The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-09-23
M. E. CONFERENCE
Lay Members Meet With Those Of the
Cloth.
DR.. Gen. Rev. Waters, Gen. w. II
Odell and s. B. Ssckett Delegate to
Gen'rl Cor ference.

uiIk . FNCNipil bHbi'N ~
$3.50 with devotional meeting led by
Bishop Vincent. He then gave an ex-
pository lectu re on Paul's Epistle TO
Timothy. Early as was the hour the
church was filed with persons anxious
10 hear thif splendid lecture.
At $3.50 the business session COM
menced. Secretary Lewis read the min
utes Of the last session, which were APP
proved and adopted.
Presiding Elder Waters, Of Salem dis
trict, read his report Of the years work.
This district includes 20 charges. Sew
eral new churches have been built, over
s. 600 of church debts paid and some
new parsonages built.
Most Of the pastors have done good
work. Two only proving not adapted to
the pastorate and have withdrawn from
the church.
Willamette University has closed a
prosperous year and has the best Of
prospects for the year TO begin Monday
next.
Rev. Chas. l.. Mcpherson, minister
from the church South, was received
into this conference, also Joseph Mat
tershead, from the Ohio conference.
The following visitors were intro
duced 10 the conference: Rev. l.. T..
Rockwell, OF Portland Centenary
church Rev. Landon, Of Idaho; Rev.
Lucas and Rev Stacy A. Smith, from
Minnesota; David Leach, also trans.
fer.
Dr. Causland, from China, and Miss
Brown, deaconess from Spokane, were
also given recognition by the conference.
DR.. John X. Morris, Of the Boston
School Of Theology, spoke for a lew min
utes in the interests Of that institution.
Miss Brown, deaconess, sp, ke briefly
Of the work Of the Deaconess Home.
There are now $50 deaconesses and
% homes, hospitals orphanages, boys
farms, etc. The work of the Deacon.
esses IL similar TO that Of the Sisters Of
Charity, but they are not bound by any
VOWS.
Business was resumed and $, w.
Strykor Withdrew from the ministry on
account Of i'll health. The secretary was
instructed TO send him kindly greet.
ing and the regrets of the conference at
his withdrawal.
The character Of the supernumary and
superannuated preachers were exam
incd and passed
At 80 the election Of two delegates
conference The first ballot resulted as
follows; Ballots east, a. necessary to
u choice, 49, DIR, Cue 81, Rev. Ford 30,
Rev, Summeryille 10, Rev Waters 30,
and many scattering.
Second ballot; Dr. Cue ~, Ford 80, |
Waters 81. .Dr. Cue was declared |
elected, and another ballot taken TO elect
u second delegate resulted as follows
80, Ford -. No election. Third
ballot called resulted as follows; Wat
lers 81. lie was declared elected Re
serve Ford and Summervillc.
Adjourned ut 1880 p. m,
Last evening at & p. m. Bishop Vim
'ent delivered his lecture on "Tom aud
Ills Friends"
FRIDAY AFTERNOON,
Dr, VIM. kykendall chosen chair
man and by acclamatipn.
Prayer was offered by Rev. NJ. G.
Wire, of Albany.
A. NJ. smith, Of Portland, was elected
secretary.
Committees ON credentials and order
II business We're appointed.
II was decided q ballot for delegates
without nominations.
Committee ON resolutions was APP
,oint,d.
Recess of ten minutes was taken until
he various committees should be- ready
o report,
After recess order of business was
aiken up and committee on credentials
eported sixty delegates present,
Committee ON order Of business re-
,orted.
Election OF delegates was taken mp
md II was voted 10 nominate by ballot.
The result of the nomination brought
he following names before tho confer.
'nce' Mr., Sackett, of jefferson; Dr. O.
Royal of Portland; j. h. Easter, of
'ortland; pr. Cathey, oi Woodburn; +.
4. Belkuap, OF praini W, II. Odell, OF
salem Prof, W, c. llawley, of salem
Mrs, Furgeson, OF Astoria; Mir Mott, OF
Jefferson.
The elective ballot was then called ior,
'esultng in no election. A second hal
ot was then called for, resulting in the
'lection OF General W. II. Odell, OF "a.
en-,
Another ballot Was taken 10 elect the
second delegate, NO election being made
was continued until the choice
Nsted upon ;, b. Sackett, of jefferson.
The committee on resolutions oifered 4
/ resolution in favor OF equal Representa-.
ion OF minlst2 2rs and laymen in the gen
rial conference,
Although women are not nov eligible
o seat in the general conference they
me admitted 10 the lay-slectoml confer
nce and OF the 90 members of this SEES