Arizona republican., 1898-10-05
THE M. E. CONFERENCE.
Designation of Ministers for inc
 Next Year.

The missionary conference of the Methodist Episcopal church adjourned at Tucson on Monday after a most profitable session, and among those arriving in this city yesterday on their return were Rev E. D. McCreary, Rev. Norman Bartlett and Rev. A. NJ. Gib- bons. The appointments made for the ensuing year were as follows:
 PhCenix-E. D. McCreary.
 Prescott-C. K. Jenness.
 Williams and Ash Fork-A. NJ. Gib- bons
 r Tempe-S. L. Guthrie.
 Winslow and Holbrook-N. H. Bart lett.
 Flagstaff-I. M Baxter
 Solomonville and Safford- F. W. Downs
 Benson and Bisbee-E. R. Foley.
 Phoenix circuit-E. G. Alderman.
 Glendale-O. s. Frambes.
 Wilcox and Pearce-Oscar Gibson.
 Yuma-J. A. Crouch.
 Kingman-J. c. Sigler.
 Globe-E. O. McIntier
 Revs Frambes, McIntier and Sigler come to Arizona from the southern California conference Rev. Mr. Alder man from the northwest Kansas con ference. Rev. Mr. Gibson has been resident Of Flagstaff and can be con sidered as coming from Arizona. The ministers mentioned replace Revs. c. P. Wilson, L. L. Rogers and A. NJ Os- burn, who have returned to California; and the Rev. w. T. Cook, who was in charge at Glendale, but died during the year. There has been, as will be noted, an increase of one minister over last year.
 The ministers present at the con- ference found, on. comparing notes, that all of them are college graduates and some of them have even taken postgraduate courses. The Methodist Episcopal ministers in Arizona stand uniuue and pre-eminent in this respect, being without parallel in their church
 The conference decided to meet i1 Phoenix year hence. The session at Tucson was pleasant in the ex- treme, it is stated, the people there do- ing everything in their power to enter tain. Phoenix will therefore have tc watch out for her laurels Q year hence.
 From the statistics compiled during the meeting just closed it was learned that the Methodist Episcopal church in Arizona mas 672 members in full and
  bationary members There are sixteen churches, valued at $73,800, and ten parsonages valued at S18,225.
 One of the important actions taken by the conference was the passing of a resolution which, in effect, petitions the legislature to abolish the law li censing gambling and passing in it's stead one punishing the practice. This will be presented at the session of the legislature during the coming winter.
 The Methodist churches of the terri tory have also united in securing the services Of an evangelist, the Rev. J. H. Weber Of Ohio. who will begin hold ing meetings at Flagstaff on or about November l, and when sufficient re- ligious interest has been created there, will go to some other community for a similar purpose and appearing under the same auspices. It is expected that he will be in Phoenix some time dur ing the month of January.
 Bishop Hurst, who is chancellor of the American university at Washington, D. C., the great Methodist Episcopal educational institution, nearly took the breath Of the conference away by mak- ing the members a proposition. When it was thoroughly explained, however, the ministers took up the matter with much enthusiasm and propose to push it to a successful issue. Bishop Hurst proposed that Arizona erect building on the campus of the university to cost S100,000, for use as a school Of mines and metallurgy and to be named after the territory. Several buildings cost iIg an equal sum have already been built, one being christened Asbury hall and another the Hall of History. The Arizona school of mines will be the equal of any of them and 1t Is thought that the extensive and varied mining interests of the territory will be glad to materially aid in it's build ing.