The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-22
DEACONESS HOME
TO BE ESTABLISHED HERE
DR., MortindaIe Goes to Dodge City
Kansas.

vii Ibe established here. Presiding Elder
Martindale Of the Wichita district, goes
20 Dodge City and IS succeeded here by
Rev. H. Witt of Newton. A A Parker Of
Medicine Lodge comes to st. PauIs in
Wichita. Steps were taken to establish
a deaconess' home in Wichita, the special
adds
At the educational meeting Saturday
evening $3.50 was raised for the college
at Winfield, and DR.. c. A. Place made an
address.
Yesterday was a great day for the
Methodist people of Lyons and vicinity
The church was filed nearly an hour be-
fore the time for the first meeting which
was the annual conference love feast.
This was led by DR.. A. o. Ebright. 4
half hour before the announced time the
preaching services began. the largest
possible congregation being present.
Bishop Cranston delivered a very strong,
clear discourse upon the perfection of
creation. Sermons were preached in the
several churches of the city by members
of the conference. At 3 o'clock a service
for the ordination of deacons and elders
was held, at which the bishop also made
an address. In the evening DR.. Palmer
of New York preached an able sermon
on 1.-The Gifts of Cod
In the session today many reports from
the standing committees were received
and adopted. Enthusiastic resolutions of
thanks were passed concerning the abun-
dant hospitality of the people of Lyons.
Nv he
River conference to equalize the lay and
clerical representation in the general con-
ference was adopted by vote Of SO to Il.
A similar proposition from the Maine
conference was defeated by 90 to 30.
After finishing its work the conference
adjourned. the bishop reading the follow
ing appointments:
Mcpherson district-T. S. Hodgson, pre-
siding elder; Albert, G. w. Baker: Alden,
w. c. Smith; Bison, w. B. Robertson;
Burdett. r. E. Kies; Bushton. H. w. Gid
dens; Canton, A. 3. Hestwood; Chase,
G. W. Daily; Florence, ]. L. Patterson;
Frederick, L. H. Alternately; Garfield, w.
V. WINERY; Great Bend, A. ]. Bixler:
Great Bend Circuit, D. S. VanGundy;
Hillsboro,. S. D. Hestwood; Hoisington,
E. H. Rubican; Inman. l. N. Pierce; Kins
ley. A. W. Cummings: Larned, W. E.
Woodward; Larned Circuit, F. H. Lock-
wood: Little River. ]. w. Crouch: Lost
Springs, w. H. Moore; Lyons, L. NJ. Ri
ley; Marion, J. T. Hanna; Marion Circuit,
w. H. Gillian; Mcpherson, ]. A. Davis;
Mound Ridge, y. F. Hertzler; Pawnee
Rock. W. R. Rolingson; Raymond and
Ellinwood, G. ". Denison; Rush Center.
w. L. Davis; Sterling, r. A. Dadisman;
Window, z. S. Mccartney.
Wichita district H. Wait, Presiding Ell
der; Andover. ]. ". Pracht; Augusta, N
Asher: Belle PLANE, w. ]. Barron; Che
ney, ]. N. Roberts; Clearwater, w. I.
Miller; Colwich, A. Il. Parker; Cunning
ham, F. NJ Romine; Douglass, ]. A. Hy-
den; Douglass Circuit, w. L. Beacock;
Goddard, H. W. Cummings; Greensburg,
F. H. Poore; Greenwich. P. D. Lahr:
Kingman, z. A. Hoyt; Leon, ]. K. Ped
rick; Mt. Hope. D. F. Irwin: Mulvane, T.
Mccormick; Pratt, W. B. Barton; Pres
ton. ct. NJ. Eary); Pretty Prairie. ]. P.
Graham; Sawyer. c. G. Deniston; Spivey.
s. McKibben; Wendell, Samuel Bacon);
Wichita Circuit T. B. Lawrence: Wich-
tia, Dodge avenue, ]. w Pruen; Wichita,
Emporia, W. V. Burns; Wichita, First
church, W. B. Slutz; Wichita st. Paurs,
A. A. Parker.
Dodge City District-W. :. Martindale,
pesriding elder; Ashland, (E. T. Julian;
Bucklin and Spearvifle, S B. Osborn;
Cimarron, Up. w. Dorm; Coldwater, c. NJ.
Gray; Dighton. "a. NJ. wilkinson); Dodge
City. W. r. Weaver; Garden City, F. c.
Fay; Garden City curcuit, (Peter-Mauds
ley); Gate, ID. ]. NJ. Jo1es}: Ietmore, F.
L. Rutledge; johnson and Santa Fe, CH.
E. Hoss); Lakin, E. S. Bonham; Leoti
and Tribune Z. z. Robbins; Liberal. q.
L. Rutan); Lockwood. %. L. Yeager);
Meade. G. NJ Ryder; Minneola, CW. II.
Pattreson); Ness City, ]. E. Hopkins;
Ness City circuit. to be supplied; Roy,
&C. c. Lowther); Scott City, to be sup
piled; Syracuse. Oh. S. BOOTH.
Newton District-G. ". Howes, presid-
ind elder; Abbeyville. W. G. Cook; An
nelly, P. O. Davis; Arlington, Civilian
Bartle): Burns, G. W. Ferscoln; Burton,
E. c. Pollard; Chelsea, w T. Banner;
Ell Dorado, c. c. Woods; Halstead. ]. w.
Anderson; Haven, c. E. Mann; Hesston,
D. E. Votav; Hutchinson, First church.
]. c. Hall; Hutchinson. Hadley chapel,
W. A VanGundiy; Macksville. (Albert E.
Ayres; Newton, z. c. Beach; Nickerson,
c. H Woodward; Partridge. J. W. Kirk
patrick; Peabody. D. D. Akin; Potwin and
Whitewater. P. c. Dhts; Pontiac, ]. L.
Johnson; ST. John, G.. W. Irwin; Sedg-
wick, N E. Harmon; Sylvia and Hunts
vile. O. c. Baird: Stafford. ". NJ. Run
van; Turon, to be supplied; Valley Cen
ter. L B. Case; Walton, H. P. Randall.
Winfield District-G. Lowther, presiding
elder: Anthony. R. z. Engle; Argonia.
I. r. Hodge; Arkansas City, H c. Whar-
ton; Arkansas City circuit, CW. c. Whar-
ton); Arkansas City, West, o. ". Dbl
bens): Atlanta, D. ". Philips; Attica, ].
4. Singleton; Bluff City. ]. r. Milsap;
Burden. II. ]. Dueker; Caldwell, J. A.
Holmen: Chikaskia, (R. A. Sawyer; Con-
way Springs. c. E. Williams; Dexter. Will
lam CIap7er; Dalton. Nv. ". Enyeart};
Freeport. D. G. Watson; Gueda Springs.
&c. y. Cunningham: Harper. Dugaid Nc
Cormick; Kiowa- J. Eam,ine Smith; La
than. A NJ Livingston: Maple City, CPe-
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