The Indianapolis journal., 1898-08-21
THE U. B. CONFERENCE
BISHOP FLOYD READS NEW MINIS
TERIAL APPOINTMENTS.
Hicksite Branch of Friends Church
COnvenes in Richmond This
Week-ReligiOus News.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MORRISTOWN, Ind, Aug 2O--The White
River Conference United Brethren Church,
spent yesterday in receiving the reports of
committees and completing the examination
of candidates for the ministry. Rev. ]. C.
Valentine preached last night. This morn
ing the committees finished their reports
and the two presiding elders, w. A. Oler, of
Marion district, and u. McNew, of Dublin
district, were reelected. The conference
also decided this morning that the next
meeting place would be Fairfield, Blackford
county All the routine work of the con-
ference was finished by noon to-day. This
afternoon memorial exercises were held in
honor of the deceased members since last
year. They are Rev. j. H. Byrd, of De
Soto, Ind, and A. ]. Bolen, who at the
time of his death was presiding elder of the
Lower Wabash district, with his headquar
ters at Westfeld, Ill., but still retained his
membership in this conference. The third
deceased member was Grace Rector. The
memorial addresses were delivered by Bish-
op Floyd. Rev. A. Rust and Rev. H. w.
Robbins. This afternoon the appointments
for the coming year were announced, as fol-
lows:
Dublin District-Z. McNew, presiding
elder; Dublin, N. ID. Wofard; Franklin,
G. E. Floyd; Brookyille, A. Rusk; Blue
Beech Grove, N. Beck Hartsviile j. Seelig;
Daleville, J. c.. Valentine; New Castle,
Marion District-W. A. Oler. presiding
elder. Hartford, J. G. Holmes; Salamonia,
Z. w. Rector; Warren. 10 be supplied; Lin
kinneman; Elwood, L. .. Thornburg; Per-
kinsville, q. T.. Swartz; CASTOR, James Rec
tor; Lynn, c. B. Small; Williamsburg, W.
II. Robbins; conference missionary, j. M.
Bishop of the East District-M Wright
Bishop of the Southwest District-Halleck
A Rust was elected on the board of man
ayers of the institutes to succeed A. ].
Bolen deceased.
This evening DR.. Charles H. Kiracafe lee
tu-ed on education. He was born near
Stribling. Va, in 1S45, and graduated from
Oterbein University in 1871. He taught one
and preached one year at Waterloo, Ind.
In 1878 he became professor of languages at
Westfeld, ILL.,, and remained there for six
years. The next year he became president
of Hartsville College and continued in that
position for ten years, till 1889 For four
years he was secretary and treasurer of the
church missionary board, and the next four
years was the editor of the Christian Con-
servator, of Dayton, o. now published at
Huntington, Ind Last year he became the
president of Central College, located in Col
lege Park near Huntington. This is the
only school in the central States now con-
Tomorrow morning Bishop Halleck Floyd
will preach on the TRANSPORTATION. He is
native of this county having been born near
Flatrock in 1899 He entered the ministry in
1867 at the age of eighteen, and has con-
tinued ever since. While he was student
al Hartsville he was member of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church and boarded at the
same place as Bishop Joyce, of the Meth
odst Church. who was then a United Breth
rem preacher. They were very intimate
friends and in course of time each adopted
the others church and rose to the highest
office in their respective denominations. In
1873 he was elected presiding elder and
served for ten years. He was one year the
agent of the Union Biblical Seminary, of
Dayton, and four years publisher and asso-
ciate editor of the Conservator. He was
elected bishop in 1889 and reelected in 1898
and 1897. Tomorrow afternoon Sunday
school anniversary will be held.