great