Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-04-21
THE CONFERENCE.
Annual Conference of the Methodist
Church Begins Its Session in
the City, Today.
Officers Elected at the Morning Ses-
sion, and General Conference
Business Done.
A Large Attendance of Members
Sermon Tonight by Rev. Burns
of Casselton.
METHODIST CONFERENCE.
From Wednesdays Daily.l

The North Dakota conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church assem-
bled for it's fourteenth annual session
in the First NJ. Il. church of Bismarck,
n. d., April 10, 1899 at $3.50. Bishop
L. G. Andrews Of New York presiding.
DR.. NJ. v. Il. Knox preached the con-
ference sermon, taking for his sub
jcct Sowing Beside All Waters" The
sermon was suggestive and helpful.
The sacrament of the Lords Supper
was administered by the bishop. u.s.
sisted by presiding elders and the pas
tor of the Bismarck church.
Officers We're elected as follows:
Secretary-.A. Il. Foster.
Statistical Secrctary-M. T. Burns.
Treasurcr-C. \. Mcnamara.
The presiding elders nominated the
following committees:
On Missionary Coursc-W. l.. Cor
rcll, Geo. Il. Brownell. s. \. Shawkey.
Church Extensions. Whitfield, u.
james. NJ. c. Miller.
Sabbath Ob%servance-S. Newlove,
VIM. May. \. G. Runions.
State of the Churchill. c. .Jcphcott.
ID. G. McColm, J. l.. Beatty.
Womans Home Foreign Missionary
Societies.. l.. SiZer, S. l.. Hart, G.. d.
L.Ocklin.
Temperance and the Tobacco Habit
j. G. Moore, Jas. Anderson, c. \.
Mcnamara.
Freedman's Aid Southern Educa-
tiOnal Society," C. Dingle, Il. l..
Rhodes, Il. Hooking. :
Book Concern and Church Litera-
a,,.- n.-
dali, b. \. Burns.
Elucation-W. r. McVcy, Jas. An
derson. S. S. Klync. G. w. Collinge. J.
w. Mahin. NJ. p. Burns.
ResolutionS-M C. Miller, W.. NJ.
Spoor. VIM. Love.
District Conference Records-D. III.
Fosburg, G. J. Baker. w. \. L. Mad
dock.
Epworth League-H. r. Cooper. NJ.
C. Miller. T.. w. Harrow.
Conference Iiclations-H. C. Jeph-
colt. J. \. Strachan. w. II. Vance, W..
G. l.. Corrcll. w. Twitchell, S. y. Scott.
American Bible Socicty-W. r. Nor
rison. ]. Il. Monroe, G.. d. Locklin.
Asbury HOSpital-C. NJ. Rees. d. C.
McColm, II. G. %Jephcott.
Local Preachers .Addresscs-Wm.
May, +. J.. Rhodes. S. l.. Hart.
DIR. Louis Curtis Of the Book Concern
Of Chicago vas introduced and adj
dressed the conference.
+. w. Harron was appointed confer
nee postmaster.
\. II. Foster was elected editor and
Jas. Anderson publisher of the confer,
cnce minutes.
The following elders were passed in
character and repOrted:
Henry William. w. r. Morrison. NJ.
=. Burns, \. G. Runions, w. II. Vance,
G. \. Macnamara.D II. Fosburg. Ste
phen WhitfOrd. w. \. Il. Maddox, J
l.. SiZer. !. Il. NJ. Hamilton, p. A.
Scott, w. NJ. SpOor. \. Il. Foster. NJ
V. r. Knox. II. G. Klingell. S. l.. Hart
G. ]. Baker. J. G.. Dingle. c.. w. Col
hinge. \. Twitchell. u. James. r. 4
Shawkey, II. p. Cooper. S. Newlove
!. \. Strachan, ]. G. Moore, VIM. Love
II. l.. Randall. $. L. Ryan, Jas. Ander
son. w. G. L. Correll.
Il. 2. Lacell was granted a super
numerary relation.
The following brethren were cOntin
ued in the supernumerary relation: DR.
Eugene May. r. Hamer. G. s. White.
John w. Mahin was made an effec
tive.
w. Baldwin was granted a superan
nuated relation.
The following are the ministers OF
the several districts in attendance a
the conference:
r. L. Macarthur. Abercrombie; w. r
Morrison, Absaraka and Wheatland
J. I. Asher, Aneta; NJ. p. Burns. Cas-
Colin, Enderlin and Sheldon; T.. T.
Rhodes. Tairmount; W.. II. Vance
Fargo, First church; G.. A. Mcnamara
Fargo. Robert street;W. a. Pringle
Forman; S. S.. Klyne, Grandin; C. II
Easterbrook, Havana; Stephen Whit
ford. Hope: D. II. Fosburg. Hunter
w. A. Il. Maddox, Leonard; G. A
Henry, Lidgerwood; ]. l.. SiZer. Lis
hon; j. r. NJ. Hamilton, Mayville; r. A
Scott, Minor: Daniel Springer. Mo
selle; Alexander Karr. Northwood; r
w. Harron. Page City; G. r. Brownell
Reynolds; w. NJ. Spoor, Thompson; J
NJ. Taylor. Tower City; A. T. Foster
Wahpeton; C. NJ. Rees, Bottineau; r
B. Robson, Bowesmont and Nowesta
A. G. RoutZahn, Cando: s. l.. Hart
Cavalier; J. l.. Beatty, Churchs Ferry
G. ]. Baker. Crystal; J. G. Dingle, Dew
lis Lake; G. w. Collinge. Drayton; w
r. +. Browne. Dresden; Albert Twich
ell, Emerado: w. A. Baker. Fores
River; Zachariah James, Grafton ant
Mimic; w. f. Clifford, Grand Forks
+. A. Shawkey, Hamilton and Bath
gate; Benjamin Collins, Hannah; ]. A
Davis, Hoople and Edingurg; Richard
Hooking, Inkster; E. P. LaCell, Lakota
S. F. Beer, Langdon; H. P Cooper
Larimore: A. J. Garry, Leeds; Samue
Newlove. Milton and Osnabrock; J. A
Strachan, Park River; J. G.. Moore
Pembina; J. B. Monroe, Perth; F.. G
Johnson, Rolla; William Love. st
Thomas; H. S. Randall, Walhalla
Daniel Halfpenny, Willow City; Jas
Anderson, Bismarck; G.. D. Locklin
Darlington; c.. f. Wheeler. Cathay; B
A. Burns. Cooperstown; NJ. s. Frye
Darcy; s. P. Douglass, Edgeley; s. NJ
Roadhouse, Glendale; w. J.. Medland
Harvey; NJ. G. Miller. jamestown; w
E. Paxton. Kensal; w. G. Strohmeyer
Kuhn; S. A. Danford. LaMoure; T.. G
Yoemans, Ludden: w. G. L. Correll
Mandan; F. H. Callahan, Minot; G. G
Fairbanks, New Rockford; A. T. Bish
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